The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-08
COUNTING THE VOTE.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN
lOlNTSFSSlON.
pkOCEEpiNGS OF THE TRlpAR.
TITE COMMISSION.

TlTE COMMISSION.
JOINT SESSION on mE SuNArr NNn uUrSE.
Washington, February l.-Thc sal.
lrrics and corridors of the senate and
the other approaches TO the capitol are
througcd, to-day with persons, who be-
ing uuprovided with tickets, are unable
to gain admtttancc 90 the southern end
of the building. \ large number of dis
tiuruishvd pcrSonaFes are on the floor
of the house To Witness the proceedings
IN regard to counting the electoral
votes.
Two minutes past one. the spcakvrUu-
uoun,rd the arrival ot the senate. The
srvsidrut of the senate then made "a
nrm.l announcement ot the subject
matter in hand
\ lnN containing the certificates Wa
.hyn huHuFht and lhy president ui ihc
,y..ty 'yvk th,ul.m lav ,,I dc. t,.
tam lhr state o.. A.l4wa. and h.nty.
fl f,.lgIs, vlaIysJ b, ln ,N,y.r..
a... ... .H.. >ruu.. J. l.|.t.
.at4....- NNogI.ss h.l ry.,.N,#
tya r'yE.ra. su.ys u.m lly -tr. l'w..
tig. .sr..1 Cha, H., tHr...f, .,t..'
r.., feeylNcd hy mnI should by rla,,.
J.. thv hands ofauo.hvr teller who should
luua over j. while the original orr "--
being gy.3 Iuv presiding officer lu,
said: Are ta,rya aaE objections Co. 'l.
certificate uaw Ihc state vf Alabama
rAu,ra q pau-r. The chain hears uuu,
Ingyo,t. II the state Of Alabama viii lg
counted. Ouv of thc tsllrts Will an
4luuyr tLV Vote So THAT there will hr I-
d.
Nh. Canh. Of Georgia. TIE same ccrv-
mnuill was observed ia reference 20 the
.-Nt state, Arkansas, aN Votes being
east Icy that state tor Is.dtn and Hens
bricks
States were then counted IN the fol-
lowing culvr. California, HAYES and
Wheeler. e.. Colorado. Hayes and Wheel
er. S, Connecticut, Iildyn and Hendricks
e, Delaware, TI.deu and Hendricks, s.
Florida vas then reached Ek9 trsI
certificate. signed hy Governor Stcarns,
gave HAYES and Wheeler votes. The
arxt signed ~ Attorney General Cooke,
gave T.,drU aud Hendricks t. votes and
stll another, signed by Governor Drew,
authenticated the count ut the electors
Who voted ior Tl.Avn and Hendricks.
dalf an hour was spent lu reading the
a lomuauiyg papers, when lt was agreed
hat the reading lee regarded as come
pletei. The presiding officer then pg'
The question ~ % whether there were
/ objections to counting thp vote ~ tluu.
ida. Written objections % the certificate
OF Governor Sicarns were signed by
Sruatorl Jones ,Floridal. Cooper and
( Mcdonald and by Representatives Field
( Fucker, jerks and Springer Like OBJ
[ irc,iuus 20 the second certificates were
made by Senators Sargent, touoNer
sherman and Teller. and Representa-
lives Wo0dblrn, kasson. pannell and
McCmry. The objections were referred
70 the electoral commission.
AMER tho several objections 10 count
! ing the vote Of Florida had been made
I the presiding officer said Are there
any further objections 10 counting The
votes Of the state Of Florida - Amer 8
/ pause-"lf there be none the other pa
\ prrs accompanying the same, as well q
/ the objections presented, will be- nov
/ transmitted 10 the electoral commission
\ for judgement and decision. The senate
/ will now withdraw 20 It's chamber 81
that the house may separately determine
[ the objections
4 buzz OF dissent rs 90 the closing par
I Of the sentence peryadci the chamber
but the presiding officer made no change
f. The senate retired from the house 81
2,o5 and resumed its legislative busl
ness.
The pleas Of the two parties before ,ht
. Arbitration Commission tell the Who'll,
story. On one side il is that the form
Of law lvgaliEe and sanytliy fraud, an,
on The other that thing such as the Re
turning Boards certificate. which D. Nil
fully false Is utterly void and good g.
nothing These are the naked point
that Mr. Eyarts and Mr. o'touur wTv-
He'd with on Monday Never before il
( fE'~ country. said judge Black, cN,rp
I'm llg brusa.,,al controversy in New
jersey ADD tay .ucE-hrt w.r iH Fy-n
. sg.gari7, las anybody ever bad 'H
ip.r,u.luu> l.Enlr.cs O. u.vr g ...a4.
.',.r vote a.j .nsi-, fA.. .gu tra"l ..u'
r.. '.. l.4a.s>atrra by--E.g s,g...a
-ut an,rga. .a iuy forms 20. lH
Thi- is What .he Hayes F.rsy and tn
. .5ut.,u. lawyers they A-ye suu- .-"
Oh. .,a.r a~,;s,.u-c are Irving q ag-t
.ua.r A,-aS w.i.c-l l.c Che truth.