The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
Bribery Charges to BE Pressed. and
SubpOenas Issued for the Sem
atOr and His Friends.
HOUSE MAY BE REORGANIZED
OVATION GIVEN MIR. HANNA ON HIS
RETURN TO CLEVELAND.
Congratulations from Mr.. Foraker
inauguration of Governor Shaw, of
Iowa-SOund-MOney Speech.

COLUMBUS o., Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
and the members of the Legislature went
home to-day All will return by Tuesday
next The leaders on both sides are still
preparing for another fight next week. The
opposition to Hanna was defeated in his
election, but it proposes to fight now against
him being seated for the long term. His
enemies say they have not the time to inter-
fere on the short term, but they will press
the bribery charges as such charges were
pressed on Henry b. Payne fourteen years
ago. to the United States Senate. Subpoenas
have been issued TO Senator Hanna, Major
Dick, w. d. Hollenbeck, H. H. Boyce and
others to appear before the Senate commit
tee next Tuesday night. Libel suits have
been brought against several Republican
papers for damages in connection with the
bribery charges, notably one by T. c. camp
bell, for 100000, against the Ohio state
Journal. Among the managers for Senator
Hanna who are still here and will remain
till the investigation is completed is Hon.
e. G. R3 shbone, who says he wants the
bribery investigation pushed to the last
ditch He says those who were in that bust
ness are raising the cry against others, and
that the investigation will show who is
guilty and who is being prosecuted as we'll
as slandered.
While the Senate committee. of which
Senator Burke is chairman, began its in
vestigation yesterday, the House committee
will not be appointed till next Tuesday. The
Otis resolution was adopted in the House
to-day by vote of 81 to 5, but Speaker
Mason wanted time for the selection OF tve
men to do the investigating. AS Speaker
Mason is anticipating an attempt to Dust
him. he is disposed to confer with the men,
bers before naming the House committee.
In the standing committees announced by
Speaker Mason to-day he gave the Repub-
licans who voted for Hanna good places,
but it is said that the latter will not accept
the olive branch, and a majority has signed
document to GUST Mason and the other
officers Speaker Mason has never missed
moment out of his chair during the sessions
of the past two weeks. AS speaker pro
tenn. Griffith is now with the Hanna MEM
bers Mason knows that in his absence
resolution would be offered and adopted to
reorganize the House. AS Mason will re-.
fuse to recognize any one offering such
resolution, there are those who expect vio-
lence in the House before the proposed re-
organization is effected. Mason was very
arbitrary in his rulings to-day. and the Re-
publican members are ready to resort to
desperate efforts next week for reOrganiZa-
ton. AS the fusion Republican members
from Cincinnati were assured of support on
the Republican side for certain bills for the
reorganization of their city, their support,
with the exception of Otis, is counted on in
displacing Mason. The Democratic side is
depended on to support the Cincinnati bills
in any event.
in the house to-day, when Mr. Scott one
Of the dissenting Republicans, asked Mr..
Boxwell a question, the latter answered
E,nnff ~N@c k,Afn
Speaker Mason had Boxwelrs words taken
down the latter said it mattered not what
the chair held as there would soon be an
other speaker This is an indication of the
feeling of Hanna's friends Two weeks ago
BoxWell, the Republican nominee for speak
err, was defeated So to GO, but the figures
have since been reversed. One of the OBJ
structions to immediate reorganization is
Mr.. Boxwell himself made enemies when
he was formerly speaker and who was gen.
orally reported to have been the indirect
cause of Mr.. Hanna meeting with what is
called his Bull Run" at the organization
of the General Assembly. There may be
some doubt about Bowel being put in the
speakers chair, but there is no doubt that
an effort will be made to GUST Speaker Ma.
son and all elected on the kurtz combine
ticket. Charles Gcrrish, who was deputy
state oil inspector under kurtz, was made
clerk over John r. Malloy, secretary of the
Republican state committee, and the per-
sonal friend of Mckinley, Hanna and Chair
man Nash. 1t is desired especially. by the
Republicans that Gerrish be ousted in favor
of Malloy And there is general cry
against those who are being called trait
ors'' holding any of the places.
The Republican senator's cannot undertake
such proceedings. That body consists Of
eighteen Republicans and eighteen Demo-
Gratis. BY Senator Burke voting with the
Democrats it has stood 10 to IL on organi-
zation, on the senatorship and on every
thing else If Senator Burke should return
to the fold at any time Lieutenant Governor
Jones says he will turn the rascals out
with his tie vote.
Almost another thousand congratulatory
kilograms were received to-day for Senator
Hanna and forwarded to him at Cleveland.
Senator T. c. Platt sent strong dispatch,
saying: Your success means the salvation
of the party" and still more vigorous one
to Major Dick Some of these con-
gratuatory kilograms continue to denounce
TRAITORS in the severest language.
AT the iollifcation meetings In some coun-
ties the resignation is demanded by resolu-
ton OF Charles l.. Kurtz as the Ohio mem
Der of the Republican national committee.