Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-14
FIGHT TO Be KEPT Up
Hanna's Enemies Will Not
Accept Defeat.
CHARGES TO BE PRESSED
Opposition to Make % Determined Efror
to Prevent Him from Being Seated
for the Long Term. Warm
Welcome in Cleveland
(By TeIegcaph.)

(By Telegraph)
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. Ex-senator
ture went home To-Day. All will return
by Tuesday next. The leaders on both
SIDES are still here preparing for anoth-
er fight next week.
The opposition t., Hanna was defeat
ed in his election. but it proposes to
hight now against his being seated for
the long term His enemies say they
have not the time TO interfere on the
short term, kat they will press the bri-
berry charges, as such Charges were
pressed on, Henry B. Payne 6-urteen
vars ago to the United States Senate.
Subpoenas have been issued for Sena tor
Hanna, Major Dick, w. D. Hollenbeck,
II. II. Boyce ana others to appear be-
fore the Senac- committee next Tuesday
night. Libel suits have been brought
against several Repuglican papers for
damages in. c-nneCtion with the bribery
charges. notably one by T. c. Camp
bem against the Ohio State Journal
Both branches of the Legislature ad-
journed today until Tuesday. In the
Senate those voting yesterday against
ths Burke resolution for the investga-
ton Of bribery charges changed their
vl,teS.
In the House there was a long dis
cussion on the Otis bribery resolution.
AS the Rern blicanis expect to reOrganize
the House, an attempt was made to
POSTPONE further consideration of the
Otis resi- uuti0n till February 3d. so that
Speaker Mason would not appoint tls
q mmitlee to conduct the investigation
Speaker Mason announced standing
committees today. The House refused
to p.stpone the resolution and it was
adopted by vote of "a to g. most of the
Republicans not voting.
While the Senate committee, or which
Senator Burke is chairman, began it's
investigation yesterday, the House
committee will NIT be appointed till
next Tuesday.
In the standing committees an
nounpeA by Speaker Ma son today he
gave the Republicans who voted for
Hanna good places. But 1T IS said the lat
ter will not accept the olive branch. and
majority have signed document to
E5ust MaSon and the other officers.
Speaker Mason has not missed mo-
mvnt out of his chair during the Ses-
sions of the past two weeks. AS Speak
er Pro Tempore Griffith is now with the
Hanna men, Mason knows that in his
L bSence a resolution. w!-nli be offered
and adopted TO reorganiZe the House.
AS Mason will refuse to recognize any
one offering such a resolution, there are
those who expect vhdence in the House
before the proposed reorganiza ton is
effected. Mason was very arbitrary in
his rulings today ana the Republican
members are ready to resort to desper-
Almost another Thousand of congrat-
ulatory tv!eg:ams We're received for
Sena tor Hanna again today, and for
wardaiI to him at Cleveland. They in
Slude his colleagues in the Senate.
ann ing these Foraker, who wired: Il
congratulate, YOU, not only upon your
election, but also upon your happy re-
marks 10 ohe General Assembly"
AT the jollification meetings in some
counties the resignath-n is demanded
by resolutions of Charles L. kultZ as
the Ohio member of the Republican Ma
tionaN Committee.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 12.-Senator
Hanna was received this afternoon upon
his return from Columbus with enthu-
siasm far greater than that which had
been accorded any public man in this
city in a decade.
At n,:on the Tippecanoe Club, the
Business Mems League and the Repub-
lican Shop Clubs gathered in front of
I- Masonic building ON, Superior
81 at and formed paralie. Half the
t. 4. turned out to see them. Headed
by a brass band they marched to the
Union Depot where Senator Hanna was
met by them. He was escorted 'us the
Hollenden.
The Senator was Justify cheered all
along the line of nar.h. many business
houses practically suspending business
for the time being. n public hanl-
s!lahTliS IeteFtloil III tiie soopS ~ tlie
Ho!!enden and the Senator was congrat-
uiated on all sides.
ICIEE<Enn .7,NE,: O.. Ian. 13-1'he Tip
fpecanoe Club tonight adopted res9slu-
lions asking Senator Burke, Repissen-
tatives Bramley and Mason, and Mayor
McKisson and Corporation Counsel
Norton, who We're active in the opposi-
ton to the candidacy OF Senator Hanna.
to resign. McKisson made a speech in
which he refused to resign. The direc-
tors will now be asked to expel the five
members.