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Show I CORRUPTION ISCpGED 1 ' Minority of Committee 1 ; Does Not Exonerate 1 s Stephenson l. Washington. Feb. 12, The mluorily w report of the senate committee on M' ' privileges and elections on charges B J against United States Senator Isaac flt Stephenson will probably not be filed K In the sonate until Senator Kerns 9; I reaches here. The report, signed by X Senators Lea, Jones, Clapp and Kerns, j will hold that the sennte has a right to inquiro into Senatorial primaries ! as well as t-hc election itself. S It fs claimed the $1 07.000 paid by If Senator Stephenson practically all was spent at the primaries and that the : r real contest for the senate seat was f fought there. If corrupt practices marked the primaries, the minority report re-port will aver that the election itself tw must have been secured by corrupt I means. i t The report will nrgo the sennte to assume jurisdiction over primaries i ; and thus "take a stand against the ' sale of seats in the "United States sen. ate. It also will be held that the j r enormous primarv expenditures have not been satisfactorily explained. J : oo |