The record-union., 1898-01-13
IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
Proceedings Preceding the Joint
Convention.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 12.-AlthouSh the
joint balloting for Senator did not be-
gin until noon to-day, the Legislative
halls We're crowded early in the morn
ing with an overflow crowd in and about
the State house. AT the hotels the OPP
posing headquarters presented the same
anxious scenes. The workers on both
sides showed more plainly their weari-
ness than on former mornings. The
Hanna hustlers were up all night on the
watch. Their opponents spent the entire
night in getting some members out of
bed, and staying near others. There
We're several collisions in the hotels
between opposing workers and the
watchmen before daybreak, and their
feeling had not abated any when they
met again in the State house. There
Were reports about attempts to abducr
certain members during the night, but
none were lost in any of the alleged es-
capadeS.
There seemed to be less curiosity over
the result of the joint ballot for Senator
than over the well advertised dramatic
performance in connection with charges
of bribery, conspiracy and other wrongs
charged by both sides against each
other. And in the midst of all the
cheering there were signs of relief from
the wearying suspense over the action
of doubtful statesmen.
1t will be two weeks next Friday
since Senator Hanna arrived here, but
most of his workers had been here over
two weeks and some Of his opponents
had been on the sleepless vigil for
months. Even those who had every
thing to gain and nothing to lose seemed
to dread further tension of a deadlock
All were ready for the curtain to drop.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
When the House convened at 10
O'clock, Representative Otis was
promptly recognized on a question of
privilege He made a long statement
regarding the Boyce bribery charges.
He said it was due the House and him
self to have an investigation before
proceeding further in the election of a
United States Senator, and offered res
olution accordingly.
On motion to suspend the rules for
immediate consideration of the resolu-
ton, the vote stood 80 ayes, 56 nays, On
the motion being declared lost there
We're cheers on the Republican side.
The vote was precisely the same on all
the votes cast on the two ballots for the
short and long. term Senator. There are
100 members of the House, and the 56
Hanna men always stood solidly. Rep
resentative Cramer was absent, and is
still very sick. The other 46 Democratic
members and the six boiling Repubh-
cans voted together for an investigation
before electing a Senator.
Representative Stewart, one of the
Hanna leaders, said there would come
a proper time for the investigation, but
this was the time for electing a Senator.
He moved TO take recess until noon.
There We're calls Of the House and
other dilatory motions, on which a re-
turn of the vote stood 56 to -.
The motion for a recessof five minutes
was defeated-ayes -, nays sc; Bram-
ley, Mason, Jones, Otis, Rutan and Scott
always voting with the Democrats.
IN THE SENATE
Soon after the Senate assembled
Mr.. Burke of Cleveland offered a res
olution demanding an investigation into
the charges that 81, $50 had been offer
ed by alleged agents in the interest of
Senator Hanna for the vote of Repre-
sentative Otis. The resolution provided
for committee OF FIVE consisting of
Senators Burke. Robinson, Finck, Gar
field and Long.
Senator Burke afterward requested to
have his name stricken out, and that OF
Senator Sullivan was substituted. The
committee. as constituted, consisted of
three Democrats and two Republicans
A long and bitter discussion followed
led by Senator Burke, for immediate
consideration al the proper time. Dur
ing the discussion il was charged that
consideration of this resolution had
been defeated in the House by vote
Of 56 TO -. and that it was matter
that concerned the House and not the
Senate. but that it had been precipi-
tated.
Before a vote upon the resolution
could be taken a message was received
from the House, stating that that body
was ready to vote upon the question
of long term United States Senator.
The President held that further dis
cussion was out of order. and the mat
ter was laid over