The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-02-20

sion on the certificates from the State
OF Florida. The Clerk Of the Senate
viii now read the decision of the SEN.
ate His' eos
! The decision oi the Senate having,
been read by Its Clerk. aud that OF the
Honsc hy i.s C,erk, the Presiding Oiiicer
said: .The two Houses not cohcdfrine
in ordering otherwise, the .d.cisien Of
the C ,mmi..ian will stand unreversed.
Counting will nov proceed, in conforms
i.y With the decision Of the Commission.
The tellcrs viii announce a. -
THE STATE OF FLORIDA. res. ~,
Senator Allison, one Of the 'teliev.
thereupnn announced that the Sta.e OF
Florida had given four votes Tor r B
Hayes. OF o ,io, ~ President, snd -four
votes for William A. Wheeler, Of New
York, ~ Vice President
The v,cs President then opened the
certificate from the ~
I1 STATE OF GEORGIA
And handed Il 10 the tellers. IL IVES
read By Representative Cook, OF Geor,
gia f
The Presiding Ofiicer asked IL there
was auv OF j.ction 10 the vote OF Geor.
gis. None being made. he answered
thstt the vote would he counted, and di.
rected the tellers to declare It Mr.
G. ,ok then declared that the State Of
Georgia iiAH eiyeh eies&n SotSsifof Ssin
uel J r,ldcn, 81 New York. ~ Presi,
dent, and eleven; votes. for Thomas. A.:
Hendricks, OF: Indiana, a. Vice-Pfesi-
dent .stt oY}E .e'i,lNss~4:t 17ri
q Next followed in succession the State
of - So
i7is hs7f-io.As IrLixors' '7i'}
With twenty one votes for Hayes and
Wheeler ~ ,'l 80 as a.:
,s INDIANA, aR se so
With flfteen votes for Tildsn and Hen
.dricks. 4airslg' + t .
s (, ai i.a1s IOWA,
With eleven votes for Hayesand Wheel
err iRa,4@ IslhRi~sf y t4ss;'c- 4Sl ~.
Fs-s sl az- kANsAs, y. 4a 1a j.
With Eve votes for Hayes and Wheeler
4l.tA 7Ti2 - KENTUCKY, sSs,:,as -
With twelve votes for Tilden and Hen:
bricks 9ha 7' %sesS $50 Ia'''sFs,l
Then came the certificate from the
State OF 'ssi ifa7easi----'Es! sto
r. 7a'sa tfd LOUISIANA, t' raH
Showing eight votes for Hayes and
Wheeler, the Presiding Oflcer stating
that the certificate had been received BY
mail, and that no corresponding one had
been received by messenger. The mes
senger appointed for that purpose was
Thomas q Anderson one 6of the Re.
turning Board. This was authenticated
by kellogg ~ Governor, be being him
self one OF the Electors. al ss4s
The certificate having been read. tht
Presiding officer handed to the Teilers
another certificate from the same Slxte
with corresponding one sent by mail
showing eight votes! for Tilden and
Hendricks This was authenticated By
McEnery, as Governor Of the State,
Still third certificate was opened and
read, corresponding with one having
been received by mail with votes fol
Hayes and Wheelerl, autheIt ticated bJ
Deslonde, Secretary Of; State, ;.
The Presiding Officer opened and pre-
scented another certificate received b.
| mail, no corresponding one having beer
received by messenger. Mr.. Stone, d
Missouri, one Of the tellers, proceeded
Ito read it, but it: Was, 0hyions from tlls
| first sentence it was mere burlesq4e,-- -
1t commenced by certifying that Johr
Smith had bee1 chosen Elec,or from tn,
First District; John Smith No / frOu
the Second John Smith No. 3 from>th'
Third: John Smith No. 8 from &h,
Fourth: John Smiths-Ne. 1 from th,
Fifth ;John Smith No. 5 from the Sixth
and John Smith A and John Smith
Electors at.Large. e1a p51il = qasls /
Whcnathe calling had proceeded thu
far Senator Sargent rose and said it VA
obvious that the certificate was not bona
hde. faaisai ae II sf5s g;i' s - q
The Presiding Officer said it was hi
duty to submit all the papers received
by him. He asked whether the pape
should behsuppressed. voices-"No
no read it."G sa8 heG.aa aam
The reading was proceeded with tt
the great amusement oft audience. =
1t followed the usual formalities, sho "
ing that John Smith had been duly cho
sen as Caeirman, and John Smith B, o
Sergeant-a at. Arms anil that John Smith
No. l, and John Smith, "A, were appoin
ted Tellefs that the eight votes of th,
State had been cast for Peter Cooper
OF New York, and Sam Cary, of Ohio
Objections were presented to each sc
of returns when they were referred t.
the Commission and the joint session
! adjourned to await the decision. 5and
n gD--4--s- -..-s----- aW 81
The Navy appropriation bill befer,
fthe House gives TO Secor Robeson's. de
partment about twelve and half mill
ions. This is large reduction on for
,per years, but it might be Sefeattr. i
seems hard for the country In this Tim,
Of business depression. when taxa q
| grievousIy sffiict the epeople, 10 pay si,
and a half millions for the salaries o
navy officers.