Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-10
HOUSE.
| Garfield's Election Declared-Legislstive
Appropriation Bill Passed.

Garfield's Election Declared-Legislstive
Appropriation Bill Passed.
An hour before the meeting for count
ing the electoral vote for President and
Vice President, the galleries OF the
House were
Filled with Spectators,
the majority being ladies. On the floor
a few wooden chairs we're sandwiched
in between the seats o. the members for
the accommodation OF Senators, but
otherwise there was no indication oil
ANYTHING save the usual routine business
of The House was 10 be transacted. The
indifference shown by the members,
who seemed only anxious to obtain
seats for friends in the galleries, was in
marked contrast with the excitement
which prevailed during the electoral
count four years ago.
few inmates past l2 O'Clock the
door opened and the doorSeeper an
nounced the
Arrival of the Vice President and Senate
ofthe United States.
who then filed into the chamber. Vice
President Wheeler took his seat on the
right hand OF Speaker Randall and the
Senators were accommodated with
chairs in the front rows OF the desks
The Vice President called the assembly
to order and said: the two Houses be-
ing assembled in pursuance OF the con.
sitution that the votes may 10 counted
and declared f.r President and Vice
President, IN the 4th day of March,
1881, it becomes my duty, under the
constitution as President OF the Senate,
TO open the certificates OF election OF the
several Stat IS OF the Union in the pres.
ence OF the two Houses, and | now pro-
c. ei to discharge that duty"
The tellers, Thurman and Ham'in on
the part OF the Senate, and Crowley on
the part OF the House, having alen
places at the Clerks desk, the Vice
President said. 81 open the package
purporting to contain the certificate OF
election OF the State OF Alabama and
hand theceItiticate to be reported" The
certificate having been read very slowly
by Senator Hamlin, and having shown
that the electors OF the State OF Alabama
had cast ten votes Of that State for Win.
field :. Hancock for President and ten
votes Wm. ii. English for Vice Presi-
dent, the Vice President sad: THE vote
of the State OF Alabama having been re-
corded bv the tellers, open and hand Ia
them the certificate Of election OF the
State OF Arkansas
The counting proceeded in the same
manner until the
State of Georgia
was reached. The certificate was read
by Mr.. Crowley, the readingin full being
demanded by Mr.. Springer. The certt
ficate shows that on the Sth OF Decem'
her. 1850. the eleven votes OF Georgia
wers cast for Hancock and English. The
Vice President thea said: Appearing
from the certificate just read that the
vote of Georgia was cast on day other
than that fixed for casting such votes by
an act OF Congress, in pursuance OF the
Constitution the result OF this certificate
will not be recorded until in language g
concurrent resolution, under which thl:
count proceeds, it will appear whether
the counting or emitting to count such
votes will change the result OF the elec
ton. The 2l votes OF Illinois were ther
recorded ior Garfield and Arthur and 81
on through.
The Vice President then announced
that the certificate of Wisconsin was the
last Of the certificates, and the teller'
proceeded TO foot up the votes cast io
President aud Vice President. Senate
Thurman then said, the tellers report
the whole number Of Electors appoint
ed TO vote for President Of the UniteC
States was 969, of which a majority Ii
1856; were the votes OF the Electors 10
the State OF Georgia east on tue secon'
Wednesday OF December, 1880, being II,
J eighth day OF said month, to be counted