The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-14
THE RESULT DECLARED.
both House. OF Congress In Joint session
Count the Electoral Vote.

Roth House. OF Congress In Joint session
Count the Electoral Vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb lS-The chamber OF
the house presented a lively scene this
morning, though nothing OF a sensational
character was expected. The galleries
were oiled an hour before noon by crowd
OF spectators eager 10 witness the ceremon-
les attending the counting OF the electoral
vote. Ladies were In a large majority,
many being upon the door pleading with
members for passes 10 the already over
flowing galleries. Beside the speakers
chair was placed one for Senator Ingalls,,
who, as the presiding officer OF the senate,
was 70 preside over the joint assembly. At
noon the speakers gayel hushed the hum
Of conversation as the chaplain made an
appropriate prayer.
After routine business, at O'clock. the
| legislative proceedings were suspended,
and the senators, headed by President In
gals, filed into the chamber. Capt. Bassett
carried box containing the returns from
the electoral college The representatives
remained standing until the senators had
taken seats. Then Senator ingalls,, seated
ON the right hand pf the speaker, called the
| Joint assembly to'urder and stated the busi
ness before IL, The presiding officer then
| broke the seal OF the certificate from Ala
bama, and handed IL 20 Senator Mander-
son, one OF the tellers, who read the docu-
ment IL was In due form, and showed the
ten electoral votes OF Alabama had been
cast for Cleveland and Thurman. The GER
| tliicate gave In minute detail the proceed
ings Of the meeting of the electors In Mont
gomery, and contained the ballots cast by
each elector for president and vice presl-
dent IL WAS accompanied by statement
| from the governor of Alabama, certifying
| to the election OF the electors therein
named. The reading consumed seventeen
| minutes.
Thereafter the reading OF the returns
| was dis pensed with, and the tellers, after
inspection, merely announced the result In
each state. Oregon having been reached.
the presiding officer said: "rhe president
| of the senate has received two certificates
and two other papers purportsng 10 be Ger
| tifcates from the state OF Oregon. As re-
Quired by the law, he opens them all and
| delivers them 10 the tellers, who will read,
| II there be no objection, only that which is
authenticated by the certificate OF the cleo
tors, certified 70 by the governor Of the
state Of Oregon as having been duly ap-
| pointed In such state, as appears In the
| copy OF such certificate transmitted 20 the
| two houses Of congress by the secretary OF
state" Senator MAnderson said the tellers
have examined the different certificates
presented 10 them and find but one In dup
licate certified 10 by the governor OF the
| state Of Oregon over the great seal OF that
| state. IL seems 10 be In due form, and by
II IL appears that Benjamin Harrison, OF
Indiana, received three votes for presi
| dent, and Levi p. Morton, OF New
York, three votes for vice-president
| There was no objection TO the
vote being so counted. The reading OF the
returns was then completed and footed
without further incident. The presiding
officer, upon receiving the result, said:
"Tbe vote for president OF the United
/ states, as delivered 10 the president of the
senate, is as follows: whole number Of
electors appointed 10 vote for president OF
the United States, 40l, OF which q majority
IL 20l. Benjamin Harrison, Of the state OF
Indiana, received for president Of the
| United States 293 votes, and Grover Cleve-
| land, OF the state OF New York, received
| i8s votes" In like manner aud with the
same majority the election OF Levi T.. Nor
ton, OF New York, 90 be vice-president,
was declared, and both were directed TO be
entered IN the journals OF the senate and
| house.
The Joint session then dissolved.