National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-10
HoUsE vHEpRESENr.TTvES.

House and two hours before the time appointed fol
counting the electoral votes for Presidentand Vice
President, the galleries of the House were filled
| with spectators desirous of witnessing that cere.
mony On the floor a few wooden chairs wert
! sandwiched in between the seats of members fOl
| the accommodation of Senators, but otherwise
! there no indication that any save the usIa
routine business OF the House to be transacted
| The indifference shown by the members, who
seemed only anxious to obtain seats for their friend.
i'll the galleries, was IN marked contrast with the
| excitement which prevailed during the electoral
! count of four years ago.
| After the reading of yesterdays journal. the
1 morning hour was dispensed with, and the House
! lat 11:la) went into Committee OF the Whole (A1r
CARLISLE in the chair on the legislative execu.
tive, and judicial appropriation bill.
| COUNTING THE VOTE
| At 11:50 the committee rose, after having con-
cluded the consideration of seventy of the eighty.
| two pages of the bill.
NJ. SINGLETON, of Mississippi offered a resOlu-
ton according the privileges Of the floor to ladies
who have not been able to obtain seats i'll the gal
lcries The resolution being adopted a large NUM-
! Der of ladies entered The chamber and obtained
| seats.
! At few minutes past twelve o'clock the Door.
keeperannounced the arrival ofthe Vice President
and the Senate of the United States who then filed
| into the chamber.
Vice President WHEELER took q seat on the right
| hand of Speaker RANDALL, and the Senators were
accommodated with chairs in the front rows Oi
| desks.
| The VICE PRESIDENT called the assembly t?
| order, and said: The two Houses being assem-
bled in pursuance of the Constitution, that the
| votes may be counted and declared for President
and Vice President on the 4th day of March, 1881
| it becomes my duty under the Constitution as
President Of the Senate 10 open the certificates OF
election of the several States of the Union in the
| presence of the two Houses. and now proceed Ia
discharge that duty.
The tellers-MeSsrS. THURMAN and HANLIN on
the part of the Senate and Messrs. HOUSE and
CROWLEY on the part of the House-having taken
their places at the Clerks desk the VICE -PRESI.
DENT said: Il open the package purporting TO
contain the certificate of election of the State of
Alabama, and hand the certificate to be reported ~
The certificate having been read very slowly by
Senator HANLIN, and having shown that the cleo
tors of the State of Alabama had cast the 10 votes
of that State for Winfield s. Hancock for President
and 10 votes for William English for Vice Presi-
dent the VICE PRESIDENT said: 1.-THE vote of
the State of Alabama having been recorded by the
tellers open and hand 10 them the certificate OF
election Of the State of Arkansas"
The votes of the State of Arkansas having heen
recorded for w. S. Hancock for President and W.
H. English for Vice President, on motion of Mr.
REAGAN the reading of the merely formal por-
tionS of the certificates was dispensed with
The certificates from California showed that of
the votes of that State had been cast for Hancock
and English and for Garfield and Arthur.
The votes of Colorado jS) and Connecticut t6l
were counted for Garfield and Arthur and Della
ware (3) and Florida a. for Hancock and English
The next certificate handed 10 the tellerS was
from the state of Georgia, and it was read by MI
CROWLEY. the reasing in fall being demanded by
Mr.. SPRINGER.
The certificate shows that on the Sth of Decem.
Hancock and English.
The VICE. PRESIDENT then said: 1t appear.
ing from the certificate Just read that the vote Of
the State of Georgia was cast on day other than
that fixed for casting such votes by act of Con-
greSS III pursuance of the Constitution of the
United States. the result of this certificate will not
be recorded until, in the language of the concur
rent resolution under which this count proceeds
il will appear whether the counting or onittng 10
count such votes will change the result of The
election.
The votes of the remaining States were then
counted alphabetically for Garfield and Arthur
and Hancock ard English respectively.
THE GEORGIA QUESTION
The tellers then proceeded to foot up the votes
cast for President and Vice President
Senator THURMAN then said: The teilers re-
port that the whole number Of electors appointed
to vote for President of the United States was S6g
of which a majority is lS5. Were the votes of the
electors for the State of Georgia cast on the second
Wednesday of December, 1880, being the sth day
of said month, to be counted, the result would be
For James A. Garfield of the State of Ohio, for
President of the United States, 2I4 votes and for
Winfield S. Hancock, of the State of Pennsylvania
for President of the United States, l55 votes. r.
not counted, she result would be: For James A
Garfield, 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 y. Garfield has received majority of the
votes of the whole number OF electors appointed"
Senator THURMAN moved a similar statement
relative tc the vote for Vice President.
Wherefore" said Vice President WHEELER
81 do declare that James a. Garfield. of the State
of Ohio having received majority Of the votes of
the whole ugmber Of electors appointed, Is duly
elected President of the United States for four years
commencing sE the 18th of March 1881. And do
further declare that Chester A Arthur. Of the STATE
CT New York having received 3 majority Of the
votes Of :he whole nlmber Of electors appointed is
dlye!e Vice President of the United States fer
four years commencing on The ith day of Marcn,
1851" LOUD applause
The Senate then retired to their chamber
After the Senate had left the chamber and order
House the report Of the Ielless signed by Senators
HAMLIN and THCRrAS and AesSTS. House aad
CROWLEY.
Nj CROWLEY ihen offered a resolution reciting
that the House had net the Senate; that the else.
toial votes dad been opened by the President Of
the Senate, in the presence of ;hs TWO Houses o.
Congress and counted by the ieiiers ihe part Of
the two Houses, thai ii appeared thai James 4
Garfield had received majority OF the sotes east
for President, and Chester A. Arthur majority of
the votes cast for Vice President ana shat the same
had been declared by the President of the senate
in the presence of the two Eeuses and declaring
that the two Houses are Of the opinion saat The
Constitution and laws have beer duly executed,
necessary
The resolution was adopted, and at l:s5 the
House went into Committee Of the Whole tMr.
CARLISLE In the chair on the legislative appto
pTiation bill and completed its consideration and
the House proceeded to vote on lie passage
The committee at 2:55, rose and reported ths
bill to the House, when ii WA passed. only ana
vote mr. O. TURNERI being cast ir iss negative
Mt. COVERT, chsi:m ma u o! ths GcE1 miEet Oh Ag'