The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-12
HANNA WITHIN
SIGHT OF THE GOAL
Mel Result OF SepQ[Qte Bl||OIS q
majority Of One.
THE SUPREME TEST TAKES PLACE TODAY
FactlOnaI Warfare Waged Last Night With
More Bitterness Than Ever.
Hnnnn Having Majority in sho
House nnd McIkisson I'm the Senate.
Joint HniIot is Necccssnry to
iiect-The AIR Filled with Charges
Of Bribcry-Mason Tells why Mo
Oppoaes-Dcmocrn Say Hanna
WAL MOI DO Elected rodny.

OtoAicdSi o't JuIl IL, 1885.
The factional warfare against Sena-
tor Hanna is not over. 1t will have
at leest one more day of charges and
counter charges. The fight has never
peen more bitter than tonight. Sena-
tor Hanna received 73 votes to-day. n
majority OF one over all in total
membership Of 100. The Senate voted
10 for McKisson and II for Hanna
The House stood: Hanna, Sc: AIrKis-
son. 20; Wiley, /: Warner, /; Lentz |,
and l absent.
The only obsentee was Representa-
tive Cramer. the Democratic-Ponullst
member from Pauldlng county, who Is
seriously sick. HIS physician stated
Tonight that he could not possible be
IN MS seat tomorrow. Alter the vote
was recorded to-day in each branch of
the Legislature separately n ma ioritv
or quorum of those present is ali
tn's nu. Is necessary IN the Joint balloting
TOMORROW. so that The serious illness
OF REPRESENTATIVE Cramer might be-
come an important factor
Jhe scattering vote to-day for I,ontz
Whey ana Warner as cast by Repre-
sentatlEes Wiley. Hazlett and Hess. all
democrats. IL Cramer had been pres
Sr nI ana all other Democrats in line
hchlsson's vote in the House would
nave been b3. or still three short of
majority in that branch of the Leg
isiature With Hanna having a ma
joflty OF three in the House, McKisson
having a majority of two in the Sen.
ate the chair will announce to-morrow
Ina. .hat mere was no election to-day, and
mat a joint ballot will he in ordor
ND
ives ure recorded on the Joint ballot
tomorrow as they were recorded to
uay on their respective ballots, Sena-
LOT Hanna will have aiorjty of
only one over all. But In the absence
OIL Representative Cramer and in thc
event OF some of the Democrats re-
using TO vote for Mayor NIcKisson. he
IS likely to have n larger ma iorIty
with the result apparently hanging
on the change Of only one vote. the
contest has continued all night, ms II
mas been going on other nights for
me past two weeks.
The seven Republicans who refused
10 vote ior Senator Hanna to-day have
SINCE signed statement that burns tho
bridges behind them. Senator Burke
Representatives Scott. Mason, Jones
ana Rutan say they Will vote for
hanna If the Otis charges are proven
10 pe untrue. Representatives Otis
ana Brambtey. however, simply signed
coaicll to the statement of the other
nse ulssenters' In which they concur In
asking for an investigation. Otis
states. however, that he Will not vote
stances
While the bureaus of claims and
charges are in full operation on both
sides Tonight, as usual, there are also
reports about the bribery charges be-
- H.
Hamilton and Franklin counties
Ihe grand jurIes are in session IN
poth or these counties and there are
current reports tonight of efforts TO
secure indictments before to-morrow
noon. AS Representative Otis claims
20 nave been offered a bribe at his
nome, IN Cincinnati, that case could
oe pTougnt only before the grand jury
III hamilton county, and it would be
necessary Tor Representative Otis to be
mere as witness. Mr.. Otis and
Others who would be wanted rs wit
nesses In that case are here tonight.
and II Is not thought to be probable
hat Mr. Otis would be absent to-mor-
row. If the vote is cast tomorrow MS
y was cast to-day the absence Of Mr..
otis and others opposed to Hanna
would have no effect on the result,
Ehere was talk Of flibustering, bu;
;he opposition could not break ioint
quorum If all their members should
remain away. The other case of al
legged bribery comes from the other
side Representative Snider, of Green
county. who has been stopping at the
Nell House during the past week,
voted to-day for Hanna, for Boxwcll
for Speaker last Monday a week and
attended the Republican House eau
Gus one week ago last Saturday. The
opponents of Senator Hanna have been
after him closely and constantly.
1t Is alleged that Mr.. Maddey came
10 the Nei! House last week to see
Mr.. Snider and that he claimed TO.
represent Kurtz and Bliss. Represep-
iative Snlder had been anticipating the
visit and stenoSrapher was conceal
ed In the bath room adjoining his
apartments. 1t is charged that Mr..
Sn!der was offered five hundred dollars
for his vote and that the names OF
his hackers were given by the caller.
! The stenographic report Of the con-