The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-12

In the senate the bill to repeal the
50-year law street railway franchise
bill was postponed until tomorrow.
This bill is aimed against Senator
Hanna
Both houses voted to ballot at IL
o'clock for senator At 1870 call of
the house was demanded so as to put
all on record as being present. The
doors were locked and the hall was very
quiet. No business was transacted dur
ing the first hour of the session. The
workers OF both parties were busily
engaged in the Hobbies Mr.. Hanna,
Mayor McKisson and Mr.. Kurtz kept
up the contest at the hotels.
CRAAIER ILL.
The call of the house showed that
Representative Cramer Democrat, OF
Pauldlng county, was the only absen-
tee, and the ergeant-at-arms was dis
patched for him. Mr.. Cramer is very
sick, and his physician forbade his at
tendance, but Mr.. Cramer requested to
be carried to the hall of the house. On
the first call of the house, Dunton of
Morgan and Manuel of Montgomery
did not respond, but were soon found
in the lobby.
Quite a large delegation went to the
mer to fight it out with his physician
and family. After waiting a half hour
the Republicans moved that further
proceedings in the house would be dis
pensed with. As this meant to proceed
with the ballot in the absence of Cra-
Tner, close fight was made on the mo-
ton. The test vote resulted, SIS yeas,
81 nays, and the house dispensed with
the call and proceeded to business amid
great applause from the Republican
side.
Representative Kenny rose to q, ques-
ton OF privilege and had read the |
charges of offers to bride Representa- |
tive John Z. Otis of Hamilton county.
He offered q resolution that a commit
tee of five be appointed at once to in
vestigate these specific charges, and
any other charges of bribery affecting
any member of this house. Mr.. Ash
ford moved to amend the resolution
that a committee of five shall be ap-
pointed to investigate any charges or
persons in connection with the election
of United States senator.
FILIBUsTERING
Ayes and nays were called on at
every movement, and there was an at !
tempt at this juncJure to delay the pro-
ceedings by the calls. motion was
adopted on the Democratic side to sus-
pend the rules and consider the Kinney |
by the same vote of % ayes, Sc mays, |
when there was again applause on the |
Republican side.
The votes were on strict party lines |
with the exception of Speaker Mason |
of Cuyahoga (Rep), Bramley of Guy |
ahoga, Jones of Stark, Scott of Fulton |
and Otis of Hamilton, who voted with |
the AZ Democratic members.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
The name of Marcus A Hanna was
then presented by Representative Lee
land of Noble and seconded by R. T. |
Smith of Delaware.
The name of Mayor McKisson of
Cleveland was presented by Represen-
tative Bramley.
Representative Loland praised Sena-
tor Hanna in a dignified manner, but |
Representative Smith referred to the |
treachery in the party in strong terms. |
This brought out Representative Bran
ley in vigorous terms in presenting the
name o. McKisson. There were loud |
demonstrations of Kisses with cries of
traitor" The nomination of McKisSon
was seconded by Jones of Stark county,
also a Republican. The Democrats
took no part, except in voting and ap
plauding.
Jones apDlauded President Mckinley
in his speech, and denounced Senator
Hanna
Representative Dros announced that
he had intended to present the name of
Jeptha Gerard, but he would not now
do so. at the request Of that gentle
man.
The cheering as the name of Mr..
Griffith of Union, Manuel of Montgom-
cry, Joyce OF Guernsey, Droste, KEN
PEI and Lane, of Hamilton, were cast
for Hanna. was tremendous.
Representative Otis desired to explain
his vote, but was shut off under the
Lot MIL,
cheers in the gallery for Hanna.
THE RESULT.
The ballot resulted as follows:
For cKissOn.-Adams. Adkins, AL
ger. Barlow. Botin, Booth Bower,
nelly, Cox, DOran, Gayman, Goard,
Hayden. Halter. Heyde, Eull, Hunter,
Jones. Kinney, Kempel. Lamb, Lud-
wick, MacBroom, McCauley, McCiinch-
ey, MCGEE. Melber, Monter, Niles,
O'Neil, Otis, Payne, Piper, Powell, Ross,
Rothe, Russell, Rulan. Schmidir, Scott,
Smalley. Spellmyer. Stivers, Vain, Will
liams, Mason-TOtal, 40.
For MAMMALIAN, Arbenz, Arm
strong, Ashford, Baldwin, Beatty, Bell,
Bennett, BOssard, Bowman, Boxwel
Beick. Brecount Chapman, Clark Cliff
ford, Davis, DrOste, Dutton. Griffith of
Clinton, Griffith of Union, Hinsdale,
Howard, Johnson, Joyce, Kemper, Lane,
Leper, Leland, Love. Mccormick, Nc
CuIdy, NcKinnon, Manuel, Meacham,
Means, Morrow, Norris. Parker, Rankin
of Clark Rankin of Fayette, Redkey,
Reynolds, Roberts, Shaw, Smith of
Delaware, Snyder. Stewart of Clarke,
Stewart Of NahOning, Zrimple, Zwingle,
Twaintor, Wardell-TOtal, Sc
For Wiley, /; Warner, l; Lentz, 1.
When the result OF the ballot was an
nounced, Hanna, Sc; McKisson. 40;
Lentz, l; Warner, l; Wiley, I, there was
considerable stir on the Democratic
side.
HANNA DECLARED CHOICE.
Speaker Mason announced that Mar
Gus A Hanna, having received a ma
iority of the votes of the house. was
the choice of that body for the short
term The cheering outside the halls
for Hanna was re-echoed in the ears
of the members as the result was an
nounced. s
The ballot was then taken for the
long term, and it resulted the same, its
announcement being greeted with an {
other long and loud demonstration On {
both ballots Representative Cramer !
was absent, and there were thus only
1OS cast, as follows: Hanna, Sc: McRis- {
Wiley l. Warmer. I