New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-14
JOIN SHERMAN REELECTED.
ACTION OF THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
, REPUBLICAN, MAJORITY OF TWENTY-FIVE VOTES
RnAIp AND BRIBEKY.

A REPUBLICAN, MAJORITY Of lNbNi
TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD AND BRIBERY
Co,ryprs. Jan. 10 (SpeciaD.-At II o'clock
to-day Lieutenant. overnor Kennedy called the senate
and uouse of Representatives TO order as JOINT con"
ventou and directed the clerk to call the roll OF tue
ate All the members answered to their names IA"
roll of The House being called. 100 members "ero ~
70 be present A. r. Butterfeld. OF CINCINNATI VIM
tanned leave OF absence yesterday being TIC o"'
her NOT presep The journals OF both houses GOVERNS
the action taken Yesterday the separate branches were
rood The roll OF members called and each answered.
with the name OF the person Tor whom ho u0
sired to vote Seventeen Senators voted Ior hi S"ei
man and twenty for Mr. Thurman Vi the hepreson'"
tves sixtyseyen voted for Mr.. sherman ana Iorty"o
for Mr. Thurman Tho total vote stood: Sherman "a
Thurman g. Lieutenant Governor Kennedy theh ue-
clared Mr. sherman elected. The announcement was
received with applause from the Republican epre
sentatives and the lobby after which the convention
dissolved.
Senator sherman will arrive in this city al 2:'o y. '
tomorrow and will be mt by Legislative Comuht'oo
and escorted to tho Capitol where he will he presenter
to the members aud in the evening genera recePo"
will be given in the Senate Chamber
In the Senate this morning the papers ana eVidencc III
the contested election OF the Senator'S from liam
iton County were submitted. Tho documents were re-
ferred to the Committee Privileges and Elections
The same disposition made O the contest Vi ho'
Harlan Repubcanl, colored, from Hamilton county ~
the House OF The House also adopted
resolution and appointed special committee Oh nVe mem
bers to investigate charges made against four
the present tina. they accepted brides 10 vote %
Henry b. Payne for United States Senator whiie mem
beers OF the last General Assembly. -, ALA
Tbe matter was brought up by Mr. Hull, OF Allen
County who rising ia the House To question Oh P'
Iege sent to the clerks desk resolution TO he rehu'
which, after number OF whereases, pro,
yidpd for an investigation OF charSes VI
bribery and corruption. After an excied 4eo1 t
sxSpraker Cowgirl (Rep) offered for adoption the ioI
lowing substitute which was adopted: ,,.. -,
WbgreaS-The Cincinnati Comnercdt ddsehe OF uhte w
January H. 1886 contains printed statement on .no
authority OF s. X DOnavn, alleging grave charges aeast
the official integrity and Character O I n,
members OF this House. namely, David , bHhrI.
p Hunt W. A. Shulrz and g. W. Zeiger, so uehni 70
and precise I'm statement as call for Immediate seu1n
i'm order 10 yndicatc the reputation OF members oi ''
House, therefore, A. =. .,,,i,t. "A
RcsoIrcd That select committee OF five he appointed
IN inouire into all the facts of the charges 80 hrg'u am
10 rrort their conclusions this House At a. cary
date as possibe, sud I'm their prosecution or TINS III,
ourr said select committee are empowered 10 r'nu
for persons papers and to examine witnesses uhuor
oath. pau
lings Tompkns, lie Blond and HUFFMAN lho tnlo o.
drst are Republicans and two last named are
and are the ablest MIXERS OF their Respective phro
N il expected that committee Will discover tue why
in which the coal oil runs politics In TINS StAe'