Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10

the certifc4 : Of the State of Wisconsin was
the last Of the certificates. The tellers pro-
ceeded to foot up the vote cast for Presi-
dent and Vice President.
Senator Thurman then said the tellers
report that the whole number of electors
appointed to vote for President and Vice
President was 359, of which a maj jority is
1S5. Were the votes of the electors for the
State of Georgia, cast on the second
Wednesday of December, 1880, being the
Sth day Of said month, to be counted, the
result would be: For James A. Garfield, Of
Ohio, for President of the United States,
2l4 votes, and for Winfield s. Hancock, of
Pennsylvania, for President of the United
States, 155 votes.
If not counted, the result would be: For
James A. Garfield 214 votes, and for Win
field 8. Hancock IA votes. In either event,
James A. Garfield has received a majority
OF the votes Of the whole number of elec-
tors appointed.
Senator Thurman made a similar state
ment relative to the vote for Vice Presi
dent, whereupon the Vice President said
81 do declare that James A. Garfield, of the
State OF Ohio, having received majority Of
the votes of the whole number of electors
appointed, is duly elected President of the
United States for four years, commencing
the 4th OF March, 1881, aAd do further de-
clare that Chester A. Arthur, of New York,
having EecelNeu majority OL Gne tObes Oh
the whole number Of electors, Is duly elect
ed Vice President of the United States for
four years, commencing on the 4th day of
March, 1881" Loud applause. The Sena-
tors then retired to their chamber.
After the Senate had left the chamber
Mr.. Crowley offered a resolution reciting
that the House had met the Senate;
that the electoral votes had been opened by
the President of the Senate In the presence
Of ha txUO bOusas of Gonuraca ond nOV1pfad
by tellers on the part of the House; that it
appeared that James A. Garfield re-
ceiVed a majority of the votes cast
for President, and Chester A Arthur
a majority of the votes cast for Vice Presi-
dent; that the same had been duly declared
by the President Of the Senate, and declar-
ing that the two houses are OF opinion that
the Constitution and laws have been duly
executed, and that no further declaration of
facts Is necessary.
The resolution was adopted, aud at 1:55
the House. went into committee Of the
whole, Mr. Carlisle of Kentucky In the
chair, on the legislative appropriation bill.
The committee at 2:35 rose and reported
the bill to the House, when it was passed,
only one vote, that of Oscar Turner, being
cast in the negative.
A controversy then arose as to priority of
business, Mr.. Cox, of New York, desiring to
call up the reapportionment bill; Mr.. Rea-
gan, of Texas, the river and harbor bill,
and Mr.. Sparks, of illinois, the Fitz John
Porter case, while Mr.. Gunter, of Arkansas,
wished to go to business on the Speakers
table.
Mr. Frye, of Maine, however, cut out all
these propositions by calling up the resolu-
tion 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 during
which members may ask to pass bills on the
calendar by consent, Eve objections TO be
fatal to the consideration of any bill.
After a somewhat acrimonious colloquy
between Messrs. Frye and Blackburn, the
resolution was agreed 30 and the House sd
1ourned.