Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-19
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES.

COUNTING THE VOTES.
The formal counting of the Electoral votes
for President and Vice President took place
in the hall of the House of Representatives, in
the presence of both Houses of Congress, on
the 9th. Vice. President Wheeler occupied
a seat on the right of Speaker Ran.
dali. Messrs. Thurman and namlin acted
as Tellers on the part of the Senate and
Messrs House and Crowley on the part of the
House. The proceedings were carried out in
the manner prescribed by the joint resolu.
ton previously adopted, the Vice President
opening the packages purporting to contain
the certificates of election, handing them to
the Tellers, by whom they were read, and
then duly recorded The result, as an.
nounced by Senator Thurman, was total
of 1863 votes, of which james A. Garfield and
Chester A, Arthur received 2l4 votes and
Winfield S. Hancock and william II. English
l55. The Vice President then declared Gar.
field and Arthur elected respectively as PIesi.
dent and Vice. President of the United States
for four years from the 4th al March next. The
vote OF Georgia. not having been cast on the
day prescribed by the Constitution, was
counted condtionally, as not affecting the re.
suit. The galleries and all available space
were crowded with spectators to witness the
proceedings.
FEB. 10.-The Senate passed the bill ap-
propriating 5000 OOOfor the purchase of ground
for the erection thereon of "A hall OF deposit
for the Government records. The Pension
Appropriation bill was considered mt length.
49,. In the House, Mr.. Reagan ID, MOI
moved to go into Committee OF the Whole on
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill,
and though the motion was antagonized
by Mr. OK d., n. " with the Apportion.
ment bill, IL prevailed - yeas, l50; nays,
70. After some desultOry discussion, Mr.. Rea-
gan moved thatthe committee rise and report
the bill to the House, but Mr. Cox raised a
point of order and demanded the reading OF
the bill for amendments. The Chair sustained
the point of order and the rouse, by Il voc
~ t.Na al AI., 80.
appeal from the decision of the Chair so sew.
eral amendments were got in and the bill went
over without action.
FEB. 1l.-In the Senate, Mr., Dawes made
personal statement in regard to a recent
letter of Secretary schuIz in reference 10
Ponca affairs. Mr.. Dawes charged that the
Secretary while having fun official knbwl-
edge of the WRONGS inflicted upon the tribe,
was the one who had stood in the way of their
receiving any redress. Mr.. IIoar offered u
resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee to consider aud report
| whether the assembling at the seat of Gov
ernment of large bodies of organized and
armed troops not under the command of Off
GERS of the United States, or any national au
| thOTity be not likely to prove in the future
dangerous in practice. and whether any leg
| isatiOn or opinion by Congress on the sub
iect be desirable. Mr. Hoar said the
resolution had no relevancy to the
| coming inauguration. but that the prece
dent now established by the presence of
numerous militia organizations might here
after in times of political turmoil and excite
meht prove dangerous TO the peaceful and
orderly conduct of the inaugural ceremonies.
| Mr. Conklng thought the time for the III.
quiry. in view of the extensive preparations
| by militia organizations all over the country
! to visit Washington, inOppOrtnnp, and ked
that the re .olution be laid over under the
rule. Mr. Hereford construed the resolution
in allowing the regular army to attend and
forbidding the presence of volunteer organi.
aN.NTa h..s.N
gerous to the liberties of the people The res.
olution was laid over The Postal Appropria.
ton bill was further considered in Committee
of the Whole. The House spent nearly the
entire day in consideration OF private bills
A pension of $50 per month was voted the
venerable Col. Thomas Worthington, of Ohio.