Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-11

THE opposing parties of the Ohio Sem
ate last week succeeded in patching up
at least temporary truce regarding the
investigation of the Cincinnati election
frauds, and the Republicans after much
petty wrangling among themselves as
to who should occupy places ON the COM
mittee, agreed upon their members.
The sub-con mittee, in whose hands the
investigation rests consists of the fol-
lowing: Senators Van Cleaf. Lawrence
and Dodd, Democrats; Senators Pringle,
Coulter and Rannells, Republicans. All
are lawyers with the exception of Sena-
tor VaH Cleaf, who is an editor. The
committee began its work at Cincinnati,
Monday morning, and none of the cons
mittee talk of anything bnt a thorough
and searching investigation as to both
parties. Below is the resolution author
iziDg the investigation:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Privileges and Elections be, and is here
bers subcommittee of six, equally dit
vided politically. to whom shall be refer
red all matters relating to the contested
election cases from the First Senatorial
District, and, also, all recommitmentS Of
the same. Said Subcommittee shall pro
ceed, without necessary delay, to take
testimony in the said contested election
cases, and is hereby authorized and en-
powered to employ a stenographer or
stenographers. to subpoena witnesses and
examine them under oath, to take deposit
tions before Notaries Public and Justices
of the Peace, to compel the attendance
of witnesses and require the production
Of papers, poll-bookS, tally-sheets, ballot
boxes, ballots and all other matters per-
tinent TO said election cases, aud shall
report their findings, together with the
testimony taken, to the Senate at the
earliest time consistent with a thorough
investigation; provided that any three
of saiu subcommittee shall have the
right TO make report, and report may
be made by a member or members
thereof agreeing to the same. Objections
to evidence before said subcommittee
shall be made at the time it is offered,
and when made shall be noted, and when
the said subcommittee of Privileges
and Elections comes to make its report
and finds it can not decide upon said
objections, the same shall be reserved
by said subcommittee and submitted for
decision to Allen G. Thurman and Rich
ard A. Harrison, of Columbus, whose
decision shall be final, both with the
said sub committee and the Senate. The
papers and evidence on the part of tue
cOntestOrS now in the hands of the Com
mittee on Privileges aud Elections shall
be turned over to said subcommittee,
and shall be considered by said sub com
mIttee as evidence in said cases, subject
to all objections as to relevancy and
competency, provided for as above, with
the right to recall and cross examine
said witnesses. When these members of
the sub Committee on Privileges and
Elections shall agree upon the calling
of any witnesses, or upon the taking of
any testimony, they shall be called and
examined. No action of the, Senate
shall be taken upon any contested cleo
ton case of cases, or upon any matters
relating thereto, or upon any matters of
difference relating to the journals of the
Senate, until said subcommittee, or an
equal division thereof. shall have made
a report of the evidence 10 said cases
and its finding THEREON to the Senate, and
until the conference committee appoint
ed by the two political divisions of the
Senate shall have agreed upon the rules
for the trial of said cases and all other
matters of difference, or one branch of
said conference committee shall have
been discharged and notice thereof given
to the other branch, and one day shall
have elapsed after the giving of said
notice."