The age-herald., 1898-01-13
THE OHIO SENATE.

THE OH1O ScNAIE' Columbus, O., Jan. 12-Soon after the senate assembled this morning Senator
 Burke of Cleveland offered a resolution
 demanding an investigation into the charges
 that $1 750 had been offered by alleged agents in the interest of Senator Hanna for the vote of Representative Otis The res olution provided for committee of five, consisting of Senators Burke Robinson, Fink, Garard and Long. Senator Burke afterward requested to have his name stricken out and that of Senator Sullivan was substituted. The committee thus con- stituted consisted of three democrats and two republicans.
 Before a vote upon the resolution could be taken message was received from the house of representatives, stating that that body was ready to vote upon the question of electing a senator. The president held that further discussion was out of order and the matter was laid over. IN THE HOUSE.
 When the house convened at 10 a. m. Representative Otis was promptly recog-
 nized on question of privilege. He made
 a long statement regarding the Boyce brib- cry charges. He said 1t was due the house
  fore proceeding further in the election of United States senator, and offered resolu- tion accordingly.
 On motion to suspend the rules for inn
 mediate consideration of the resolution the vote stood 52 ayes, 56 nays. On the motion being declared lost, there were cheers on the republican side and in the galleries. The vote was precisely the same as all the votes yesterday and the two ballots for the short and long term for senator. There are 109 members of the house. The 56 Hanna men always voted solidly. Representative Cramer was absent and is still very sick. The other 46 democratic members and the bolting republican representatives voted together for an investigation before elect ing senator. Representative Stewart, one of the Hanna leaders, said there would come proper time for the fullest investi-
 gation, but this was the time for electing senator. He moved to take a recess till noon.
 Ayes and Nayes on Everything. The opposition moved to amend by re- cessng for five minutes. There were calls of the house, demands for ayes and nays on everything, and dilatory motions, where the vote stood 56 to 52, with Cramer ab- sent. The motion for a recess of five min utes was defeated, yeas 52 nays 56. At noon Lieut.-Gov. Jones and the sen-
 ators arrived at the bar of the house and the bribery discussion was shut off. Two bodies went into joint convention for the election of senator. Lieut-Gov. Jones
 warned the crowds that order must be pre- served or the galleries would be cleared The senate journal of yesterday was read, showing 19 votes for Robert E. McKisson
 and r votes for Marcus A. Hanna for both terms The house journal of yesterday
 was next read, showing the following vote
 for the short and long terms: Hanna 56 McKisson, 49; A. H. Warner, l.; Aquila Wiley, 1; J. J. Lentz 1.
 Mr. Cramer was absent. Lieut.-Gov Jones then announced that McKisson was the choice of the senate and Hanna of the
 house, and there being no concurrent elec- | tion the two houses should proceed jointly | to ballot for senator.
 Senator Garfield presented the name ns | Marcus A. Hanna in an eloquent speech | and others seconded the nomination. | Senator Burke, the only dissenting re- 1 publican senator, presented the name of
 Robert D. McKisson, the republican mayor I ol SlS~caduo, III d very lOlClDic anu iu- l flammable speech that commanded the | closest attention. In one of his climaxes
 he said James A. Garfield would have 1 voted for McI<isson if he were alive and a | senator here today. Representative Rob erts, of Cleveland, seconded the nomination | of Hanna and Representative Bramley of 1 Cleveland, that of McKisson.
 Democrats Were Silent, The democrats presented no name and
 made no seconding speeches.
 The following members of the senate l voted for Hanna for the short term: | Alexander Blake, Cable Carpenter, Cran- | dall, Dodge, Garfield, Lutz, May, Plum
 mer. Riley, Sheppard, Sullivan, Voight, | Wightman, Williams, Wolcott. Total, F. | For McKisson: Broren, Burke Cohen, Cromley, Decker, Doty, Finck, Harper. Jones, Kennon, Leet Long, Miller, Mitch- ell, Nichols. Pugh, Robertson, Shaffer, Valentine. Total, 19.
 The following was the vote of the house members for Hanna:
 Allen, s Arbenz, Armstrong, Ashford, Beatty Bell. Bennett, Baldwin, .Bossard, Bowman, Boxwell, Brecount, Chapman, Clerk, Clifford, Davies, Davis, Droste, Dut- ton, Griffith, of Clinton, Griffith. of Union, Hinsdale, Howard, Johnson, tJDyce,
 Kemper. Lane, Leeper, Leland, Love, Mo Cormick, McCurdy. McKinnon, Manuel Meacham, Means. Morrow, Norris, Par ker Rankin, of Clark, Rankin, of Fayette, Redkey, Reynolds, Roberts. Shaw, Smith, of Adams, Smith, of Delaware, Snyder, Stewart of Clafk, Stewart, of Mahoning l sitrimple, Swing,e. Tayor, Waddell To- tai 56.
 Wiley voted for Lentz.
 For McKisson: Adams. Adkins, Bulger Bertlow, Bolin, Booth, Bower, Bracken Bramley, Cline, Connolly, Cox, Deran,
 Geyman, Goard, Haiden. Hater. Hazlett, Hess, Heyd, Hull, Hunter, Jones, Kempel,