Author: Joseph Weldon Bailey

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-04

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780267764105

Excerpt from The Lorimer Case: Speech of Hon. Joseph W. Bailey of Texas in the Senate of the United States, February 13 and 14, 1911 I can easily understand how a Senator who feels that the testimony elicited by the committee leaves him in doubt as to his duty might complain, and it would be for the committee to answer whether the doubt of such a Senator could have been removed by any testimony within their reach. If any Senator should describe himself as in that mental condition and he could indicate any witness who might enlighten him on any disputed point, I would, without hesitating a moment, vote to recommit this report to the committee, with instructions to pro cure such additional evidence. But, sir, it is utterly impossible for me to comprehend how any Senator can complain at the committee for having taken, or for having omitted to take, any testimony, and then in the next breath declare that on this record as now made up he does not hesitate to pronounce a judgment which will undo what the legislature of a great State has done, deprive Illinois, for a time at least, of a seat in the Senate, and drive one who holds the commission of a great Commonwealth from the Senate Chamber with a stigma upon his name which neither his children nor his children's children can outlive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.