The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-07
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In the National House Of Repre-
sentatIves, last Thursday, when the
hour for counting the Electoral
votes arrived, the Senators entered
and took the seats reserved for them
in the front Of the Hall, on the Dem
ocraLic side. The galleries were
comfortably crowded with richly
dressed genteel people The Presi-
dent of the Senate opened the GER
tifeates and the tellers proceeded
to read the returns from Alabama,
which were very long. The dupli-
cate returns by mail we're also read,
which made the work very slow.
After the Alabama certificates
had been read, the presiding officer
asked Are there any objections to
the certificate to the State of Aiaba-
map After a pause, The Chair
hears none, and the vote of the
State Of Alabama will be counted.
The Teller will announce the VOTE"
Mr.. Cook, one Of the Tellers, an
nounced ten votes for Samuel j.
Taden, for President, and ten votes
for Thomas A. Hendricks, for Vice.
Preside mt.
The certificate of Arkansas was
then read and the result was announc-
ed as six votes for Tilden and Hen
bricks; after the presiding officer
had asked the same question as in
the Alabama case.
The California certificate was
read by Mr.. Stone. and six votes
were announced for r. B. Hayes and
William A. Wheeler.
The Colorado certificate was read
by Mr., Cook, and three votes were
announced for Hayes and Wheeler.
Connecticut came next. The
certificate was read by Mr.. Allison,
and six more votes we're announced
for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Delaware certificate was
read by Mr., Ingalls,, and three more
votes were announced for Tilden
and Hendricks.
FLORIDA was then reached. The
presiding officer handed the certifi-
cate signed by Gov. Stearns, and
which recognized the Hayes ETec-
tors, and after it was read the GER
tifcate Of the Electors for Tilden
and Hendricks was also handed out,
and both were read by Mr., Stone,
while NJ. Allison overlooked the du-
plioate.
The Chair then said that he had
still another certificate received the
31st of January, yesterday He
then handed the paper to the tellers
and it proved to be the certified pro-
ceedings of the Board of Canvassers
authorized and appointed by act of
the Legislature of Florida, who de-
clare the Tilden and Hendricks
Electors elected. Enclosed in the
papers was the action of the Tilden
Electors and the subsequent review
of the court by order of the Supreme
Court. The latter document con-
tains an elaborate detail Of the Flor
ida case from a democratic stand
point. After the reading had pro-
crossed for time, Mr.. Conkling
called attention to the fact that the
paper now being read had thirty-six
wide columns OF printed matter.
He knew that the statute required
that all the paper should be read,
but after consultation with members
of both Houses, he thought the lazy
would be complied with by simply
reading the result. There was no
objection. The result was ANNOUNCE
ed that the Tilden Electors had
been elected.
The Chair then asked if there was
objection to the count of the State
Of Florida?
David Dudley Field, of New
York, arose and submitted written
to counting the vote ofthat
State. The objections were read by
Clerk Adam, of the House.
In accord ance with the provisions
Of the Electoral bill, the duplicate
returns and the objections were re-
ferred to the Electoral Commission.
After the various objections were
.esb and there being no further OBJ
ection. the presiding officer announc-
I'd that the Senators would retire,
20 that both Houses could consider
he objections, and the Senate then
'etired to their chamber at $50 p. m.