The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-10


Garfield and Arthur: the 0votes OF New
Jersey recorded for Hancock and English
the 81 votes Of New York recorded for Gar
field and Arthur; the 10 votes OF Norti
Carolina recorded for Hancock aud Eng
lIsb the - votes OF Ohio recorded for Gar
field and Arthur; the 3 votes OF Oregon re.
corded for Garfield and Arthur; The q
votes OF Pennsy lvania recorded for Garfield
and Arthur; the votes Of Rhode Island
were recorded for Gar tield and Arthur; the
votes Of South Carolina were recorded
for Hancock and English; the , votes OF
| Tennessee were recorded for Hancock and
| English: the 4 votes OF Texas were re-
corded for Hancock and English; the j
votes OF Vermont were recorded for Garfield
and Arthur: the III votes OF Virginia were
recorded for Hancock and English; the .
votes Of West Virginia were recorded Tor
Hlncock and English; the ! votes Of Wis
consin were recorded for Garfield and
Arthur.
The Eice.President then announced that
the certificate OF the state OF Wisconsin
was the last OF the certificates, and the
teller> proceeded TO foot up the vote east Tor
President aud Vice-Presideni.
Senator Thurman then said that the tell
ers report that the whole number OF electors
appointed 10 vote for President OF the
United states was GO, OF which majority
j. 1Sj. Were the votes OF the electors Tor
the State OF Georgia, east 9n the second
Wednesday OF December, 1880, being the
Sfh dIv Of said month, to be counted, me
result would bc-fOr james \. Garfield, OF
Ohio, for President Of the United states,
PA votes: and for Winfield ,. Hancock, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, for President OF the Unlied
States, ljj votes II not counted the result
would be-fOr james a. Garfield PA votes,
and for Winfield s. Hancock IA votes. In
either event .JameS 4. Garfield has received
a majority OF the votes OF the whole number
Of electors appointed.
Senator Thurman made a similar state
ment relative to the vote for Nice-President.
Wherefore" said the Nice-Prc>ident,
{" do declare that James \. Garfield, OF the
State OF Ohio, having received majority OF
the votes Of The whole number OF electors
APPOINTED. i duly elected President OF
the United states for four years, commencing
on the An day OF March. 1881. And do
further declare that Chester y. Arthur, OF
fine State Of New York, having received a
m ioriiy Of the votes OF the whole number
Of electors, i, duly elected Nice-Presldeut OF
the United States for four years. commencing
on The lth day OF March, ISL Loud ap-
plau,c.
The senate then returned 10 their cham
Der.
Alter The Senate bad let the chamber
Mr.. Crowley offered resolution reciling
that the House had met with the senate ;
that the electoral votes bad been opened bV
the President Of the Senate In the presence
Of trr two houses Of Congress, and counted
bv ie ler> on the part OF the two houses ;
that il appeared that james \. Garfield had
received a majority OF the votes cast Tor
President. and Chester \. Arthur ma
i0rity Of The votes cast for Nicc-PreSldent I,
and that the same had been duly declared
by the President OF the Senate; ana dccl1r-
inc that the two houses are OF opinion that
the Constitution aud laws have been duly
executed. and that no further declaration
Of the fact is necessary.
The re, olution was adopted, Gnd At 1;jj
=. VI. the House went INTO Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. Carlisle Of Kentucky, in the
char on the legislative appropriation bilI.
The committee NJ 2:3j =. VI. rose and re-
ported the bllI to the House, when Il was
na>>ed, only one vote %. turner being
east in the negative.
4 controversy then arose i 70 the prior
ny OF business; M ''N' w "" ~ ~
desiring to call up the redpportionment bill.
Mr.. Reagan. Of Texas, the river and harhoF
bill, and Mr.. Sparks, Of Illinois, the Fitz
John Porter ease; While Mr. Gunner. OF
Arkansas. wished TO 80 to the business on
the Speakers table.
Mr.. Frye, Of Maine, however, cut out all
these propositions by calling M The resolu-
ton reported Yesterday from the Committee
on Rules providing that hereafter, when
ever the morning hour is dispensed with,
that hour shall be set apart aS the time du-
ring which members may ask to pass bills
on the calendar by consent; five objections
to be fatal to the consideration OF any bill.
After somewhat acrimonious colloquy
between Me>srS. Frye and Blackburn the
resolution wa agreed to and the House adj
iOurnf0