Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-07
HOUSE.

The Electoral Count Resolutions Passed
-Apportionment Bill Under Considera-
ton.
Mr.. Bicknell, as the privileged ques-
ton, called up the Senate concurrent
resolution for counting the electoral
votes. He said it was alleged the elec-
tors OF one State cast their votes on
day not prescribed by law. The ques-
ton would be made whether or not the
vote OF that State should be counted. A
was to avoid such dificGdti ip les2l, esSj,hIsS 1881
the vote of Georgia be counted OF III.
counted it would make no difference in
the result. Everybody admitted Gen.
eral Garfield had been duly elected Pres
ident, and would be 80 declared, but to
avoid any difficulty this resolution was
proposed, and he hoped it would be
adopted unanimously. 1t provided for
the same Hypothetical counting which
had already tided the country over dii-
ticulties on two occasions.
Mr.. Robson demanded division OF
the resolution.
After an interesting debate, in the
course of which Messrs. FELTON, and
Speer asserted the loyalty OF the people
of Georgia and the subservience OF the
State law to the Federal law, which re-
marks were received with applause on
tine Republican side, the resolution was
adopted, the first branch without divl-
sion, and the second branch by vote
OF yeas 100, nays a.
The Republicans, as a rule, voted in
the negative and the Democrats In the
affirmative The following Democrats,
however, voted in the negative: Messrs.
Acklen, Converse, Culberson, Hurd,
S!emons and Young, Of Tennessee; and
the following Republicans in the affirm.
ative: Messrs Baker, BeliOrd, Bishee,
Bowman, Burrows, Calkins, Cannon,
Carpenter, Chittenden, Crapo, Doggett,
Dick, Ferdon, Field, Fisher, Hall,
llawlev, Hayes. Hazleton, Heilman,
Hiscock, Horr, Kelly, killinger, Lind
sey, MCGOWAN, Morton, O'Neill, Pres.
colt, Rice, Robinson, Stone and Taylor,
OF Ohio.
The following is the text OF the reso-
luton as adopted;
Rrsolred, DC, First, that the two
| Houses of Congress shall assemble in
the Hall OF the House OF Representa-.
tives on Wednesday, the ainth day OF
February, 1881, at II meridian, and the
! President Of the Senate shall be the pre-.
siding officer: that one person shall be
appointed Teller on the part OF the Sen.
ate and two on the part OF the House oil
| Representatives, to make a list OF votes
"A they shall be declared that the result
shall be delivered to the President OF the
| Senate, who shall announce the state oil
the vote and the persons elected to the
two Houses assembled rs aforesaid
which shall be deemed declaration oI
the persons elected President and Vice
President OF the United States, and, TO-
gether with the list OF votes, be entered
on the journals OF the two Houses.
2. That If it shall appear that any
votes OF Electors for President or Nic'
President OF the United States hav'
been given on a day other than tha
fixed for casting such votes by act o
Congress in pursuance of the Conslitu
ton of the United States, il the count
ing or omitting TO count such votes shal
not essentially change the result OF TN
election, they shall be reported by tn
President OF the Senate in the followin
manner: Were the votes Of Elector
cast on - day OF -, 1880, to b
counted, the result would be, for A I
for President OF the United States, -
votes, and c d, for President Of the Cn
ted States, - votes; il not counte
the result would be, for A B, for Pres
dent of the United States, - vote
and for C d, for President OF the Unite
States, - votes; but in either even
- is elected President OF the Unite
States. And in the same manner fC
Vice President.
Consideration was then resumed I
the Apportionment bill, with no lin
to the debate. Adjourned without a
ton.