National Republican., 1877-02-02
MAKING A PRESIDENT.
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tconiinusd Jpo~ First Poge.l
IL can hardly be necessary to read n
exferso the duplicate certificate received by
mail, and II that should be tho Impression OF
the Presiding Officer and Of the two Houses.
make the further suggestion that thereafter
when the tellcrs read certificate the tellers
not reading had better overlook the duplicate
1 certificate at the same time In order that q
comparison may thus be made.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sugges-
| ton OF the gentleman from New York has been
heard. Is there objection to following that
suggestioni The Chair hears none and IL
will be followed hereafter.
Mr.. STONE Zone Of the tellers) then con-
cluded the reading Of the duplicate certificate
OF the State Of Alabama.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any
objection 10 the State OF Alabamai The
Chair hears none, and the votes of the State
| OF Alabama will be counted. One Of the tel
lcrs Will announce the vote, so there can be no
Mr.. COOK, Zone OF the tellers) The State
OF Alabama gives ten votes for Samuel J. TIL
! den, Of New York, for President Of the United
States, and ten votes for Thomas A. Hen
bricks, Of Indiana, for Vice President.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair
hands to the tellers the certificate of the cleo
toral vote Of the State Of Arkansas, received
by messenger, and the corresponding one re-
ceived by mail. In accordance with the sug-
gestion OF the Senator from New York, but
one will be read, and the other will be ex-
amined as the original is read. The tellers
will follow the reading of the one received by
messenger In every case with the one received
by mail.
The tellers then proceeded In the manner
indicated to announce the electoral votes of
the States OF Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut and Delaware, Il being mentioned
In each case that the certificate Of the election
Of tba alpetnra xUa nv kha
and countertigned by the Secretary Of State,
and In each case the Presiding Officer asked
whether there were any objections to the GER
tifcate, and, there being none, the vote in each
case was then counted.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair
hands to the tellers a certificate from the State
OF Florida received by messenger, and the cor
responding one by mail.
Mr.. STONE Gone Of the tcllers) read the
certificate IN eIten,o, giving four votes for
Rutherford b. Hayes, Of Ohio, for President,
and William A. Wheeler, of New York, four
votes for Vice President.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair
hands another certificate received by messenger
from Florida, and the corresponding one re-
ceived by mail.
Mr.. STONE Zone of the tellcrs) also read
u tItenso the certificate from the State of
Florida indicated giving four votes for Samuel
j. Tildep, OF New York, for President, and
four votes for Thomas A. Hendricks, of Inii-
ana, for Vice President.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Sill another
certificate from the State of Florida has been
received by messenger, January 81, and It is
now handed to the tellers, and the cores
ponding one received by mail, January 80.
Senator ALLISON Zone of the tellers) read
the certificate, and then Senator INC ALLs Gan.
other of the tellers) proceeded TO read the pa
pers ACCOMPANYING the certificate.
Senator CONKLING. / understand the
teller is proceeding to read list OF the coun-
ties and returns in detail; and the counties
being twenty. nine In number
Mr.. SPRINGER. Thirty. nine.
Senator CONkL1NG. Thirty. .nine-I will
correct myself-all appearing in long printed
lists. l know the act of Congress under
which the two Houses have met require these
certificates and papers shall be read. rise,
aiter consultation with some members OF
either HQyse about me, to suggest that by
consent the anrouncemeut Of the result Of
these lists by the tellers be deemed By the
two Houses reading satisfying the act, and
that these papers 60, as they must 20 under
the statute, to the provisional tribunal raised
TO examine them IN the first instance. can
see nothing to be gained by reading literally
Of all the figures attenuated upon that printed
list.
Mr.. SPRINGER. The paper will be printed
in full in the Record.
Senator CONKLING. or course, I assume
that the paper will be printed in full; every
part OF the certificate, just as If everything
was read.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there OBJ
lection to the suggestion of the Senator from
New York that the reading of this list be dis
peused with, except the footingi (After Q
pause.) The Oh afr hears none.
Senator INGALLS, Zone of the tellers) read
the footing Of the votes and the remaining
portion Of the certificate.
TIa
leetions to the certificates from the State Of
Floridai
Mr.. FIELD. The following is an objection
to the votes, certificates and lists mentioned
In the return first read. ] send It to the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (having ex.
amined the paper sent up.) The objection
complies with the law, having attached the
signatures Of Senators and Representative;
the Clerk Of the House will read the objec-
tion.
The Clerk OF the House read as follows
The undersigned, CHARLES W. JONES, Senator
Of the United states irom the state OF Florida;
rom ont the State Of Tcnnessee; J. e. McDosAIp, @
Senator Of the United States from the State OF
Indiana; DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Representative
TucKER, Representative from the State Of Vlr-
ginia; q. A. JENRs, Representative from the
Representative from the state Of Illinois, object
FREDERICK. Humphres, william ii. Holden and
Thomas W. Long, as electors Of President and
Vice President OF the United States In, for or on
behalf of the State Of Florida, aDi to tho paper
purportnR to be q certificate of NJ. L. Stearns, as
GoyernOr Of the said State, that the said Charles
II. Pcarce, Frederic U. HumpLries, William H.
Holden and Thomas W. Long were appointed
electors In for or on behalf OF the said State, and
to the papers purporting to be the lists OF votes
cest by the said Charles II. Pearce, Frederic q.
HumPhries, William II; Holden and Thomas W.
Long for President and Vice President OF the
United States, and to the votes themselves for
among others, that is to say:
piaIs' prIst' for -..at TINT tho laid Charles II.
--, Frederic U. Humphries, william y.
aQluen, and Thomas W. Long were not appointed
by the said State Of Florida In such manner as
It's Legislature has directed, or In any manner
whatever, electors Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Second, For that Wilkinson Call, James f.
Yonge, Robert u. Hilton, and Robert Bullock
were appointed by the said state, in such manner
dent and. Vice President Of the United States.
President and Vice President Of the United States
in, for, or on behalf Of the state Of Florida was
by the votes Of the qualified electors at general
election held In said State on the 7th day OF Mo-
vember, 1870, and the qualified electors Of the
said State didon the 7th day Of November, 1870 ex-
James f. Yonge, Robert b. Hilton, and Robert
Bullock, TO be such electors, which appointment
gave TO the appontees an irreyocable title that
could not bo changed or set aside, or conferred on
any other person.