The morning times., 1897-02-11
VOTE COUNTED
Mckinley Formally Declared to
Be Elected President.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY
There Was Vast Crowd Present,
But the Enthusiasm Which Has
Heretofore Marked Similar Oc-
casions Was Notably Absent-The
Result of the Official Count.

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The House joined yesterday with the
Senate, as fluffy reported in the Evening
Times, in witnessing the count of the
electoral vote for President and Vice Pres-
dent OF the United States for the term
beginning March 4, 1897, and after the
announcement OF the result adjourned until
today.
A little before p. IN. the membe rs Of the
Senate appeared as the north door, headed
by Vice President Stevenson, Sergeant-at-
Arms Bright and Secretary Cox, and their
presence was formally announced to the
House by Doorkeeper Glenn. The Repre-
sentatiyes rose to their feet and remained
standing until members of the upper house
had found the places assigned TO them.
Next came two staiwart Capitol police
bearing the mahogany box in which the
certificates of the result OF the elections
in the several States had been placed by
the Vice President as they had been re-
ceived by him from the messengers APP
pointed to bring them To the Capitol.
No returns were missing, the last, from
the State OF Montana, having been received
yesterday. Vice President Stevenson, ac-
cording TO the terms of the new law under
which the joint convention assembled, oc-
cupied the Speakers chair, Mr.. Reed sit
ting t his left.
Tellers for the House were Mr.. Grosve-
nor OF Ohio, and Mr.. Richardson OF Ten
nessee; for the Senate this duty was per-
formed by Senators Blackburn of Ken
lucky and Lodge of Massachusetts.
Prominent on the floor was Senator John
NJ Palmer, who sat in the center of the
Democratic side OF the House. He looked
particularly lonely, although the hall
was crowded the chairs on either side ofthe
late gold candidate for President were
eonSpicuOuSly vacant.
Near Mr.. Palmer sat Senator James K.
Jones the general who cUnductedt lie Br yan
campaign In one Of the front seats bent
and old, but keenly Interested in the pro
ccedingS, sat John Sherman, premier of
the incoming administration, who has been
present at the election OF every Presl-
dent since Lincoln. Two chairs from him
sat the grim Caihoun-faced Teller, who
played so important a part in the cam
paign and was at one time believed by
the silver Republicans to be pointed out
by the. finger OF God" as the candidate Of
the silver forces for President. and after
ward unanimously reelected Senator.
Whcnthe Counting Ofunc vote ncgan there
were in the executive gallery Mrs. Steven
SON the wife of the Vice President. and four
fricuds-Mrs Francis, the wife OF the Sec
retary OF the Interior, and Mrs. Brewer
tire wife of Justice Brewer, OF the Supreme
Court In the diplomatic gallery were NJ.
Patenotre, the French ambassador; Mr.
Chung. the interpreter OF he Chinese lega-
ton and four or five undersccretaries
from South American legations
At one minute before / o'clock Vice
President Stevenson called the joint con-
vcntion to order Mr.. Stevenson said:
1.-The Senate and House OF Representatives
have met together in joint session, pursu-
ant to the Constitution and laws OF the
United States, on this day appointed for
the opening OF the certificates and count
ing OF the votes for electors for President
and Vice President of the United States.
The certificate Of the State Of Alabama
will be read by the tellcrs."
1t was an Interesting circumstance that
same chair that Bryan used to fill when
member of the House McKinIey's old chair
on the Republican side was vacant, but
near by sat Mr.. Dngley, who has sue
cceded him as the leader of tie House
There was Il long and hearty round OF
applause when the Vice President finally
formally declared william Mckinley and
Garrett 4 Hobart to be elected President
and vice President
The result as finally and officially
computed and announced was: President
Mckinley. Ell; Bryan, 1T6. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart, 271: SewalI 10; Watson,
27. The Watson votes We're as follows:
North Carolina, .; Missouri, 4; Nebraska,
i: Louisiana, 4; Arkansas, 3; South Dakota,
2: Montana, /; Utah, /; Washington, 2;
Wyoming, 1.
TIE proceedings were witnessed by an
immense crowd OF spectators that filled
ali the galleries, but without the crush
in the building that has marked previous
similar occasions.
In the hour prior to the assembling of
the Joint convention, the fortified tions
and the postoffce appropriations bills were
reported and placed on the calendar. A
Senate bill was passed authorizing the
several courts of appeals Co make tables
of dues and charges, which the Supreme
Court of the United States shall make
uniform as nearly as possible.