Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-10

body present in these galleries WAS ettiei
member of the family of one OF the ma
tional legislators or a mighty close friend
of one or somebody whom that LEGISLATOR
especially delighted to honor for reasons
good and sufficient to him.
Five Men to Be Seen.
There was a noticeable absence of men
in all the galleries In fact the ratio was
bout one man to twenty women All the
representatives of the fair sex were I'M
usually fair and fashionably dressed
AS the senator's and representatives
caught their eyes. as many of them did.
around the upper edge of the big chaH-
Der. it was indeed a pleasing sight that
met their gaze.
1t wouldn't have been hard to 'iSa
the prevailing sex of the crowd in The
galleries as one representative
remarked, even if you couldn't see
them for you certainly could near
them Such Il buzzins of feminine voices
is not often TO be heard in thee House
Even Uncle Joe. from the chair.
seemed melted by the scene ana the
charming voices. He didn't once rap
for uuiet. notwithstanding that mem
bers speaking on the floor couidn
make themselves heard over ten lee'
away.
The people in the galleries-and every
seat was taken long before the JOINT ses-
sion began-watched the start Oh the pro-
ceedngS with some little interest. Alter
the monotonous reading of the result,
known months ago had been under way
few minutes the ladies' among the
spectators wives, daughters, relatiNes
and friends of members from IN town ana
out-paid more attention to the eNecu.iNe
gallery where Mrs. Longworth, MISS
Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Barry
more were having an animated chat, than
to the solemn affair on the moor.
Sherman in His Seat.
Mr.. Sherman in his capacity as a rep
resentative from New York occupied ms
accustomed place on the floor and took
great interest in the proceedings.
few minutes before the arrival of the
senator's, the members occupying the first
four rows on the democratic side. in
Guiding the so-called Cherokee strip,
where the overflow republicans are To-
Gated, gave up their seats in order TO ac-
commodate the members OF the upper
body Chairs were provided for those
who temporarily had vacated their places.
Promptly at 1 O'Clock Dookkeeper Lyon
of the House of Representatives, an
nounced the arrival of the Vice Presl-
dent and the Senate of the United States"
The whole proceedings consumed just
fCrty minutes.
Senators March to House.
The senate. IL was Suplos'", "o"iN
rise and the senator's precede to The
House at five minutes to 1 O'Clock. "A
debate, however. between Senator'S
Hepburn and Clark of Wyoming over
the question of a public land measure
affecting New Mexico delayed things
for two minutes.
1t was therefore exactly three min
utes to 1 when Vice President Fair
banks solemnly announced that the
Senate would rise and proceed to the
hall of the House of Representatives TO
count the electoral votes of the states
for President and Vice President of the
United States.
Informally the senator's formed in
double line. A slight attempt was made
by the senator's of each of the seVerai
states to get together and walk through
the Capitol arm in arm. All, however, ala
not succeed. There was regular for
nation, according to state or party. East
ern senator's walked with western sena-
tors, republicans took the arms OF demo-
Gratis.
The procession left the Senate chamber.
headed by the Vice President and the
secretary of the Senate. who carried
large box containing the electoral vote
Senators Bailey and Burrows, the teiiers
for the Senate, followed. BY the south
Supreme Court room, through the ro-
tunda and statuary hail. on into the hall
of the House. The rear of the procession
was brought up by the clerks of the Sen
ate.
Seats had been reserved in the front
part of the chamber of the. House on
the democratic side. The senator's
walked directly to them and remained
standing along with the members of
the House until Speaker Cannon had pre-.
IL. i'll. lis Il
latter had pounded the desk for order.
Fairbanks Opens Ceremony.
The cut-and-dried ceremony began
when Vice President Fairbanks an
nounced the purpose of the joint seo-
sion and unlocked the wooden boxes
containing the certified electoral Votes.
The secretary of the Senate assisted
him in opening them in alphabetical
order by states.
AS the votes of each state were opened
they were handed by the Vice President
to the four tellers, Senator Burrows of
Michigan. Senator Bailey of Texas. Rep
resentative Gaines of West Virginia and
Representative Russell of Missouri, who.
in turn, made the announcement to the
assembled bodies. This took about half
an hour.
The only hitch in the proceeding came
when Senator Bailey rose to read the
result from Wisconsin. Through a cleri-
cal error Judge Taft's state was set down
in this extremely formal document as
New York.
Senator Bailey announced that lie could
not sign this certificate, in view of the
fact that the Constitution prohibited the
President and Vice President both mailing
from the same state This was soon I'D
justed, however. by Vice President Fair
banks securing unanimdus consent from
the joint assemb,age to have the error
corrected
This was done. The day was saved
Announcement of Vote.
The count being concluded. the result
was announced, showing 32l electoral
votes for Taft and Sherman and 162 votes
for Bryan and Kern.
Then Mr.. Fairbanks announced:
1.-The great business which has brought
the two houses of Congress together in
this joint session is dissolved. and the
Senate will now return to its chamber
Hardly had the coat-tail of the last
senator disappeared through the swing
ing doors at the end of the main aisle
than the House threw off the profound
dignity that had clothed it during the
presence of the upper house of the ma
tional legislature.
Loudenslaser of New Jersey. secretary
of the republican congressional campaign
committee. and an old-time friend ! TIE
Vice PreSident-elect, Il move we do now
recess for five minutes"
Everybody conserving to this without