, 1877-02-10
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Proceedings in Joint COnven'
GiOn.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.--During the
Loon recess Of the House the galleries
were packed largely with ladies. Justice
Miller and Field arrived, first of the com.
mission, aud at l o'clock the Speaker
announced that the Senate members had
arrived, whereupon 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 the right,
and called the House to order, and amid
perfect order said: "ln obedience to
the constitution, the Senate and House
ofRepresentalivcs have met to be present
ut the opening Of the certificates and
opening and declaring the results OF the
electoral vote for President and Vice
President of the United States for the
term Of four years, commencing the 4th
0f March next. In compliance with law,
the President OF the Senate will now pro-
coed in the presence OF the two Houses to
open all certificates OF the several States,
aud in their alphabetical order beginning
with Alabama,
Bassett, assistant doorkeeper OF the
Senate, brought in tie strong box IN
which were the certificates and placed 1t
ON the desk before the President of the
Senate, who opened it and took there
from the certificate from Alabama and
handed il to the tellers, who were seated
lust below him at the clerks desk, ana
Allison, one of the tellers, read the doc
ument in extenso. The result being that
Samuel j. Tilden, of New York, and
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, re-
cciyed the ten electoral votes OF Ala
bama. The Vice President SAID the
certificate received from Alabama by
messenger having been read, the dupli-
cate certificate had been received by
mail Stone was reading the duplicate
certificate, when he was interrupted by
Senator Conkllng, who suggested that 1t
was hardly necessary to read the dupli'
cate. AS the duplicate was read by one
teller, the other should look over the
duplicate in order that comparison
might be made The President Of the
Senate asked whether there was any OBJ
lection to the proposition, and there be-
ing none, be stated that course would De
pursued. Stone having then resumed
and completed the reading OF the du-
plicatc certificate, the presiding officer
said: "Are there any objections to the
certificate from the State of Alabama Y
After IA pause 'The chair hears none
the votes of the State of Alabama Will
be counted. One of the tellers will an
nounce the votes, so there may be no
mistake" The result was announced by
Cook.
The same ceremonies were observed
concerning the next State, Arkansas, and
the result was six votes of Arkansas
were given for Tilden and Hendricks.
The next State was California, six
votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
Then Colorado, three tor Hayes and
Wheeler.
Connecticut, six for TiIden and Hen
bricks.
Delaware, three for Tilden and Hen.
bricks.
When Florida was reached Stone,
teller, proceeded to read the certificates,
the first of which showed four for Hayes
and Wheeler, and the second four for
Tilden and Hendricks, the former being
authenticated by the late Gov. Stearns,
and the latter by Attorney General
Locke. The presiding officer then hand
ed the tellers still another certificate
from Florida, received through messen.
ger Jan. 3lst, corresponding with the
one by mail Jan. Both, it being the au-
thentication OF the act of the Tlden
electors, and made by Gov Drew, At.