Show BRIBERY CASE mm HANGING FIRE Senator Se ator Goulds Gould's Counsel Compares Flemming to Thug WASHINGTON Jan D 28 21 ByThe The Associated Press With con con- cont con conclusion t of ot argument by counsel night tho senate elec elections committee took look under advIse tho case Involving charges against Senator SanAtor Gould He- He Re Republican publican of Milne It plans to submit a report next week The Tho committee abandoned ot receiving testimony from Crom lr Flemming of oC New I Bruns- Bruns Brunswick wick concerning the cam cam- campaign campaign contribution of the Gould Interests to his party his advising that Mr Flem- Flem FlemmIng mIng was In closing argument Frederick Hinckley chief counsel for Gould declared that the tho torS tor'S had been proved conclusively and tha the tho case would tall flat In a 1 court of ot law law law- Ho He com com- compared compared pared Gould to Iman a I man with II pistol at t his head and sAId that the had been paid In 1912 to save Gould and his associates I from ruIn PAYMENT T Hinckley said tho transaction was parallel to made by American ranchers to rancho Pancho Villa II to get theIr cattle over the Mexican bor- bor borI border bor border I der Would these cattlemen be con con- unfit for Cor society because Of 1 the payment nt at Of this money he asked Here Is a man whoso In never hue before being subjected to Buch sue charges charges Martin pas paskus ms of ot Goulds Gould's coun se contended the senate Benato had no to j judge dge the fitness of a per person son elected to that body of to re- re refuse refuse fuse a a seat scat to a senator beCAuse ot any act committed prior to his election By permitting Gould to take the oath he argued the aen- aen sen ate already had hl passed on his and It can only expel 0 senator for committing an agaInst the senate MON TANAX TA lO c A different line lIna of ot argument was wa w-l w f- f fT fA T A A Jaken by Senator Demo Demo- Democrat crat of ot Montana who Is prosecutIng Ing tho caw caw- tor or the committee He hold that the tho payment of have havo constituted a bribe or Flemming even It It had been made at the premiers premier's re- re reQuest request Quest to a charitable He said that ho never neer had contend contended I ed that Illat Gould actually handed the money over oyer to Flemming but that the evidence showed that he ho had to pay It Mr Walsh took teok the position that the senate enate was as the tho sole judge of ot Its membershIp and had authority to ti expel a member tor just cause no |