The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
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Voight, Wightam, Williams and Wolcott.
Total Il.
For McKisson-Messrs. Brorein. Burke,
Cohen, Cromly, Decker, Doty. Fink, Har-
per, Jones, Kennon, Leet. Long. Miller,
Mitchell Nichols Pugh Robertson, Schaf-
fer and Valentine Total 19.
The following was the vote of the House
members for Mr.. Hanna: Messrs. Allen,
Arbenz, Armstrong, Ashford, Beatty
Bell, Bennett, Baldwin, Bossard, Bowman,
Boxwell, Brecount, Chapman, Clerk,
Clifford, Davies, Davis, Droste, Dutton,
Griffith of Clinton, Griffith of Union, Hins-
dale, Howard, Johnson, Joyce, Kemper,
Lane, Leeper, Leland. Love. Mccormick,
McCurdy, Mckinney. Manuel Meacham,
Means, Morrow, Norris, Parker, Rankin
of Clark Rankin of Fayette, Redkey
Reynolds, Roberts, Show, Smith of Arams
Smith of Delaware, Snyder, Snyder, Ste
wart of Clark, Stewart of Mahoning,
Strimple Swingle, Taylor and Waddell
Total sc.
The joint ballot for both terms resulted
Hanna, 70; McKisson, 70; Lentz, /; absent
l (Cramer).
The official declaration shows that Han
ma had majority of three over McF<isson
two over all voting, and of one over all the
members in the general assembly. The
demonstrations in the hall were unusually
enthusiastic. Gov. Bushnell and some
other state officers were not present
When Senator Foraker was elected on
the joint ballots in the same hall two years
ago, Mr.. Mckinley and Gov. Bushnell were
both present, the one having just retired
and the other having just been Inaugural
ted as governor. 1t has been customary
in former years for the governor to be
seated beside the Lieutenant Governor
when the newly elected senator was es-
corted into the hail. Senator Hanna was
very busily engaged in his contest last
Monday and did not participate in the in
auguration exercises. 1t is stated that no
invitation or special arrangement had
been made for him on that occasion, and
the same was true regarding the Governor
to-day.
Col. L. ]. Rogers, the secretary to the
governor, came to the Neill House at 4
O'Clock bearing the commission of Senator
Hanna, as a Senator for the short term.
Senator Hanna, accompanied by number
of his adherents, repaired TO the ladies'
parlor, where Col. Rogers presented the
commission to Senator Hanna in a neat
speech.
Senator Hanna, in reply, said Col.
Rogers, 1 thank you and appreciate this,
and l give back to the state my pledge
that 1 will execute the power given me to
the fullest extent of my ability, and will
do my best to serve the interests of all
the people of my state"
Previous to the two houses of the legis-
lature going into joint convention for the
election of Senator, resolutions were Of
Tered in both Houses for an investigation
of the bribery charges made by Represen-
tative Otis of Hamilton county After the
election of Senator Hanna the House ad-
journed until tomorrow with its resolu-
ton still under consideration.
In the Senate the consideration of the
resolution was continued and it was adopt
ed by a vote Of % to g.
The dissenting senators explained that
they regarded the matter as buncombe.
The committee of five appointed under
this resolution began its work tonight,
but nothing additional was developed.
Among the representatives during tho
afternoon there was some agitation of a
proposition to reorganize the House by
ousting Speaker Mason and all the other
officers of that body that were elected by
the fusion ten days ago. 1t is now
claimed that the fifty-six representatives
who voted for Senator Hanna to-day con-
stituted a majority Of three in the<1ouse
and would now stand together for the pur-
pose.