The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-02-08
Counting the EIeotoral Vote.

assembly for the purpose of counting
the Electoral vote for President and
Vice>President of the United States.
They met in the hall of tho House of
Representatives, acting Vico-Presi-
dent Forty presiding. Tho Senate
appointed two Republicans, and the
House two Democratic tellers. The
States wero taken alphabetically. The
first State counted was Alabama, and
ton votes were scored for Tilden and
Hendricks. Tho next State in ordor
was Arkansas, and six moro votos
wero scored for Tilden and Hendricks.
California came next, and six votes
were announced for Hayes and Wheel
or. Then camo Colorado, and three
moro votes wcro counted for Hayes
and Wheeler. Connecticut came
noXt, and six moro votes woro counted
for Tilden and Hendricks. Delaware
came next, and three moro votes ere
counted for Tildcn and Hendricks.
Florida was then reached, and the
presiding officer first handed the cer-
tificatcs signed by Governor Stoarns
to tho tolors, which recognized the
Hayes electors, and aftor it had boon
road, tho certificates Of the Tildon
electors were also handed out, and
both wcro read by tho tellors. The
chair then said he still had another
certificate, received on the 3lst 0
January. Ho thon handed tho papor
TO tho tellcrs, which proved TO be tho
certified proceedings Of the Board OF
CanVassers authorized and appointed
by an Act Of the Legislature of Flori-
da, who declared tho Tildcn and Hen
bricks electors elected. Included in
tho papor was the printed proceed
ings Of tho Board of Canvassors, Civ
ing in detail the vote Of each county
for Presidential Electors.
Tho chair then asked If thero was
objections TO tho count Of tho vote Of
tho State CT Florida.
Mr.. Fiold, of Now York, roso and
presented objections in writing to tho
count of said State. Tho objections
wcro signed by Senator Jones, of
Florida, Cooper and Mcdonald, and
Representatives Field, Tucker, jerks,
and Springer, and are directed to tho
first certificates, which is that given
by Gov. Stearns TO the Hayes clec>
tors. The objections woro read by the
Clerk Of tho House. They arc to the
effect that the persons to whom the
certificates were given by Governor
Stoarns were not appointed electors
for President and Vice. President of
the United State; that tho said ccrti~
fcate was procured by fraud and by
conspiracy entered into between
Stcarns and tho electors and others, ,'as
that those electors woro not elect
cd, and tho pretended certificate can
not be recognized on account of fraud
and conspiracy. They proaont in sup
port of their objections the evidence
taken by tho Florida special commits
tee and other papers on tho quos~
ton.
Senators Cornovcr, Sergeant, Sher~
man and Tollcr, and Representatives
Woodburn, Donnell, Kasson and Nc
Creary, objected to the certificate of
the Tildon electors, on the ground
that thoy were not authenticated as
required by the Constitution and the
laws; that they have not the proper
certificate undor tho laws of Florida,
and that the certificate of tho Ropub-
lican electors arc duly authenticated,
and no others should be counted. The
Senate then retired to it's own cham
bcr, 50 tho two Houses might consider
tho objections. The question has
boon referred to tho tribunal of At
toen. Tho case for the Democrats
was opened by Mr.. Field, of Now
York, followed on the Same side by
Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia. Tho Re-
publicans replied by Mr.. Kasson and
Mr.. McCrary. 1t will doubtless be
several days before the tribunal roaeh-
es conclusion.