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


IHE ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED; a coon DEAL
or INCREMENT: A VAST CROWD At THE CAPT
ToL-TmE PROPOSED EXTRA sEssIoN--THE
JANIS RlyER--TOBACCO TAX-PERSONAL--
Belief ITEMS. sc.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGroN, February 9.-The Senate
and House met ut II O'Clock and went on
with business in the usual way until II.
when officers and members of She latter
body got ready 10 receive The former. A.
soon a. the hour arrived the Senate formed
In ocession, The Nice-President and Sccre-
tary taking position In front OF senators,
who followed IN tw0s. The Scrgeant-at-
Arms and Captain Ba>Sett headed the body.
The march through the Capitol TO the
House OF Representatives attracted the at
tcntion Of the crowd, and when the senate
reached the hall OF the House the reception
was inf accordance with precedent. Ala.
bama was the first State whose vote was cX-
amucd, and the operation was dlla;ory a.
the certificate, &C., were read Subsc-
qucntly this, on motion OF Judge Reagan.
was dispensed with, and proceedings
became more rapid. so that in an
hour and bali from The time they
commenced the count wa, concluded.
There wa, a good deal Of pleasant merri'
mcnt INDUCED i'm when the flct was dis
closed that The report kept by one OF the
Republicans gave Vermont to Hancock and
Florida to Garfield, and elected Hancock by
about 20 mljoriiy. This clerical inadYer-
tence was speedily corrected, and no con-
test will result from it. GA the return OF
senators TO their chamber Mr.. Eaton al
ulcd pleasantly TO their visit TO the House.
The House at once resumed the cOnsidcra-
ton Of The legislative appropriation bill
and the Senate the pension appropriation
bill.
THE VAST Crowd At IRE CAPITOL.
At an Ca;ly hour doorkeercrs were Sta.
toned al some distance from The front OF
the doors leading TO the hall OF the House,
80 rs 70 bead of the crowd. They admitted
ladies and those having tickets. by half-past
10 the galleries were packed, aud noticed
that the colorcd people had failed to put in
an appearance. subsequently the crowd
completely filed the corridors, and hundreds
stood up in rows in front OF the gallery
doors >traninG their eyes TO catch glimpse
Of what was going on inside. Members by
resolution took their families on the floor,
and the crowd from an eligible position, in
Guiding bri.htly-dresscd ladies, was far more
interesting than the tame technical electoral
performance. II was necessary, however,
in order that General Garfield might have
complete title 10 the presidency. One who
has attended several Of these Joint meetings
tonight estimates the crowd seated in the
galleries OF the House at 1000, and the en-
tire number that gathered in the Capitol at
5000. He remarked that a great many citi-
zCns OF the District, who secured seats by
going early, have witnessed the electoral
count as often rs he has. and IL was pity,
therefore, that persons from distance, who
were crowded ont, could not have gotten in
ahead Of them. \ good many Of the visitors
remained and occupied seats for awhile in
the galleries of the two houses after the
Joint meeting had concluded its duties.
TIE SENATE not AHEAD IN BUsINESs-sOME.
THING ABOUT AN EXTRA SESSION.
Senator IIOar to-day called attention 10
the fact that only seventeen working days
remain, during which appropriation bills
must be passed and the funding bill and
other important bills considered. He there.
fore opposed the proposition OF Senator Har-
Tis, Of Tennessee, to commence the con>id-
GRAFTON OF the District Code at night Ses.
sionS, because it contains 30 much to pro.
woke debate. Me,srs. Bayard VOORHEES,,
and Others took a like view. Mr.. Bay
ard gave notice that he would call up the
funding bill just as soon rs il would not
conflict with appropriation bills. While
there are some tonight who have not here
tofJre thought an extra session probable,
who, in view OF the condition Of business
have modified their opinions, your core
Spondent still believes that the chances are
against an extra session.
MATTERS AND PERSONALS AT TIE
CAPITOL.
The Senate to-day, at the request OF SEN
ator Johnston, ordered the mammoth petit
tion of citizens OF Richmond in regard TO
Jane, river to be printed, and Mr.. Lamar
got the Danvllc court bill amended 30 as
to suit Colonel Cabell, after which it was
pissed. Having reported j, from the Ju-
dietary Committee, the Mississippi Senator
had charge Of it. The blll takes effect from
lis passage. | gave it, text the other day.
The House will tomorrow concur in the
Senate amendment. There Is rumOr that
President Garfield Will appoint Hon. John
Tucker judge OF the supreme
Court. Now, while they are great personal
friends this is not within the range of prob
ability. Colonel Robert Beverly was at the
Senate to-day. The stirring eyeuts, pOliti-
cal and railroad, ut Richmond were dis
cussed at the Capitol to-day by others than
and attention was called to the
rise in Virginia bonds. Mr.. Jorgcn>en was in
his seat. A brother of Mr.. Henry Cook,
clerk Of the Senate Pension Committee,
lad his pocket picked, containing forty
dollars, while in the crowd at the Capitol
to day.
WANT An UNCONSTITUTIONAL TOBACC0-TAX
REFUNDED.
To-day Senator Johnston presented the
petitions of James Il. Pace, Danyille;
Charles Watkins, Richmond; w. 5. Black
well q Co., North Carolina; and other to.
bacco-manuiacturers from nearly every part
of the United States. They ask that the ad-
litional tax assessed and collected under a