The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-13
stand II for and 10 against Hanna

stand II for and 10 against Hanna
the house will likely give majority
one or more. There is no election un
both houses are carried by some -
candidate. In the event of Hanna or a.
one else having a majority in both bodies
on Tuesday, the two branches woulC
meet in joint convention on Wednesday
to hear the journals of the previous
day read and approved and the result
of the vote on senator would be formal
ly and officially decided. But when the
majority in both houses is different, Their
the two houses in joint assembly must
proceed on Wednesday to ballot, and in
case of no election on the joint ballot
of the legislature, must continue to
ballot in joint assembly from day to day
until some one receives constitutional
majority Tor senator. The vote on Tues
day can not be at all decisive as far as
Senator Hanna is concerned, as it is
conceded by his workers that the SEN
ate will stand 10 to IL against him on
the separate ballots. His majority must
come from the house. If the opposition
shows tomorrow the strength 1t claims
today and casts all its votes for one
man, there will be an election, as it
would then have a majority in both
houses on senator, as it did on organiza-
ton one week ago today. The oppos-
ton still claims the house by ut least
% to 81, which would make the gem
eral assembly stand "A to II on joint
ballot against Hanna. but even after
the members are all recorded in their
respective houses on the roll calls of
| Tuesday there is nothing to prevent any
of them changing their votes on Wednes-
| day when the minutes of the proceedings
of the previous day are read in the joint
| meeting. And If the record of quick and
! repeated f1ops during the past week is
| kept up there will be no certainty about
the final result until decisive joint bal
lot is taken and the official announce
ment is declared
The Inauguration of Governor Bush
nell and other events in connection with
the Inauguration caused, no cessation of
| the conferences and hustling in the SEN
| atorial contest.
! The reassembling of the legislature
brought all the members back and the
contest was waged more persistently and
| bitterly than ever.
| There has been much more talk today
about bribery. Today the opposition
say they have member who will, when
his name is called on the ballot tomor-
row, announce that $4,000 was offered
him. And it is further stated that one
of the boiling republicans will produce
| the money in the session, and with il
piled on his desk make sensational
speech on the manner in which he was
| approached and on his rejection of the
proposition and of the money, which will
| be sent back, and which, it is claimed
was taken as part of u preconcerted trap
plan.
The opposition claim that the charges
of bribery against one of the Hanna
workers will be sprung in the open SEES
sion of the legislature tomorrow for the
purpose of having an immediate investi
cation.
1t is claimed that certain emissary
went to Cincinnati over Sunday to SET
Representative Otis, and that he car
ried $4,000 with him. and that every
word of the conversation between Otis
and the emissary has been taken dowI
and will be submitted in evidence. There
are many reports about the use o.
money, but only two charges, one OF
each side. are made specifically and witt
any particulars to the parties involved
or the amounts offered or the docu
mentary evidence.
These charges have no apparent eff
feet OH the very close result but the!
are having great effect in intensifyini
the feeling between the workers of thu
| cOntpnding factions.