The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-06
HANNA ONLY ABLE TO HOLD HIS own.
Neither Branch of the Leg
is1ature Will Meet Again
Until Monday.
Situation Complicated by the Interest Shown
by the Wives of the Members

his presence is anticipated with some
anxiety.
The Press is out with a sensational
extra edition tonight announcing that
the Democratic prosecuting attorney
has presented the senatorial situation
to the grand jury. In referring to this
inquisition, the Press says sworn state
ments have been submitted to the
grand jury from Representative and
Mrs. Griffith, Of Union county; Rep
resentatives George Spelmeyer and
Chris Monter, of Cincinnati; Hon. n.
r. Hysell, Of Columbus and others
against certain workers for Hanna.
This affair is pronounced an attempt
at intimidation by the Hanna men.
The feature Of the day in the legisla-
ture proper was the passage in the
house, as its first measure, and by
unanimous vote, of the bill repeating
the law for fifty-years' franchises to
street railways. This repeating bill
was introduced by Representative
Bramley, Of Cleveland. who is one Of
the Republicans opposing Hanna, and
the Bramley bill was considered as
aimed at Hanna. After BramleY spoke
for his bill, Mr.. Boxwell replied. and
charged Bramley with using this bill
for defense and buncombe at this time.
BoXwell said he voted for the fifty
years franchise law in the last legis-
lature, and was sorry for It, but he did
not then understand the measure, and
was induced to support the measure by
Senator Foraker, who was here at that
time urging the members to pass that
law. The debate became general, and
it was freely charged by members in
their speeches that Senator Hanna was
at the state house two years ago, as
we'll as Senator Foraker, lobbying for
the fifty-year street railway franchise.
Other proceedings in the house were
merely routine, but the old lines of
Monday were drawn whenever the
steering committee SO desired In the
senate there were no new develop
ments.
At IL o'clock both branches of the
legislature met in joint session to can
vass the vote for the last state election.
1t was dull proceeding, in strong con-
trast with the same hour and place one
week hence when the two houses as
semble together for joint balloting for
United States senator. Both houses
this afternoon adjourned till Monday
The Hanna men laugh at the at
tempt to secure indictments against
certain workers and say that the men
who are spending the money are the
ones to raise the cry about bribery.
The cry of the opposition has been
that Of "bossism and boodle' during
the contest. At the Hanna head
quarters they are confidently claiming
a new accession tonight, but refuse to
give the name of the member. Senator
Burke and several other members got
away from the pressure tonight by re-
turning to their homes.
Following close on the reports about
Mrs. Griffith taking a deep interest
in the vote of her husband on the SEN
atorshfp, comes a report that Mrs.
Snyder, the wife Of Representative
Snyder, of Green county, is taking an
interest in the contest and is unfavor-
able to the opposition. Mr.. Snyder at
tended the Republican house caucus
last Saturday night and voted for Box
well for speaker on Monday but the
opposition are constantly after him to
vote against Hanna. In connection with
the reports about Representative Grif-
fifth, especially about the preferences Of
Mrs Griffith, there are reports that the
wives Of other Republican members
are being enlisted in the contest, and
there are reports that the wives OF
some Democratic members are urging
their husbands not to vote for any
for Democrat.
Mr.. Kurtz and his associates are re-
ported to be unable to control the anti
Hanna Republican members for u
Democratic senator and the Mclean
managers are believed to have some
trouble to get all the Democrats to
support a Republican for senator. Gov.
Bushnell and members Of his staff at
tended the theater tonight and an in
cident occurred to cause much cheering
for Hanna.