The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-08


| The elosing scenes OF the electoral count IN
the io;ise OF Representatives, We're exciting
aud exceedingly Interesting. The debate III
the last two hours was characterized with
gooi deal OF earnestness. especially on the
Democratic side. Blackburn. OF Kentucky,
WIS ycrF bitter in lii' dehuncation of what
nc called the fraud OF counting Hayes in.
lie was loudly appiaufied AZ he sat down:
and MIR. Cochrai.e. OF Pcnnsy lvania, who oe-
ciipled the ciliir temporarily. was not very
earnest in checking the demonstration. But
! whom Williams, of Wisconsin. spok; with
equal earnesfnes> Ga the other side. aud also
ELECTED the applause of the galleries, Mr.,
Cochrane snltleiily discovered TINT there
was great improperly in the tleinnnstratio t..
and WIS then swift enou Ii to demand order.
The maj ,rlty 81 flie democrats made csinrs
to put on indifferent airs when they found
ililt fhe declaration of Hayes us President
VAS inevitable, but they only faeb:y di>glis-
Ell Their ainaPanch aal vGXatiOiI.
After the Clerk had !ef the House to noti-
~ the senate thar the House WAS again really
to meet in joint convention Mr. Blackburn
wanted to have the lo.pbies of the Hots. an d
she galleries cleared, fearing that there would
BE- IL demonstration when the result was an
nonnced. Although it was nearly 4 o'clock,
the galleries We're unusually well filled. and
anon those WHO had remained all night, |
determined to witness the final scene, were
large number Of ladies'. There doubtless
would have been some demonstration when
the result was announced but for the warn
nS OF the Speaker AMI the repetition Of t.
warning Subsequently, by the President of
the Joint Convention.
In the interval between the notification Of 7
the Senate ami the arrival OF that Lody in the
House ali of the Deinociats-wiGt, perhaps, I
q dozen eSceptions-left their seats and re
tired to tile Cloak room or stoo in the lobby |
behind the desks. AS the President OF the
Senate aaa the Secretary entered the door
the Democrats who hal left their seats CALI d !
out T., those xho remained, leave your sest>,
Democrats They did not d, SO but sew raj
OF them remained seated and did rot T. ceiye
the Senate, As is customary, by rising. In
Tins manifestation Of childish spitcfulness
they helttled themselves rather than insul-
tel t'.e eaordinsSe legislative Bench.
ftie announcement of the action OF the two
Houses IN the Wisconsin case was quickly
made aud then Mr.. Ferry. taking up large
quii pen piucketl from the wing OF an eagle,
sigae'i is mime to the return rs made to
him BY the tellers, He then proceeded to
make formal announcement of the result,
reading III adistinct tone from a manuscript
WHICH lie held firmly in his hand. Up to tn S
time the Democrats in the rear Of tile seats
stood BY in suen silence. When Mr.. Fe ry
began to read the figures, which gave Mr..
Hayes the majority OF one. Il few lowtoned
hisses could be heard, bus they lid not
amount to such q demonstration rs was
wo-th taking notice Of. When Mr.. Ferry
made the formal statement declaring HAYES
President OF the Unitet! States some one in {
the crowd said loud enough to be heard in
the galleries, Damn Suciia President - An
inquiry subsequently led to the ascertain
meet Of the fact thai this remark was not
nalc by {: member of The House, but by a
Democratic eN-Congressman from i. Western !
state who bad visited bar near by too often
during the day and night.
Beyond these there we've no Insulting re-
mari, or increment so far US could he ascar ,
Iainetl. Every thing was conducted in an
orderly nanner, and when the fury into
which political passions lad been dashed is
considered, the whole progress OF the conrt,
from the first day Of February until the re-
suit was finally announced, cannot but be re-
sarded as creJitable to The patriotism, moder-
ition and good sense Of the representatives
If the American peopie.-BaHo. american.