The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-02
rv,or, oor Regular Correspondent

,,,r.;nr OF the electoral vote. O'CLOCK to-
aor y,as tho commencement OF legislative
day that will probably last many days. over
;housaud peoplc managed to crowd the
ho,s, Galleries before 1s n, and many
succeeded in obtaining admission 10
rho floor. There was an expectation ana
evcn:a hope on the part Of many that some
thing sensational would occur in the Colo
RADIO or !Florida cases, but the electoral Dill
had. fortunately for the country, removed
all danger Of that, and made ii almost as
embarrassing az the dulIcst day OF legiSla-
t;op. The galleries doomed with the beau
ties and fashiouables OF Washington, and
the plehald and ragged loafers who haunt
them froHl day to day gave place to we'll
dressed 2cop Re.
J,,,iccs Field and Miller sat disnitcd
and attentive listeners under the shadow OF
The clerks desk. William NJ. EyartS, lean
ond lank, sat between Jere. Black and Old
ZacN. whose rotund forms lollcd in great
arm-chairs. Near by Don Cameron,
fa,ked by his aged father, twirled
his droopinc reddish mouStache, and
General Sherman nerrousiy watched the
proceedings. That old sca-doS Robson,
and S,ourh:on, OF New York, with his
bnshy gray head, sat by Hale, of Maine.
Father Tyner, Rev. Mr.. Newman Grants
consciencc-kccpcrl. Governor Burbank,
Judge Trumhull, George Bancroft, Charles
O'Conor. Kellogg, and other notab'eS, oc-
cupied conspicuous positions.
ALP. n. the senators entered the cham
Der OF the House in procession OF t"os,
preceded by the Fice-Prcsident and minor
officers, their scrgcant-at-arms bearing the
walnut box containing the certificates.
The senators were seated on the Demo-
cratic side. General Sherman, Secretary
Chandler, Secretary Cameron. Hon. VIII
liam NJ. EvartS.. and Justices Field ana
Miller occupied seats in front Of the seats
Of membeiS. The tcllers-Senators Alli-
son. OF Iowa, and ingalls,. Of Kansas, and
Representatives Stone. OF Missouri, and
Cook, OF Geor@la-Sat at the clerks desk.
Ticc-PrcSideni Ferry called the joint AS
semby to order, and having announced
that he would opcn the votes OF the States
in alphabetical order, took up the return
from Alabama. broke the seal, and handed
it TO Senator Allison, who read it. The
reading OF the duplicate received by mail
was commenced by Mr.. Stone teller),
when Senator Conkling arose and suggested
that in other cases the duplicates received
by mail be not read aloud, but read over by
one OF the tellers while that received by
messenger was being read aloud. There
being no objection, President Ferry dl-
rccted that that course be pursued.
The Vicc-PreSident called for objections,
aud none being made, he directed the vote
OF Alabama 10 be counted. and it was an
nounced-ten votes Tor Tildcn and He n
bricks. The vote Of Arkansas was opened
by Mr.. Ferry, read by ingalls,, and no OBJ
lection being made, six more votes were
scored for Tiden and Hendricks. Caliior-
MAS six and Coorado's three votes We're
in the same manner found to be for Hayes
and Wheeler, and Connecticuts six and
Delawarc's three for Tilden and Hendricks.
Florida was running in eyerybody's
mind, and even the Eice-Presdent
lHIull r" tAtiN was eh
objection to the vote of Florida, when he
meant Delaware. \ laugh spread over the
crowd, and Senator Edmunds called for
order. Presently Florida was called, and q
deep stiffness spread over the audience ur-
til the Hayes and Wheeler returns had been
read and the Vice-President announced
that he had other certificates from Florida,
which the telerS would read. Then muir
mur of relief and approval rose from the
Democratic side and the galleries. Then a
third return, under the great seal OF the
State, certifying that recount OF the votes
OF Florida showed that the Tilden and Hen
bricks electors had been duly elected, was
submitted. This paper contained a detailed
statement OF the number Of votes cast in
each county, and for whom, SO the reading
had become very tedious, when Senator
Conkling rose and moved that, by con-
sent OF both houses, the reading Of
totals be considered reading of the whole
paper, as required by law; and that then
all the papers be referred to the tribunal
established to ascertain the true returns. No
objection was offered and the totals were
read. Objections to the vote OF the State
were called for, and Senator Sargent and
David Dudley Field arose. The latter Oh
tanned the floor, and on behalf OF Senator
Jones, Of Florida, and Representatives
Field, Tucker, Jencks, and Springer, sub
mitted written statement Of objections to
counting the votes OF the Hayes electors. 1t
was carefully-prepareda and succinct state
lncnt Ct law and fact, and produced asensa-
tion among Republican senators. Sargent
consulted, and then Mt Morton's beck hur-
ried to him, and then conferred with Has
son. ... .-
Senator Sargent, on behalf of Senators
'Connornr and Sherman, and Messrs. Bic
Crazy. WOODBURY., Dunnell, and kasson,
objected to the Tilden returns because not
properly authenticated.
Senator West, for himself and others. OBJ
iected 20 the vote OF Humphreys, Hayes
elector, because lie held n Federal Office,
and was therefore disqualified.
Dir. knsson and others objected to the
paper declaring the result Of the recount OF
the vote as illegal.
The fice-President said, there being no
further objections, the several returns from
the State Of Florida, with the objections
already submitted, will be referred to the
Electoral Commission, md by them decided.