The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-11

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Mark Is Not varied as souator-
When the reading was concluded some
! routine matters in which the spectators
were in nowise interested was transacted
TO kill time until the event of the day was
due At 30 y. m. the house took a re-
cess for five minutes.
In the meantime every seat In the gall
lcrics save those reserved for the executive
and diplomatic corps was taken. Nc mem
Der of the presidents household was In III,
| gallery reserved Tor him. but the family OF
Vice President Stevenson occupied one of
the nlush covered benches
The diplomatic gallery was almost emp
ty. only half dozen foreign representa-.
tives being present They included Wis
count Santo Thyrso. the Portuguese min
lister; y. Tsu. the SECRETARY Of the Chinese
leGatl on and the secretary of the Japanese
legation. The dcarth of diplomats was ac.
counted for by the fact that many Of them
were at Charleston. s. C.. witnessing the
maneuvcring OF the Atlantic blockade
squadron.
shortly before I o'clock the members OF
the senate left their chamber ut the north
side Of the capitol and walked across to
the house. passing through the vast ro-
tunda and the old hall Of representatives,.
now s'atuary hail. who're the civic and
upon them
Their approach was heralded by the en-
trance of Colonel Richard j. Bright the
sergeant at arms OF the senate who an
nounced THE senate of the United States. ,"
Then in a solemn procession .hey Iled in .
preceded by MIR. Cox. clerk OF the senate
and Vice President Stevenson. and then
took their seats In the first four rows to
the right of the speakers desk. which had
been vacated for ieas purpose during tic
recess. The members Of the house rose
and remained standing while the senators
took their places. The assistant of Mr..
Cox carried the red cherry steel clasped
box in which tho returns OF the forty five
States rcposed.
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 Massachusetts
and Senator Blackburn OF Kentucky, on be
half of the senate, and Mr., orosyenor Of
Ohio and MIR. Richardson of Tennessee, on
behalf of the house. ascended to the
clerks desk Immediately below the speak
er'h table and prepared to count the ,ote.
Vice President Stevenson assured 'he
gavel and announced the purpose of the
Joint session. He then unlocked the cher
nv box and broke the seal Of the returns of
each State The formal certificate of Ala
bama was read in fun by Mr.. Blackburn,
after which the reading of the long certih
Gates was dispensed with on the motion Y;
Senator Sherman. the telers simply an
nouncing the result after ascertainng by
INSPECTION that they were in due form The
tellers made the announcement in roia-
tion. Ii fell 10 the lot of Mr. Blackburn
to announce first the eleven votes Of Ala
bama for Bryan and Sewall Mr. Lodges
first announcement was the eight votes
of Arkansas for Bryan and five votes for
Sewal and three for Watson Mr. Grosyenor
California's vote, but IT was not
an unadulterated pleasure, as ono of the
nine votes went to Bryan. Mr.. Richard
sons first announcement was the four votes
of Colorado for Bryan and Sewal.
South Cardinals vote was counted with |
out interruption. Representative Murray
who had talked of challenging the vote had
left the republican side and was in the |
rear o. the democratic side, He made no
attempt to interrupt the vote, which was
accorded 10 Bryan. in accordance with the /
returns |
At 40 p. m. the vice president stated |
that the counting had closed, AMI directed |
he tellers to announce the result There |
was hasty computation by the tellors. |
and then in strong voice Mr. Lodge an
1cunced THE state Of the vote for pres |
lent and vice president Of the United |
states as found by the tellers is:
whole number Of electors Az, of which |
majority is PA. William Mckinley OF
ohio has received Ell votes for president Of
he United States and William J. Bryan
II Nebraska received l76 votes. The state
nent of the vote a. to vice presd>lt is
,arret Hobart has received 271 electoral
otes. Arthur Sewall ii9 votes and Thomas
J. Watson 81 votes"
Mr.. Lodge handed the result to the vice
resident. Mr.. Stevenson rose and re-
Gated the detailed vote, adding the consti-
uional announcement that William Nc
.inlev aud Carrot Hobart were elected
fIa,. sI.rt
Or tae term beginning March 4. This
losed the proceedings. which lasted Just
ftv minutes and had been devoid Of Incl
en' or applause, The senators marched
ack TO their chamber. and the house ad.
The following is the vote as 1t was an
ounce1 in detail.