The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-02-13
Presidential Vote CanvaSsed
by Congress.
ATTACKS THE TREATY
An Ungrateful Venezuelan Denounces
0lney For the Part He Took in
Settling the Boundary
Dispute.
Senator Morgan withdraws the Nicaragua
Canal Bill After a Prolonged Con-
test-Utah shaken Up by an
Earthquake.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Ihe first
public exercises in connection with the
incoming administration occurred at
the capitol today when the houses OF
congress in joiut session in the spac-
ious hall OF representatives counted
the electoral votes of the various states
and listened to Vice-President Steven
son formally announce the election of
William Mckinley, as president and
Garret a. Hobart as vice-president of
the United States.
Shortly before o clock the members
OF the senate left their seats and walked
across to the hall of the rcpres anta
tives. Their approach was heralded
by the entrance of Col. Richard j
Bright, the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate, who announced the "Senate
of the United States," then in solemn
procession they fled in, preceded by
Clerk Cox, of the senate, and Vice
president Stevenson, and TOOK their
seats in the first four rows to the right
.
vacated during the recess.
The members of the house remained
standing, while the senators took their
places. An assistant of Clerk Cox car
ried red cherry steel-claspe1 box, in
which the returns of 45 states reposed.
Vice-president Stevenson, who is by
law president over the joint session,
took his place by the side Of Speaker
Reed.
Teller, Lodge of Massachusetts and
Blackburn of Kentucky, on behalf of
the senate, and Grosvenor of Ohio and
Richardson of Tennessee, on behalf of
the house, then ascended to the clerks
desk Immediately below the speakers
table and prepared to count the vote.
Vice-President Stevenson assumed
the gavel and announced the purpose
of the joint session. lie unlocked the
box and broke the seal oI the returns
of each state as reached. The formal
certificate of Alabama was read in full
by Black burn. after which the reading
Of the long certificates was dispensed
with on motion of Sherman, the tellers
simply announcing the results after
ascertaining by inspection that they
were in due form. The tellers made
the announcement in rotation.
At 1:40 p. nj. the vice-president
stated that the count had closed, and
directed the teliers to announce the
result. There was hasty consulta-
tion by the tellers, and then in a
strong voice Ledge announced: 1.-THE
state of the vote for president and vice.
president of the United States as found
by the tellers is: Whole Dumber of
electors, All, of which majority is pa.
William Mckinley, OF Ohio, has rec
eived 27l votes for president, and w.
J. Bryan, of Nebraska, has received 176
votes.
"Fhe state OF the vo5o for vice-presi-
dent is, Garrett a. Hobert has received
27l electoral votes, Arthur Sewall l49
votes and Thomas Z. Watson u votes"
Lodge handed The result to vice-Presi-
dent Stevenson who rose and repeated
the vote, adding the constitutional
that William Mckinley
and Garrett A. Hobart were elected
president and vice-president respec-
tiyely, for the term beginning March
1. This closed the proceedings, which |
lasted 30 minutes, and had been devoid |
Of incident.