Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-12

] gene Hale seemed resigned.
WOMAN IN FUR.
The person who attracted most atten-
| ton from the galleries was an unknown
| young woman who got a seat on the floor.
| She wore a cloak trimmed with a very
| large quantity of light fur which made
| her the most conspicuous figure on the
| floor. As soon as the joint convention
assembled the four tellers, HOar and Pen
| dletOn for the Senate, and Keifer and
| James +. Clay for the House, were sum-
mOued to the Clerks desk, just in front of
| the Speakers desk. After Mr.. Edmunds
| had read the law governing the proceed
| ings he began to break the sealing wax
and cut the red tape on the electoral re-
turns, handing them to the tellers
| as he read the title of each. Mr..
| HOar sat at the right of the tellers, Mr..
| Clay next, Mr.. PendletOn next, and MIR.
| Keifer at the other end. Mr.. Edmunds
| handed the duplicate returns from Ala
| bama, one received by mail and one by
messenger, to Mr.. HOar. The latter read
one of the returns in full. 1t was very
| dry. Mr.. Edmunds then handed the re-
| turns from Arkansas to Mr.. Clay, who
| was about TO read them in full, when Mr..
Sherman suggested that it would answer
| just as well to read only the essential
operative portions of the returns, and
! asked unanimous consent that
the reading of the other
portions be dispensed with. Everybody
| liked this. So it was so ordered in the alb
sence of objection. This hastened mat
ters greatly.
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS.
Mr.. PendletOn then looked over the
California return handed him by Mr.. Ed
munds, and announced that the CalifOr-
MIA electors had voted for Blaine and LO-
gan. MIR. Keifer announced the same way
hnf fG1n oil hlh nd fRf
Blaine and Logan. Both Mr.. PendletOn
and Mr.. Keifer announced results bung-
hngly.
Mr.. Hoar's announcement in the case
of the Connecticut returns that it
appears from them that the
electors voted for Cleveland and Hen
bricks was great Improvement.
1t was copied by the other tellers. There
was no incident to break the mOnOtOny
until Georgia was reached. Mr.. Keifer
looked over the Georgia returns. Then
he announced that the Georgia electors
had ''cast twelve votes for Grover Cleve-
land, of New York, and twelve votes for
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana" "FOr
what officeY asked a dozen Senators and
members, 'Oh, the offices of President
and Vice President, respectively" re-
spOnded MIR. Keifer rather pettishly.
None of the tellers except Mr.. keifer
spoke loudly enough to be heard.
Their announcements were frequently
drowned in the mum of conversation, and
members rose now and then TO ask order.
LOGAN CREDITED TO INDIANA.
Mr.. PendletOn was the LeXt teller to
create little merriment by announcing
that the Iowa electors had cast nine
votes for 'John A. Logan, of Indiana, for
Vice President"
''Mr. Logan, OF Illinois," said a dozen
Senators and members, and the Ohio
| Senator bowed and corrected his remark.
All the tellers were nervous. Mr.. Keifer
was the most nervous, being most
watched.
MIR. Devine, the stenOgrapher whom he
| dismissed, now one of the official reporters
of the House, sat just below him, eyeing
him closely from time to time.
Messrs. PendletOn and Clay watched
| Ar. Keifer as closely as Mr.. Blackburn
did Mr.. Edmunds.
| When Maryland was reached, the re-
| turns were handed to MIR. Keifer. He
looked over them and then ANNOUNCED
| that the Maryland electors had cast 6
votes for Cleveland and Hendricks.
"HOw manyY' asked Senator GrOome,
of Maryland, who sat in the front row.
Six" said Mr.. Keifer.
Chow many?' again asked Mr.. GroOme.
"Eight," now responded Mr.. Keifer,
having in the meantime looked at the re-
turns.
Mr.. GroOme nodded assent.
Little general interest was manifested
in the announcements until Mr.. HOar an
nounced the Massachusetts votes, when
all ears were pricked up, as everybody
saw that New York would soon be
reached.
IN EXPECTATION OF TRICKERY.
There was a widespread expectation
that the Republicans might do something
to prevent the vote of New York from be-
ing received. When it was actually
reached, a buzz passed over the audience.
Mr.. Clay announced the result amid a
dead silence, which was broken by ap-
plause from the Democrats on the floor
and in the galleries, lead by Mr.. Lowry,
of Indiana, and suppressed by Mr.. Ed
munds. When he concluded, "This re-
turn is signed by Grover Cleve-
land, as Governor of New York"
the applause began again. Mr..
Edmunds promptly stopped the applause,
and announced that the Sergeant-at-
Arms would take into custody any gen.
tleman or other person who interrupted
the proceedings with applause.
There were no other incidents. When
! the result in Wisconsin had been an
nounced, MIR. Edmunds directed the
/ tellers to count up the votes on the lists
upon which they had kept tally through
| the proceedings, while he himself swept
/
with which he Uttered the Speakers
desk. Whereas in the present case there
is no contest, it is not very I'M
portant that the tellers should
keep tally accurately. The usual mis-
takes were made to-day by Messrs.
Keifer and Clay, who got the figures on
| their tally sheets mixed. Messrs. HOar
and PendletOn. who had kept the count
more accurately, Strengthened Messrs.
! Keifer and Clay out, with the assistance
of the clerks of the Senate and House,
after a delay OF ten minutes. At last the
| report of the tellers was made. Then
Mr.. Edmunds made his peculiar an
nouncement, and the Democrats on the
floor and in the galleries broke into ap-
plause.
Mr.. Edmunds sternly silenced this, and
announced that the proceedings of the
Joint convention being concluded, the
Senate would now withdraw. Now the ap-
plause on the Democratic side could not
be repressed. Led by Mr.. O'Neill, of st.
Louis, the baGe ball expert, the Demo-
Gratis cheered wildly.
A detailed report of the proceedings Of
the joint session follows.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The galleries of the House were
not opened until 1915 O'Clock
this morning, and for a long time
before that hour crowd of spectators re-
| manned patiently in the corridors. When
| admission was at last allowed the visitors
| hastened in to secure choice seats, and in
| a few moments the galleries were filled
| and the steps utilized for resting places.
| That portion of the gallery reserved for
| the families and friends OF the Senator's
and Representatives was occupied mainly
! by ladies, while the portion given up to
| the general public was almost eXclu-
! siVely filled with gentlemen. The EXecu-
| tive gallery was vacant and one diplomat
sat In the State gallery reserved for the
| diplomatic corps.
| Mr. McMilin offered a resolution direct
| ing the dOorkeeper to admit to the floor ladies
| having tickets issued for the members gallery
curing the joint session for the counting of
! the electoral vote.
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, made the point of
| order that the resolution changed a rule of
the House and must go to the Committee on
| Rules.
Speaker pro TEN. Blackburn overruled the
! point of order and the resolution was adopted
/ by vote of l34 to p.
| While the motion was under consideration
| Mr.. Springer remarked that as this was a day
which let the "Outs' in no Democrat should
oppose it.
On motion of Mr.. Keifer the Clerk of the
| House was directed to inform the Senate that
| ut O'Clock the House would be prepared to
receive that body in conformity with the pro
| visions of the concurrent resolution, relating
| to the counting of the electoral votes.
At a few moments before u O'Clock the
! Speaker pro tenn. requested the members to
| clear the two first rows of seats for the ac-
| cOmmodatlon Of Senators.
ENTRANCE OF THE SENATE.
At precisely II O'Clock the Senate of the
United States was announced, and headed
! by President pro tempore Edmunds and the
| officers Of that body, the Senators filed in and
took the seats assigned them, the President
Of the Senate seating himself beside Acting