The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-11
CONGRESSMEN COUNT BALLOTS Taft and Sherman Are
 Ratified. HOUSES IN JOINT SESSION Vice President Puts Stop to the
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HOUSES IN JOINT SESSION

Washington. Feb. l0.--With simpfA but impressive ceremonies. the count- ing of the electoral vote for President and s-presiAent took place today at joint session of the Senate, and House Of Representatives, ueld in the chamber of the lower body.
 William H. Taft of Ohio and Jaxnea S. Sherman of New York were cf4~ cialiy declared to be the choice of the people for the term Of four years be- ginning March {. next. The copns consumed exactly forty minutes time. The galleries of the House were filled to overfiowing with spectatoras At the very outset, Vice. President Fairbanks, who presided. was caliekt upon to admonish the Senators and members that applause would not Do permitted. This sdfnonition followed Democratic manifestations over tho name of William J. Bryan. in connec- | tion with the vote of Alabama, the first state called. The Taft adherentss nevertheless. disregarded the admoni- ton and liberally applauded the nfst mention of his name when the cail- fornia vote was annouced.
 1 Vice. -Presidet- t-elect sherman, in his capacity as a Representative from New York. occupied his accustomed place on the floor and took great iny terest in the proceedings. | A few minutes before the arrival or the Senators, the House members pc< cupying the first four rows on the Democratic side, including the 90. called Cherokee strip. where the eyer@ flowing Republicans are located. gave up their seats at once to aceommodnte the members of the upper body. Chairs were provided fer those who tempo rarily had vacted their places. l Promptly at o'clock. DoorkeepeK Lyon of the House of Representatives. announced the arrival of the Vice. President and the Senate of the United States. The procession moved slowly down the center aisle, and the seats assigned were ct once occupied, the I Vice -PreAident mounting the rostruEn and taking position to the right of the Speaker.
 l 5 The entire joint hoay atood .unesl Vice. President Fairbanks brought hia l enve1 down. In Q clear vuices he then announced that the two H0uses wera assembled, paTsuant to the reauire ments of the Constitution and the law Of the United States.
 Senators Burrows of Michigan and Bailey of Texas, and Representatives Gaines Of West Virginia and Rucler of Missouri acted as tellers.
 I Cheers foF Bryan.
 When Senator Burrowa announced that Alabama had cast her full vote Iof eieyen for William J Bryan and John W. Kern. applause broke out on the Democratic side, Instantly Vice-President Fairbanks rose and admonished the House. A ripple of laughter swept over the chamber and there was no applause when the names of Bryan and Kern were again mentioned as havig re- Oeived the vote of ArkasaB.
 Despite the adfnonttion of the Vice- President, however, the annouhcement that California had cast her vote for William H. Taft and James 8. Sher- man. thus mentioning for the first time the names of the successful candidates. caused some applause on the Republi- can side.
 The Republicans again broke into applause when MT. Rucker. one Of tlle | tellerS, himself a Denfocrats and from
 Missouri. announced that Missouri had cast her eighteen votes for Taft and Sherman.
 tellers, called attention to the fact that the certificate of Wisconsin read that the vote of that State was for William | H, Taft of New York. and James S. Sherman of New York;" Mir. Bailey said that, of course. under the Cousti- tuition, it is not permissible for state to vote for c candidate for President
 
 State. but your teIlers perfectly un- derstand that this is clerical error | He asked that the tellers be authorized ! to report the vote as having been cast for William 1T. Taft of Ohio. There was no objection and the Vice. President directed that the vote be recorded for | William +. Taft of Ohio.
 The tellers then reported that Wtl- liam H. Taft and James Fl. sherman l had received 321 votes, and that WH- 1 Ham J. Bryan and John W. Kern had received 162 votes. Only 242 votes were necessary to elect. The Vice. President announced that Messrs. Taft and sherman had received more than the requisite majority and that sthts announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed sufficient declaration of the per- sons elected President and Viee-Presi- dent of the United States, each for the term beginning March I. 1908: and shall be entered. together with list of the votes. on the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives.
 Sherman is Congratulated.
 The Vice President then declared that the business which brought the two houses together had been completed. The Senators filed out of the chamber with Mr. sherman.
 The members of the House fell into line and also extended their cOngratu- | IationB.
 So great was the confusion. that a motion by Mr. Loudenslager (N- J+ls | that the House take a recess for i've minutes, was carried with a vim. He | then proposed three cheers for the Vice Presto ent -elect, which were given with a will by Republicans and Demo crats alike.
 Some one started singing. He's q Jolly Good Fellow" and the refrain was taken up all over the Houses When Mr.Sherman had concluded shakr ing hands, the business of the House was resumed.
 | After the return of the Senate to It's own chamber, the tellers announced the result of the count. The Vioe- President then made formal an- nouncement of the result similar to tho announcement made in the House, and thus concluded the final cere4noy con- nected with the election of Meszss. Taft and Sherman,