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Show SENATE GIVES UP BRIBERY FIGHT SPRINGFIELD, til.. May 17. The atate senate, on tluS ground that It would be futile to press The matter, haa decided de-cided not to appeal from the 'decision of Judge A- 1. Petit of Chicago In freeing on wrlta of habeas corpus Bdwsrd TUden. W. C. Cummlngs and George M. Benedict, Bene-dict, whose testimony wse desired by the senate committee which investigated charges of legislative bribery In connection connec-tion with the election of William Lortmer to the I'nlted Statea aenate. Senator Charlee Hurburgh of Gales-burg, Gales-burg, majority leader. Introduced, how- i ever, a resolution acorlng Judge Petit for : what the resolution calla "unwarranted and unlawful Interference with the rights of the senate In the discharge of Ita , duty." Th resolution was laid on th table until tomorrow. |