The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-14
TO PUSH INVESTIGATION.
INTI-HANN1 LEGJSLATOR> WILL
FTGHT MN ON LONG TERM.
Several l. bel Suits Brought in Connection
with the Charges-Mason Rules
with An Iron Hand.

COLUMBUS. O.. Jan B-senator
Hanna and the members OF the Lesisla-
ture went home to-day. All viii return
by Tuesday next
The leaders on both sides are still here
preparing for another fight next wefk.
The opposition to Hanna was defeated
in his election. but it proposes TO fight
now against him being seated for the
long term. His enemies say they haV"
NOT the time TO interfere on the short
term. but they viii press the bribery
charges. AS such charges were pressed on
Henry y. Payne. fourteen years ago TO
fine United states senate. Subpoenas
have been issued for Senator Hanna
Major Dick. W d. Hollenbeck. H. H..
Eovce. and others. TO appear before the
senate committee next Tuesday night
SEVERAL SUITS.
Libel suits have been brought against
several Republican papers for damages
i'm connection with the bribery charges
notably one by II. G. CampbeH Tor >i"'-
oo1 against the Ohio State Journal
potb branches of the Legislature al
iourned to-day ill Tuesday.
+, the Senate those voting yesterday
AGAINST the Burke resolution Tor the III
vestigation Of bribery changed their votes
Ina The House there was long discus
sion ON the Otis bribery resolution. As
the Republicans expect to reorSani]e the
House an attempt wasm1de TO postpone
further consideration of the OTIS resolu-
tion iii February %. 50 that Speaker
Mason would not appoint the committee
to conduct the investigation.
Speaker Mason announced the stanulhe
committees to-day. The House refused 10
postpone the resolution and II Was adopt
ed-5i 10 most Of the Republicans MOI
voting ...,
While the senate Committed Of which
se,,.or Purkc is chairman began its in
vestieation yesterday the House com
mlttec VIII not BE- appointed TIL next
Tuesday.
Ina tac standing committees &nnounced
by Sneaker Mason to-day. bo gave the
Repul llcans Nho voted for hAnra GOOD
uiaces. But II IS gaid tina, inc later VIII
not accept ths olive branch and q. major
itv have signed a document 20 Dust Ma
son and the other officers
WITH Az IRON HAND.
Spcaier Mason has not missed mo-
ment out of his chair during tHt sesaipiS
of the past two weeks. As Speaker pro
tenn Griffith is now with The Hanna
members. Mason knows that In his alb
sence a resolution would be offered ana
adopted to rcorcanze the House As
Mason will refuse 20 recognize any one
Offering such "a resolution th re ore nose
who expect violence In the house before
the proposed reorganization u ELECTED.
Mason was very arbitrary In his rul-
ings to-day and the Republican members
are ready 20 resort 10 desperate efforts
next week for reorganization.
Almost another thousand congratulatory
kilograms were received for Senator Han
ma again to-day and forwarded to him at
Cleveland. They include his colleagues
in the Senate. among these Senator
Foraker who wired:
Il congratulate you not only upon your
election but also upon your happy re-
marks 10 the General Assem- bly,"
At the jollifcation meetings In some
counties the resignation is demanded by
resolution OF Charles l.. kurtz. - the