Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-11
READY TO COUNT THE VOTE.

Woodrow Wilson oil New Jersey and lhoma.
K. Marshall Of Indiana will be duly and officially
declared elected President and Vice President re
spectively Of the United States next Wednesday in
the hall Of the House of Representatives The
Senate and the House will convene at one o clock
that afternoon in joint session and tellers repre-
sentng each body will count the electoral vote.
OF the States. which will be delivered to them by
the President pro tempore of the Senate
The event will be marked throughout by digni
fled simplicity, and it win be. as usual. one of the
most ceremonial in the political life OF this country
! he galleries OF the House will be occupied by
members OF the diplomatic corps prominent gov.
eminent officials and their wives and members of
the families OF the senators and representatives
The Senate and the House will assemble at
noon as usual After BENG called to order by
their respective presiding officers and listening to
the usual prayers by their chaplains the Senate
will proceed to the hall OF the House Shortly
before one clock the President pro tempore of
the Senate will leave his chair and will proceed to
the Last door, preparatory to leading the process
SION OF senators to the south wing of the Capitol
lie will be accompanied by the secretary of the
Senate and a squad Of Capitol police will be in
waiting as an escort
The procession will be formed with the Presi
dent pro tempore of the Senate at the head close
~ followed by the assistant doorkeepers Of the
senate. carrying two boxes containing the electoral
votes, previously received by the presiding officer
from the special messengers Of the diferen, states
he members OF the Senate will bring up the rear
The procession will move slowly through the Capt..
tol building past the old Senate chamber. now oc.
cupied by the Supreme Court of the United States.
across the rotunda. with its towering expanse of
dome and through Statuary Hall, where marble,
eifges OF men the several states have honored
stand as sentinels for all time
Speaker Clark will be informed of the coming
Of the senator's and representatives occupying
seats on his right hand will vacate them in order 10
make room for the four score or more senator's
! he President pro tempore of the Senate. upon
ms arrival in the House of Representatives will
axe seat at the right of the Speaker and will be
with the gravel He will then unlock the wooden
boxes and, announcing the purpose of the gath
'hng will open the packages in alphabetical order
handing the certificates to the four tellers.
When the counting has been concluded show |
ng that Wilson and Marshall have received ABS |
'oes, Roosevelt and Johnson SO votes and vii. |
lam H. ait votes, the presiding officer will in I
ulre whether any desires to file a protes, /
gainst the result as announced and in the absence
i such protest he will declare the successful cand.
late duly elected
AS soon as this simple function has been per \
omed the Senate will return to its chamber, and
9th bodies will resume the ordinary work of legis
atom
Adopted after long and bitter dispute in the
lmous constitutional convention of 787 in Phila
ephia' the electoral college system has become
'rt OF fifth wheel useless appendix. in fact. ov
g to a radical change in the theory of government
the United States AT the same time il is likely
} be permitted to survive for many years to come.
Mess It should again become the center of mo-
'entous disagrecments such as the Tilden Hayes
of 1876.
he electoral college this year is going to be
members bigger than the college which elected
IT. Taft President in 1908 The increase is the
suit OF the re-appointment made by congrission-
action in 1911 which brings total of 48 more
ectoral votes to the college than formerly com
osed this BODY