The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Hanna Received 73 Votes on Joint
Ballot for Both Terms.

Ballot for Both Terms.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 12-Although the
joint balloting for senator did not begin till
noon to-day, the legislative halls were
crowded early in the morning with an over
flow crowd in and about the Statehouse
Soon after the Senate assembled at 10
o'clock Senator Burke, of Cleveland, offered
a resolution demanding an investigation into
the charges that 81 750 had been offered by
alleged agents in the interests of Senator
Hanna for the vote of Representative Otis.
The resolution provided for a committee of
five consisting of Senators Burke, Robinson,
Fink, Garrard 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. A long and bitter dis
cussion followed, led by Senator Burke, for
immediate consideration, and by Senator
Sullivan for deliberation and full considera-
tion at the proper time. During the dis
cussion it was charged that consideration of
this resolution had been postponed in the
House by vote of Sc to 81, and that it
was a matter that concerned the House and
not the Senate, but that it had been pre-
cipitated in the Senate, where it was
thought it might be adopted by vote of 10
to IT, and interfere with the election of a
United States senator at the hour fixed for
that action.
Senator Sullivan raised the point of order
that the House, having passed on a similar
resolution and defeated it, the Senate had
no right to take up the matter. The presi-
dent refused to entertain the point, and held
the Senate had the right to pass on the
resolution. Before the vote on the resolu-
tion could be taken a message was received
from the House of Representatives stating
that that body was res dy to vote on the
question of electing United States senator
The president held that further discussion
was out of order and the matter was laid
over
DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE.
When the House convened at 10 a. m.
Representative OTIS was promptly recog-
nized on a question of privilege. He made
a long statement regarding the Boyce brib-
cry charges. He said it was due the House
and himself to have an investigation before
proceeding further in the election of United
States senator. and offered a resolution ac-
cordingly. On motion to suspend the rules
for immediate consideration of the resolu-
ton, the vote stood 80 years to 5s 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 the votes yesterday on the two ballots
for the short and long terms for senator
There are 100 members of the House The
ffty-six Hanna men voted solfdly Repre-
sentative Cramer absent and is stfll
very sick. The other forty-six Democratic
members and the six bolting Republican
representatives voted together for an in
vestigation before electing a senator Rem
resentative Stewart, one of the Hanna lead
ers, said there would come a proper time
for the fullest investigation bit This Was
the time for electing a senator. He moved