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Show STOPS INQUIRY M LA FOLLETTE i j Senate Committee Abandons Aban-dons Probe on Alleged Disloyal Speech. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Investigation Investiga-tion ot the alleged disloyal speech of Senator La Follette of St. Paul more than a year ago was abandoned today by the senate elections committee on a vote of 9 to 2. Committee members said that, however much the speech of Senator La Follette on which the proceedings were brought might be deplored, there was no basis for expulsion from the senate. Senator Pomerene of Ohio, chairman, and Senator Sen-ator Walsh of Montana, both democrats, voted against dismissal of tho charges. A contest may develop in the senate over the adoption of the majority report, which will be submitted when the senate reconvenes December 2, by Senator I nl-lingham nl-lingham of Vermont, Republican. Chairman Chair-man Pomerene announced that he would submit a minority report and might contest con-test adoption by the senate of tho dismissal' dis-missal' recommendation. The committee today acted on the motion mo-tion of Senator Kolictte's attorney. Gilbert E. Koe of New York, formerly his law partner, to dismiss the proceedings. proceed-ings. , Four democrats joined with five Republicans fn voting to dismiss. After Senator La Follette's speech at St. Paul, Minn., on September 20, 1017, before the Non-Partisan league, charges were filed with the senate committee by the Minnesota puhlic safety commission. Proceedings seeking Senator La Follette's expulsion from tlie senate were asked by the Minnesota commission, which asserted as-serted that Mr. La Follette's speech contained con-tained utterances cf "a disloyal and seditious sedi-tious nature." |