Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-16

'NNh ANNNANNN ~ wv ANhNiSi hpNi
aud hand 20 them She certificate o
the State Of Arkansas
The six votes of the State OF Ar
kansas having been recorded for w
S. Hancock for President and w. IL
English for Vice President, on motiol
of Mr., Reagan, the reading Of th,
merely formal portions of the ccrtifi
Gates was dispensed with,
The certificate from California
showed that five of the six votes q
that State bad been cast for Hancocl
and English and one for Garfield ant
Arthur.
Tho three votes of Colorado wer,
recorded for Garfield and Arthur.
The three votes of the State of Del
aware were recorded for Hancock AT,
English
The four votes OF the State OF Florid,
were recorded for Hancock and English
The next certificate handed to ,h,
telers was that from the State OF Geor
gia, and it was read by Mr.. Crowley
the reading in full being demanded By
Mr. Springer. The certificate show
that on the Sth of December, 1880, th,
eleven votes of Georgia were cast loi
Hancock and English.
MIR. Wheeler then said: alt appear
ing from the certificate Just read, tha
the vote of the State OF Georgia, wa
cast on day other than that fixed foi
casting such votes by act of Congress
in pursuance OF the Constitution Of th,
United States, the result of this certifi
cate will not be recorded until, in th,
language Of the concurrent resolution
under which this count proceeds, i
will appear whether the counting OF
emitting TO count such votes will
change the result OF the election.
The votes of the remainder of tn,
States were then recorded without
objection.
The tellers proceeded to foot up tn,
votes cast for President and Vice Pres
ident Senator Thurman then SAID
"Ihe tellers report that the whole
number of Electors appointed to vote
for President of the United States wa.
369, Of which a majority is lS5, Were
the votes Of the Electors for the State
Of Georgia cast on the second Wednes
day Of December, 1880, being the Stt
of said month, to be counted, the re
suit would be: For J A. Garfield, Of
the State of Ohio, for President of the
United States, PA votes, and for W
S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for Pres
ldent Of the United States, 1856 votes
If not counted, the result would be
For J, A, Garfield Tor President of the
United States, PA votes, and for W
S. Hancock for President OF the Uni
ted States, la votes. In either event
j. A. Garfield has received majority
Of the votes of the whole number o.
Electors appointed"
Senator Thurman made a similar
statement relative to the vote for Vice
President.
Wherefore" said Mr.. Wheeler, 81
do declare that j. A. Garfield, of the
State of Ohio, having received ma
jority Of the votes of the whole mum.
Der Of Electors appointed, is duly elec
ted President Of the United States fol
four years, commencing on the fourth
day Of March, 1881, and do further
declare that c. A. Arthur, of the State
of New York, having received a ma
jority Of the votes OF the whole mum
Der of Electors appointed, is duly cleo
ted Vice President ofthe United States
for four years commencing on the 4th
day of March, 1881" [Lond applause ]
The Senate then retired to their
chamber.
After the Senate had left the cham
Der and after order had been restored
Mr., House presented TO the House the
report of the tellers, signed by Senators
Hamlin and Thurman and Messrs
House and Crowley.
Mr. Crowley then offered resolu
ton reciting that the House had met
the Senate that the Electoral votes
have been opened by the President Of
the Senate in the presence of the two
Houses and counted by the tellers on
the part OF the two Houses that il
appeared J. A. Garfield had received O
majority Of the votes cast for President
and G. A. Arthur a majority of the
votes cast for Vice President, and that
the same had been duly declared by
the President Of the Senate in the pres
ence of the two Houses and declaring
that the two Houses are of the opinion
that the Constitution and the laws
have been daily executed, and that no
further declaration of these facts is
necessary.
The resolution was adopted, and at
l;55 the House went into committee
(Mr Carlisle in the chair on the Leg.
lslative Appropriation Bill.
The bill was passed without further
amendment, after noisy discussion,
which, at one time, became very acri.
monious between Blackburn and FRYE
The House passed the following:
Providing that hereafter when the
morning hour is dispensed with, that
hour shall be set apart as a time dur.
ing which members may ask TO pass
bills on the calendar by conservative
objections TO be fatal to the considera.
ton Of any bill, Adjourned.