The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-10

LuemueEh luE tue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI SuuA
tors, but otherwise there was nc
indication Of any sort that anything
save the usual routine business Of the
House was to be transacted. The indlE
ference shown by the members, who
seemed only anxious to obtain seats fol
friends in the galleries, was in marked
contrast with the excitement which pre-
vailed during the electoral count four
years ago,
After the reading Of yesterdays journal
the morning hour wins dispensed with, and
the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Legislative, Executive aud
Judicial Appropriation bill. The Com.
mittee without concluding the bill rose,
and Mr.. Singleton offered q resolution &C.
cording the privilege Of the floor TO the
ladies who had not been able to obtain
seats in the galleries.
The resolution being adopted, a large
number OF ladies entered the chamber
and obtained seats.
At 10 few minutes past twelve the door.
keeper announced the arrival OF the Vice,
President and members OF the Senate, and
that body fled In by twos, Vice President
Wheeler and Secretary BurCh leading the
van. Then came Bassett with two wooden
boxes containing the electoral votes. The
Senators marched down the center aisle TO
the Speakers deyk, and filed to right and
left. Neither Conkling nor Blaine honor.
ed the occasion with their presence.
A singular feature OF tho procession was
BRUCE, coLoRED, OF MISSISSIPPI, WALKING
WITH HAMBURG BUTLER.
The Vice Pre- sident on assuming the
chair said that III lder the Constitution lie
came to open the Electoral votes Of the
Beveralstates, which he would now proceed
to do.
The Vice President said nothing about
the count, claiming no power TO make the
same. He invited the tellers to take their
places at the clerks desk, which they did,
Messrs. Thurman and Hamlin acting on
the part Of the Senate and MesSrs. Grow.
Icy and House on the part of the House,
The Vice President then proceeded to
open the certificates, beginning with Ala.
bama, and Senator HRmIIn read of the
returns.
The ViCe.President said: " open the
package purporting to contain the Certi6.
Gates OF the election OF the State OF Alabama,
and hand the certificate TO be reported"
The certificate having been read very
slowly by Senator Hamlin, and having
shown that the electors OF the State OF Ala.
bama had cast the ten votes Of that State for
WINFIELD 4. HANCOCK
ior President and ten votes for VIM.
H. English for Vice.President, the
Vice. President said: "The vote OF the
state OF Alabama having been record.
id by the tellers, | open and hand TO them
he certificate OF election for the State oil
Arkansas"
The six votes OF the State Of Arkansas
having been recorded for W. s. Hancock
for President and VIM. H. English for
ViCe.President, on motion 0t Mr.. Reagan,
the reading Of the merely formal portions
Of the certificates was dispensed with.
The certificate from California showed
that five OF the six votes from that State
were cast for Hancock and English, and
one for
uhHlbLD AND AKEhVk'
The three votes OF Colorado were re.
corded for Garfield and Arthur.
The three votes OF Delaware were re.
corded for Hancock and English.
The four votes Of Florida were recorded
for Hancock and English.
The next certificate handed to the
Teller was from
THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
and It was read by Mr.. Crowley, the read.
Ing in full being demanded by Mr..
Springer.
The certificate shows that on the Sth Of
December, 1880, the eleven votes of
Georgia were Cabt for Hancock and Eng.
llRh. The ViCe.President then said:
ut appearing from the certificate just
read that the vote OF Georgia was cast on a
day other than that fixed for casting such
votes by Act Of Congress, In pursu.
ance OF the Constitution, the result OF this
certificate will not be recorded until, In
the Language OF the concurrent resolution
under which this count proceeds, It will
appear whether the counting Or omitting
Of the election"
AT this point Alexander Stephens, who
was sitting In the area In his invalid
chair, wheeled his chair out OF the hall
with a look Of disgust on bis CountenanCe,
which seemed 10 say that the subsequent
proceedings interested him no more.
The twenty.one votes oil Illinois were
then recorded for Garfield and Arthur.
The fifteen votes Of Indiana were re.
corded for Garfield and Arthur.
The eleven votes Of Iowa for Garfield
and Arthur.
The FIVE votes Of Kansas for Garfield
and Arthur.
The twelve votes Of Kentucky for Han.
cock and English.
The eight votes Of Louisiana for Han.
cock and English.
The seven votes Of Maine for Garfield
and Arthur.
The eight votes Of Maryland for Han.
cock and English.
The thirteen votes OF Massachusetts, for
Garfield and Arthur.
a The eleven votes of Michigan for Gar.
field and Arthur.
The FIVE votes OF Minnesota for Garfield
and Aftnuh
The eight votes OF Mississippi for Han.
cock and English.
The tiitee6 votes OF Missouri for Han.
cock and English.
The three votes Of Nebraska for Garfield
and Arthur
The three votes Of Nevada for Hancock
and English.
The i've votes Of New Hampshire for
Garfield and Arthur.
The nine votes Of New Jersey for 1lan.
cock and English.
The thirty. Ave votes Of New York for
Garfield and Arthur.
The ten votes Of North Carolina Tor
Hancock and English. -...
The twenty-five votes oi Ohio for Gar
field and Arthur. ,
The three votes Of Oregon for Garfield