The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-07
COUNTING THE BALLOTS
CAST FOR PRESIDENT
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)

happens years. same time
February joint resolution passed by House. bu
agreed upon prior the chairmen
privileges elections known in the House. however
President Vice President Rep
Congress- the date This year
happen Senator Julius Burrows Michigan the de
that for has
nqurng protests against Smoot
Utah. and Representative Joseph Holt Gaines of Charleston
cultured capable Southerne several times elected
Congress Republican
These gentlemen nothing whatever do the
Frye who will preside joint
Senate and House. should designate them eers which is
improbable Several members from each House. least
always designated journal kept joint
that the result becomes part OF the official records OF
Senate and House
joint House always
teesng here because of the unusual details 1t always
pleasant concerned have joint session the hall
Representatives hall of the place
the Hall OF Representatives much larger and has
capacity Not many mad days of joint sessions
the House ouchy ones upon
the dignity Of members and think that member IS entitled to just
much honor and respect Senator members like Col Pete
Hepburn Iowa. instance who will joint
in the Senate chamber because he refuses to be osed and
ebowed by clerks and along wmngly when
there is joint session in the Representatives hall.
The big hail. made $50 members besides having lot OF
other space such occasions divided side
Senators comfortably need be the members retire
spacious swinging chairs
occupy half space substituted
very the Senate do is give up side of the
chamber to visiting representatives pack
wall fill available that the Senate clerks of
whom there are greater privileges
the other end of the Capitol
The last of both houses the Senate
chamber was at the funeral of Senator Hanna last winter Then
crowdng members walked from
the House dignity headed by the Speaker and the Clerk
but who ared in through the Senate entrances bees Some
departed disgust there such
But the House. with plenty of room at its disposal prdes
orderly dignifed way always
The galleries will be crowded that dav The spectators will
early eager Admission the galleries will
restricted those holding cards. of which Senator and
member will probably AS the Senators be-
TO
he will be rendered the gave In his time Senator Frye
has presided over some important Joint gatherings of Senate and
House. the notable having been the Mckinley Memo
rial exercises when Secretary of State John Hay made the ad
dress the following the assassination of Mckinley
There always much cheering and much enthusiasm the
n1aue in the galleries than the Senate and when ont sessions o
in the House the tolerance of applause prevails just the
notwithstanding the fact that almost criminal oense to
plaud the Senate galleries Almost every State has its friends
and especially when there anything the character of the
inspire enthusiasts they break forth with much applause OF
Missourans year people
Roosevelt will be remarkable there something bordering
demonstration If there will be because there
enough Missouri Republicans in Washington make big noise
Such big States New York and Pennsylvania generally have
quite demonstration when their electoral announced
OF the votes one envelope LOT eac state 10
taken OF Senator Fes mahogany box The seal IS
broken and the certificates tied with beautiful ribbons handed
and the teles sitting long table Immediately front OF the
everybody knows many Roosevelt received and how
Parker The telers, keeping with such
dgn1hed Del1eVe
the columns, although course, they really add
-Four Senator who then the presiding OH
of the joint session. Gosveno OF the Republican
members from Ohio teller That decidedly appropriate be
OF Gen Grosveno accepted reputation the party stas
There Democratic well Republican teers that
there may be every of a fair
With all the and all the ormalies about the Senate
marching marching with the cheering
generally takes about the electoral The
presiding officer the ters hasten the proceeding somewhat
takes while big letters and what
he ags when
he half the have been counted but all
wait and when there
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