The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-11
Congress Declares Mckinley and Hobart
Elected President and Vice President.
NO SURPRISES WERE DEVELOPED
As Usual Every Eitci0r Vetch as Was
Expected. nnN thc Grand Totals
the First NcrA in Novcn,b ,brr- I.it-
tie Other Congressional Business.

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March I, 1897, and after The announce
mont OF the result adjourned until to-
morrow.
The votes Of the several States were
read in turn by the ,cliers-Senators
Lodge (Rep Mass) ana Blackburn
Dem, KSj, ana Rc'2resentatives Gros-
venor (Rep. Chio). and Richardson
Dem, Tenn) and the result stated BY
Nlce-President Stevenson, who pre-
sided over thei Joint convention. |, was
that Mr.. sIci<inley had received 2Il
votes for President and MIR Bryan l76; ;
that Mir. Hobart received 21l votes for
ce-President, Mir. SGwall li9 and MIR
Watson q. It was stated that this
was sufficient declaration in law of
the election Of Nessrs. Mckinley and
Hobart FOR the term stated as Presid Gnt
and Vice President respectively.
A CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
The proceedings were witnessed by an
immense crowd Of spectators that filed
1il the galleries, but without the crush
In the building that has marked prcvi-
GUS similar occasions
t Ihc SPECTATORS Of the count were
largely the members OF Congressmeu's
families and their intimate friends. the
galleries, by resolution, having been re-
served for their use One section OF
about 200 seats was thrown open to the
Punllc Ihe abandonment by Repre-
sentative Murray, Of South Carolina, of
MS previously announced intention to
ooJect 10 the counting OF the vote Of that
state, had the effect Of decreasing gen
erai interest in the proceedings.
1t fell to Mr.. Grosvanor's lot to an
nounce the s1ine votes Of South Caro-
lima FOR Bryan and Sewall. AS he did SO
an eXpectant silence fell on the assem-
piy, but not whisper Of protest was
heard. Mr., Grosvenor declared that the
certificate appeared to be in propcr
1orNE, and 1t was accepted
THE SENATE ARRIVES.
TNe members of the Senate headed
cy Sergeant tArms Bright and AS
slstant layton, appeared at the main
dncr on the north side few minutes
before ] O'clock, and were announced
DN Doorkecper Glenn. Following the
Vice President and secretary of thc
senate. came two OF the doorkespers
carrying the mahogany b0Nes contain
Ing the sealed electoral returns from The
severa! States. The nestors OF the Seu
ate. Messrs Morrill,. Of Verm0nt, and
SneFhan, OF Ohio. headed the process
SION ana took the seats immediately in
front OF the Speaker and 10 his right.
Ihe other Senators. the Representa- tiyes
rising 10 their feet. found their placei
IN the first four rows on the east side
Of the hall.
president stevenson called the Joint con
Ventlon to order, Speaker Reed sitting
ct his Left and Senators Lodge ana
Blackburn and Representatives Grosve-
nor ana Richardson. the teilers OF Their
respective Houses. IN front al the clerj;'s
desk. Mr.. Stevenson said:
me senate and House Of Reprasen-
tatlVeS nave met together in Joint scs-
son pursuant to the constitution and
iaWs Of the United States. on this uay.
aappolnted ior The opening Of the carti-
hcates and counting Of the votes for
electors for President and V!ce-Pre
dent OF the United States The certi-
hcatss Of the State OF Alabama will be
read by the tellers."
THE WORK BEGUN.
Senator Blackburn thereupon read tho
cerllicatc OF the vote for the Alabama
lectors in full, and the result announced
by hin-eleren votes for William Jen-
n!nGs Bryan, Of Nebraska for President
and eleven votes for Arthur Sewall OF
Maine, for Vice President.
Senator Sherman--I move. Mr. Prcsi-
dent. that the reading of the formal
certificate he omitted in the case or the
remaining States
The Vice Presitlent-JInlrss ohicction
is made the certificates Of the remain
ing States viii not be read but The
result will be announced by the telcrs
after they have satisfied themselves OF
the correctness of the returns.
The tellers then. in rotation an
me envelope in each case was handed
20 the ts4lers opened ana the certificate
examined. This required a minute CT
more, the intervals being passed by the
members and visitors in conversation.
Ihere We're no surprises i'm the an
nouncements, the electors having voted
as " was expected they would when
chosen last November
SOME LITTLE BREAKS.
Mr. GrosVenor's statement that Cali
tornla hau cast an electoral vote for
Arthur J. Sewall, OF Maine. for Vice
PRESIDENT Of the United Statcs,'' evoked
seFera questions as to the accuracy Of
Lne -. but no formal action was taken.
laugh was raised al the eXpense OF
senator Lodge. who announced the vote
or the State of Missouri as that OF "the
State Of William Mckinley" which il
was not at all. lis vote having gone to
Bryan.
II also fell to Mr.. Grosvcnor TO an
nounce the vote Of Ohio, which he did
with sense OF satisfaction manifest TO
nll. ->.l>>D
The call OF the States having been
completed. the Vice President said the
tellers would announce the result of the
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