The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-05
BRIDGED TIE CHASM.
OHIO STATESMEN EVOLVE A PLAN
OF COMPROMISE.
The Cincinnati Cases To BE Probed to the
Bed Hock-Thurman To lie an Arbi-
trator-Sepsational Testimony That In
wolves The Enquirer ONCE.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Feb 5-The morning
session of the Ohio senate Thursday was
short and sweet After prayer Senator
| Ford, Republican, moved that recess until 3
O'Clock be taken This was done to allow
| both parties to discuss tine basis of agree
ment settled upon by the conference com
mittee This agreement provides for tine
| immediate taking of testimony III the Ham
| ilton county cases by a non partisan sub
committee. Both Democrats and Republic
ans are to be allowed to intro luce Just what
testimony they desire, which means that a
complete recount will be made The main
questions concerning the ultimate trial are
| left until after the testimony is taken, hut
| under no circumstances is the report OF the
Subcommittee to be received before the
rules for the trial are fully determined 1t
is thought that this project Will he inlorsed
by both caucuses.
Whn the stnlte met in the a-to"qoon
Senator Van Cleaf, Democrat presented the
following oution as the agreement of the
conference COMMITTEES and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on privi-
lcges and elections be and is hereby author
lied to appoint from its members a sub
committee Of six, equally divided politically,
to whom shall he referred all matters relat
| ing to the contested election cases from the
First senatorial district, and also Tecommit
ments of the same Said subcommittee
shall proceed without any unnecessary delay
to take testimony i'll the said contests ID election
cases, and is hereby authorized and empow
cred To employ a Stenographer or stsnog-
raphers to subpoena witnesses and to exam
inc them under oath 10 take dspoSitions he
lore uotiries public and justices of the
peace t. compel the attendance of wit
ness and require the production cf papers,
poll-books, tally-Sheets, ballot-boxes, ballots
and all other matters pertinent to
said election cases, and shall re
port their findings, together with
tile testimony taken, to the sen
ate at the earliest time consistent
with a thorough examination =
And when the said Subcommittee of privi-
ieges and elections comes to make its report
and finds il cannot decide upon objections
t. evidence the same shall be reserved by
said subcommittee and submitted for de
cision to Allen G. Thurman ana Richard 4.
Harrison, of Columbus, whose decision shall
be final, both with the said subcommittee
and with the senate
The papers and evidence on the part of
the contestors now in the hands of the com
mittee on privileges and elections shall be
turned over to said subcommittee, which
shall be considered by said subcommittee as
evidence in said cases, subject to all objec.
tions as to relevancy and competency, pro
vided for as above, with the right to re
call and croSs-examine said witnesses.
When the 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 calle1 and examined. No action of
the senate shall be taken upon any contested
election case or cases, or upOa any matters
relating thereto, or upon any matters Of
difference relating TO the journals OF tn
senate, until said Subcommittee or an equal
division thereof shall have made report OF
the evidence in said cases and its findings
thereon to the senate; and until the
conference committee appointed by tha
two political divisions of the senate shall
have agreed upon the rules for the trial Of
said cases, and all other matters of differ
ence, or one branch of said committee oi
conference shall have been discharged and
notice thereby given to the other branch
and one day shall have elapsed rfter the
giving of said notice