The sun., 1901-02-14
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Formal. Count Made In the Hall OF
Representatives
THE GALLERIES THRONGED.
Declaration That william McKinisy
IL Elected President of the United
states and Theodore RoOss-
Welt Wee President

mouse OF representatives ht Jo'hs So
sion of the senate and house. The
method of counting the vote is prescribed
with great detail by the statute and was
followed literally. Great crowds throng-
ed the galleries to witness the interesting
spectacle. Many distinguished person
ages In political, social and private life
were present The spectators waited pa
tiently through the session of the house
which preceded the great event or the
day.
Proceedings IN the house were finally |
suspended, and i've rows of seats upon
the right Of the hall were vacated for the
members of the senate. Colonel Rans-
dell, sergeant at arms Of the senate, ap- |
peared at the main door opposite the
speakers desk and announced the presl- |
dent pro TEN. and members Of the senate. |
The members Of the house rose to re-
ceive them, while page boys carrying the
caskets in which the electoral returns
were deposited took them to the clerks
desk.
Senator Frye, president pro tenn of the
senate, assembled the rostrum and took
his place at the right of Speaker Hender-
son to preside over the joint session.
| Ex-yice President Adlai e. Stevenson
electoral vote was counted four years ago.
Immediately below Speaker Henderson
| and Senator Frye at the clerks desk
| we're the tellers Of the two houses--Sen-
! ators Chandler Of New Hampshire and
| Caffery OF Louisiana and Representatives
| Grosvenor of Ohio and Richardson OF
Tennessee--hanked on either hand by
the secretary Of the senate, Mr.. Bennett,
and the clerk Of the house, Mr.. Mellow
ell. Still below them on the floor the
other officers of the house and senate
ranged themselves In front of the marble
rostrum.
The Count begins.
Senator Frye raped loudly for order
when all were seated.
"trfe senate and the house of represent
atives of the United States" he nm.
nounced, "nre in joint session pursuant
to the constitution and laws of the United
States for opening the certificates and
counting the yoter Of electors for presi-
dent axd vice president of the United
States. If there is no objection, the
formal portions Of the certificates viii
be omitted The certificate of the state
of Alabama will be read by the teliers
who will make q list OF votes there
; from"
Thereupon Senator Chandler xead IL
e1tenso the certificate Of the vote Of Ala
bama giving II votes for William Jen
!, nings Bryan Of Nebraska for presideS
: and IL votes for Adai e. Stevenson y
z Illinois for vice president. When Sells
! tor Caffery was about to read the celti
fepte of the state Of Arkansas, Senate
y Cockreli Of Missouri addressed the chair
!, Can we not dispense with the readin
y Of these certificates" no asked. "and hay
- simply the result announcsdf ! think W
2 can trust the tellers." This remar
u created q general laugh.
Senator Frye said consent already ha
been given TO dispense with the form,
reading of the certificates, but that b
thought it might be necessary to read Ii
3, certificate Of Arkansas owing to sligf
irregularity. This showed that one I
: the electors had been absent and that Il
!, governor had appointed substitute. I'll
!. certificate was not challenged, howeve
=, a. and the tellers proceeded to announce Il
=. ~ result in each state.
- - On the conclusion OF the connt PREF
~ dent Pro Tenn Frye declared Villa
- Mckinley elected president and The
y. dore Roosevelt vice president OF 4
M United States. He then dissolved 4
on joint meeting Of the house and senate
g The work of Congress.
~ In reporting favorably batch Of p
~ vate pension bills at the opening OF I
nj session of the senate Mr.. Galling'
chairman of the committee on pension
gave notice to senators that 1t would
- useless for them to introduce any mo
- ~ pension bills at this session, as the co
~ mittee on pensions could handle no mo
40 r. ihsos raporfn1 I
9i foreign relations committee bill to p
~ vent the sale OF firearms, opium and
oh toxicating liquors in certain islands
as the Pacific and asked for its immedi;
,on consideration.
ter Mr.. Morgan tAla) remarked that
M dissented from the report and thereto
WI objected to consideration of the bill.
=. A house bill authorizing the Ali
rs Manatee and Gulf Coast Railroad co
a. pany to build bridges across the Mana
on river and Gasparilla sound was passed
The senate on motion OF Mr.. Haw
Conn went into executive session. ID
/, ing the executive session the senate c
frmed a number Of nominations, incl
w. ing those Of Brigadier Generals Bat
III Wilson and Lee.
Ill The house met as usual at noon, nn,
a. brief session was held prior to the cou
tn, ing Of the electoral vote. 1mmedat
,iu after the reading OF the journal
age house went into committee Of the WI
il , and resumed consideration of the sun
7 to civil bill, with the understanding I
general debate should close In four hol
Mr.. Bell (Colo.), a member of the
preparations committee, took the f
with speech against the unpreced
ed extravaganza of the present congre
He said II was time the people bee;
alarmed at the rapid growth of expe
,ton lures. So csllous had congress becon
wis, vast increases In the appropriations,
, at snid, that it was considered almost
ton, reputable to call attention to the ext
1896. ngance of the government. He prodl
If. igures to show that In a single decade
per capita cost OF carrying on the gov
ment machinery had increased from $
to over $40.
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