Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-11
ELECTE D AGAIN.
,rIIINLEy PRESIDENT AND uoaApr
vICE-PREsIDENT.
An IMPOSING FUNCTION.
Formal AsCertainment and DecInra-
ton by Congress Of the Rcccnt
popular Choicc--ohcr Congress
siopsi Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. February 10
rbe House Joined to-day with the Son
ote in witnessing the count OF the cleo
i,--l vote for President and vice-Presi-
Jent Of the United states for the term
b,rnuing March 4, 1897. and after the
announcement Of the result adjourned
until tomorrow. The votes OF the sevo-
ral states were read in turn by the tell
ers-Senators Lodge Repubmcan). Of
,rsesachusetts and Blackburn Demo
rraO. Of kentucky; and Representatives
G-osyenor Repubncan). Of Ohio. and
richardson (DemocraO. of Tennessee
and the result stated by Vice President
stevenson. who presided over the Joint
convention. 1t was that Mr. Mckinley
h.d received 2n votes for President. and
,ir. Bryan 176; that Mr., Hobart had re-
cevei 81 votes for Vice-Presidont; Mr..
s.vau ia. and Mr.. Watson n. II was
stated that this was sufficient decia-
r..0u IN law OF the election OF Nessrs
Mckinley and Hobart for the term stated
. resident and Vice-President, respec-
tlly. Tho proceedings were witnessed
ty an immense crowd Of spectators that
fIet on the galleries, but without the
crush On the building that has marked
rr.uous similar occasions.
Ihe spectators Of the count were large
rv the members Of cOugressmen's
families and their intimate friends. the
Galleries (by resolution having been re-
served for their use One section. Of
about two hundred seats. was thrown
open 20 the public The abandonment
is Representative Murray, Of South Caro-
lima. OF his previously inten-
ton 90 object to the counting Of the vote
OF that state had the effect Of decreas-
INK general interest IN the proceedings.
It fen 70 Mr. GrosvenOr's lot to an
uounce the nine votes Of South Carolina
for Bryan and sewan As he did so an
eXpectant silence fell on the assembly
but not a whisper OF protest was heard.
err. GrosvenOr declared that the certi-
lc1te appeared TO be in proper form.
and 80 was accepted
The members Of the Senate, headed
by Sergeant-at-Arms Bright and Assist
ant Layton, appeared at the main door
on the north side a few minutes be-
fore 1 o'clock. and were announced by
Doorkeeper Glenn. Following the Vice
President and Secretary-of-th Senate
cox came two of the doorkeepers, car
rying the mahogany boxes containing
The sealed electoral returns from the
several states The Nestors Of the
Senate. Messrs. Morrill,, of Vermont,
and sherman, Of Ohio. headed the pro-
cession, and took the seats immediate
ly IN front OF the Speaker, and TO his
right. The other senator's, the repre-
sentatives rising 10 their feet, found
places In the first four rows on the east
side Of the hall.
AT one minute before 1 o'clock Vice
president Stevenson called the joint con-
ven-.on 20 order, Speaker Reed sitting at
bis LETT and Senators Lodge tRepubM-
cam. Of Massachusetts, and Blackburn
Democrat, Of Kentucky, and Repre-
seutauVes Grosvenor Republican,, of
Ohio, and Richardson OemocraO, of
tennessee, the tellers Of their respective
houses. IN front. at the clerks desk.
-ir. Stevenson said. 1.-THE Senate and
House Of Representatives have met to-
gether in joint session pursuant 10 the
constitution and laws Of the United
States. on this day. appointed for the
olening Of the certificates and counting
of the votes for electors for President
and Nice-President OF tho United States
The certificate OF the State Of Alabama
VIII be read by the tellers."
ALABAMA.
Senator Blackburn thereupon read the
certificate Of the vote of the Alabama
electors In full and the result was an
roguced by him as Il votes for VIII
lam j. Bryan, Of Nebraska, for Presi-
dent. and II votes for Arthur ,Sewau,
O. Maine. FOR president.
Senator Sherman: 1 move, Mr.. Presi-
DENT that the reading of the formal
certificate be omitted in the case Of the
remaining States
The Vice-President: Unless objection
;- made. the certificates Of the remain
i-s States win not be read, but the re-
fut viii be- announced by the tellers
l,er they have satisfied themselves Of
tae correctness Of the returns.
The tellers then. in rotation. an
bounced the votes Of the several States.
The envelope IN each case was handed
80 One telers. opened, and the certih-
c-te' examined. This required a minute
CT more. the intervals being passed by
The melbers and visitors I'm converse
ricI There were no surprises IN the
announcements. the electors having
voted as 10 was expected they would
When chosen last November. Mr.. Gros-
veuors statement that California had
c1-- an electoral vote for Arthur J.
ksweu, of Maine, for Vice-President OF
She United States" evoked several ques-
tons os TO the accuracy Of the 81 but
no formal action was taken.
a laugh was raised at the expense Of
Senator Lodge who announced the vote
oi Missouri as that Of the state Of VII
Tam Mckinley, which 81 was not at all,
lts vote having gone 10 Bryan.
10 also fen 10 Mr.. Grcsvenor to an
bounce the vote OF Ohio. which he did,
with sense Of satisfaction manifest 10
tn
Ita cal Of the states having been
completed tine Vice-President said the
to-os would announce the result Of the
vote. This was done by Senator Lodge,
and delivered 20 the Vice-President. The
vote Dy States was: