The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-13
HANNA WAS ELECTED.
However, He Did Not Have One Vote
to Spare.
THOSE SIX REPUBLICANS HELD OUT
Vote on Joint Ballot Mas Seventy
three to Sevcaty-two.
Mr.. NILSSON GOT SEVENTY
,an ].
Cramcr Too sick 70 ne Present..
otis Prefers Charges Of Driberys
Wone Investigate. "a
iR. NILSSON GOT SEVENTY

in the senate for seven years and two
months.
Although Mr.. Hanna was duly declared
senator at noon today, both for the long
and short terms, yet the opposition contin-
ued its fight in the afternoon and Is stu
fighting tonight. Just previous to the
separate balloting yesterday the opposition
was disappointed by the withdrawal Of
Jeptha Gerard. the silver republican cam
didate for senator Gcrrard's friends say
he withdrew because he was being used as
a means for creating u deadlock for the
benefit of outsiders
Previous to the joint halloting today the
opposition offered TO support Senator Dodge
of Cleveland for the short term and Me-
Kisson for the long term. Senator Dodge
is neighbor OF Senator Hanna In Cleve-
land and was nominated and elected on
pledges for Hanna. Senator Dodge stated
that tho senator and representatives from
Cleveland were instructed for Hanna and
rejected the proposition.
The opposition today knew they wcro de-
feated before the Joint balloting began, but
fought 10 the last on the charges of bribery
and coercion. In the joint balloting today
there was no changes whatever by the sen
ators over their two votes of yesterday for
the long and short term.
The Joint ballots for both short and long
terms resulted as follows. Hanna ~ Me-
Kisson 20. Lentz /, absent tcrarner).
The official declaration showed THAT
Hanna had majority of three over Mckls-
son or two over all voting and OF one over
all the members in the general assembly.
The demonstrations IN the hall were
very enthusiasts. Governor Bushnell and
some other State officers were not present.
When Foraker was elected on joint ballots
in the same hall two years ago Mckinley
and Bushnell were both present, the one
, having Just retired and the other having
lust been inaugurated as governor.
1t has been customary In former years
for the governor to be seated beside the
lieutenant governor when tins newly elect
ed senator Was escorted into the hail. SEN
ator Hanna was very busily engaged last
Monday and did not participate In the III
ailguration exercises. IT Is stated that no
Invitation OF special ARRANGEMENT had been
made for him on that occasion, and the
same was true regarding the governor to-
day.
Colonel J. Il. Rodgers, the SECRETARY 10
the governor. came to the Neil House az
4 o. m. bearing The commission OF Senator
Hanna as n senator for the short term
Senator Hanna. accompanied by number
Of his adherents. repaired to tho LADIES'
parlur where Colonel Rodgers presented
the commission 10 Senator Hanna. MT.
Hanna In reply said !.
Il thank you aud appreciate this. and
give baJ3jto the State my pledge that
81, n III O. rnq n
of my ability aud do my best 10 serve tho
interests of all the pcOple OF nv State.
PrdFous8 the two houses OF the Icgis-
latui& goi& into Joint conference for the
elect senator resolutions mere o.,
of the bribery charges made by Repre-
sentasve Otis OF Hamilton county. After
the 4cction OF Hanna the house adorned
untilH tonArTcw with the resolution sill
und& consideration. Further consideration
was rssupsd. in the senate. and they were
adoxted BY Jvote OF % tn g. The dissent,
the matters as buncombe. The COMMITTEES
OF five appointed under this resolution be-
gan its work tonight but nothing additional
waa(l Aelcped
u their session tomorrow botn
branches OF the legislature viii adjourn
until Monday, Among the representatiye
during the afternoon there was ronsldera-
bic talk al q proposition to recrganixe the
house by ousting Speaker Mason and all
other officers OF that body that had been
eleeYed by the fusion ten DAYS ago u
>Fas claimed that the fifty-six representa-
lives .wltb voted for Hanna today and
who constitute majority OF three IN the
house, would stand together for that pur-
rose.
Columbus. Ohio january i2.--Although
thesjoint balioting for senator did not be-
gin until neon today the executive halls
were crowded carly In the morning with
an overflow crowd in and about the State
hoJse
Vhere seemed to be less curiosity over
they joint ballot for senator than over the
well advertised dramatic performances 10
connection with the charges Of bribery.
conspiracy ard other wrongs charged On
both sides against each ether.
When the house convened al ~ q, m.
RepresentatIve Otis WAS promptly recog-
nized on question Of privilege, He mado
d long statement regarding the Boyce brib-
cry charges. He said It was due the house
and himself to have an investigation be-
fore proceeding further In the election OF
an United States senator and offered
resolution accordingly
on n motion TO suspend the rules for I'm
mediate consideration OF the resolution
TIE vote stood 81 yeas and 90 nays I'm
HE motion being declared lost there we're
cheers on the republican side and IN tho
galleries. The vote was precisely the same
a.. ali the votes yesterday ard the two
ballots Tor the short and long term Of SEN
aior There are 100 members o. the house.
The ffty-nix Hanna men always voted
solidIy. Representative cramer Was absent
and Is still very sick, The other nifty six
democratic members and the six boiling
republicans voted together for an inyes-
tisalion before electing a senator.
Representative Stewart, one OF the
Hanna leaders. said there would come =
proper time for the fullest inyssf'gatlou'
buf this Mas the time for eiecting \ sen
aior. He moved to take recess until noon.
Tho opposstion moved 10 amend BY reces-