The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-08
An impressive Scene.

An Impressive Scene.
to The n VS.;
4 ,suIsGroN, Feb. San impress.
" md instructive scene is being
.od in the hall Of the house of
sen,atives this afternoon. 1t is
Iouu,ldg OF the votes Of the cleo
coll, ges in accordance with sec
a of the act of congress Of 1887.
this morning Vice President
IN aud Private secretary Chiffon
liked the safe in the private apart.
of the vice president, attached
'3he senate chamber, end took
from the two polished cherry
id which the envelopes contain
he votes of the colleges were to
,,ed. Then, one by one, he
forth the envelopes and handed
to Capt. Isaac Bassett, the sew
-ous y ear old assistant doorkeeper
l. senate, who deposited them in
boxes. BY the time this task had
completed the members of the
te we're in their seats, and the
liable doort eeper bore the boxes
Bigniied state into the senate
ber aud placed them upon the
4 to the right of the presiding
h4cisely at five minutes to l
>ck he senate stopped in the
j of its proceedings, and, forming
I'm trching procession, moved to-
q the house of representatives
h. Bassett with box under each
Twas in the center, surrounded by
oenators and a Gordon of capitol
be in dress uniform Only two
utes were occupied in crossing
D the senate TO the house. AT the
80 door Charles II. Turner, the
;ial door keeper, was in waiting,
taking a position at the head
tho procession he entered
house and announced the
bal of the senate. Slowly
lnpressively the digni fed senator's
eaMered the hail, preceded Ly the
glt at. arms, and headed by
s President Morton, ann in arm
b Secretary McCook. The mem
b aud officers OF the house rose as
senate entered, and remained
hiding until Vice President Morton
mounted the speakers platform
taken the chair vacated on the
pent by Speaker Crisp, the latte,
fng a chair on the presidents left.
+ senators appropriated the space
The right Of the vice president with
members of the house immediatel,
their rear. The galleries
be crowded to ovel tiowine
b the families and friend:
members of both houses, and the
be number of ladies in handsome
let's gave the galleries a particularly
pllaut ensemble. When quiet hac
lured, Capt Basse,t, with due for
pity and deliberation. unlocked the
Fks and deposited them on the table
|ne dlalely in front OF the vice presi'
pt The latter In q few words re
lrsed the act of Congress under
|lch they were proceeding, anc
10 proceeded to open the sealec
Fnhcates and hand them TO the tel
,. AT the outset he stated in lega
raseology that if there was no OBJ
zion TO the electoral vote of Alaba
}, the first state on the list
certificates from that state
|uld be read and its contents noted
Us course was pursued with eact
q every one Of the envelopes
ntalning certificates, no OBJ
|,'on being raised to any ce rtificate
hen the last envelope had beer
ened the callers tabulated the vot'
p handed to President Morton
port embracing the number Of cleo
Lal vo'es to which each state is en-
Ped, their respective electoral vot'
p for president and vice president
i In addition the fetal of votes re
|ved by the candidates of eacl
Ety. Having scanned this repor
F0ugh his glasses, Vice Preslden
Pf'on proceeded to read it wit
VIBRATION of manner and clearnes
zone, and then rising to his feet, al
h'mple that was followed by tn
ence' he formally declared in a.
(p,essive manner that Grover Cleve
Pa OF New York, was elected presi
|nt OF the United States, and tina
lal E. Stevenson of Illi1 ois, wa