The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-11

broke forth again. only e be inter
rupted with a sharp round Of applause
from the republicans as Mr.. Dingley.
chairman of the committee on WAYS
and means and the floor leader Of the
house, walked down the aisle to his
seat. When the reading was concluded.
some routine matters in which the
spectators were In nowise interested
were transacted to kill time until the
event Of the day was due. At 1880 D.
m. the house took recess for five min
utes.
GALLERIES CROWDED.
In the meantime every seat in the
galleries. save those reserved for the
executive and the diplomatic corps, was
taken. No member or the president s
household was in the gallery reserved
for him, but the family of Vice Presl-
dent Stevenson occupied one Of the
plush-cOvered benches. The diplomatic
gallery was almost empty, only a half
dozen foreign representatives being
present. They included Viscount San
to-Thyrso, the Portuguese minister; Y.
Tsu, the secretary Of the Chinese lega-
ton, and the secretary Of the Japa-
nese legation. The dearth Of diplomats
was accounted for by the fact that
many of them were at Charleston S. c.,
witnessing the manOeuvering Of the
Atlantic blockade squadron.
Shortly before l o'clock the members
Of the senate left their chamber at the
north side Of the capitol and walked
Hcross to the house, passing through
the vast rOtunda 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
entrance Of Col. Richard J. Bright,
the ergeant-at-armS of the senate, who
announced: 1.-THE senate of the United
States" Then in solemn procession
they filed in, preceded by Mr.. Cox, clerk
enson, and took their seats in the first
four rows to the right of the speaker
desk, which had been vacated for that
purpose during the recess. The mem
bers Of the house remained standing
While the senators took their places.
The assistant of Mr.. Cox carried the
red cherry, steel clasped box in which
the returns of the forty-f1Ve states re-
posed.
Vice President Stevenson, who by law
presided over the joint session, took
his place by the side of Speaker Reed.
The tellers, Senator Lodge, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Senator Blackburn, Of
Kentucky, on behalf Of the senate, and
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Mr.. Rich
GU O0OAi, VI Oh U0udlI OIL the
house, assembled to the clerks desk
Immediately below the speakers table,
and prepared to count the vote. 1t
was rather a strange coincidence that
both Mr.. Blackburn and Mr. Lodge
Chen a member of the house, acted
as tellers on the occasion of the count
ing of the vote four years ago, when
Cleveland and Stevenson were declared
president and vice president respective
ly.
STATE SEALS BROKEN.
Vice President Stevenson assumed
the gavel and announced the purpose
of the joint session. He then unlocked
the cherry box and broke the seal of
the returns of each state as it was
reached. The formal certificate of Ala
bama was read in full by Mr.. Black
burn, after which the reading Of the
long certificates was dispensed with, on
motion of Senator Sherman, the telIers
simply announcing the results after
ascertaining, by inspection, that they
were in due form. The telIers made
the announcement in rotation. 1t fell
to the lot Of Mr.. Blackburn to an
nounce first, II votes of Alabama for
Bryan and SewaH. Mr. Lodges first
announcement was the 8 votes of Ar
kansas for Bryan, votes for Sewall
and for Watson. Mr.. Grosvenor an
nounced CALIFORNIA; vote, but 1t was
not an unadulterated pleasure. as one
OF the nine votes went to BRYAN. Mr..
richardson's first announcement was
and Sewall.
South Cardinals vote was counte1
without interruption. Representative
I M urray who had talked of challen gin Q
the vote, had left the republican side,
and was in the rear row of the damo.
cratic side. He made no attennnt ~
interrupt the vote, which was recorded
Tor Bryan in accordance with the re-
turns.
of Connecticut there was some com
fusion in the gallery opposite the
speakers chair, caused by the fainting
or lady. She was promptly carried
forth to the corridor. There was no
demonstration during the several an
houncements. The dignified and solemn
presence of the senate seemed to put a
damper upon the usually effervescent
spirits of the house. The galleries. i'm
pressed by the profound character Of
the proceedings. were restrained by the
quiet which reigned on the floor Tally
cards had been distributed about the
house and many members and several
senators checked off the states as theil.
votes were announced. A hearty laugh
was caused when Senator Lodge by
mistake announced the vote of Mis-
souri, for Mckinley. At the conclusion
Of the state announcements, the totals
were footed up and signed by the four
tellers. Senator Lodge on behalf Of the
tellers then announced the result as
follows:
1.-The state of the vote for president
and vice president Of the United States
as found by the tellers, is as follows:
Whole number Of electors, 447; Of which
a majority is 224. William Mckinley,
of Ohio, has 271 votes for president Of
the United States, and William J. Bry-
an, of Nebraska, has received 17e
votes The state of vote as to vice
president, is: Garret A. Hobart has re-
ceived 271 electoral votes; Arthur Sc
wall, 149, and Thomas E. Watson, Il
votes"
VOTE IN DETAIL.
The following is the vote as it was