The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-08
DECLARED
ELECTED
HOUSE AND SENATE
CANVASSED THE VOTE
Rooses Fairbanks Now Know
They eted President and
Vice Presia> se United States
ut the Landsli0s & ayember.

---------AS ~
Washington, D. Ct, 10. 8. Thous-
ands struggled for adlnittance today
TO the hall of the house Of representa-
tives to witness the formal finishing
touches on the election Of Messrs.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks, or, in other
words, the ceremony of canvassing the.
electoral vote Those who we're sue
cessful in gaining entrance to the visi-
tors galleries were rewarded BY. the
sight OF one of the most impressive
and interesting ceremonies prescribed
by the constitution Of the republic 81
The two houses of congress met, as.
usual, at noon. For some time prev
ious to that hour large crowds were
to be seen swarnling toward the capil
tol, Up the marble stairways climb
ed the crowd Arriving at the gallery
entrances to the house the visitors
irnportuned the doorkeepers for adj
mittance. The majority of them, how
ever, were doomed to disappointment,
Tor none but the senator's. representa-s
tives, their families and friends were
admitted by card to occupy the seats
usually set apart for the general pubs
lie. -$ .ss
Precisely at i o'clock, messenger
having notified the upper house that.
the lower was ready, the southern door
of the senate chamber swung open and
procession of sages issued forth
upon the mosaic floor Of the corridor
AS an advance guard there was al
phalanx OF capitol police and bringing
up the rear were the assistant door
keepers 81 the senate bearing the poll
ished mahogany boxes containing the
scaled certificates of the electoral vote:
The double row of senators was head
ed by Col. Daniel NJ Ransdell, the
sergeant -at-arms, who was followed by:
the president pro tenpore, Senator
William P. Frye Of Maine.
The arrival Of the senator's at the
door of the hall Of the house was the
signal for Speaker Cannon and the.
385 other members of the lower body
to rise from their seats. All remained
standing until the upper house was
seated.
Beneath the large silk flag drapsd
above the presiding officers chair
Senator Frye and Speaker Cannon
took their seats side by side, the
former, on the right, being by statute
the presiding officer OF the joint ses-
sion. There was an absolute stiffness
throughout the great hall as Senator.
Frye took up the silver keys placed
before him and unlocked the rnahog-
any boxes. This marked the actual
beginning oil the ceremony. Taking
the large brown envelopes from the
boxes Senator Frye arose, gavel in
hand, and addressed the assenlblage.
thus.
This being the day and the hour.
appointed for opening the certificates
and counting the votes of electors for
president and vice president, the senate
and house Of representatives have met
together pursuant to the constitution
and laws Of the United States.
Senator Frye then took up the
brown packages in alphabetical or
der, each containing an inner envel-
ope sealed with wax. He first broke
the seal On the envelope from Ala
bafRa and handed the certificate within
to Senator Foraker one Of the four
tellers. The other tellers were Senator
German Of Maryland and Congress-
men Gaines of West Virginia and
Russell of Texas.
Senator Foraker read at length the
certificate of the vote of the state of
Alabama. Following precedents OBJ
served Oh former occasions, the tcllers,
having observed that the certificates
were in due form, omitted reading the
others in full, and, taking the states lin
alphabetical order, announced the vote