The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-11
THIN ELECTORAL VOTE
1t Is Counted at a Joint Ses-
sion Of Congress.
no CHALLENGE FROM MURRAY.

The Vote ~ Counted Gives Mckinley
s7t and Bryan ITO FOR President,
and Hobart al. sswoii ise and Wat
son. ~ For vice Prssidsnt-A Rush
Of Spectators
WAsIusoros. Feb. io.-The frs. pub
lie exercise In connection with the In
coming administration occurred At the
capitol today. when the two houses
Of congress, In joint session In the spa.
cious hall Of representatives, counted
the electoral vote Of the various states
and listened 10 Vice President Steven
son formally prbmulgAte the election
Of William Mckinley AZ president and
Garrett A. Hobart ~ vice president Of
the United States.
Az usual on state occasions the public
streamed 10 the capitol in great crowds.
but the galleries Of the house save for
small space IL capable Of seating only
300 persons. was strictly reserved for
tiokes holders, 90 the stairways and ele-
yaiors were besiegod In vain by eager
multitudes. Although the ceremonies
were not 10 begin until I o'clock the
galleries were thrown open 10 fortunate
possessors Of tickets At 10 o'clock, and
within half an hcur all the galleries ex.
cept those reserved for the diplomatic
corps and the president. were packed to
the doors, many ladies In gay toilets be.
ing present
Exactly At ~ o'clock Speaker Reed
Ascended the stand and called the body
10 order. Rev. Couden. the blind chap.
lain. seemed impressed with the spirit
Of the occasion and delivered an inspir'
ing prayer. The reading Of the journal
was begun. and when IL was concluded,
some routine matters were transacted
10 kill time until the event Of the day
was due. Al 1850 p. m the house
took a recess Tor Ave minutes
Shortly before o'clock the members
Of the senate left their chamber and
walked across 10 the house
Preceded By Vice President Stevenson
they filed In and took their seats IN the
hrst four rows 10 the right Of the speak.
er's desk. which had been vacated for
that purpose during the recess. The
members OF the house remained stand
ing while the senators took ther places
The assistants Of Secretary Cox carried
a red cherry steelclasped box, In which
the returns q the - states reposed.
Vice President Stevenson who, by
law. presided over the joint session.
took his place by the side Of Speaker
Reed. Tho Tellers-Senator Lodge Of
Massachusetts and Senator Blackburn
Of Kentucky, on behalf If the senate,
and Mr. Grosvenor Of ONO and Mr..
Richardson Of Tennessee on behalf Of
the house-asoended 10 the clerks desk
and counted the votes. Tho house and
senate. in Joint session. thon declared
Mckinley elected. The vote ~ Official.
" announced. IL a. follows Mckinley,
al electoral votes; Bryan, i7s. For
vice president; Hobart, al; Sewall,
i4g; Watson, n.
South Cardinals vote was counted
without interruption. Representative
Murray. who had talked Of challenging
the vote had left the Republican aide
and was in the rear row Of the Demo
cratic side He made no Attemp, 10 In,
terrupi the vote, which was recorded foI
Bryan In accordance with the returns
The announcement concluded tbs
ceremonies. and the senators marched
back 70 their own chamber when th'
house adjourned.