Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-11
He Seems TO Have a Shade the
Best Of ltsIn. To- Days &
Contests.
BUT 1T IS NIP AND TUCK
The Days Proceedings In the
National Senate and House
Of Representatives.
lM'KENNA's s NOMINATION

C0rdnnce Win tne PROVISIONS oI tne
constitution balloting for United
States senator commences to-day. The
latest concensus of the situation IL tha I
il Mr.. Hanna's election is to be found
impossible prolonged deadlocS Will
ensue.
M'KIssoN NOMINATED IN CAUCUS.
COLUMBUS, Chlo, January III The
Joint eau US Of anti. Hanna republicans
and democrats, early this morning,
elected r )bert McKisson, OF Oakland,
for both the short and long terms fo-
senator. He was found two votes
stronger than Kuriz for the nomination,
which the democrats and republicans
at once endorsed. Mr.. AloKisson in a
speecnsbefore the lint meeting after
be had been nominated, annonnc, d
himself for free silver, and If the DEM
Gratis and anti-Hanna republicans stand
togel her IN vote on senator, which
will be taken in the separate branches,
to-day, McKisson will be elected and
no vote in ] lint session be necessary.
M'KIs oN's SECOND.
McKisson's nominatiJ IN was seconded
by Jones, from the Lome Of Mckinley.
II was always republican, said he,
'bu, the republican party must pitch
its tent nearer the hearts Of the people
Twas proud Of the nomination OF
President Mckinley and pay my trI
butte Of admiration and praise to him.
but that same standard sh,uld not b.
applied to. a United States senator.
1 had to accept Hannaor vote withthe
democrats, and thus repudiate the pre-
rent national administration. will
vote for that gallant man Robert E.
McK'sson."
SHORT ONE VOTE.
Democrats say that McKisson will
receive nineteen votes in the senate
to-day, and lifly-four in the house.
This is one vote short Of an election
II Is claimed be will be elected Wed.
The vote which McKisson il
short IS Cincinnati fusionist who
ins's on voting for Gerard A earl, |
a. s o'clock there was crush OF pao-
PIE outs side the house and senate doors.
The galleries and lobbies were thrown
open at 8 O'Clock and were immedistrly |
filed with men and women The
senate was called to order at 10 q. m
HANNA GAINS ONE.
Senator Garfield presented the re-
port Of the committee to fix the time
FIR voting for senator, which was II
o'clock, and was agreed to. The
Ham. men are out with story that
republican Snyder was Offered S5 900
to vote against H4nna. The demo
crats reported that he would get here
In time TO vote Drost, the Cincinnati
fusonist, has declared for Hanna.
IN THE HoUsE.
A call OF the house was demanded at
10 40 a. M. and all members came 10
but Cramer, democrat. A motion to
proceed with business was voted down
BY the Hanna people. Kinney. demo
crat. arose to question of privilege,
and asked that the charges Of attempt
ed bribery Of republican representative
O,s, ny alleged Hanna men, be IN
vestigsled The Fl INMATES attempted
to shut him off, but the speaker da.
clared that the question of privilege
took precedence Kinney, 81 .nnai q.
then IF sred resolution for q com
mittee TO inves,igate tho chsrges al
once, and alsp charges of bribery in
yoiving other members. A roll call
was dem landed. to suspend the rules.
and place the resolution on it's passage
This was defeated and was Hanna
victory. Cramer. democrat, is still
absent.
HANNA IN THE LEAD.
At 1880 Representative Leland
nominated Hanna for the United States
senate for this term. Toe motion was
seconded by smith. BrameIy pomi-
nated McK,syon. A vote was taken,
Hanna. Sc; McKisson, 40; I4ieutz. 4
Warner. 4; Wiley, L. This gives
Hanna "a votes on j,int ballot and in
sures his election Tomorrow.
In the senate, at IL O'Clock. all were
present. Senator Sullivan nominated
Hanna. as the nominee OF the Rapub---
lican parry. The vote stood: Hanna,
10; McKisson, IL.
now THEE VOTED,
Ia the senate, voight, fusionist, and
oil the republicans but Burke voted for
Hanna, while all the democrats and
Burke supported McKisson. All the
republican members OF the house voted
for Hanna except Mason, Bramley.
! mes, Oils, Scott and Rutan. ALI
democrats voted for McKisson excep
Hsz'att, Hyde, Wyley and Cramer, the
latter being i'll and not present
Hanna Will therefore ge into the joint
fess,on to, morrow, il there are no
affections. with seveuty-tnree votes, a
mai rily of one on lint ballot.
1T Is CLOSE.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, January II The
Two bouses Will take ioint ballot for
senator y ednesdaY At noon. In case
T.