Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-02-15
COUNTING OF ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Official Act Of The Joint Session Of
Congress as Found in the Record.

gu At buH .I1Rllo u tHo p1telotifS
officer. If Members occupying
the first four rows to the right will
be kind enough to vacate their
seats, the law will be complied
with.
At | O'Clock the Doorkeeper an
nounced the President pro tenn
pore and the Senate Of the United
States.
The Senate entered the Hall,
preceded by their Sergeant-at-
Arms, aud headed by their Presl-
de- t pro tempore and the Secre-
tarv of the Senate, the Members
and officers Of the House rising to
receive them.
The President pre- tempore Of
the Senate took his seat as presto
ing officer of the joint convention
of the two. Houses, the Speaker Of
the House occupying the Chair on
his left.
The President pro tempore Of
the Senate. The two Houses Of
G ngress, pursuant to the require
ments eff the Constitution and laws
o. the United States. are now IN
MT convention for the purpose
OF opening the certificates and
counting the votes of the sev"rA
SITES fyr President and Vice.
President. Under well-estanlish-
ed precedents, unless demand
shall be n+de n any case, til
reading # the formal portions Of
the certificates sill be dispensed
with After ascertainmant has
been had that the certificates are
authentic and correct in form, the
~tellers viii count aud make a list
of the votes Of the States. II there
be no objection, the Presiding
Officer will now open the certifi-
cate of the State Of Alabama.
Will the t~ellers take their places
Ct the desk,
Senators Burrows and Bailey,
the tellers appointed on the part
Of the Senate, and Representatives
Gaines, of. West Virginia, ano
Russell. the tellers on thu part Of
the House, took their places al
tho Clerks desk.
The President pro tempore Of
th9 5auate~ Tie tellers will count
and make a list Of the Vote Of this
State Of A'ahama.
Mr. Barrows(one oftAA te~)54rs)
Mr. President, Tia" certificate Of
ej&c1oGiai vote Of thu State VI
Alabama eeen3 to be regular in
form and authontlc, and it ar
pears theratrom that Alton i.
Parker, of the State Of New York,
received II votes for President,
and that Henry G Davis, of West
Virginia, received II votes for
Vlce-President.
The President pro tempore Of
tho Senate. If there be 10 obiec-
ton, the Chair will now open ard
pass to the ~teljers the certificate
showing the vote Of the State e
Arkansas, and the tellaTs viii
count aud make q list of the votes
CT that State.
Mr.. Cockrejl. Mr.. President,
as 6bere 10 no possible contest, I
hope, IL ord4r to save time, that
the result in each state will le
announced without reading the
carti0cate.
The tellers theu proceeded to
~announ@6 The e1ect"riaI votes Ct
tn7 severalaStates, iii their alpha
betical order.
The President pro tempore Of
tne Senate. Gentlemen of tie
Convention, the certificates If ali
the States have now been opened,
read, ana the t~ellers will make final
ascertainment Of the result and
report the same to the President
pro tempore Of the Senate.
Mr.. Burrows (oneof the tplIers)
Mr., Presidents. the t~elIers report
the asc9rtainment of the count ui
the electoral vote as follows:
The whole number of the elee-
tors appointed to vote for Presi-