Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-13
HANNA is ELECTED.
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Gets the Necessary seventy-three
Votes on Joint Ballot.
END OF SENSATIONAL FIGHT
OHIO Legislature in Joint Session Com
firms the Result Recorded by the
Two Houses Tuesday-Bribery
Charges to Be Probed.

Two Houses Tuesday-Bribery
Charges to Be Probed.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 12.-Although the
joint balloting for senator did not begin
till noon, the legislature halls were
crowded early in the morning with an
overflow crowd in and about the state
house. At the hotels, the opposing
headquarters presented the same anx-
lous scenes. The workers on both sides
showed more plainly their wcariness
than on former mornings. The Hanna
hustlers were up all night on the watch.
Their opponents spent the entire night
IN getting some members out of bed and
staying near others. There were sew
eral collisions in the hotels between op-
posing workers and watchmen before
daybreak and their feeling had not
abated any when they met again in the
state house. There were reports about
attempts to abduct certain members
during the night, but none was lost in
any OF the alleged escapades. There
seemed to be less curiosity over the re-
suit of the joint ballot for senator than
over the well advertised dramatic per-
formance in connection with charges of
bribery conspiracy and other wrongs
charged by both sides against each
other. And in the midst of all the
cheering there were sighs for relief
from the wearing suspense over the ac.
ton of doubtful statesmen.
When the house convened at 10 a. M,
Representative Otis was promptly rec
ognized on question of privilege. He
made 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 United States sena-
tor and offered resolution accordingly.
On motion to suspend the rules for
Immediate consideration the vote stood
SO ayes, ST nays. The 56 Hanna men
always voted solidly. Representative
Cramer was absent and is still very sick.
The other 46 Democratic members and
the six boiling Republican representa-
tives voted together for an investigation
before electing senator. Representa-
tive Stewart, one Of the Hanna leaders,
said there would come a proper time for
| the fullest investigation but this was
the time for electing senator.
| The roll of the senate was called first
and there were no changes from the
vote of yesterday-15 for McKisson and
II for Hanna
The vote in the house was the same
as that OF yesterday with the exception
that Hazlett, who voted then for
Wiley, and Hess, who voted then for
Warner, today voted with the other
Democrats for McKisson. General
Wiley was the only Democrat not vot.
ing with the coalition, and he voted
again for Congressman Lentz. Lieu
tenant Governor Jones announced the
result OF the joint ballot as Hanna, 7S;
Mcklsson, 10; Lentz, L; absent l, and
declared Marcus A. Hanna elected sen.
ator for the unexpired term ending
March 4, 1899. Owing to the cheering
and noise the chair allowed the jolli-
fiers to retire before the less exciting
vote for the long term was begun. The
ballot for tho long term proceeded with
out much interest being manifested and
was the same as that for the short
term.
After Hanna was declared elected
senator for the long term pandemoniun
reigned supreme in the hall of the
house. The galleries went wild, and
the senators and representatives parti-
cipated in the demonstration. On mo-
ton OF Senator Alexander committee
OF five was sent to escort Senator Han
ma to the hall.
DISCOVERING MANY NEW CLAIMS.
Gold Seekers In Alaska Drifting Into
New Diggings.
VICTORIA, Is. O., Jan. 11.-Richard
Morgan, just from Dawson, says large
herds of moose and cariboo have lately
passed the district and have been
slaughtered by the wholesale, one
hunting party bringing in as MANY as
40 Hunker creek, emptying into the
klondike 15 miles from Dawson, and
Gold Bottom, Last Chance and several
other auriferous creeks are proving as
good as Eldorado, while its gold ap-
proaches the Bonanza creek standard of
tlneness. The Hunker is a long stream,
with room for upwards of 100 or more
claims, while there are quite as MANY
on the newly prospected tributaries, in.
Guiding Last Chance and Gold Kettle.
The pay dirt of Hunker and the tribu-
tarles is said to average $40 to the pan,
while claim No. 6, below Discovery, is
reported to have turned out one record
pan of $l04.
Hawkeye Pioneer Dies at Keokuk,
kEoKUK, Ia, Jan. S.-5udge G. f.
DAVIS, who came to Iowa 80 years ago.
died this afternoon. He was promi-
nent banker and served as special in
spector in the public land service under
President Harrison
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