Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-14
The Result OF the Late National Election
FormalIy Danlared.

The Result OF the Late National Election
Formally Declared.
WASHINGTON. February lSth.-In Joint session
OF the House of Representatives aud Senate to-
day the electoral votes of the different states of
the Union were formally counted and Harrison
and Morton were declared elected President and
Vice President of the United States for the pc
riod of four years from March 4th next.
Two hours before Congress met there was
steady procession down Pennsylvania avenue
in the direction of the Capitol. Admission to
the galleries was regulated by tickets issued to
Senators and Representatives, and usual,
more tickets were issued than would twice fill
the seating capacity of the galleries. Long be-
lore noon the corridors were crowded with peo-
pie having tickets. but who were unable TO get
seats. Eyery nook and Granny was filled, and
ladies were glad to find resting p aces on STEPS
and in the aisles leading to the benches.
The scene on the floor after resolution was
adopted giving the families of members the
privileges of the floor was one to have warmed
the hearts of the advocate of woman suffrages
The wives, sisters, daughters and female friends
OF COngre' Smen, who were unable TO obtain
seats in the galleries, crowded into the cham
bers and filed seats and standing room behind
the seats of the members. and in many cases
occupied seats which belonged to the husbands
Senators csme over 10 the House in advance in
order TO ind places Tor their female friends.
Inc Diplomatic Gallery was filed with ladies
belonging to the various legations and only two
gentlemen OF the foreign corps were in the Blue
Box.
One bench in the gallery was con pieuous by
the absence of any occupant. 1t was the seat
assigI ed 10 tee President OF the United States
and his family Mrs. Carlisle and party occu
pled the speakers reserved bench, and people
Prominent in society filed other seats in the
vicinity. For an hour the routine morning
Guilty.
A cali OF the committee for reports was pro.
ceeded with amidst hum of conversation from
the floor and galleries which drowned the voice
OF the Reading Clerk and made the proceedings
lnaudlble to all save the officers of the House
AT 1925 o'clock the Speaker pounded with
come degree of success for order, and IS the law
OF 1887 provided that Senators should occupy
seats on the right Of the presiding officer the
members who were occupying seats in front of
the right OF the chair Va;Rted them and sharp
rap OF the gayel announced the arrival CT the
Senate at The uorCh entrance 10 the hall
sergeant-at.Arms Canady and Deputy Christie
leo Inc procession Following them came AS
sstant Docr-keePsr Isaac Bassett bearing in
each hand a large walnut box which contained
the certlhcates OF election. Following him came
TWO deputies of the Sergeant alarms Office and
behind them came President pro tempore
ingalls, and Secretary McCook, followed by SEN
Senators Stanford snd Stewart Jones of
Nevada and Bowen Mitchell and Cullom en-
tered together Edmunds entered alone.
Aiter all the other Senator'S were seated Mr.
ManderSon and Mr. Hartis, teilers appointed on
the part of the Senate. and Representatives
Baker OF New York and Ermentrout of Penn
sylyania, tellers on the part of the House took
their places at the Clerks desk in front of the
Speakers chair. Mr. Ingalls, took his seat at
the right of the Speaker and without DELAY
raped the House to order
:, . This being the day appointed for opening
the certificates ard counting the votes cast for
resident and Vice President of the United
states, said Mr, Ingalls,, 1.-THE two Houses have
met together, pursuant to the Constitution and
laws of the United states. If there be no obiec-
tlon, the vote of Alabama will be counted and
the result win be recorded by tellers"
The votes of the several States were then read
IN their regular order, and at the conclusion
the presiding officer announced:
The vote for President of the United States.
as delivered to the President of the Senate is as
follows: The Whole number of Electors ap-
pointed tovofe for President ofthe United States
Is i0l, of which u majority is .Ol. BENJAMIN
Harrison, OF the State of Indiana received for
President of the United States 2SS votes, and
Grover Cleveland. OF the State of New York.
received l69 votes"
:, In Ike manner and with the same majority
the election OF Levi P. Morton, of New York. to
be Vice President was declared, and both were
directed to be entered in the Journals OF the
solved