The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-14
COUNTING THE VOTES.
And the Joint Session of Congress
Passes on to the LOuisi-
ana Case.
Four Certificates Received from the
Great BulidONcd Comm on " ealth.
In Joint Session
PROCEEDING WITH THE COUNT.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 1o.--At 2:35 PIN.
the senator's arrived and took their
places. The presiding officer arose and
said The joint meeting OF congress
will resume its session. The two houses
separately have considered and deter
mined the objection submitted by the
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 hay
ing been read by its clerk, and that of
house by its clerk, the presiding officer
said The two houses not concurring
in ordering otherwise, the decision OF the
commission will stand unreversed. The
counting will now proceed. In con-
formity with the decision OF the commits
sion the tellers Will announce the vote OF
Florida.
Senator Allison thereupon announced
that the State OF Florida had given four
votes tor Il. b. Hayes of Ohio as presi-
dent, and four votes for VIM. A. Wheeler
as vice-president.
The vice-president then opened the
certificates from the State of Georgia and
handed them to the tellers. 1t was read
by Representative Cook of Georgia.
The presiding officer asked whether
there was any objection to the vote OF
Georgia. None being made, he an.
nounced that the vote would be counted
and directed the tellers to declare it. Mr.
Cook then declared that the state of
Georgia had given eleven votes for Sam
uel j. Tilden of New York as president
and eleven votes for Thomas A. Hen.
bricks of Indiana as yice-president.
Next followed in succession the States
of Illinois with twenty-one votes for
Hayes and Wheeler Indiana with fifteen
votes for Tilden and Hendricks Iowa
with eleven votes for Hayes and
Wheeler; Kansas with five votes tor
Hayes and Wheeler. and Kentucky with
ten votes for Tilden and Hendricks.
LOUISIANA REACHED.
Then came the certificate from the
State of Louisiana, showing eight votes
tor Hayes and Wheeler, the presiding
officer stating that the certificate had
been received by mall. and that no cor
responding one had been received by
messenger. The messenger appointed
tor that purpose was Thomas c. Ander-
son, one of the returning board. This
certificate was authenticated by Kellogg
rs governor, he being himself one of the
electors.
The certificate having been read. the
presiding officer handed to the teller
another certificate from the same state,
with corresponding one received by
mail, showing eight votes tor Tilden and
Hendricks. This was authenticated by
McEnery as Governor of the state. Still
a third certificate was opened and read.
corresponding with the one hayinc been
received by mail, with votes tor uayes
and Wheeler, authenticated by Deslonde.
secretary of state.
The presiding officer OPP ned and pre-.
scented another certificate received BY
mail, no corresponding one having been
received by the messenger.
Senator Stone, Of Missouri, one of the
tellers, proceeded to read it, but it WAS
Obvious from the first sentence it was a
mere burlesque. 1t commenced by certi.
lying that John Smith bad been chosen
elector from the first district, John Smith
No. ! from the Second, John Smith No,
2from the Third, John Smith No. 3 from
the Fourth, John Smith No. 4 from the
Fifth. John Smith No. 5 from the Sixth.
and John Smith "A" and John Smith
"B" electors at large.
When the reading had proceeded thus
lar Senator Sargent rose and said that it
was obvious that the certificate was not
Bona .fde.
The presiding officer SAID il was his
duty to submit all papers received By