, 1877-02-02

1FSAHEd q lAUt HlubG HHu ICIHA1HEl etAHuHHH
while the Senate. preceded by its officers, filed
down the main alslc and took scats In tho first
iour rows Oh tho Democratic side Of tho cham-
her.
Tnc prcAtdcnt Of the Senate took the clair,
having tho Speaker an his right.
CALLED 70 oRnEn.
When the Senators and members were seated
tho President Of the Senate said: "Thc Joint
Convention Of the two Houses Of Congress for
counting tho yotes for President md Vice
prc.Ifan+ r}11 nv, 1.,,, =. o-,.-,, po.foo.
- ot sI,, WI" w" gu", 70 o5ueh te..es'
sie''ce lo1'o"ea. and inc ffeslacnt OF tue sen-
atc continued: " In obedience to tho ConstItu-
tfon, the Seuatc ana House Of Representative,
have met. to be- prescnt At The onenInp cf lin
.s.'eaiea .t. , ann lug counting ane aee'a'lng OF
s',s leau!to o1 tue Eectofai votes lof sne oIlees
OF President and Vice-rrcsilcnt Of the United
States, for tho term Of four years, commencing
N, tic 4tb day Of March ne1t, In comn1tanco
,..,.s. =. W. ~. nN,,. r."'.. "."s -,
no" pFoeeeo' 'n thc presence OF thc Two HOUSES.
to open all Of the certificates Of the several
sn. sto.es % ana ahs IN @ s's alphabetical oFeF' begin
ri. t.rn~,s,c.r,,
"s cha1'ftcAi8s'
linen Inc strong box in which the certificates
were was carried in by Mr. Dassctt, the Assist
the ifestt hcfnrc the 1,rc.tJort ~ ,bn aonst.
wl,o o,cnea n .ri, ,a,,1 f.as, =. ,,s .s,tnas.s
~ho o'cne" ~ an'! taR'hk from u tue ceFtlneatc
of the State Of Alabama, landedlt to the tclcrs,
desk, and Senator Allison fono Of tho telicra}
rcud a., ,1o,,,cr. r., n~tnn.a H.. ...,,s ~ =.
~ ,,',ns .,,s. asa,.a, - mrao, t"o tceu.' ~
a am, pf'hE ,nss ti"n H. 'oe, Et Ncw 3ots
eclrcd tho ten Electoral votes OF Alabama.
Tie Vlcc-prcsldcnt anld that the cnrtInca.o
rcceiyea from Alobamo hv . mc..cnrer h.v,ns,
mai1 snMl1 II" hc q'''o qea es'''es1e feee1'eo ny
'''A'1 ~ 49,. 1,..,,,,.~
catc. Wien he was intcrr,n,et1 I'D hv cnator Gnn
iinE' viz su9se;ted thss i y. SaIdiy nsses. s
Tsn .9 lo iatss fst soIisss xes iead ss
IN orir Tint comnari.n' mtyt l... .1 adn
Tic President ot Tic Senate tI asked * i Whether
thrra hcirr nnnr 10 .ts+sa 9h,at nnu,
w",,i,, hc n,;,s,c nu III eea'oo 'nat taat course
""4@ ~ '' M on,rc4,oxa
Mr.. stono having tien @ resumed resumed and comp1e,c1
sitilur n;i}ccr sabi: 1ro thsa. s"g ero p,th. pt
tnctIgn. - thn c.rtIHa.,. t-n., a., tns.s n ~
Eonn;S AIR nasc: o'. ..Tho ~ hst u Az.
uan.. Tb: votes ~ tic et11o - T"a hea.s
iii h. .irntcI rtefs @ LUZ osa1e q a'alatna
,riii a~,o,nna si''n ,.at. ~ tnu tsttts
A''ci1"s 'chn ...r,, .ros so,oo,,r,a.,,ru, 1.o
The same ceremony was observed Ia reference
to the next State.
SMOOTH SAILING.
The next State was CalifornEa---stx votes for
I1agcs and Wheeler. Then followed Colorado,
with three votes for Hayes and Wheeler; Con-
nccticut, With six votes for Tlfdcn and Hem
bricks; Delaware, thrco votes for Ttlden and
l1cnortcls. Tie reading Of tho Delaware ccr-
t!1cates being concluded, tho presiding officer
nsscd, Inadvertently, II there was any objections
to counting tho yotca Of the State Of Florida,
but he Immediately corrected himself aud sub.
stttutcd Delaware, amid suppressed but general
lutlghtcr.
- FLORIDA.
teller, proceeded 10 read tho Certificates.
The reading Of the ilrst certificate
showed four votes OF Florida for
lIaycs a.,d Wheeler. Then tho presiding
officer handed to Tic tclcss another certificate,
received from Tic same State, Which, on Gciu,
rcad by alr stone, showed four votes for TIiien
nnI Hendricks The former ccrtiieato WA
authenticated by the lato Gov. stcarus, nna t!,o
latter by Attorncy4}e.,cr Cooke, Then tho