Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-11
Florida-Bryan, 4 Sewall, 4.
Georgia-Bryan 10; Sewall, 13.

son, 4.
Maine-McKinley 6; Hobart, 6.
Maryland-McKinley 8; Hobart, 8.
Massac husetts-MeKinley 10; Hobart,
Is.
Michigan-McKinley, IA; Hobart, IA.
Minnesota-McKinley, 8; Hobart, 9.
Mtssissippi-Bryan, 8; Sewall, 9.
Mfssouri-Bryan, II; Sewall. 13; Wat
son, 4.
Montana-Bryan, 8; Sewan, 2; Watson,
Nebraska-Bryan, 8; sewall, 4; Watson,
Navada-Bryan, 3; Sewall, 8.
New ampshire-McKinley, 4; Ho-
bart, 4.
New Jersey--McKinley 10; Hobart, TO-
New York-McKinley Sc; Hobart, Sc.
North Carolna-Bryan, IL; Sewall, s.;
Watson s. 8
North Dakota-McKinley 3; Hobart, 8.
Ohio-MeKinley, 20; Hobart %.
Oregon-McKinley, 4; Hobart, 4.
MISUNDERSTANDING, S2; Hobart.
Rhode Island-McKinley 4 Hobart, A.
South Carolina-Bryan, 8; Sewall, g.
South Dakota-Bryan, 4 Sewall, q;
| Watson, 2.
Tennessee-Bryan, 12; sewall, 12.
Texas-Bryan, Is; Sewall Is.
Utah-Bryan, 3; Sewall, 2; Watson, l.
Vermont-McKiney, 4; Hobart, A.
| Virginia-Bryan, 12; Sewall, H.
Washington-Bryan, A; Sewall, 2; Wat
| son, Q.
West Observation-Disclosures 6; Hobart. g.
Wisconsin-McKinley IL; Hobart, IL
Wyoming-Bryan, 8; Sewall, 2; Wat
son, l.
Totals-McKinley, 271; Bryan, 176; Ho-
bart. I'll; Sewall, 149; Watson, 27.
The vice-president said:
| The state of the vote for president of
| the United States as delivered by the tel
| lers to the presidnt Of the senate is as
| follows:
The whole number of electors appoint
| ed to vote for president of the United
States is 447. of which a majority is ga
William Mckinley, of the state of Ohio,
| has received for president of the United
States 271 votes.
William ]. Bryan, of the state of Ne
braska, has received 176 votes.
The vote for vice-president of the
United States is as follows:
The whole number Of electors appoint
ed to vote for a vice-president of the
United States is 447, of which a majority
| is 224.
Garrett A. Hobart, of the state of New
Jersey, has received 271 votes.
Arthur Sewall, Of the state of Maine,
has received 149 votes.
Thomas E. Watson, of the state OF
Georgia, has received 27 votes.
This announcement of the state OF the
vote by the president of the senate Is,
by law, a sufficient declaration that Will
| liam Mckinley, of the state of Ohio, is
| elected president of the United States,
| and that Garrett A. Hobart, of the state
| of New Jersey is elected vice-president
| of the United States, each for the term
| beginning March 4, 1897.
| The count of the electoral vote hav-
| ing been announced and the result de-
| clared, the joint convention is dissolved
and the senate will now return to its
chamber
The statement of the vice-president
was followed by the applause on the
floor and in the galleries. AS the sena-
tors filed out of the hall, the representa-
tives again rose and remained standing
until they had all left the apartment.
While those were going out the galleries
emptied themselves, the whole function
ing having occupied just fifty-six min
utes
The house at 1:55 o'clock adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
Before the senate left it's chamber to-
day to participate with the house Of rep
resentatiyes in the solemn formality of
counting the electoral votes for presi-
dent and vice-president of the United
States, the only matter which came up
for consideration was Mr.. Tillman's bill
''amplifying and classifying" the exist
ing law as to the right of state authori-
ties to seize intoxicating liquor brought
into the state. n
Mr.. Tillman explained that it's purpose
was to give to every state and territory
the right to control the liquor traffic with
in their own borders in its own way,
without interference from the federal
judiciary or any outside source. 1t was
he said, to amplify and clarity existing
law.
Mr.. Vest, dem. of Missouri), said that
he also would be compelled to vote
against the bill as going step in ad-
vance of any legislation ever had in this
country in restriction of the right of
congress to regulate commerce among
the states.
The effect of the pending bill, he said,
was to confine every resident of the state
of South Carolina to the use of liquor
distilled in that state and so create a
monopoly.
Il confess that" said Mr.. Tilman
"Then, that is a principle which I shall
not indorse," Mr. Vest exclaimed
The vice-presdent interrupted the dis
cussion at ten minutes before l o'clock
and directed the sergeant-at-arm to pro-
ceed to the execution of the order of the
senate relative to the joint session of the
senate and the house for the purpose of
opening and counting the votes of the
electors for president and vice-president
of the United States, the vice-president
attended by the secretary of the senate
and officials bearing the boxes which con-
tanned the certifice tes, placed himself at
the head of the procession of senator's,
which took its way over to the hall of the
house of representatives. Two senators
only remained in the chamber-Hill. of
New York, and Turpie, democrat, of In
diana
After the senate rturned to its chamber
the Nicaraguan canal bill came up as
unfinished business, and Mr.. Morgan
dem. Ala.) recognizing the impossibility
of It's passage al this session, withdrew
1t, giving notice, however, that he would
Introduce 1t at an extra session and would
press 1t to a vote. He made a long last
speech upon it. in which he imputed the
obstacles which the canal project had
met to British intervention. And he
warned Mr. Sherman, as the secretary of
state under the next administration, that
If he had the combined wisdom and skill
of a Metternich and a Tallyrand he
would, in any negotiations for a civil
treaty be overmatc tched by "those Thin
ble-riggling little republics" of Central
America, that would conspire with the
British people and with the British ad-
visers in the United States to beat him.
Hinting at the arbitrat ton treaty, Mr..
Morgan decided the idea of Great Britain
having thrown her sword away. She
asked what had occurred that Great