The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

Washington, Feb. 10.-Before the
senate left it's chamber today to par
ticipate with the house of represent
atives in the formality of counting the
electoral votes for president and vice
president of the United States, the
only matter which came UP for con-
sideration was Tillman's Oem., S. c.,
bill "amplifying and classifying the
excise law as to the right of state au-
thorities to seize intoxicating liquors
brought into the state. 1t was siren
uously opposed by Senators Sewall
(Rep., n. j., Mills (Dem., Tex, and
Vest (Dem., MOI, on the ground that
it was an interference with interstate
commerce, a violation of the right of
personal freedom and an attempt to
give the MONOPOLY of the liquor traffic
in South Carolina to the home distill
ers. The discussion had not been
closed when the time came for the SEN
ate TO proceed to the house, and the
bill went over without action. After
the senate returned to its chamber the
Nicaraguan canal bill came up as the
unfinished business and Mr.. Morgan
(Dem., Ala.), recognizing the impossi-
bility of its passage this session, with
drew it, giving notice. however that he
would introduce it at the extra session
and would press it TO a vote. He made
a long last speech upon it, in which
he imputed the obstacles which the
canal project had met to British in
tervention.
After the Nicaraguan canal bill had
been thus taken out of the way the
bankruptcy bill came to the front as
the unfinished business"
1t, however. went over till tomorrow.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
then taken UP and passed.
At $50 D. m. the senate adjourned.
The house today Joined with the SEN
ate in witnessing the counting of the
electoral vote for president and vice
president of the United States for the
term beginning March 4, 1897. and af-
ter the announcement of the result,
adjourned until tomorrow.
There was no change in the vote
from that expected after the popular
election in November had expressed
the peoples will, and consequently no
surprises. The votes of the several
states were read in turn by the tell
ers-Senators Lodge (Rep., Mass.) and
blackburn (Dem., Ry.) and Represent
atives Grosvenor (Rep., o. and Rich
ardson (Dem.. Tenn.). and the result
stated by ice-President Stevenson.
who presided over the joint conven-
ton It was that Mckinley had re-
ceiVed III votes for president and Mr..
Bryan 176; that Mr.. Hobart had re-
ceived 271 votes for ice-president and
Mr.. Sewall 149 and Mr. Watson 81
II was stated that this was a suf-
ficient declaration in law of the cleo
tion of Messrs. Mckinley and Hobart
for the term stated as president and
vice-president respectively.
The proceedings We're witnessed by
an immense crowd of spectators, that
filled all 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 fortifications and the
postoffice appropriation bills were
reported and placed on the calendar. A
senate bill was passed authorizing the
courts of appeals to make tables of
dues and charges, which the supreme
court of the United States shall make
as early as possible.