Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
COUNT OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

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Washington. Feb. 1.-THE electoral
votes Of the forty-five states Of the Un-
Ion were formally counted at the joint
session Of the house and senate held
yesterday for that purpose. and Vice
President Stevenson proclaimed the
election Of Mckinley and Hobart as
president and vice president respective
ly. Although the sky was overcast the
weatherwas auspicious. and the galleries
Of the hall Of representatives were
thronged. The general public besieged
the doors in vain, as but small space
was reserved for them. Ladies were ar
rayed in gay toilettes. and gave touches
or color to the brilliant setting Of the
scene. Many distinguished personages
witnessed the court, among them Am
bassador Paternotre and Chancellor
Bouve, Of the French embassy: Mr..
Chat Chung, Of the Chinese legation;
Baron Won Thielman; Secretary Matsu,
Of the japanese legation; Viscount
Thyrso, of the Portuguese legation, and
Sir Richard Cartwright, Of the Cana
dian government. No member of Pres
ident Cleveland's family was present.
Senators Jones. of Arkansas, and But
Ter. of North Carolina, who managed
the Democratic and Populistic cam
paisns. were present, but did not ap-
pear to take a deep interest in the count.
Prominent also in the sea of faces was
white-haired Senator Palmer, of Illinois,
who headed the gold Democrats last
fall. The count itself was a very for
NAL function. Vice President Steven
son sat at the side of Speaker Reed and
presided over the joint session. Lodge
and Blackburn, on the part of the SEN
ate. and Grosvenor and Richardson, on
behalf of the house, acted as tellers. The
returns were opened by the vice presi-
dent and announced by the tellers The
reading of the certificates. long in ver-
biage. was omitted after that of Ala
bama had been read.
No demonstration occurred at any
point during the count. but when the
vice president at it's conclusion an
nounced the result there was a round of
applause. both on the floor and in the
galleries. The totals were as follows:
For president-McKinley 271; Bryan,
116. For vice president-Hobart, 271;
Sewall, 149: Watson. q. The only Incl
dent of the proceedings occurred when
Senator Lodge raised a laugh in an
1t by mistake to Mckinley. The an
nouncement of the state Of the vote is
the only notification the president-elect
and vice president-elect will receive.
No official communication Is sent to
them.
As soon as the count was completed
and the joint session adjourned the
house adjourned for the day.
Wool Men Watching the Tariff Bill.
Washington. Feb. misrepresentation
OF the National Association of Woolen
Manufacturers and the Manufacturers
club, yesterday had a conference with
the wool growers committee appointed
by the national association. The confer
ence was devoted to a general discus
sion of the proposed wool and woolen
schedules.
Probably Heard from the Senate.
Washington, Feb. lit is rumored
IN diplomatic circles here that King Os-
car OF Sweden has instructed the min
ister from Sweden to notify the state
department that he (King Oscar) will
not act as umpire in the Venezuelan
boundary dispute.
General shelby ssiii Alive.
Adrian, No.. Feb. 11.-General Shell
by Is still alive. He rallied during the
night and is resting easily, although II
seems only question Of a short time
when the end must come. He is grad
ually growing weaker and continues
unconscious.