The San Francisco call., 1898-01-12
HANNA GETS
 4 MAJORITY
 OF VOTES Wins by One in the First Battle of
 Ballots. But the Joint Action of OhiC's Legislature Oc- CUTS To-Day. During the Night There Is Lively Skirmishing by
 the Opposition.
BRIBERY TO BE SIFTED.
Grand juries of Two Counties May Investigate Sensational Stories
 Circulated.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 COLUMBUS. Jan. 1.-The factional warfare against Senator Hanna is not over. Il will have at least one more day of charges and counter charges. The fight has never been more bitter than tonight
 Senator Hanna received seventy three votes to-day, a majority of one over all in a total membership of l09 The Senate voted 19 for McKisson and ! for Hanna. The House stood: Hanna 56, McKisson 49. Wiley i, War ner ], Lentz ], and one absent.
 The only absentee was Representa- tive Cramer, the Democratic-P Populist member from Paulding County. who is seriously sick. His physician stated tonight that he could not possibly be in his seat tomorrow. After the vote was recorded to-day in each branch of the Legislature separately ma jority of a quorum or of those present is all that is necessary in the joint baloting tomorrow, so that the se- rIous illness of Representative Cramer might become an important factor.
 The scattering vote to-day for Lentz. Wiley and Warner was cast by Representative Wiley, HaZlett and Hess. all Democrats. If Cramer had been present and ali other Democrats in line McKisson's vote in the House would have been hfty-three, or still three short of Q majority iii that branch of the Legislature. With Hanna having majority of three in the House. McI<isson having a major ity of two in the Senate, the chair will announce tomorrow that there was no election to-day and that a joint ballot will be in order. As soon as the two bodies meet in joint convention at noon tomorrow their respective journals of to-day will he read and the .ieuJeuant-GOTernOr will make the usual official declaration.
 If all the Senators and Representa- JiVes are recorded on the joint ballot tomorrow as they were recorded to- day on their respective ballots Senator Hanna will have a majority of only one over all. But in the absence of Representative CTamer and by some of the Democrats refusing to vote for Mayor McKissOn, ne is likely to have a larger majority of record on the jour nal of the joint convention. With the result apparently hanging on the change of only one vote, the contest has continued all night, the same as it has been going on here other nights for the past two weeks.
 The seven Republicans who refused - vote for Senator Hanna to-day have
 
 bridges behind them. Senator Burke, Representative Scott, Mason, Jones and Rutan say they will vote for Hanna if the Otis charges are proven to he untrue. Representatives Otis and Rramiey, however, simply signed a codcil to the statement of the other five dissenters, in which they concur in asking for an investigation, but they state that they will not vote for Han na under any circumstances.
 While the bureaus of claims and of charges are in fuN operation on both sides tonight as usual, there also are reports about the bribery charges being presented 10 the Grand Jury of Hamilton County and of Franklin County. The Grand Juries are in ses- sion in both of these counties, and there are current reports tonight of efforts to secure indictments before to- morrow noon.
 As Representative Otis claims to have been offered bTibe at his home in Cincinnati. that case could only be brought before the Grand Jury of Hamilton County, and it would be necessary for Representative Otis to be there as a witness. Otis and oth- CTS who would be wanted as witnesses in the case are here tonight, and it is not thought to be probable that Otis would be absent tomorrow. If the vote is cast tomorrow as it was cast to-day the absence of Otis and others Op- posed to Hanna would have no effect on the result There was talk of fli- clustering. but the opposition could not break a joint quorum if all their members should remain away.
 The other case of alleged bribery comes from the other side. Represen- tative Snyder of Green County, who has been stopping at the Neil House during the last week, voted to-day foi Hanna, for Boxwell for Speaker last Monday q week, and attacked the Republican House caucus one week go last Saturday. The opponents of Senator Hanna have been after him closely and constantly It is alleged that Maddey came to the Neil House to see Snyder and that he claims to represent KurtZ and Bliss. Represen- tatIVe Snyder had been anticipating the visit and stenOgrapher was con- ceaied in the bathroom adjoining his apartments. It is charged that Snv- der was offered S5O00 for his vote and that the names of his packers were given by the caller
 The stenographic report of the con Eersauon between Snyder and Maddev IS in the hands of Hon. F. c Ratb bone, who was Assistant Postmaster General under Harrison and is here as one or the managers for Hanna It has been reported for several days that this case was before the Grand Jury of Franklln County, but when that body closed its work this evening it was un- 4fflclally stated that neither the Mad dey case nor any other case connected with the Senatorial contest was before that body.
 While it is not likely that any indict nent will be made, yet 1t is quite prob apIe that there will be an attempt in the Legislature tomorrow for a dra- matlc scene on the charges of bribery. me opposition is charging the Hanna men Io-nlgnt with voting down the motions and the resolutions today for an lnVesugation of the bribery charges made by Representative Otis. The Hanna men say they will give the f,1ll est consideration to this investigation at the prODer time hut tl,nt .1aS -.