New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-02

term Of four years commencing the 4h day OF March
next In compliance with the law, the President OF the
houses to open alt of the certificates Of the states
and in their alphabetical order beginning with the state
oil Alabama
Then the strong box In which the certificates
ried in ny Mr. Basspt ASSISTANT doorkecper Of tho
Senate having been placed the desk before him. the
President Of the Senate opened IT, and taking ro1 the
certificate from the State of Alabama. handed 1t TO the
tellers who seated just below him at the CLERKS
desk and Senator Allison of the ellers. proceeded
to read the document IN rrenso the result OF oil
being that Samuel j. Tlden of NewYork and Thomas A.
Hendricks of Indiana had received the 10 electoral votes
of Alabama The Yice-Presidelt then said That
the certificate from Alabama 10y messenger having been
read, the duplicate certificate ch had been received
by mail would row be read. Representative Stone OF
Missouri proceeded to read the duplicate certificate but
the reading was interrupted by Senator Conklng OF
NewYork, who suggested that 1t was hardly necessary
70 read the duplicate certificates, hut that when the lrst
certificate was read by one teller the other ecrs should
look the duplicate in order that the comparison
might be made. The President of the Senate asked
whether there any objection to the proposition ana
there being none stated that that course would be
pursued Mr. Stone having then resumed and completed
tie reading Of the duplicate certificate, the presiding
officer said "Are there any objections TO the certificate
from the State of AlabGmal" After pause. The Chair
hears none The votes of the State Of Alabama VIII no
counted one the teers will announce the votes so
there may he mistake" The result was announced
by REPRESENTATIVE Cook OF Georgia.
The same ceremony was observed IN reference 10 inc
next state--Arkansas-exce that the reading " the
duplicate certificate was omitted Tho result Was ii-
nOuuced that the six votes OF the stare OF AikS "eio
given for Yilden and HENDRICKS
The next state Was California. and tho result was
announced as six votes for Hayes and Wheeler linen
followed in succession Colorado with three votes for
Hayes and Wheeler; Connecticut, with six yotes for
for Tildcn and Hendricks. When the reading OF the
Delaware certificates concluded the presiding 'icer
Counting the votes Of the State OF Florida but he I'M
mediately corrected himself and substituted Deawars
amid suppressed but g0nera laughter, because Oh
Florida the first serious conflict was TO come.
OBJECTIONS TO FLoEIDfs VOTE
Then Florida was reached and Representative Stone,
the teller proceeded to read the certificate Ihe readng
OF the frat certificate showed the votes Of Florida
to have been given for Hayes and Wheeler Then the
presiding officer handed the teller another certificate
received from the same State which, being read By
Representative Stone. showed the four votes OF Florida
to have been given for Tlden and Hendricks The oruer
certificate vas authenticated by the late Governor
stearns the latter by AuOrDey-Gcne:al Coeke Ihen
the presiding officer handed down to the tcers still
another certificate from the State OF Florida, received
through messenger the 31st Of January, and CORE
spending one received by mail on tie 30th Of january
This third is an differentiation OF tho act OF the electors
who voted Tlden and Hontrics and Is made by tne
present Governor Drew. After half hour had been
spent reading tho papers accompanying the ihrd GER
tlcate Senator C0nkng proposed that the reading be
regarded completed and that the result be announced
as under the late of Congress all the would be
referred to the provisional tribunal raised TO examine
such questions There being objection, it was 80 or
dered.
The presiding officer asked whether there were ohjec-
tons 70 counting the vote of the State of Florida Rep
resenative Field OF NGw-York rose and sent to the
clerks desk a written objection TO tho first certificate
for Hayes and Wheeler signed by Senators Jones fa
Coopcr Cenn Mcdonald Qnd), and by Representatives,
Field IN. ". Tucker (ya jerks, PENN, and Springer
QJ Mr. Adams, Clerk of the House. proceeded to read
the paper 1t asserts that those persons (Flerce'
Humphreys, Holden, and Young, assuming to act as
Presidential electors, duly appointed by the
State of Florida or in any whatever; that the
other four persons had been elected and had an r"voc
bic title that office that the certificate of the fret
four persons untruy and c0rIrptly procured and
made IN pursuance Of conspiracy between them aud
NJ L. SteaIns, late Governor; that they were usurpers
and that their acts were Illegal, null. ana void.
Further objections being called for, Senator Sargent
sent lp to the Clerks desk, behalf Of himself and
Senators Conover Sherman, and Teller aud % Repre-
seutatiyes WoOdbUrn, Dunncll Kassosl, and McCIgIy
three sets Of objections 10 the votes cast by
MesSrs. Call, Hinton, Bullock. and longo the DINO
cratic electors the ground than the papers are not
authenticated required by the Constitution ana laws
senator Jones Of Florida made objection specially 10 MIR
Iinahhi9y :; o t q" T GcG "t KSon OF Iowa
made an additional objection To tn third sorof cerh
Gates because they not authenticated By person
WEu hcd the Office Of Governor ~ lie time That The
functions Of the electors were exercised.
The President Of the Senate tAcn said " ARC there
further objections The coIning OF the votes OF the
Sa,c 81 F0rlai fAftcr parao II there be none the
certificates and papers, together win other papers ac
company ing thc same, as wen as mo os3ceiiolN pre-
srute. VIII now BE- Transmitted 10 the Electoral! College
Commission for judgement and decision the senate will
withdraw 80 chamber, so tHit Inc House MAY
scD4fatciy determine the objections"
buzz Of dissent as closing part Of the sentence
pcryated the chaljrr bat the presiding officer mad" no
change The Senate retired, ana the JOINT convention
was clnsCd.fo" the day.
Du,ing tAc session OF the joint convention Ne'Srs.
Charles O'Conor. Wm NJ. Lyarts and EdU!n ". slough
ton of Ncw-I 9rk jeremiah Black OF PENNSYLVANIA and
Gen sherman occupied sea, tic lOUr OF the House.