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Show oo LORIMER AND JUDGE PETIT CONDEMNED SPRINGFIELD, Ills., May 17 The report of the Helm senatorial committee, com-mittee, appointed to investigate circumstances cir-cumstances surrounding the electlbru of William Lorlmer to the United States senate was returned to the senate today. (Its two most vJtal points are. "A criticism of Judge Petit for his ruling In tho habeas corpus, Invoh-lng Invoh-lng Tllden. Cummlngs and Benedict, aud this expression: "Your committeo hns reached the conclusion that the election of William Will-iam Lorlmer lefore the last general assembly would nnt have occurred had It not boen for the bribery and corruption." It Is set out In the report that many witnesses testified and that "the committee com-mittee received full and complete transcript of all the testimony taken in the case of the people versus Lee O'Nell Browne, which was tried In the criminal court of Cook county and concluded on or about the first day of September, 1910. The committee also says It roceh-ed roceh-ed transcript of the testimony taken In the case of tho people versus Pem-borton Pem-borton and Clark and the people ver-bus ver-bus Brodorlck and atso a transcript of the testimony taken before the United Unit-ed States senate committeo which investigated in-vestigated the olecUon of Lorlmer, The report sets forth the summoning or H II Kohlsant. publisher of the Chicago Record-Herald and Mr. Kohl-saat's Kohl-saat's disclosure that It was Clnrenco S. Funk, secretary of tho International Internation-al Harvester company, who had told him of a conversation which he (Funk) had with Edward Hlnes, in which nines 1b nlleged to have Informed In-formed Funk that bo had succeeded In electing Mr. Lorimcr to tho United Unit-ed States at a cost to him and unnamed un-named persons of about $100,000 In the matter of the action of Judge Petit who decided that Tllden. Cum-mings Cum-mings and Benedick need not appear boforn the senatorial Investigation committee, the report sayn. "Your committee is advised and believes be-lieves that in the matter of requiring the attendnnre of saia witnesses, it was acting within Its legal rights and that action of said judge was an unwarranted un-warranted and unlawful lnterforonco on tho part of a member of the judicial judi-cial with the executive branch of the government That Inability of your committee to compel the appearance of said witnesses and the admission of said documentary proof, has prevented prevent-ed ou tho part of this committeo a full and complete Investigation into tho question of corruption and official misconduct on tho part of the members mem-bers of this or the last general assembly." as-sembly." The committee also touched on the so-called "Jack pot" episode, but says so long as no person publicly connected connect-ed with that manner, Is no longer a member of tho senate, no recommendation recom-mendation Is made. Tho whole matter mat-ter of the question of brlbory and corruption charges is placed by tho committee before the senato for 'whatever 'what-ever action the members deem fit The senate agreed to receive .thp report and its consideration for adop tion or rejection was made a matter of special order for tomorrow. nn |