The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-23
JOINT SESSION.


At 2:26 the Senator's arrived and took their
places. The presiding ofdcer rose and said (:
1.-THE joint meeting Of Congress win resume It's
session. The two houses. separately, have con-
sidercd and determined the objections submitted
by members of the house Go the decision Of the
Commission on the certincates from the state u
Florida. The Clerk Of the senate will now read
the decision Of the senate" The decision "a the
senate having been read BY its Clerk and that o.
the II use by It's Clerk, the Presiding Olicer
ing otherwise. the decision Of the Com
missA-i will stand unreversed- Counting
will now proceed IN conf rmity with
win announce ths vote Of Fsorlda.s senator
Ailiss.n, oac of the Tei.er-. thereupon announced
that the state OF Florida had been given four
votes for r. b. Hayes. Of Ohio; AZ President.
York, ms Vice President The Vice President
then opened the certificate from the State Of
Georgia and handed u % the Teilcrs. u was
The pr siding Officer ssked whether there was
any objection ~ the vote OF Georgia None
being made. be announced that the vote would
he counted. and directed the TeIiers y
declare Il Mr.. Coos then declared that the
state Of Georgia had given u votes for samuel
>. Tilaen, a New York. Ne President. and u
Vice President. Next followed in succession
the state Of Illinois. with n votes for Hayes and
wheeler. Indiana with IS votes for TIlden and
wheeler, Kansas with ) vcses for Hayes asd
Wheeler and Kentucky with 1 votes for Tilien
and Henkricks. Then came the cefuhcate from
Hayes and wheeler. the presiding Officer stat
ing that tue certificate had been received by
mail and that no corresponding one nsd
sn received .ppon for sSss purpose
was The. g. Anderson, one of the Returning
Board. This was authenticated by slr kellogg.
e % n Desf he ens y, ns sne sf
aiding cfhcer handed IL 20 the Teilers. Another
certificate from the same state. with CORE
spending one receive Dy mail showing eign'
This was autherticatetl BY hcEnesy 70 Cover
nor ~ the STATE. >uli third certificate was
opened and read. corresponding win the one
having necn cent hy mail. with votes Tor Hayes
and Wheeler" anime nfirated by Desicruc. Sec
Rotary u stale The preceding cricer olenei
and pr seated another certificate received by
mail. no corresponding one having been received
by messenger. MIR Sine. OF Missouri. one 81
the Teliess, proceeded 70 read IL. but y Was %
vIous from TIE FIRST sentence u was mere bur
lesque. and sitter u hal been READ 70 ne CLOSE
'signcd Nv John Smitn. Company 10. =, Bull
dnxcrs Governor Of Louisiana, the presiding
officer directed that the Iaper be omite from
the proceedings. Formal iiectinns having been
made 10 The certificates each side, All thc GER
tfcnieF of that STATE, with the papers acrompa.
nying the same. were referred ~ The Electoral
Commission.
The senate then withdrew 70 its cham
Dr. anu tDuh ulttf N'AI htunt- ttN'A y 4tt@rr
until tomorrow.
In the senate. on the 18th, the Chair pre-
ssntcd communication from the Attorney Ge~-
eral. in answer 20 a resolution Of Mr.. Bayart.
adopted some weeks ago. calling for full III.
formation In regard % the numuer ~ Deputy
United states MarshAle employed on November
n tue siay cf the Presidential ehcction. Referred.
Mr. Harvey. from the committee on Public
Lands reported substitute for the senate bill
d secure rights 81 settlers upon certain railroad
lands, and 70 repeal the nrst nve sections Of the
act ~ July -, 1856. granting lands 70 the state Of
Kansas ~ aid IN the construction Of the kan.as
and Neosho Va ley Railroad and IT, extension 70
Rel River Passed resolution was adopted.
providing for the irsue OF an attachment for the
arrest Of Conrad n. Jpurd0n. cashier ~ the
Thru National Bank OF New York. who failed
10 appear and testify as " the account IN that
bank u samuel ,. Tilden. Wm. q. Peiton and
4 =. Hewitt Mr. Patterson presented the
Credentials Of David y. Corbin, claiming 70
have been slected United States senator from
the state ~ south carolina for six years from
March ISL The credentials were signed by
lima amt, after being read. were placed on hle.
DO objection Icing made thereto. In the
Mouse debate on the Florida matter was
continued and Mr.. rurman. ~ florida, said
that ~ his own personal kno ledge the Demo
cratic Governor and the fiihen Electors were
honestly chosen " the late election lie VA.
replied ~ by Mr.. WOODBURY.. wno said that y
any fraud was perpetrated In Florida u Was
perperated by Democrats. but Notwithstanding
that fact the Hayes Electors had Been duly
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