The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-19
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS THUS
FAR.
FOUR WITNESSES WERE EXAMINED
Proprietor PentIand Given Twenty -Four Hours
to Produce His Books to Show Who
Paid For Rooms at the Neil

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1S.-The Sen
ate Committee tonight began its inves-
tigation into the charges Of bribery.
made by Representative Otis, during the
recent Senatorial contest The members
Of the House Committee appointd to in
vestigate the same charges were invited
to be present, but they did not artici-
pate officially, and there will be two sep
arate investigations.
The committee in executive session
decided not to allow any attorneys and
adopted other rules of procedure. 1t was
decided to hold executive sessions for
business and to take testimony in pub
lie. The committee went from the COM
mittee room to the Senate chamber when
it was ready to call witnesses, and a
crowd awaited them.
The committee consists of Senators
Robertson. Fink and Long, Democrats
and Senator Burke and Garfield, Repub-
Leans. Senator Burke was one of the
leaders of the opposition to Senator
Hanna. Senator Garfield is the only
member of the committee who voted
for Hanna, and the votes taken were
four to one.
There were four witnesses examined
tonight. as follows:
Samuel Pentland, proprietor Of the
Neil House, where Senator Hanna had
his headquarters.
Shepherd II. Dunlap, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
w. L. Truesdale, manager of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company.
L L - h., It,In
phone Company.
Nothing new has developed in the ses-
sion of four hours. The witnesses re
fused to answer some questions and tC
produce their books and copies Of mes
sages.
Mr. Peptand refused to produce his
books to show who paid for rooms al
the Neil House and for other expenses
and was given until tomorrow night to
do so.
Manager Ross wanted to consult his
superior officers before telling who was
connected with the private telephone in
the Neil House by their long distance
lines, and he was given more time until
tomorrow night.
Managers Dunlap and Truesdale were
given until tomorrow night to produce
copies of telegraphic messages sent and
received by the managers for Senator
Hanna.
The investigation will drag along for
some time if no more progress is made
at future sessions than was made to-
night. AS the Senate STANDS 10 to IL
against Senator Hanna, with Senator
Burke voting with the Democrats, it lis
quite probable that there will be some
report adopted in that body to trans.
NIT to the United States Senate. In the
House the vote is sc to 50 the other
way. and the House Investigating Com
mittee may do little more than look OIL
at the Senate investigation.
SENSATION IN THE SENATE.
Columbus. Ohio. Jan. 1S.-In the Sen
ate to-day there was a sensational and
somewhat unexpected outcropping of the
Bitterness engendered by the Senatorial
fight. When the standing committees
were reported, Senator Alexander pre-
scented a formal protest in very bitter
languag against the placing of the name
of Senator Burke, Of Cuyahoga county
the only Republican member of the Sen,
ate who did not vote for Mr.. HanRa, on
the committees.
There was immediate objection from
the Democratic members to the language
Of the protest, but'a Il motion to expugne
Objectionable phrases was ruled out of
order by the President on the ground
that the protest was made under a con-
stitutional right. Senator Sullivan (Re-
publican) although differing from Sen
ator Burke on the Senatorial election,
said he regarded the protest as tnappro-
pirate.