Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-13
HANNA THE WINNER.
HE is ELECTED SENATOR FOR
DOTH TERMS.
The CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
State Senate Undertakes an Investf-
gation-IIouse Reorganization and
posed by Victorious Hannaitcs.

two months.
| II Mckinley should be reelected
Hanna would still be there to the end OF
the Presidents second term. Including
both short and long terms. Hanna's time
as senator will expire In March. 1905.
After the two houses had met In joint
| session in the House chamber the roll
of the Senate was called first, and there
were no changes from the vote of yes
terday-19 for McKisson and II for
| Hanna.
| Senator Burke. the only dissenting Re
| publican, presented the name of Il. Nc
| Kisson, the Republican Mayor of Cleve-
| land, in a very forcibe and inflammable
| speech. that commanded the closest at
| tention. In one OF his climaxes he said:
James A. Garfield would vote for Nc
Ksson if he were alive and a senator
here to-day"
The vote of the House was the same
| as that Of yesterday. with the exception
| that Hazlett. who voted then for Wiley,
and Hess, who voted for Warner, to-day
voted with the other Democrats for Nc
Kisson. General Aqula Wiley was the
only Democrat not voting with the coaIi-
ton. and he voted again for Congressman
! Lentz.
Governor Jones announced the result
Of the joint ballot as: Hanna, 73 McKis-
son, 20; Lentz. l. absent, !, and declared
Marcus A. Hanna elected senator for the
unexpred term ending March 4, 1899.
owing to the cheering and noise. The
chairman allowed the jolliers to retire
before the less exciting vote for the long
term was begun.
The ballot for the long term was taken
without much interest being manifested.
Representative Roberts Of Cleveland,
seconded the nomination of Hanna. and
Representative Bramley, Of Cleveland,
that of McKisson. The Democrats pre-
sented no name, and made no secondng
speeches. The Senators and Representa-
tives rose to their feet when they cast
their respective votes. The result for
the long term was the same as that for
the short term. Hanna received 70 votes,
McKisson TO- and there was one absentee.
After Hanna was declared elected sena-
tor for the long term, pandemonium
reigned supreme The Hanna men went
wild. The crowds outside INDUCED in
all sorts Of demonstrations over the final
results.
THE BRIBERY CHARGES
Soon after the Senate assembled this
morning. Senator Burke, of Cleveland,
offered a resolution demanding an inves-
tigation into the charges that $3.50 had
been offered by alleged agents in the in
terest of Senator Hanna for the vote of
Representative Otis. The resolution pro-
vided for a committee Of five, consisting
Of Senators Burke Robinson, Fink, Car
field. and Long. Senator Burke after
ward 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
discussion followed, led by Senator
Burke. who argued for immediate con-
sideration. and by Senator Sullivan. who
urged deliberation and full consideration.
Before the vote upon the resolution
could be taken, a message was received
from the House OF Representatives,
stating that that body was ready to vote
upon the question Of electng a United
further discussion was out Of order, and
the matter was laid over.
When the House convened at 10 A. NJ,
Representative Otis was promptly recog-
nized on a question OF privilege, and
made a long statement regarding the
Boyce bribery charges. He said it was
due the House and himself to have an
investigation before proceeding further in
the election of a United States senator,
and offered a resolution accordingly. on
a motion 10 suspend the rules. for i'm
mediate consideration Of the resolution,
the vote stood 81 ayes. &c nays. Repre-
sentative Cramer was absent. and is still
very sick The other fOrty-siX Demo-
cratic members and the six boltin., Re-
publican representatives, voted together
for an investigation before electng
senator.
Representative Stewart, one Of the
Hanna leaders. said there would come a
proper time for the fullest investigation.
but this was the time for electing a
senator.
The appearance Of Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Jones and the senators at the bar
of the House shut off the bribery discus
sion. After the election the House at
once adjourned, with it's bribery resolu-
tions still under consideration
Consideration Of this resolution was
resumed in the Senate this afternoon
and adopted-22 10 6. The dissenting
votes were those of Senators Blake,
Carpenter, Garfield, May, Sullivan, and
Voight, who explained that they regarded
the matter as buncombe. There were
eight senators absent, or not voting. The
committee of five appointed under this
resolution began its work tonight, but
nothing additional was developed. After
fnafr spcefonG fo-mOrrOXN bOtk branches
for an investigation before electing a
Monday.
REORGANIZATION OF HOUSE.
Among the representatives during the
afternoon there was considerable agita-
ton of a proposition to reorganize the
House by ousting Speaker Mason and
all other officers of that body that had
been elected by the fusion ten days ago.
II was claimed that the fifty-siN repre-
sentatives who voted for Hanna to-day.
and constituted 4 majority Of three In
the House. would stand together for that
purpose.
No plans for the reorganization Of the
Senate are considered for the reason
that Senator Burke continues TO operate |
with the Democrats. which leaves that !
body standing 10 10 II, as it was or
ganized. If Senator Burke co-operated |
with the other Republicans, the Senate |
would stand tie politically, and could |
be reorganized.
Governor Bushnell was not present in |
the hall of the House when the votes |
were taken.
Colonel J. Rodgers, secretary TO the |
Governor. came TO the Neil House AT |
o'clock. bearing the commission of Sena- |
tor Hanna as United States Senator Tor |
the short term. He informed him tnat |