The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-19

a British sovereign to the throne. Hence
the manner or the announcement OF the
election of a president Of the United
States in the presence of the two houses
OF congress today had a striking signifi-
canoe by contrast. The proceedings were
simple enough to satisfy any anti-imper-
lalist- Even Thomas Jefferson couldnt
nave suggested anything more democrat
&c, put by the way, the old story that
mas been told so many times and believed
by so many people that Mr. Jefferson
rode on horseback to the capitol when
he went TO be inaugurated, and "hitched
his animal to the balustrades'' is d fiC-
Ilon- 1t appeared originally in a book of
travels written by an Englishman named
Davis, Who spent the winter of 1903 in this
country and was astOnished at the lack
OF ceremony which he found at the Amer
lean capital. Some government clerks at
yarns about the president, and this one
was published in his book. copied into the
school readers and stood for history until
somebody looked UP the facts and found
there wasn't word of truth in it.
During the term of his vice presidency
Mr.. Jefferson lived in COnrads boarding
house in New Jersey avenue, d block and
matt from the capitol, and on the morn
ing or his inauguration was escorted from
that place to the main entrance of the
building by "A company of militia with a
band The soldiers marched in open
ranks, with Mr. Jefferson in the center.
| The outgoing secretary of the treasury
! walked on one side and the outgoing sec
rotary of the navy on the other. The
Burr, who had lust qualified as vice prPS-
ident and John Marshall, who had taken
the oath of office as chief Justice that
ate chamber, where Mr.. Jefferson was
sworn in and delivered his inaugural ad-
dress.
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When you think of the tremendous i'm
portance Of tOday's proceedings the mind
Immediately suggests that they might be
attended with little more ceremony or
( mace a little more interesting, Tor they
We're short and stupid and regarded with
lnulII erence by the public and by half the
members of congress. Just as the clock
struck the ergeant-at-armS OF the
house welcomed a the main entrance of
the hall of representatives the sergeant
alarms of the senate, a One-armed man
OF SOidleTly bearing, who was followed
by Two pages bearing mahogany box
perhaps eighteen inches square, Aand-
somely trimmed with brass Behind them
walked MI Frye, president OF the sen
ate, with Mr.. Allen OF Nebraska hanging
to his arm as ii he were prisoner and
Allen was afraid he was going to run
away. Then the rest of the senate came
struggling along without any attempt at
/ order, and all wearing their old clothes.
/ In the South American republics every
man would have worn a sWallOw-tail sun
Europe an embroidered court dress and
the livery of the king.
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The senators dropped into the seats that
had been reserved for them, while Mr.
4 nanGS
/ with the speaker and sat down in the
/ chair which David Henderson vacated Tor
MIN. The members OF the house OccuDied
their regular places. There mad been a
miScount, and Senator Sullivan Of Aissts-
T Sippi and Senator Butler of North caro-
/ lima, the tail-enders of this procession.
I were left standing. No member OF me
mousse was polite enough to offer them h s
seat, so Sullivan and Butter wandered
around like uneasy spirits until they
, found vacant places in the last row in
!
: The regular seats on the floor were wei
/ filled with me mites OF the hoJ Sc OF T. pr
SentatiVeS, S6veraI of whom read news
papers, wrote letters and gOsSiped during
/ the entire proceedings. one member from
/ Alabama tipped back in his chair and
/ rested a large pair of, Ieet on his desk.
! The galleries were only partially titled al
I though two tickets OF admission had been
/ issued to every member OF both houses
/ In the diplomatic gallery were several
4 ladies who did not belong there but were
admitted by the dOOrkeeper because none
OF the ambassadors or ministers cOnSid-
/ cred it worth while to attend. The same
: can be said of the executive gallery VIII en-
/ Is usually TeSeINSU LOT TIE AdIillIeS % Tue
president and cabinet. No representative
/ of the executive branch of the govern
] ment was visible; no official associated
. with the president appeared except Mr..
/ Pendell, one of the venerable dOOrkeepers
/ of the White House, who was admiJted
} into the reporters gallery because ne
said he had been here since Lincoln $
] time and had never yet seen an electoral
I count
/ Senator 0Ockrell OF missouri. VINO sat III
! the front row, snapped his fingers and
! shouted Here boy in tone 81 voice
[ ihat could be heard by half of the people
I present. He wanted pad of paper to
/ Mr.. FRYE raped on the desk and an
! nCunced in his musical voice, which IS as
! clear and sweet as the Zone OF th5 silver
+ trumpet that is played at ST; Peter.
\ when the pope sings mass; Ihe Two
/ houses of congress are in joint convention
\ assembled. in pursuance OF the conSutu-
| ton and the laws of the United States, to
/ open the certificates from the several
/ states and ascertain the vote of the elec-
/ tors for president and vice president OF
When the electors meet at the capital
/ of the several states and cast their votes
/ for president and vice president duphcate
/ accounts of their proceedings are pre-
! pared. One copy Is sent py man anu lIiS
/ other by messenger TO WasnlnS ton anu
| are i'm the custody of the presiding officer
! of he senate until sney are aid D-iOfe the
/ Joint session of cons reSs for the count
/ The greatest care is taken to prevent
: them from being tempered WITH y Sdte,
] small but strong and 1ireproot Is used Iol
their safe keeping: Between Slecll2 1 1lIls
/ safe is PUT away in the vaults OF the cap
1 itol. entirely out OF use.
! ON the arrival of the first batch OF GER
I tificateS this safe Is taken TO the VIC
I nresident's room and placed in a remote
| corner back OF the presiding oIIicet !,
desk, where il Is carefully Suardea,z an
! the certificates being securely locked III
[ il until the hour arrives tor them 10 be
/ taken 10 the house of representatives ioi
] gounE They are nGu llehNNN III 49,
/ being in duplicate, the boxes being es-
4 Decially prepared for the purpose. secure
! ~ locked and strongly bound
! A new set of boxes IS made on eacl
! occasion Those ina use today are mace OF
| solid mahogany about two feet ana a ma
| long by eighteen inches deep, highly pot
/ ished and bounJ AT the corner with hand-
| sOmely designed braces OF Sold; Ihess
/ boxes viii go 20 the presiding otilcef o.
/ the senate after fheir purpose IS SefNeu'
/ ConstruCtively the president OF the sen
| ate himself bears these boxes from the
| senate to the house, though they are ac-
| tually carried by his deputies.
] Senator Chandler, who looks like col
lege professor, and Senator Caffery OF
Louisiana, a sqUatty little man with q
bunch of Populist whiskers on his chin
| were tF~ tellers of the senate, and Long
| Jim J aardson and General GrosvenoI
/ on the a., OF the house. 1t was prob
| ably the J. e public appearance of Messrs
] Chandler a. d Caffery, because both We're
/ defeated for reelection and go out of Of
/ flee on March 4. Mr. Chandler acted in a
] nervous and fussy manner and was Sc
! agitated that he didn't seem to know
! what ne was doing. Mr.. Caffery had bet
/ ter control of himself an6 chewed tobacco
/ during the entire proceedings.
/ Mr. Frye took the envelopes out of the
/ box, broke the seals. opened them. passed
4 the contents over to Henderson. who kept
] tally, and then named them down to- ne
| tellers = the clerks desk Mr.. Frye am
nOunced that by unanimous consent The