The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
TO PROBE
 THE CHARGES
 OF BRIBERY Senate Committee Be- gins w Ork at
 Columbus. Attorneys Not Permitted to Take Part in the
 Proceedings. Several Witnesses Who Are Called on Refuse to Give
 Testimony. ANTI-H NINA MAN SCORED. Burke Declared a Traitor to the Party and Unfit to Servo Among
 Investigators.
Several Witnesses Who Are Called on Refuse to Give
 Testimony.
MAN SCORED.
Burke Declared a Traitor to the Party and Unfit to Servo Among
 Investigators.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1S.-The Sen ate Committee tonight began its in- vestigation into the charges of bribery made by Representative Otis during the recent Senatorial contest The members of the House Committee ap- pointed to investigate the same charges were invited to be present, but they did not participate officially and there will be two separate Investigations. J. J. Sullivan. H. M. Daugherty and Cy- rus Huling were present to represent Senator Hanna, Major Dick and oth- CTS, but the committee voted to l against allowing any counsel to par ticipate.
 The committee in executive session decided not to hear any attorneys, and adopted other rules of procedure. It was decided to hold executive sessions Tor business and to take the testimony in public. The committee went from the committee rooms to the Senate chamber when 1t was ready to hear witnesses and crowd awaited them
 The committee consists of Senators Robertson, F'inck and Long, Demo- crats, and Senators Burke and Gar field, Republicans. Senator Burke was one of the leaders of the opposition to Senator Hanna. Senator Garfield is the only member of the committee who voted for Hanna, and the votes taken were to l.
 Senator Burke presided and Judge Robertson examined the witnesses. In the executive session Judge Robertson was appointed prosecutor. All mem bers of the committee answered ques- uonS except Senator Garfield. There were four witnesses examined tonight as follows; Samuel Pentland, pro- nriafOr nf a al tor Hanna had his headquarters; Shepherd M. Dunlap, manager Of the Western Union Telegraph Company; w. K Truesdale, manager of the Pos tai Telegraph Company; Frank Ross, of the Telephone Company.
 Nothing new was developed during the session of four hours. The wit nesses refused to answer some ques- tions and to produce their books and copies of messages. MT. Pentland re- fused to produce his books to show who paid for rooms at the Neil House and for other expenses and was given until tomorrow night to do so.
 Manager Ross wanted to consult his superior officers before telling who was connected with the private telephone in the Neil House by their long dis tance lines, and he was given more time until tomorrow night.
 Managers Dunlap and Truesdale were given until to- morrow night to produce copies of telegraph messages sent by the managers of the Hanna campaign.
 In the Senate to-day there was a sensational and somewhat unexpected outcropping of the bitterness engen- dered by the Senatorial fight When the standing committees were report ed Senator Alexander presented a for nal protest against the placing of the name of Senator Burke of Cuya- hoga County, the only Republican member O. the Senate who did not vote for Hanna, on the committee. In his protest Senator Alexander among other things said:
 'I hereby desire to record my earnest protest against the placing of the mittees of this Senate upon which honorable gentlemen have been se- lected to serve To force by the ma jority votes of this body the associa- ton of this betrayer of party trusts with those whose honor and sense of duty would shrink from such conduct is to offer a reward for treason to party, to principle and to American manhood. I protest against the viola ton of party and personal pledges, and I hereby declare it my duty to hold the party who voluntarily placed his pledges before the people in securing their votes as fully responsible to them as he is morally responsible to his Maker And for these and many other reasons dear to American citizenship l here and now enter this protest against the enforcing of this political traitor into the presence and company of honorable men"