Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-02-03

President Of the United States for the |
term of four years from the 4th day Of
March, 1877, and in compliance with !
the law he would now proceed to open
all the votes, commencing with the
state of Alabama.
A box on the desk to the right Of
the Presiding officer was then unlock
ed, and Mr.. Ferry took out package
and openingit at the end announced
that, having now opened tho certif-
cate of the state Of
ALABAMA.
he would hand it to the tsllers. He
then handed it to Mr.. Allison, who
read the certificate and enclosed
papers.
The Vice-P President then handed
the duplicate certificate received by
mail to Mr.. Stone, another of the tel
lers, who proceeded to read the same.
Senator Conkling suggested that the
reading Of both the certificate and du-
plicate was necessary. If there was
no objection of the Presidency or OF
| the joint convention, he would also
suggest that as the regular certificate
was read by one teller, the duplicate
should be followed by one of the other
tellers.
The convention was asked if there
was objection, and there being none,
the President of the Senate said that
course would be pursued in future.
| No objection to the counting of the
vote was raised and Alabama was de-
clared for Tilden and Hendricks.
ARKANSAS
Certificates for this state was then
handed over and read, which gave the
unanimous vote of six for Tilden and
Hendricks. The accompanying certl-
icatss being read, and no objection be-
ing raised, the state was declared Dem
ocratic.
| CALIFORNIA.
| Next in order came the above state,
whose certificates being read showed a
unanimous vote Of six for Hayes and
Wheeler, which was not objected to.
Then came
whose certificates gave vote Of three
for Hayes and Wheeler.
The vote was not objected to and;t
was declared unanimous for Hayes and
Wheeler.
| CONNECTICUT.
The six votes of this state were de-
clared for Tilden and Hendricks with
out objection.
DELAWARE.
The three votes cast by this state
were accorded to Tilden and Hend
ricks without objection.
| FLORIDA.
When this state was called consider
able confusion ensued, which necesita-
ted the Vice President to rap several
times. 1t was generally believed that
objections would be raised, and when
the four electoral votes were announ-
ced as cast for Hayes and Wheeler,
every one leaned forward in breathless
suspense awaiting for the first gun,
which was expected. Before any de-
monstration was made, however, the
Vice President rendered over two ad-
ditional sets of certificates one receiv-
ed by messenger and the other by
mail They were then read amid al
most breathless silence.
OBJECTIONS.
The additional certificates gave Til
den and Hendricks the vote, and
when the Speaker asked if there was
any objection, whereupon, Hon. Da-
vid Dudley Field, of New York, pre-
sented list on the part of the Dem
ocrats, objecting to the Republican
electors of the state, claiming that the
Democratic electors were legal.
Senator Sargent for the Republicans
objected to the Democratic electors,
claiming, their certificates to be il!e-
gal. Senator Jones also presented OBJ
jections, as did also Mr.. Kasson of
Iowa. No more objections being rails
ed the Vice President announced that
all papers and certificates referring to
the Florida electors be turned over
to the tribunal and commission for de-
cision thereon, and that the Senate
withdraw, thus allowing both House
es chance for consideration.
POINT TO BE DEBATED.
Several Senators here sprang to
their feet, shouting loudly, mo, no;