Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-16

votes may be counted and declared for presidentand
vice president on the fourth day of March, 1884, it
tors of the several states of the Union in the pres
ence OF the two houses, and now proceed to the
discharge Of that duty" The telers, Messrs: Thur
Messrs House and Crowley on the part Of the house.
having taken their places at the clerks DESK the vice
president opened the packages in alphabetical order
ana handed them to the tellers. The documents
were read very slowly by Hamn, the vice president
communicating the result to the assembled Iegisla-
tors At the conclusion of the reading the tellers
te1 counted up the votes: Thurman then said: "The
appointed to vote for president of the United States
was 369, OF which majority is 1885, We're the votes
Of the electors Of the state Of Georgia cast the second
Wednesday, $780, being the eighth day of said month,
to he counted, the result would be for James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, for president of the United
States 214 votes, and for Winfield S. Han
president of the United States l55 votes If
not counted the result would be: For James A. Gar
field for president of the United States PA votes
and for Winfield s. Hancock for president Of the
United States IA votes. In either event James A.
Garfield has received majority of the votes Of the
whole number of electors appointed" He made
dent. "Wherefore, said Vice President Wheeler
II do declare that James A. Garfield of the state of
Ohio, he having received majority Of the votes Of
the whole number of electors appointed, is duly
elected president Of the United States for four yeara
commencing on the fourth day of March, 1881; and
do further declare that Chester A. Arthur, of the
state Of New York, he having received majority Of
the votes Of the whole number Of electors appointed
is duly elected vice president of the United States
1Gr d1ur 10y, years u commencing on the fourth day of
ber. After the senate had left the chamber and
order had been restored, House (Tenn presented to
the house the report of teerg, signed by Senators
and Crowley Crowley then offered resolution re-
citing that the house had met the senate; that the
electoral votes had beer opened by the president Of
the senate in presence of the two houses of
counted tWO
that it appeared that james A. Garfield received
majority Of the votes cast for president, and Chester
A. Arthur majority of the votes cast for vice pres-
dent, and that the same had been duly declared by
the president Of tie senate in the presence of the
two houses, and declaring that the two houses Of
the opinion that the constitution and laws have been
duly executed, and that further declaration of
these Facts is necessary The resolution as adopted
and the house went into committee the legislative
appropriation bill. After discussion the committee
rose and the bin was passed, only vote TO- Tur-
ner) being cast in the negative. "A noisy and acri-
onious debate then took place regarding priority of
business, and the application of rule of the house
to meet the case in question. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 10.-Keliy reported bill to
repeal section 2,5O1, imposing discriminating du-
ties tea, coffee and products of possessions of the
Netherlands. Referred to committee of the whole
The morning hour being dispensed with the
speaker proceeded to the call of states in order that
one member from each should have the right to ask
unanimous consent for the passage Of bills.
Der of private bills were disposed Of The remainder
of the hour was consumed in noisy discussion of
point of order as to the scope of the rule. No
decision was arrived at. Reagan moved the house
go into committee Oh the river and harbor appropria
ton bill, and though the motion antagonized by
Cox with his apportionment bill, it prevailed-yeas
$50, nays 79-and the house thereupon went into
such committee on the f. .st-na,ned measure. pro-
tractcd debate ensHed during the progress of which
Cox and Reagan had short but warm Interchange of
personal opinion. The debate lasted until adjourn
ment
FRIDAY, February 11.-After disposing of some
miscellaneous business the house went into commit
tee of the whole the private calendar. The bill
making Indianapolis port of delivery was passed.
The house remained in committee three hours
and passed two dozen pension bills including pen
sion of $50 month to Col. Thomas Worthington, Of
Ohio. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 12.-Thc bill reported by the
lnter-oceanic canal committee in aid of the Tehaun-
tepec chip railway (Eads' echene) gave rise to q
noisy and disorderly struggle over the question
whether the report had been authorized. Finally,
on motion of Cox, the whole subject was laid the
table by almost unanimous uUG Uoce vote. IA bill
coming over from yesterday regulating the importa-
ton of raw material used in the construction
pairs OF vessels engaged in the foreign trade, in
Guiding trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports
or built on foreign account, on motion of Frye
amended so as tc PROVIDE that copper and spelter Of
foreign growth used in the construction, equjpmen
and repair of vessels to be employed in the foreign
trade built foreign account may be imposed il
bond under such regulations as the secretary of th
treasury may prescribe, and proof that such
terialE have been used and manufactured for tn
purpose aforesaid, no duties shall Re p id thereon
....Clymer, from the committee on appropriations
reported back the army appropriation bill with tn
| senate amendment recommending concurrence i
some and concurrence in others Of those amend
| ments The recommendations were agreed to-.
The bill appropriating money for pro- ecuting tn
search for the missing steamer Jeannettc port
ed back and referred to the committee Of the Who'll
| 800. The house then went into committee of tn
whole on the river and harbor appropriation bill
| An amendment WAS agreed to providing the secre
tary of shall cause to be let by contract all pub
lie works provided for in the act to the lowest re
sponsible bidders. provided that in the opinion O.
the secretary of the interests Of the government
should not be materially injured. Other amend
mer+s offered rejected, and finally, at 4:AO, thu
first paragraph Of the bill disposed Of. In forty
been considered, when the committee rose and the
house adiOurued.