Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-09
THE HOUSE

The event in the house today was Of
course tho counting of tine electoral votes
aud 30 passed OF without amy incident
ul Importance. Grover tlryrund was
declared thu choice of the people for the
office of president and Adlul Stevenson
for the office or yicp.prcsdunt As early
NJ 10 o'clock this morning % steady hu-
man stream began tu How towards the
great white building un Capitol I'LL, and
long before un hour had passed every
available scat in Tie gallery except pur-
lions reserved for Che executive aud dip
iomntic corps, had uu occupant In the
main public gallery, often made "a place
of rest for tired and imurCunIUus citi-
zcns, were Indies iu fair ruimcuI uuN-
luus tO witness % spectacle which can be-
seen but once iu four years That accom-
puuies the counting of the electoral vote
rrN for the uhcii magistrate of the ma
ton.
La his prayer the chaplain said: "Al-
mighty God, us Wv are to-day to witness
The sublime spectacle of counting aud
announcing th' vote of this great uu-
| ton for IT, chief ruler, wC pray thy
blessing may rest ON them that nrc the
| choice of this nation tu GIl the offices of
! prrHidcnt and yiCr-prnsidlut for the com.
| ing term. Grant them hruth, strength.
| hrWuCsg, wisdom and moderation Ina the
| discharge of their lofty duties
The speaker laid before the house
! house quarantine bill with senate nmeuG-
| mput uS uErpvd ON iu conference, and Mr..
| ltuyuor moved concurrence, hut MIR
| kilgurc attempted administering IL out of
| the morning hour, In few minutrs,
| however the house sut down ON him aud
| adopted the conference report lUl tu -.
| Some little time WINS occupied boy ron.
1 tho Legislative work aud the general
| half hour recess to whit for the senate
| was ordered tu the evident disgust of tho
| galleries
After recess door keeper Turner am.
| uuuucru the presence ui tho vice prpsi.
| dent aud the senate of thu United Suites
| and the vast usspmhlurc rose with ono
! accord tu do them honor The yirp.
| president took chGir assigned him tu
| the right of the speaker aud tho spuu.
| tors occupied the first four rows of SCENTS
| ~ the right of the presiding officers
| The counting of The electoral vote WINS
| then proceeded with and nt t4 ruu,pI,.
ton The ScuUtc returned 10 their own hnll
The announcement of the yicc.urcsi.
don't was that Cleveland aud Stevenson
had III; Harrison and Reid, li5, Monv.
| cr aud Field, %
The formal announcement NJ the re-
suit by states spread upon the house aud
senate lourunnls was MS follows: Ala
hnmn, Cleveland II; Arkansas Cleveland
y: California Cleveland & Harrison
| Colorado, Weaver (; Connecticut. Cleye
land q; Delaware. Cleveland 3,
| fluriOd, Cleveland 4: Geurgin
Cleveland az. ldCo Weaver q,
| Illinois, Cleveland - Indiana, Clcye
land 10; Iowa, Harrison l8: Kan.
sns, Weaver 10; Kentucky. Cleveland i3
Louisiana, Cleveland S; Maine. Hurrisnu
g, Maryland. Cleveland q. Mnssachu
sctts, Harrison %; Mississippi Cleveland
~; Missouri, Cleveland "a; Montana
Harrison 3; Nebraska, Harrison s: Ne
vOda, Weaver q; New Hampshire IIar
risnn 4 New Jersey, Cleveland 40: New
York Cleveland 30; North Carolina
| Cleveland II; North Dakota, Cleveland
-l-A Harrison l. Weaver I Ohio. Cleye
land /, Harrison % Oregon, Harrison
3, Woaycr 1: Pennsylvania. Harrison
-; Rhode Island, Harrison 4 Souu
| Carolina. Cleveland q; South nukotn
| Cleveland 4; Tennessee. Cleveland s
Texas, Cleveland 10; Vermont, HART
SON q Virginia, Cleveland 10; Washing
ton, Harrison 4 West Nirginn, Clevc
land a. Wisconsin, Cleveland Il: Wyo
ming Harrison g. Total Cleveland pr
| Harrison lAA, Weaver -
Tho vice presidential candidates receive,
the same number OF votes.