The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-02
MIG HIT REPORT.
coNGREs sIoN1At.
SENATE.

white citizens ut Barnwell courthouse,
January 18th, and asked that they be
referred. They declare that the eleven
hundred scolored members who joined
Democratic clubs and 976 who voted
for the Hampton ticket did so to secure
their native state. honest government
land home rule and to free her from the
thieving government under which she
has suffered from corrupt c~arpetbag-
gers and infamous scallawags. The
resolutions further deny that intimida.
ton on the part of whites existed, and
support the Hampton government.
Referred.
Salisbury presented a long petition
signed by prominent citizens Of New
Orleans concerning affairs there. Re-
ferred.
Edmunds submitted a concurrent res
olution providing that the public pro-
ceedings of the electoral commission be
printed in the Congressional Record
and extra copies be furnished the COM
mission and to the Houses Of Congress.
The chair appointed Sargent and
Allison as tellers. Subsequently Sar-
gent declined and Iugalls was substi-
tuted. Ferry said it vas his intention
to appoint one Republican and one
Democrat, but noticing the appoint
ments of the House he had appointed
two Republicans.
Mitchell submitted a report on the
alleged ineligibilityof certain Missouri,
New Jersey, and Virginia electors, but
Merrimon raised the point that the re-
port could not be read until made to
the full committee.
Pending discussion the Senate pro-
ceeded to the hall of the House to par
ticipate in the electoral count.
HOUSE.
Kasson. called for the reading Of yes
terday's journal in full to consume the
hour previous to counting the electoral
votes and prevent a vote on the resolu-
ton reported by the Florida investigat-
ing committee.
The chair appointed IS House tellers
Cook and Stone. Kasson pointed out
that both tellers were from the MAORI
ty, which was contrary to custom. The
speaker said he acted under authority
and had communicated the fact to the
President Of the Senate, who would ap-
point two tellers from the majority,
Kasson said that was done on account
of the speaker. Cox intimated that
this was insolence, and the chair re-
marked that he had done his duty.
The speaker presented a ratification
from Judge Clifford, president of the
electoral commission, stating that the
members had taken the oath and the
commission was ready for its duties.
The Senate resolution for the publ
cation of the proceedings was agreed
to.
Payne offered a resolution directing
the clerk Of the House to inform the
Senate that it was ready to receive that
body for the purpose of opening and
counting the electoral votes. Adopt
ed. A recess vas then taken, during
which the floors were filed up by men,
beers of the cabinet and counsel for the
national committees of both parties.
The galleries were packed, largely with
ladies. Justices Miller and Field az
rived first of the commission, and at
one O'Clock the speaker announced that
the Senate M mbers had arrived, where
upon the House arose and the Senate
members filed down the main aisle and
took seats on the Democratic side. The
President of the Senate took the chair,
the speaker being on his right, called
the House to order, and amid perfect
order said:
SIN obedience to the constitution, the
Senate and House of Representatives
have met to be present at the opening
of certificates and the counting and de-
claring the results of the electoral vote
for President and Vice-President of the
United States, for the term of four
years commencing on the fourth of
March next. In compliance with the
law the President of the Senate will
10Y proceed, in the presence of the two
Houses, to open all certificates of the
several States, and in their alphabetical
order, beginning with Alabama"
Bassett, assistant door-keeper of the
Senate, brought in the strong box in
which were the certificates, and placed
it on the desk before the President of
the Senate, who opened 1t, took there
from the certificate from Alabama,
handed it to the t~ellers, who were seat
ed just below him, at the clerks desk,
and Allison, one of the ~tellers, read the
document in e~xtenso, the result being
that Samuel ]. Tilden, Of New York,
and Thos. A. Hendricks, of Indiana,
had received the 10 electoral votes of
Alabama. The Vice-President said the
certificate received from Alabama by