impeachment hearings followed in the house of representatives, and the senate removed tate from office, convicting him on four counts. a criminal indictment followed. an 1895 case marked "not to be officially reported" freed those implicated in the scandal from any obligation to repay the state. "tateism" became synonymous with political corruption in the state, and tate's crime was frequently cited at the state's fourth constitutional convention in 1891. the resulting constitution expanded the one-term limit that had applied to the governor since 1800 to all statewide elected officials. the legislature and voters adopted a two-term limit for such officials in 1992.