Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-22
JOINT SESSION.

At 2:25 the Senators arrived and took their
places. The presiding officer rose and said
The joint meeting of Congress will resume its
session. The two houses. separately, have con-
sidered and determined the objections submitted
by members of the house to the decision of the
Commission on the certificates from the State of
Florida. The CLERK of the Senate will now read
the decision of the Senate !" The decision of the
Senate having been read by its Clerk and that Of
the I'll use by its Clerk, the Presiding Officer
said: 1.-THE two Houses not concurring in order
ing otherwise, the decision of the Com
mission will stand unreversed. Counting
will now proceed in conformity with
will announce the vote of Florida" Senator
Allison, one of the Tellers, thereupon announced
that tine State of Florida had been given four
votes for r. b. Hayes, of Ohio, as President,
and four votes for VIM. A. Wheeler. OF New
York, as Vice President. The Vice President
then opened the certificate from the State OF
read by Representative Cook, of Georgia.
The residing officer asked whether there was
any objection to the vote OF Georgia. None
be counted, and directed the Tellers to
declare it Mr.. Cook then declared that the
STATE Of Georgia had given Il votes for Samuel
votes for Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, as
Vice President. Next followed in succession
the state Of Illinois. with Il votes for Hayes and
Hendricks. Iowa with IL votes for Hayes and
Wheeler, Kansas with . votes for Hayes and
Wheeler, and Kentucky with L. votes for Tilden
and Hendricks. Then came the certificate from
the State of Louisiana, showing eight votes for
Hayes and Wheeler, the presiding officer stat
mail and that no corresponding one had
messenger appointed for that purposes
Board. This was authenticated by MI. Kellogg,
as Governor, he being himself one of the Elect
ors. The certificate having been read, the pre-
siding officer handed it to the Tellers. Another
certificate from the same State, with a CORE
spending one received by mail. showing eight
votes for Tilden and Hendricks. was produced.
This was authenticated by McEnery. as Cover
nor of the State. Still a third certificate wasa
opened and read, corresponding with the one
having been sent by mail with votes for Hayes
rotary of State. The presiding officer opened
and presented another certificate received by
by messenger. MIR. Stone, of Missouri. one of
the Tellers, proceeded to read it, but it was OBJ
vious from the first sentence it was a mere bur-
lesque, and sitter it had been read to the close
''sigped by John Smith, Company No. 2. Bull
doZers, Governor of Louisiana the presiding
officer directed that the paper be omitted from
the proceedings. Formal objections having been
made to the certificates on each side, all the GER
tificates of that State, with the papers accoinpa-
nying the same, were referred to the Electoral
Commission.
The Senate then withdrew to its cham
Der. and soon after both houses took a recess
until tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Chair pre-
scented a communication from the Attorney Gen
eral, in answer to q resolution of Mr.. Bayard,
adopted some weeks ago, calling for full in
in regard to the number of Deputy
United States Marshals employed on November
!, the day OF the Presidential election. Referred.
Mr.. Harvey, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a substitute for the Senate bill
to secure rights of settlers upon certain railroad
lands, and to repeal the first tive sections OF the
act of July IS, 1866, granting lands to the State of
Kansas to aid in the construction of the Kansas
and Neosho Va ley Railroad and its extension to
Red River. Passed. A resolution was adopted,
for the issue of an attachment for the
arrest of Conrad N. Jourdon, Cashier of the
Third National Bank of New York, who failed
to appear and testify as to the account in that