Evening star., 1897-02-10

was in the gallery reserved for him. but
the family of Vice President Stevenson
occupied of the pIush-covered benches.
The diplomatic gallery was almost empty.
only a half dozen foreign representatives
being present. They included NfScount
Santo-Thyrso. the Portuguese minister: Y
Tsu, the secretary of the Chinese legation,
and the secretary of the Japanese legation.
The dearth of diplomats was accounted for
by the fact that many Of them were at
Charleston. s. -. witnessing the maneuver-
ing of the Atlantic blockade squadron
The senate Received.
Shortly before O'Clock the members of
the Senate left their chamber at the north
side of the Capitol and walked across to
the House. passing through the vast ro-
tunda and the old hall of representatives.
now statuary hall. where the civic and
martial heroes OF the states looked down
upon them.
Their approach was heralded by the en-
trance of Col. Richard ]. Bright. the SER
geant-at-arms of the Senate. who an
nounced The Senate of the United States
Then in solemn procession they filed In,
preceded by Mr. Cox clerk OF the senate.
and Vice President Stevenson. ana TOOK
their seats in the first four rows TO the
right Of the Speakers desk. which had been
vacated for that purpose during the re-
cess The members of the House rose ana
remained standing while the senators took
their places The assistant of Mr.. Cox car
ried the red cherry steel-clasped box III
which the returns of the forty-hNs states
reposed
The vice President PrSsides.
Vice President Stevenson. who by law.
presided over the joint session, took his
place by the side of Speaker Reed. The
te!lers. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky. on behalf
of the Senate and Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio
and Mr. Richardson Of Tennessee, on be-
half of the House. assembled TO the clerk
desk Immediately below the Speaker
table and prepared to count the vote
III was rather strange coincidence that
both Mr.. Blackburn .ad Mr.. Lodge tthen
a me mber of the House, acted as tei!ers on
the occasion OF tie counting oi nd anS s1se Stes
four years ago. when cleveland ana ste
venson were declared President and Vice
President, respectively.
Vice President Stevenson assumed the
gayeI and announced the purpose of the
Joint session. He tien unlocked the CHERRY
box and broke TIE seal of the returns OF
each state as IL was rtdched.
The First Certificate Read.
The formal certificate Of Alabama was
read in full by Mr.. Blackburn. after wn1ch
the reading of the long certificates Was
dispensed with on the motion of senator
sherman, the tellers simply announcing the
results after ascertairinS by Inspection
that they were IN due form
. The tellers made the announcements in
rotst ticn. Il fell to the lot of Mr.. Dlack-
burn to first announce the eleven votes ot
Alabama for Bryan and SewaI Mr.
Lodges first announcement was the eight
votes of Arkansas for Bryan. five votes
for SewaH and three for Watson MI
CsrCSyeror announced Califorria'S vote. but
IL was rot an unadulterated pleasure. as one
of the rine votes went to Bryan. MIR. Rich
ardsoI's first announcement was the four
votes of Colorado for Bryan and Sewai
One Lady Tainted.
Upon the announcement of the vote of
Connecticut there was some confusion in
The gallery opposite the Speakers chair,
caused by the faiI.ting OF a lady. She was
promptly carried forth to the corridor.
There was no demonstration iur.Eg the
several announcements. The iignifeJ and
solemn presence of the Se1aIe seemed 10
put damper upon tie usually cffervescent
spirits of the House. The galleries. inn
pressed by the profound character OF the
procee edings. were restrained by the quiet
which reigned on the fo0r. The tally cards
had been distributed r-Jout the House, ano
many members and several senators check
ed Off the states as their votes were an
noUnced. \ hearty laugh was caused when
Senator Lodge. by mistake. announced the
vote of Missouri for Mckinley.
The Formal Announcement.
AT the conclusion of the state announce
ment the totals were footed up and sign
ed by the fo.r tellers. Senator Lodge on
behalf of the tellers then announced the
result Thereupon Vice President Steven
son arose and addressed the two houses
as follows:
The state of the vote for President of
tiiv United States as delivered to the Presi-
dent CT the Senate is follows:
The whole number of the electors an
pointed to vote for President of the United
States is III. of which majority is 22i
William Mckinley of the state of Ohio
has received for President of the United
States al votes.
William J. Bryant of the state of
Nebraska has received 116 votes.
The state OF the vote for Vice President
OF the United States delivered to the
President of the Senate is follows:
The whole number of the electors ap-
pOiHte1 TO vote fer Vice President of the
Is ~. Garret a. Hobart of the state of
New Jersey has received 211 votes.
Arthur Sewall of the state of Maine has
received l43 votes.
Thomas Z. Watson of the state of
Georgia has received - votes.
This announcement of the state of the
VOte by the President of the Senate, is by
law a sufficient declaration that William
Mckinley of the state of Ohio is elected
President OF the United States. and that
Garret a. Hobart OF the state of New Jer-
sey is elected Vice President of tce United
States. each for the term beginning March
&. 1897. and will be entered toge her with
list of the votes on The Journals of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
4 Round of Applause.
Mr.. Stevenson then formally dismissed
the joint session.
hearty round of applause. in which the
galleries joined. followed. after which the
senators filed out In the hall, 5 they had
come. while the members of the House
stood up, and the ceremony was over
The House adjourned at | 80 pm.
THE SENATE.
The approaching ceremony of cot nting
the electoral vote referred TO n Mr..
Milhurn,s PRAYER on the opening of the