Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-13
HOUSE.

The galleries of the house were not opened
until 1915 this morning. but they We're soon
crowded and the steps were utilized for rest
ing places. That portion of the gallery re-
served for the families and friends of sena-
| tors and representatives was occupied main
| lv bv ladies, while the portion given up to
| the general public was almost exclusively
| occupied BY gentlemen. The executive gal
| lerv was vacant and one diplomat sat soli-
tary in the gallery reserved for the diplo-
matte corps.
AT few minutes before l. o'clock the
speaker pro TEN requested the members to
| clear the first two rows of seats for senator's
At precisely II O'Clock the senate OF the
United States was announced and, beaded
! bv Mr.. Edmunds and the officers Of that
body, the senators filed in and took the
seats given them, the president of the sen
ate seating himself by acting Speaker Black
burn.
Mr.. Edmunds, in calling the assembly to
order said: ''rhe two houses Of congress
have met, in pursuance of the constitution
and laws and n concurrent resolution, for
the purpose of executing the duty required
BY the constitution and laws in the matter
OF counting the electoral vote for president
and vice-president of the United States, cast
by the electors of the several states, for the
term commencing the 4th of March, 1850.
The tellers appointed by the two houses
will please take their places.
Senators Hoar and Pendleton, and Repre-
sentatlves Clay and keifer having taken their
places ut the clerks desk, Edmunds said;
The president of the senate will open the
certificates of the several states ia alphabeti-
cal order, and be now opens the certificates
of the state Of Alabama" He handed the
chairman of the telers on the part of the
senate the certificate from Alabama received
bv mail, and to the chairman of the tellers
on the part of the house of representatives
the certificate received by messenger. The
certificate was read by Hoar, and announced
ten electoral votes for Cleveland for presi-
dent and ten electoral votes for Ihos. a.
Hendricks for vice-president. Each state
was then presented in alphabetical order,
and Mr. Edmunds then arose and said: -
have now opened certificates Of election of
all the states, and their votes have been re-
ported. The tellers viii now make their
computation and report the state Of the
vote"
After the tellers had devoted themselves
to figuring for several moments, Senator
Hoar read and handed the result of their
computation to the presiding officer of the
senate, who announced that Grover Cleye-
land and I. \. Hendricks received q major
ity of the electoral votes for the respective
offices OF president and vice president OF
the United States. Cleveland received 2l9
votes and Blaine 1s2 votes: the candidates I
for vice president received similar votes, (
Hendricks, of course, receiving III. The |
formal declaration of the election of Cleye- /
land and Hendricks was then made by Mr. /
Edinunds-
When the senate had retired 20 Its cham 4
her n discussion arose on Mr.. Edmunds' de- /
oIaration in the presence of the two houses /
that Cleveland ard Hendricks were elected 4
Mr.. Conger said the declaration was with /
out aut hority Of law.
Mr.Sherman also dissented AS the announce 1
ment would shut off all argument on the
question of returns, etc.
Mr.. Edmunds said he made the declaration
in the discharge of his duty and on his own
Mr.. ingalls, offered resolution that the
senate dissent from the declaration. The
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Mr. CLAY then offered the following con-
current resolution: Resolved, That two
of the house of representatives be
appointed by the house and one member of
he senate be appointed by that body to
wait on Grover Cleveland, of the state of
Sew York, and notify him that he has been
luly elected president of the United States
or four years commencing on the 4th OF [