Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-13

ion, which was strongly for Senator
Hanna The vote stood in the joint
session, 70 for Hanna, 70 for Mayor Nc
Kisson of Cleveland, 1 for Lentz, with
one member "a democrat) absent
Although the joint balloting for sena-
stor did not begin till noon today, the
legislative halls were crowded early. At
the hotels, the opposing headquarters
presented anxious and busy scenes. The
workers on both sides showed more
plainly their weariness than on former
mornings. The Hanna hustlers We're
up all night on the watch. Their OPP
ponents spent the entire night in get
ting some members out of bed and in
staying near others. There were sew
eral collisions in the hotels between op-
posing workers and watchmen before
daybreak, and their feeling had not
abated any when they met again in the
state house. There were reports about
| attempts to abduct certain members
during the night, but none were lost in
any of the alleged escapades.
There seemed to be less curiosity over
the result of the joint ballot for senator
than over the charges of bribery, con-
! spiraey and other wrongs charged
| against both sides.
| When the house convened today, Rep
resentatiVe Otis was promptly recog-
nized on a question of privilege He
made a long statement regarding the
| Boice bribery charges. He said it was
| due the house and himself to have an
investigation before proceeding further
| in the election Of a United States sena-
| tor, and offered a resolution according
| ly. On a motion to suspend the rules
! for immediate consideration of the res
olution, the vote stood So ayes, Sc nays.
| On the motion being declared lost, there
were cheers on the republican side and
| in the galleries.
Soon after the senate assembled to-
day. Senator Burke of Cleveland offered
| a resolution demanding an Investigation
into the charges that $3.50 had been Of
fered alleged agents in the interests of
Senator Hanna for the vote of Repre-
sentative Otis. The resolution provided
for commission of five, consisting Of
Senators Burke Robinson, Fink. Car
field and Long. Senator Burke after
ward requested to have his name strick-
en- out, and that of Senator Sullivan
was substituted. The committee thus
constituted consisted of three democrats
and two republicans. A long and bitter
discussion followed, led by Senator
Burke. for Immediate consideration, and
by Senator Sullivan for deliberation and
full consideration at the proper time.
Senator Sullivan raised the point of
order that the house, having passed
upon a similar resolution and defeated
it. the senate had no right to take UP
the matter. The president refused to
entertain the point, and held that the
senate had the right to pass upon the
resolution. The resolution was laid
over.
At noon the joint session met and the
ballot for senator was taken.
These members of the senate voted
for Hanna: Alexander, Blake, Gable,
4 fl4,,r1 VI
LutZ, May, Plummer, Riley, Sheppard,
sullivan. Weight, Wightman Williams,
Wolcott. Total, IT.
su Broren, Burke, Cohen,
Cromley, Decker. Doty, Finck, Harper,
Jones, Kennon, Leet, Long, Miller,
Mitchell, Nichols, Pugh, Robertson,
Schaefer, Valentine Total. 19. No
change from yesterdays vote.
The vote of the house was the same
as that of yesterday, with the excep-l
ton that Hazlett, who voted for Wiley.
and Hess, who voted then for Warner
today voted with the other democrats
for McKisson. General Aquille Wiley
was the only democrat not voting with
the coalition, and he voted again for
Congressman Lentz Lieutenant Cover
nor Jones announced the result of the
joint ballot as Hanna 7S. McKisson TO-
Lentz l. absent T. and declared Marcus
A. Hanna elected senator for the unex-
pired term ending March A. 1S99
The votes in the joint session for the
short and long terms were the same
Hanna received 73, MeKisson 20. Lentz
/, and there was one absentee
After Hanna was declared elected SEN
ator for the long term, pandemonium
reigned supreme in the hall of the house.
The galleries went wild and the sena-
tors and representatives participated I'M
the demonstration
On motion of Senator Alexander. a
committee of five was sent to escort
Senator Hanna to the hall. Senator's
Alexander and Sullivan and Represent
atives Stewart, Leland and Rolin were
appointed and while they were en- route
to the Neil House the crowds in the
state house and outside INDUCED in ALI
sorts of demonstrations over the final
result.
Col, ]. L. Rodgers, the secretary TO
the governor. went to the Neil House at
O'Clock D. M, bearing the commission
of Senator Hanna as United States SEN |
ator for the short term Col. Rodgers.
in presenting the commission to Senator
Hanna said:
Senator Hanna, l have the honor TO |
present to you your commission as
United States senator for the short
term, copy of which has been sent to |
the president today. Your commission |
for the long term will be sent to YOU |
within a few days, and a copy forward |
ed to the president and the senate
Mr.. Hanna, in reply. said:
Col. Rodgers, / thank you and APP |
preciate this. and give back to the state
my pledge that l will execute the power
civ seia 70 fho eest tr..t