The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-14
SPEAKER MASON
MAY BE BUSTED.
The Political Battle Not Yet Over al
Columbus.
Republicans VIII Make an Effort to Reor.
ganize the House.
The Combine Propose to Fight
Against Hanna Being Seated as
Senator for the Long Term
Will Press the Bribery Charges
to the United States Senate.

VIII FTeSS the bXICcTy OndISSS
to the United States Senate.
COLUMBUS (O), jan Ex-senator
Hanna and the members of the Legls-
lature went home to-day. All will re-
turn on Tuesday next. The leaders on
both sides are still preparing for an
other fight next week. The opposition
to Hanna was defeated in his election,
but it proposes to fight now against
him being seated for the long term
His enemies say they have not the
time to interfere on the short term,
but they will press the bribery charges,
as such charges We're pressed on Henry
B. Payne fourteen years ago, to tins
United States Senate. Subpenas have
been issued for Senator Hanna, Major
Dick w. D. Hollenbeck, II. H. Boyce
and others to appear before the SEN
ate committee next Tuesday night Lii
bel suits have been brought against
several Republican newspapers for
damages in connection with the bribery
charges, notably one by I. c. Campbell
for 100000 against the "Ohio state
Journal"
While the Senate committee, OF Which
Senator Burke is Chairman, began It's
investigation yesterday the House
committee will not be appointed until
next Tuesday. The Otis resolution was
adopted in the House to-day, put
Speaker Mason wanted time for the Sc
lection Of the five men to do the IN
vestigating. AS Speaker Mason Is an
ticipating an attempt to GUST him, ne
is disposed to confer with the MEM
bers before naming his committee. In
the standing committees named by
Mason to-day it was seen that he gave
the Republicans who voted for mason
good places. But it is said that the
latter will not accept the olive branch,
and that majority have signed a
document to GUST Mason and the other
officers.
Speaker Mason has never missed
moment out of his chair during the
sessions Of the past two weeks. AS
Speaker pro tenn Griffith is now With
the Hanna members, Mason knows that
in his absence a resolution would be
offered and adopted to reorganize the
House. AS Mason will refuse to recog-
nize any one offering such a resolution,
there are those who expect trouble IN
the House before the proposed organ1-
zation is effected.
Mason was very arbitrary in his rul-
ings to-day, and the Republican mem
bers are ready to resort to desperate
efforts next week for reorganization.
AS the fusion Republican members
from Cincinnati were assured of sup
port of the Republican side for GER
~ NTH ION, of
CITY. their support with the exception
of Otis, is depended on in displacing
Mason. The Democratic side is de-
pended ON to support the Cincinnati
bills in any event.
Almost another thousand congratu-
latory kilograms were received to-day
for Senator Hanna and forwarded to
him at Cleveland. They include his
colleagues in the Senate, including Sen
ator Foraker, who wired: L congrat-
ulate you, not only on your election,
but also on your happy remarks to the
General Assembly"
Senator t. c. P1att sent dispatch
to Senator Hanna saying: Your sue
cess means the salvation of the party"
HOUSE MAY BE PROGRAMMED.
COLUMBUS co., Jan. Ex-senator
Hanna left this morning for his home
at Cleveland, where he will remain over
Sunday. Mr. Hanna's physician insists
upon him taking a rest. The strain
on him here for two weeks has worn
on MIN severely. He shows it visibly.
All the workers on both sides are
exhausted. Many of the leaders and
workers still remain to watch the pro-
- icI1
~Kurtz combine" practically turned the
organization of the House over to the
Democrats in the dickering on the Sen
atorship, although the House has
Republican majority of fifteen. Six
of the Republicans voted with the
Democrats for Senator, but still the
House is now said to stand 80 to 53
for reorganization, the same as it stood
for Hanna. Two weeks ago Boxwell.
the Republican nominee for Speaker,
was defeated-56 to 53-but the figures
have since been reversed.
One OF the distractions to immediate
reorganization is Mr.. Boxwell himself,
who made enemies when he was form
erly Speaker, and who was generally
reported to have been the indirect cause
of Hanna's meeting with what is called
his Bull Run at the organization of
the General Assembly. There may be
some doubt about Boxwelrs being put
in the Speakers chair, but there is no
doubt that an effort will be made to
Dust Speaker Mason and all elected on
the kurtz combine ticket
Charles Gerrish, who was Deputy
State Oil Inspector under Kurtz, was
made Chief Clerk over John r. Malloy,
Secretary of the Republican State Com
mittce, and the personal friend of Nc
Kinley, Hanna and Charles Nash. 1t
is desired especially by the Republicans
that Gerrish be ousted in favor of NAL
10y
The Republican Senators cannot I'M
dertake such proceedings. That body
consists of eighteen Republicans and
eighteen Democrats. BY Senator
Buraes voting with the Democrats. it
has stood 10 to IL on reorganization
and on the Senatorship. If Burke
should return to the fold, Lieutenant
Governor Jones says, "he will turn the
rascals OUT with his tie vote.
Meantime the bribery investigations
are TO proceed in both Houses. The
Senate having adopted a resolution yes.
terday afternoon for an investigation
Of the Otis case, it's committee began
work last night, but nothing new was
developed.