Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-08 | Page 3 | Canvass Electoral Vote on Wednesday

3 CANVASS CANVASS' ELE ELECTORAL TORAL I VOTE ON WEDNESDAY Judge Taft Will Be Declared President and Sherman 1 Vice President Washington Feb 7 The The lIou house e of ot Representatives has agreed reed to t the joint resolution naming the tho afternoon of ot February 10 for a a. Joint s session o off of the Senate benato and antI House Houge to canvas the I vote veto of tho the recent pre f- f liam Ham election and to declare Wil II Taft TaCt and James S. S Sherman as elected respectively el president and vice ice president The resolution provides that tho the shall bo be held on tho tiro floor of or the House with Ith the president of ot the Senate presiding The Tho public will be bo given little op op- op to watch the I proceedings proceedings- Representatives ginia Gaines of oC West cst Vir Vh who introduced the tho resolution supplemented 1 it tv with nth another providing providIng provid provid- ing that all galleries should be closed to tho the public with the tho exception of ot ono one small smaIl section on tho the south end Th The Tho diplomatic executive and press galleries gal sal will be reserved for tor those ran nn- titled to them The remainder of ot the gallery space Is la reserved reserve for tor the mem mem- hers bers of ot the Senate and House tho the resident nt commissioners from Porto Port Rico and the Philippines tho the dole dele gates ates and their families