The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-02


resolution reported from the specia
Committee on Election in Florida.
HOUSE TEILERs.
The chair appointed as Tellers on The
part OF the House, in counting the elec,
toral votes, Messrs. Cook and Stone.
Mr.. Kasson called the chair's attention
10 the fact that both Of the tellers haG
been chosen from majority, and that il
was customary in such cases, to have
Il representative OF the minority appoint
ed.
The Speakcr-The gentlemen have
been appointed by the chair under auth
ority OF the House, and that the fact has
been communicated to the president ol
the Senate, Iand chair understands thai
he will appoint two Of a majority Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Kasson- That will have been done
on account Of the action Of the Speaker.
The Speaker-The Chair does not feel
offended. He has simply done his duty.
Mr.. Cox-Neverthcless il is insolence,
The Speaker laid before the House n
communication from Justice Clifford,
prasiIant NJ tho EIec,nroi Communications
Stain" that tho member th"raof T"d
tsLan ;bs nroScribej onIb and ~, M tSo
commission was ready 10 perform its
duties.
The Senate resolution was agreed to
for the publication of the proceedings Of
the commission.
Mr.. Payne offered resolution direct.
ing the Clerk Of the House TO inform the
Senate that the House was ready to re-
ceive that body Tor the purpose OF open
ing and counting the electoral votes Tor
President and Vice President.
The House then took recess.
ENTRY OF THE JUDGES.
During recess the buz,of conversation
was mnceasing, Among lhe distinouisheJ
persons ON lie floor were nearly nil the
members of the Cabinet and the counsel
engaged by the National Committees Of
boIh nartie, The galleries are nackeI
and more than half of those present are
ladies'. Juslices Miller and Field were
the first of the Ju,lges to arrive. They
entered without formality and took
chairs 10 the left of The main aisle Al
two minutes pasi one O'Clock the Sneaker
announced ...-.-. ..-.-'''-.
,nn,r ~, a., 49,, ~ q = J., ,.,, Y
fH go "i,iL1' - y :, 1T TS'HF4'7. S'HF4'7
anu tue members oil tGe hoase' at the
r. wS;io AZ Snn.Is mr. nroceja1 Lv -" 1''In III
oers fled down tbe main aisle and tool
seots on The Democratic uidc oF the cham.
ber The PresiIent of the Senate took the
chair having the Speaker ON His right
The President OF The Senate said. TLe
Joint conyention of the two houses Of
Congress for countinp the yotes for Presi.
dent and Vice President will now come
10 order. Perfect silence followed, and
The President Of the Senate continued
In obedience to the Constitution. The SEN.
ale and House of Representatives have
met 10 be present at The openjnp of the
certificates and The counting and declar.
inc oT the results Of The electoral yotea
lar the Offices of President and Vice
President of the United States for the
term of four years. commencinr from
the fourth Jay of March next. In com.
pliance with the law, as President Of the
Senate. I will now proceed, In tLe nres.
ence oi the two houses, 10 al Of tbe Gar.
tilicates OF the several States, and in the;r
alpbabetical order, beginning with the
State Of Alabama,
pr.n,Sa rup crpr,p,c,rr,
~, D'''' so ~" At
When the strong Doxes IN which the
cerl:ncates were carried IN ny Mr. Bas'
sett, the assistant uo0r keeper o. the Sen
ate' ana placed on tne desk before the
fresiuent oil tne senate, ne opened them
ana taxing from them the certificates
from the Staie oil Alabama handed
them 10 inc tetiers, VINO were seated Just
ceiow nm al inc CLERKS uesK, anu Sena'
Tor allison, one oil the teiIerS read the
documents IN eStenso; the result oil II all
SelnS thai ~ SaHuel >. iliuen, oi New
lotk, anu lnos' a; Hen"ricks, OF lndi'
ana, hSu received Inc Ten electoral votes
o' M Nla1ama, -.
Inc tresiuent saiu lhe certihcatG re-
celVeu from Ala0am1 W messenger nav
Ing oeen reauf the G1Pilcate certificate
received ny mail wouiH DO read
Mr. Stone was reading The duplicate
Serllncate, when ne was interrupted Dy
senator GonEing, VINO suggested that Il
was hardly necessary 10 read the dnpIi.
cate certificates; but that when the first
cerunsate was rcan py one icller the other