The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-13
PASS ZONE LAW BILL
House Sanctions Plan for
Canal. Government, ::
ELECTORAL VOTE is COUNTED

Taft and Sherman Declared Elected
Over Bryan and kern-BaIlots
Stand 321 to 162-Hale Reports Out
Naval Bill.
Washington. Feb. 11--By a vote Of
203 to 101 the house Of representa-
tives yesterday passed the bill which
was considered at length Tuesday pro-
viding for the government Of the
ton Of the canal.
~. Election Is Ratified.
Washington. Feb. IL. - The two
houses of congress met in Joint SEES.
sion in the hall of the house Of repre-
sentatives yesterday and formally
ratified the election Of William
H. Taft Of Ohio and James s. Sherman
Of New York to he president and vice
president Of the United States, re-
spectively.
Vice-President Fairbanks. occupying
a seat on the right Of Speaker Cannon.
presided. After announcing the p,lr-
pose of the gathering he unlocked the
wooden boxes containing the electoral
votes. extracting and 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, Senators
Burrows and Bailey and Representa-
tives Haines and Russell, who pro.
ceaded to count them
= Shows 321 Votes for TaftH
The count concluded. the result was
announced to the presiding officer,
showing a21 electoral votes for Taft
and Sherman and 102 votes for Bryan
and Kern The ice.president then in
quired II there was any protest against
the vote as announced, and there be
ing none, he formally announced the
election of Taft and Sherman. The
Joint session was then ended, the
members of the senate returning to
their hall for the regular transaction
Of business.
Owing to the limited capacity Of the
hall Of the house. few persons other
than the families and relatives Of the
members Of the two houses witnessed
the ceremony.
Hale Reports Navy Bill.
Senator Hale. chairman If the com.
mittee on naval affairs, yesterday re,
ported to the senate the bill making
appropriations for the support Of the
o,rr;oe, 31oc COG 100 ,r L.,
crease of $1.05s,42S over the amount
carried by the bill az IT. was passed by
the house. 9"
No change was made in the item
providing for the construction Of two
.26,00U-ton battleships. The senate
committee provided that no part Of the
appropriation for the marine corps
may be expended unless the corps Is
continued in service as heretofore on
battleships. cruisers and other naval
vessels.
The recommendation OF Secretary Of
the Navy Newberry for the appoint
ment Of a. commission to consider the
reorganization Of the navy department
in order to provide for the hest pre-
paredness In case Of war and for the
most economical method Of admins
tratiop was adopted by the committee.
Commission Of Three.
: The commission is TO consist Of
three senators, three representatives,
three rear sdmirals. with st least one
on the active list, and three emf.
nent civilians to he appointed by the
president. IT. is required that the
commission shall report to the. next
session Of congress- Some Of the i'm
portant amendments made by the SEN
ate committee are as follows
The Office Of vice-admiral on the re-
tired list Ia created. which 1t is TN.
derstood is In the interest Of Rear
Admiral Robley D. Evans.
May Establish Naval Base.
Provision is made for the appoint
ment Of A. nmmisslon by the secre-
ta'ry Of the navy to investigate and re-
port to congress the advisabilitS and
necessity of esta blishing a. naval base,
Including A. navy yard and repair sta
ton on the California. state coast. The
commission Is to prepare an estimate
of the cost.
There is also an amendment requir-
ing that prisoners discharged from ma
val prisons shall be furnished with civ
ihan clothing and others authorizing
the employment Of IS contract dental
surgeons.