Show J LORIMER IS ATTACKED BY SENATOR KERN Latter Opens Arg Argument ment in if I Senate enate Against Formers Former's Retention of Seat W. WASHINGTON Juno i. i The The second IId trial of or Senator Lorimer of or Illinois on time the charge of having boon been elected by byc byI c corrupt methods was tas begun in tho the senate I today with with a speech by b- Senator Kern of ot Indiana a member of or the Investigating who committee signed the minority re report report report re- re port a against Lorimer S Senator Kern gave avo especial attention to time the plea pica that the case had been settled set set- led cd by the time sc senates senate's ates ate's vindication Indication last year Car Carr That r lat plea pica he lie said had had reached only at the time I lat last t moment He said bald he would not lIot admit its Is validity it l had ad come conic I too loo late and that the the plea was ics res judi- judi cata Reminding tho senate th that t under the constitution it i Is tho of the tho qualifications qualifications of or its own members rs Mr Kern contended it was was' competent for or that body to o proceed at any time in an any matter involving Jn time the integrity of or its member member- ship Should Have Havo Raised Point Sooner Th There rc was n no s suggestion gg hy by Senator or or or en tha tho f had not not ample tn make k Senate power to a I reinvestigation of his c-aso c saI said sard Senator Kern He tacitly a acquiesced In lu the e senat senates senate's sen sen- nates nate's n- n ates ate's acU action n. n He appeared in person and by bv counsel before the committee during the tho Investigation cross examining all witness culled called b by the tho committee ana examining scores of witnesses in his be- be haIr Mr Kern declared that if any of ot tho thu committee bellied that questions h being lp Investigated were rs ng judicata the they were ivere strangely rell reticent in not mentioning while It-while It while permitting the of or orthe the Investigation at a cost of or more than He lie refused to concede that thal the tho proc proceedings were analogous to a R. civil action at law hut hilt argued that if they were tho time of or a i new trial even cven on the tho sole ohe ground of newly discovered evidence op opened the time ClIse for a completer complete r h lOll it 11 now flow is too late hate for Cor Senator r to be permitted to urge this remarkable blo defence declared Senator Sen Sea ator atol Kern First Investigation Completo Complete Mr Kern n saId sald ho hr b believed tho time first in investigation In- In atlon had hid been Incomplete and had failed tailed to lop develop facts which must havo have been accessible Senator Larimer Lorimer occupied a seat near Mr him- r. i Kern ern giving gl nJ careful attention to his hit arraignment There were many visitors I in tho the gallery Senator Kern praised the personal reputation reputation rep rep- of or Mr Mi- and said that but for or hla hlll convictions regarding the gravity lly butr r of or thin charge he ho would not be found cn engaged aged in iii tho the disagreeable task of oC ii a L JHo prosecutor |