The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-14

Day Before-His Comm ssion for the n.
expired Term Sent to Him by the Gov
ernor-The Senate Appoints u Commit
tee to Investigate Charges of Bribery-A
Like Resolution In the eHouse-Hannaites
Talk Of Reorganizing the House.
Columbus. Ohio, January 12.-Marcus
A Hanna was elected today to represent
Ohio in the senate for seven years and
two months. If Mckinley should be re-
elected, Hanna would still be there TO
the end of the presidents second term.
Including both the short and the long
terms, Hanna.S time as senator Will ex-
pire in March, 1865.
After the two houses met in joint ses-
sion, in the house chamber, the roll of
the senate vase called first, and there
were no changes from the votes Of yes
terday-19 for McKisson and II for
Hanna.
Senator Burke, the only dissenting re-
publican. presented the name of E. Nc
Kisson, the republican mayor of Cleve-
land, in a very forcibe and infiammable
speech that commanded the closest at
tention. IN one of his cimaxes, ne said:
James A. Garfield would have voted for
McKisson if he were alive and a senator
here today"
The vote of the house was the same as
that of yesterday with the exception that
HaZelt, who then voted for Wiley, and
Hess, who voted for Warner, today voted
with the other democrats for McKisson.
General Aquilla Wiley was the only dem
ocrat NOT voting with the coalition, and
he voted again for Congressman LentZ.
Governor Jones announced the result of
the joint ballot-Hanna, 70; MckissOn, 20;
Lentz, l; absent, l; and declared Marcus
A. Hanna elected senator for the unex-
pired term, ending March +, 1899.
The ballot for the long term was taken
without much interest being manifested.
Representative Roberts, of Cleveland
seconded the nomination or Hanna and
Representative Bramley, of Cleveland
that of MckisSOn. The democrats pre-
sented no name name and made no seconding
speeches.. The result for the long term
was the same as that for the short term.
After Hanna was declared elected sem
ator for the long term, pandemonium
reigned in the hall of the house. The
galleries went wild and the senators and
representatives participated in the dem
onstration. The crowds outside indulged
in all sorts of demonstrations over the
final result.
Soon after the senate assembled this
morning Senator Burke, of Cleveland, Of
fered a resolution demanding an investi-
cation into the charges that 1,750 had
UeeIl OHtIeu ny agents IN the IN
tereStS Of Senator Hanna for the vote of
Representative Otis. The resolution pro-
Vlded for a commission Of five consisting
of Senator Burke, Robinson, Fink Gar
field and Long. Senator Burke after
ward requested to have his name strick-
en- out, and that Of Senator Sullivan was
substituted. The committee thus conSti-
tuted consisted of three democrats and
cussion followed. led by Senator Burke
for immediate consideration and by Sem
ator Sullivan for deliberation and full
cOnSidera ton.
Before the vote upon the resolution
could be taken a message was received
from the house of representatives stating
that the body was ready to vote upon the
question Of electing a United States sem
ator. The president held that further
discussion was out of order, and the
matter was laid over
When the house convened at 10 o'clock
Representative Otis was promptly recog-
nlZed on a question of privilege. He
made long statement regarding the
Boyce bribery charges He said it was
due the house and himself to have inves-
tigation before proceeding further in the
election of a United States senator and
offered a resolution accordingly.
On motion to suspend the rules for
immediate consideration of the resolu-
ton the vote stood-52 ayes, Sc noes. Rep
resentative CTamer was absent and is
still very sick. The other forty-six dem
ocratic members and the six bolting re-
publican representatives voted together
for an investigation before electing a
senator. Representative Stewart one of
Hanna's leaders. said there would come
proper time for the fullest inyes tiga-
ton, but this. was the time for electng
a senator.
Jones and the senators at the bar of the
house shut off the hot bribing discus
sion. After the election the house ad-
Journed until tomorrow with its bribery
resolutions still under considera ton.
Consideration of it's resolution was re-
sumed in the senate this afternoon and
adopted by a vote of % to 6. The dis
senting senator's explained that they re-
were eight senators absent, or not vot-
| ing. The committee of five appointed
under this resolution, began it's work
tonight, but nothing additional was de-
veloped. After their sessions tomorrow
| both branches of the legislature will ad-
| journ till Monday.
Among the representatives during the
| afternoon, there was considerable agita-
ton of a proposition to reorganiZe the
| house by ousting Speaker Mason and al
| the officers of that body that had beer
| elected by the fusion ten days ago. II
| was claimed that the fifty-six represen.
| tatives who voted for Hanna today and
| constituted a majority of three in the
| house would stand together for that pur.
| pose. No plans for the reorganization
| of the senate are considered, for the rea
| son that Senator Burke continues to CO
| operate with the democrats, which leaves
| the body standing 19 to II, as it wa:
| organized. If Senator Burke co-operateC
with the other republicans, the senat,
| would stand a tie politically and coult
| not be re-organiZed.
Colonel j. l.. Rogers, the secretary t,
| the governor, came to the Neil house a
o'clock p. m. bearing the commission
| of Senator Hanna as United States sen
| ator for the short term. He informe,
! him that his commission for the lon.
| term would be forwarded in few days
| Mr.. Hanna in reply. said: ''Colone
| Rogers. l thank you and appreciate this
| and / give back to the state my pledg
| that l will execute the power given n
to the fullest extent of my ability an'
will do my best to serve the interests o
| the people of my state