The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-11

Patenotre and Chancellor Ronefre, OF the
French embassy: Mr.. Chat Chung, OF the
Chinese legation: Baron Won Thielman;
Secretary Matsul of the Japanese lega-
tion: Viscc unit de Santo-Thyso. of the
Portuguese legation. and Sir Richard
Cartwright OF the Canadian government
No members OF President Cleveland :
family were present.
A Gordon Of blue coated, brass buttoned
police hedged about the senator's as they
marched majestically over 10 the house.
preceded by Vice President Stevenson.
and Mr.. Cox. secretary of the senate.
with the returns locked in a cherry col
ored box. This guarding Of the returns
Was a precaution first taken by Acting
Nies President Ferry. OF Michigan. TWEEN
~ years ago. during the wild excitement
attending the Tilden-Hayes es contest in an
ticipation Of a possible raid.
As the house and senate sat in joint ses-
sion today and listened quietly TO the
count, those stirring days We're recalled
OF the fifteen men who sat on the famous
electoral commission which decided that
contest by peaceful means. Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts. was the only one pres
cnt today. The others. excepting Justice
Field, have all retired from pubic life. or
have passed away. The vicissitudes Of
political fortune in two short decades
have removed ali but seventeen of those
Most of the seventeen survivors were con-
spicuous today in the joint assembly. Two
OF them, Senator Sherman. who is soon TO
be called TO the first pace Ia the Mckinley
cabinet, and Senator Morrin. OF Vermont
author or the war tariff. entered public
life together forty years ago. The others
were Senators Teller of Colorado. Gordon
OF Georgia, Allison OF Iowa. Cockrell Of
Missouri, Mitchell OF Oregon. Hale ard
he
Mills of Texas. Blackburn of Kentucky
and Elkins OF West Virginia. who were
then in the house. Vice President Steven
son was also a member of the house at
that time Cannon OF Illinois. who lost
one term, and Culbertson of Texas alone
s1rvive ia the house the mutations OF
twenty years although Danford Of Ohio,
who was member OF that congress, Is
also member OF the present body.
Senator Jones. OF Arkansas. and Senator
Butler. OF North Carolina. who managed
the Democratic and Popuustic campaigns.
we're present bat did not take deep tn-
tercst in the count. Prominent also IN
the sea or faces was white-haired Senator
Palmer. OF Illinois. who headed the gold
Democratic ticket iast fan
Tho count itself was Of a very formal
character Vice President Stevenson sat
1T the side OF Speaker Reed and presided
over the joint session. Lodge and Black
burn. on the part OF the senate. and
Crosvenor and Richardson. on behalf OF
the house. acted as tellers. The returns
were opened by the vice president and an
rounced by the tellers. The rcaiing %
the certificates vas omitted after that of
Alabama had been read When the vice
president announced the result. there was
a round Of applause both on the floor and
in the galleries.
The only incident OF the proceedings oc-
Cured when Senator Lodge raised a
laugh by announcing the vote OF Mis-
souri, He gave il hy mistake to Mckin-
ley.
The announcement by states Of the vote
is the only notification the president and
the vice president elect VIII receive. No
official communication is sent % them.
There was no demonstration during
the several announcements. Al the con-
-lss58n % the state announcements the
totals we're footed up aud signed by The
four yellers. Senator Lodge. on behalf o.
the teIers. Then announced the result, as
follows:
whole number q electors -..--..-....... .4s,