Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

One of the copies of the vote mast
be delivered to the president of the
United States senate by a special mes
senger. The second copy must be sent
to him through the mails. while the
third copy must be deposited with the
judge of the United States district
court in which the state electoral col
lege meets.
When the two houses of congress
meet in joint session on the second
Wednesday in February to witness she
counting of the ballots the vice presi-
dent of the United States, who also
is president of the senate, acts as pre-
siding officer. The house appoints two
of its members to act as tellers.
Vice President Opens Them.
The president of the senate, that is
the vice president of the United States,
must open the ballots which have been
returned from the electoral colleges In
the alphabetical order of the states. He
begins therefore with Alabama and
ends with Wyoming. The ballots are
counted and the result is announced.
In case there shall be a challenge of
any OF the returns, the objection en-
tered must be set down in writing and
signed by at least one senator and
one member of the house. IF obiec-
tons are presented to the canvassed
vote of any state both the senate and
the hOI1Sn rnI1St oonsi1ar thaco =, 49,,
arate session"
The counting of the electoral votes
in the house of representative in the
presence of both bodies of congress is,
except on rare occasions, as in 1876 for
instance, rather cut and dried affair,
but nevertheless it has its interest be-
cause of its sharp contrast of solemnity
and jubilation.
When the first ballot package is
opened in February next and it is an
toral vote for Wilson and Marshall all
the Alabama representatives will rise
in their seats to cheer They will be
cheering simply the reaffirmation of a
fact which they have known for
months, but such is the way of men
and of members of congress.
The result as announced from each
state Will be acclaimed but it is always
noticeable that the cheers are much
louder from the members of the party
WHICH has been triumphant in the cleo
ton. This of course is human nature.
No Undue Luxury in White House.
A society writer on a Washing
ton paper has called attention to
gossip which always has been the
rule concerning the housekeeping ar
engagements, the methods of entertain
ing and other things connected with
the domestic arrangements of the
White House during any administra-
ton.
SO far as the records go, it can be
said that in no administration of the
United States has the White House
PERTAINING or the setting for such
luxury in furnishings as has been the
case at all times>in some of the houses
of the extremely rich residents of the
city of Washington. In truth, simplicity
virtually always has marked the house
hold arrangements and the entertain
ments of presidents of the United
| States.
OF course, a certain amount of cere-
mony must be kept up. Otherwise even
a democratic people would resent what
they might call the niggardliness of a
chief executive and his family. Sim
plicity is not out of keeping with GER
tain refined elegance.
knowledge of actual conditions for
present-day writer's, unless they go to
| the records, cannot include any great
number of administrations sand par
| ticularly is this so because some pres
idents have served two terms. The
| Hayes, the Cleveland, the Mckinley,
| the Roosevelt and the Taft admins
| trations were marked by a demo
cratic refinement" and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson are following along the lines
set by their more immediate predeces-
sors. President Arthur entertained
perhaps more lavishly than the other
presidents of his generation, but even
he drew She line at anything like osten-
tasion.