Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-08
ARRANGE TO COUNT THE VOTE
SENATE AND HOUSE WILL HOLD
A JOINT SESSION.
Messrs. Burrows and Bailey, Gaines
and Russell Named as
the Tellers.

William Howard Taft of Ohio and James
Schoolcraft Sherman of New York will
be duly and officially declared elected
President and Vice President, respective
ly, of the United States next Wednesday
in the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tives. The Senate and House will con-
vene at / O'Clock that afternoon in joint
session and tellers representing each body
will count the electoral votes of the states.
which will be delivered to them by the
Vice President
The event will be marked throughout by
dignified simplicity. and it will be, as
usual. one of the most ceremonial in the
political life of this country. The gall
leres of the House will be occupied by
members of the diplomatic corps. promi-
nent government officials and their wives
and members of the families Of the sena-
tors and representatives.
The Senate and House will assemble at
noon as usual. After being called to Or
der by their respective presiding officers
and listening to the usual prayers by their
cha plains the Senate will proceed to the
hall of the House.
Procession to the House.
Shortly before / o'clock Vice President
Fairbanks will leave his chair as presid-
ing officer of the Senate and will proceed
to the east door preparatory to leading
the procession of senators to the south
wing of the Capitol. He will be accom-
panied by the secretary of the Senate.
and a squad of Capitol police will be in
waiting as an escort. Col. Dan NJ. Rams
dell. sergeant-at- arms Of the Senate, will
Immediately precede the Vice President,
senator's falling in line two by two. The
procession will then move along the mar
BILE corridor 10 the House of Representa-
tives. The assistant doOrkeepers of the
Senate. carrying two boxes containing the
electoral votes previously received by Mr..
Fairbanks from special messengers from
the several states, will closely follow the
Vice President.
The procession will move slowly through
the Capitol building past the old Senate
chamber. now occupied by the Supreme
Court of the United States: across the
rotunda with its towering eXpanse of
dome. and through Statuary Hall. where
ma rble effigieS of men the several states
have honored stand as scntinels for all
time.
Sneaker Cannon will be informed of the
coming of the senator's. and representa-
tives occupying seats on his right hand
will vacate them in order to make room
for the ninetytwo senator's.
Vice President to Preside.
The Vice President will take seat
provided for him at the right of the
Speaker and will be presented with the
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the wooden boxes. and. announcing the
purpose of the gathering. will open tie
packages in alphabetical order handing
the certificates to the four tellers. SEN
ators Burrows of Michigan and Bailey
of Texas having been appointed on the
part of the Senate and Representatives
Gaines of West Virginia and Russell of
Texas on the part of the House. When
the counting has been concluded show
ing that Taft and Sherman have re-
ceived 321 votes and Bryan and Kern
162 the Vice President will inquire
whether any one desires to file pro-
test against the result as announced
and in the absence of such protest he
will declare the successful candidates
duly elected
AS soon as this simple function has
been performed the Senate will return
to it's chamber, and both bodies will
resume the ordinary work of legisla-
ton.