The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-11
ELECTORAL VOTES COUNTED
Cleveland and Stevenson Formally
Declared Elected.
Ceremonies in the Hous s....Ths
vice.Presidens Finds Majority for
the Democratic Nominses...A
Great Throng.

WASHlNGTON, req. S.-An impressive
and instructive scene is being enacted
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives this after. IN. 1t is the counting
Of the votes of ,ie electoral colleges in
accordance with section of the act of
congress OF 1887. Early this morning
Vice-President Morton and Private Sec.
retary Chiffon unlocked the safe in the
private apartment of the vice-president
attached to the senate chamber, and
took therefrom the two polished cherry
boxes in which the envelopes contain.
ing the votes of the colleges were to be
placed. Then, one by one. he drew
forth the envelopes and handed them
to Captain Isaac Bassett, the 7l-year-
old assistant doorkeeper of the senate.
who deposited them in the boxes. By
the time this task had been completed
the members of the senate were in
their Seats and the venerable door
keeper bore the boxes in dignitied state
into the senate chamber, and placed
them upon the desk to the right of the
presiding officer.
Precisely at five minutes to o'clock
the senate stopped in the midst of it's
proceedings, and, forming in II march
ing body moved toward the house of
representatives. Captain Bassett, with
a box under each arm was in the CEN
ter, surrounded by the senators and a
Gordon of capital police in dress uni
form. Only two minutes We're occu-
tnH MN
house At the door Charles II. Turner,
and, taking n position at the head of
the procession he entered the bouse
and announced the arrival of the sem
ate. Slowly and impressively the dig
nified senators then entered tho hall,
preceded by the sergeant-at-arms and
headed by Vice-President Morton, arm
in arm with Secretary McCoolk.
The members and officers of the
remained standing until Nice-President
Morton had mounted the SPEAKERS
platform and taken the chair vacated
for the moment by Speaker Crisp, the
latter taking u chair on the vice-presi-
dents left
The senators appropriated the space
at the right OF the vice-president with
the members of the house Immediately
in their rear. The galleries were
crowded to overfiowing with the fami-
lies and friends of members of both
houses, and the large number OF ladies'
in handsome toilets gave the galleries
a particularly brilliant ensemble. When
quiet had been secured, Captain Bas-
sett, with due formnlity and delibera-
tion, unlocked the boxes and deposited
them on the table Immediately in front
Of the vice-president. The latter in a
few words rehearsed the act of con-
gress under which they were proceed
ing, and then proceeded to open the
sealed certificates and hand them to
the .ellcrs. At the outset he stated in
legal phraseology that if there was no
objection to the electoral vote of Ala
bama, the first state on the list, the
certificate from that state would be
read and its contents noted.
This course was pursued with each
and every one of the envelopes contain
Ing certificates, no objections being
raised to any certificate. When the
lost envelope had been opened the
tellers tabulated the vote. and handed
to President Morton report embrace
ing Une RnDlDer- OF electoral votes TO
which each state is entitled. the re-
spective electoral votes cast for prcsi-
dent and vlce-president, and III addition
the total of votes received by the can
didates of each party. Having scanned
this report through his glasses, Vice
President Morton proceeded to read it
with deliberatlon of manner and clear
ness of tone, and then rising to his
feet, an example which was followed
by the immense audience, he formally
declared in an impressive manner that
Grover Cleveland. of New York, was
elected president of the United States,
and that AdlaiE. Stevenson. of Illinois,
was elected v;ce-prcsilent OF the United
States, each for the term beginning
March 4, 1893, and that the announce
ment was by law sufficient declara-
tion of that fact, which, with the list
of votes, he ordered should be entered
on the journals Of the senate and
house. There was n loud cheer from
the democrats in the audience, the
vice-president's gavel fell. the senators
marched out rs they had come in,
Speaker Crisp resumed his seat, and
the cnran,pn,Y ar en5