The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-19
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The Vice-President and the Senate appeared
in the House and took seats, and the counting
OF the electoral vote was proceeded with. The
vote of Georgia. which was cast on a dav other
than that fixed by law, was not counted.
Garfield and Arthur were declared elected
The electoral vote stood: Garfield and
Arthur, PA Hancock and English, IA
not including Georgia's votes, aud 155
counting Georgia. When this fornlalitv
was finished the Senators returned to the Senate
chamber. and then Mr.. House presented 10 the
House the report of the tellers, signed by Sena-
tors Hamlin and Thurman and Messrs. House
and Crowley. Mr. Crowley then offered a reso-
luton reciting that the House had met the Sen
ate: that the electoral votes had been opened
by the president of the Senate in the presence
of the two houses of Congress- and counted by
the tellers on the part of the two houses: that
1t appeared that James A. Garfield had received
majority of the votes cast for President and
Chester A. Arthur majority of the votes cast
for Fice-President, and that the same had been
duly declared by the president of the Senate, in
the presence of the two houses and declaring
that the two houses are of opinion that the Con-
stitution and the laws have been duly executed
and that no further declaration Of these facts is
necessary. Adopted.
By vote of $50 yeas to 70 nays the House
took up the river and harbor appropriation bill,
when Messrs Cox and Reagan INDUCED in an
previous criticism by Mr.. Cox upon certain pro-
visions of the bill The bill was debated with
out action being taken upon it
bill was introduced by Mr. Cox to admit
free of duty articles intended for the inter
national exhibition of 1888. Also. in relation to
the international exhibition of 1883. III au
thorizes the President, whenever he shall deem
the preparations which have been made there
for adequate, to invite, in the name of the
United States, all foreign governments to be
represented at and to take part in the inter
national exhibition to be held at New York in
1888; provided, that the United States shall
not be liable, directly or indirectly, for
any expenses attending such exhibition
On motion Of Mr. Goode the Senate amend
ments to the joint resolution authorizing the
President to invite the government and people
OF France to join the government and people
of the United States in celebrating the centep-
NAL anniversary of the surrender of CORVALLIS
were concurred in. The speaker announced
the death of Mr. Fernando Wood, of New York,
and after appropriate resolutions had been of
fered and committee appointed to superin-
tend the funeral ceremonies, the House, as a
mark of respect to the deceased. adjourned.
Mr.. Calkins, from the committee on elections.
submitted the unanimous report of that com
mittee upon the contested election case OF
McCabe against Ortiz, from the Ninth Congress.
sional district of Indiana, confirming the right
of Mr.. Orth TO the seat which he now occupies
The report was agreed to. Dir. Tyler called up
the resolutions rendering the thanks of Congress
to the governor and people of Vermont for the
statue of Jacob Collamer as an eminent AIneri-
can statesman, accepting the work of art, and
assigning it place in the national statuary
hall The resolutions vera adopted.