, 1877-02-03
BY TELEGRAPH
Meeting of the Joint Convention
Counting Ihe Electoral Vote.
,pvo ~ 90, TELEGRAPH IINE.l

IN i--lOn aisSN- n
Ju-.irs- Miller and Field arrived first, ana
-, o,,loek ii. Speaker announced that the
ua,nb.rs of be S-uate had arrived, EheI=-
upon the HUu-e aro-e, and the oehAie H~'s'i ~
brrs & ed down the main Isle anu TOOK -ea'S
on the democratic side. The President OF ,he
S,nats took the Speakers chair, lhe oteaSe'
b,luy On the night, and called 'be Two houses
10 order, and amid perfect silence r7,6
In oh. dignce 10 the Constitution, the
S.na,. and; IL ouse II Representatives have met
10 b. pre.-nt Al the opening OF 'oe oef'in-
ca,,s and n. counting and declaring the n
.nit ., ,bs -l,cryrai vofe-s for President and
V,ca Pcr-,d.,,t of the UuIred States Tor The
| term oi four yeaTs, commencing haiCh r."
,.., I, eouayliauce with Law, The President
Of the ) -na,- vail no~ proceed IN presence oi
| the two Hoa--s 70 open all GER IhcAies ot Inc
-evzra. ) s,ea, and IN their alphabetical order'
! beginning with Aiabatna.
! H-rs m. assistant door keeper OF the Senate
br,m.ht in a bux IN which were the c1riIh-
IA ,es. and placed II on the dr,k before 'he
! President OF the S-nate rhu OPENED II and
| t..nk ,he,eftosf the certificate from Alabama
I and handed II 10 the telirIr. " BIO we're seated
! iu.. b.lon HIM The Certificate read by
,bs te.lers, the resllL being that linden and
| Hendricks received the 10 yore. Of Alabama.
The presiiing Ofiicrr A-ke'i nrr there any Oh
! i.crion, 30 the certificate OF Alaoana After
/ "a pause, the chair hears uOnr, the vote oI the
STATE of Alabama ~IIi be counted.
/ The fsIn- cerrmonies were observed con-
cernInx the ueSr ) ate, Arkansas, and ry-"lt-
| ed SIX votes fyr I!iden and hendricks. The
/ mkt S,!st1 Was CailfOIuIa, = VOTES iOr Hayes
| and Wheeler; Colorado, . votes or Hayes
and Wheeler; CONNECTICUT, 8 votes for Til
den and HrLdrck,; ID laware, 8 Tor TIlden
and Hendricks fiUrIia ~ss uext reached,
" hen the teller, pTuoyt7ied 10 read the c-rtIti-
cste., the first vi nhich showed ! tor II ayes
| and Wheeler, and the second for 1Iidrn
! and Henirichs. he former being au'hrEtI-
I Gated by Gov. > earns and lhe latter 10y At
J .upey Grueral Cooke. The prr-,dIn3 ,tii,eIs
| then Iide,i the frilers another certificate
/ from Florida, received through u mcssrngrr,
! January 3lst, corresponding with the one by
/ mail. January 30rh, IL brIug the authentic
nc,iun o; the lhe fiden electors, and certified
| 10 by Governor Drew. After the partial
resdlug OF = paper accompanying the third
/ crTtItiC4fr, Senator CUnkmg proposed that
tn, realim: be regarded compieted, and
! Con.rrs, all p,p-rs would Ge referred to the
/ provisional triJUBal. ), odercd.
! The pref ling uittc~r asked, whether there
( was any ooIec;IOus announcing he vote OF
| Florida ? Sir Field, ii The HUu>s, sent 10
/ The clerks disk d written Otjcc ION 10 the
! first certificate. This paper Sas s,.,nrd by
/ Senators Jones, of FLORIDA, Cooper, Of Iennss-
J s,e bud McDlnalh, Of Indiana, and R-pre-
/ :, ntutlve- Fed, Tucker. Jguk-. and Springer.
/ Further o. jettohs b4in-s called Tor, Sargent
/ sent up a paper signed Uy himself, aud ma
! turs CuuUvyr, Shermau AMI Teller, anl Il p
Ie-enlatIves WOOD, Brown, DOnneil, kas>UIl
and hcCraTy, containing 'bIee several oil lec-
/ tIJus to the votes cast by she democratic eiuc-
! rUrs, on the ground that the p.pers are nrt
authenticated requIr,d by The constitution
aud laws. Senu or Jones, ut Florida, objected
! specially 10 HuupLfies, ns holding nu otii-e
| Of rIu>t aui proIig under the United States.
! X ,sson made additional ol j=ctions TO the
I thlId ret OF Certificates, brcaa>e they were
NOT uu,henl!esled by person who held the
the electors were exercised These objections
/ were retrrred 10 The ELECTORAL commission.
/ Hlre the nate retired ~ rs Own chamber.
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
! ihe eiec'ofai commission mel al 1. NJ
! to-diy- JuuTudl ol previous proceedings Was
! re ID and app,oEed. \ communication from
( The two Houses OF congress IN pint session
/ Was presented by AIR GJrhafh, Secrsjary o!
| the Senate, add read a. follows:
Haa House Of Representatives,,
Washington, feD. I, iS.5-I
70 the President Of tie Commission - MUr5
! than one return or paper, purporring TO be Il
return and certificate Of The electoral votes oi
The ) ate Of FLORIDA having been received ami
this ciy duty oPrnrd III the preSence uf he
TWO houses UI Congress. and objections there
TO having been made, the SAID To Gru~, with
al the accompanying pip,rS, ana also The o.
/ j-o'ions thereto, are herewith saomI'ted to
The Judgment and decision OF the commission,
as provided by law.
tSisErd) L. w Ferry.
Presiding Jus:ice-it Is suggested, and !
/ think very properly, that tht dUJTs may Low
! b. opened aud proper persons admitted
Justice Br"di-y-I understand there are
! three cer,ItcaTes trOIn FlUrIdt- l should
think the proper course would be TO have
THESE three co'uti;atrS rad, anu then as each
Is read let the paril's be called upon 10 STATE
! whether they ar= objected 70, aud who are
the OH jsc'ors. tnul We read these ceriil
Gates, or hear them read, We do not kro"
What We have before us ; after that II VIII
be Time 10 take sneh orher Orders IN regard 10
'he rroceealnss as may DC nvcceSS"iy. fend
ing which | Will adopt that suSsesiion' with
on, vote;
Justice MiIieF-i have desifeu' II was
| the pleasure OF the commission 10 iio'en to
the reading OF these documents IN the House
OF krpresr NATIVES II pap'rS about the o'a'e
OF tl ridA are read 1t ~Ill take an h"nr to
read them, the otlec'oIs names are 10 The
papers maklng oDlections. l Presume they
VIII De printed they certainly onght 10 De
printed, and then everybody caD read them
| without consuming an hour. l think i
brother Brad!,y had known as l know thy
length oi iheso papers, be woa!d perhap:
withdrew ms mo i'h-
Presiding Jus'lee--Hon. Justice Bradley
! wIthdTaws GIs motion.