The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-12

the Senate and two for the House OF Rep
resentatives, and an examination OF their
tally sheets after the joint meeting had
been dissolved showed that neither was
correct.
The House was called to order at II A. NJ.
That portion OF the gallery reserved for
families and friends OF Senators and Rep
resentatives was occupied mainly by
ladies', while the portion given UP to the
general public was almost exclusively
filed with gentlemen. The executive gal
tiery was vacant, and one diplomat sat in
solitary. STATEN the gallery reserved for the
diplomatic corps. ,....
Mr.. Townshend offered q resolution pro-
vidingthat during the remainder OF the
session Of Congress the daily hour Of meet
ing Of the House shall be at II o'clock.
Referred. Mr.. McAlillin offered a resolu.
ton directing the doorkeeper TO admit to
the floor ladies' having tickets issued for
members Of tho gallery during,the Joint
session for counting 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 Com
mittee on Rules. The Speaker pro TEN,
tMr. Biaekburn}, overrnied the point OF
order, aud the resolution was adopted,
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| While The motion was under considera-
.ien Mr.. Springer remarked that as this
was q day which let .'outs" In, no Demo-
crat should oppose it. Mr.. Follett, from
the Committee on Appropriationsrcported
back tho District Of Columbia Appropria-
tion bill with the Senate amendments
Recommending concurrence in some and
non-concurrence in others. Tho recon-
mendations were agreed to and Messrs.
.Follett, Hutchins and Cannon appointed
cenferees. Dir. Springer, from the Com
mittee OF Expenditures OF the Department
Of Justice, reported . bill relating the
compensation OF Marshalg and other
United States officials. 1t went TO tho
House calendar. This Is the bin incor.
porated in tho last sundry civil bill, but
was stricken thercfrom in the Senate.
On motion Of MIR. Keifer the Clerk Of the
House was directed To inform the Senate
that at 12 o'clock the House would be pre-
pared to receive that body in conformity
with the provisions OF the concurrent
resolution relating 70 counting the cleo
toral votes.
/ lAk skNAIEs
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, tho Senate
passed bill proving permanent reserva-
tions for the Indians in Northern Mon
tana. The bill provides for locating the
Pigeon, Blood and Blackfcet Indians on
lands in Northern Montana, which lands
may be patented TO them in severalty
hereafter i Congress SO directs. Two hum
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars
annuity is appropriated to enable the
Indians to give up the chase, and assist
them in becoming an agricultural and pas.
to.al people.
Mr.. Sherman endeavored to have the
Senate consider a relief bill which had
passed the House, but Mr.. Harris object
ed on the ground that he had been trying
10 have tho Senate agree to t,ke up and
dispose OF the House bills now on the
Senate calendar IN their regular order,
and that he had previously given notice
OF his intention to object to taking up any
Of these bills out OF their regular order.
Notwithstanding the objection Of Mr.. Har.
ris, Mr.. Sherman moved that the bill be
considered, which motion was lost.
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bill to quiet title Of settlers on the Des
Aloines river lands in the State Of Iowa
was taken up. Mr.. Lapham, oi New
York, called Tor the report, which had
not yet been concluded when at 11:55 the
Chair announced that the joint resolution
requiring tho two Houses 10 meet in joint
assembly for the purpose Of counting the
electoral vote would nov be executed,
and before l2 o'clock the Senate proceed.
cd in a body to the House OF Representa-
dves. There was an understanding pre-
vious 10 leaving the Senate that Senators
should return again to the chamber, and
that the legislative business should be pro.
ceeded with after the conclusion Of the
count in the House.
| JOINT SESSION.
Alta few moments before l2 o'clock the
Speaker pro tenn requested the members to
clear the first two rows OF seats for the ac-
commodation Of Senators. Atprecisely l2
the Senate of the United States was an
nounced, and headed by Mr.. Edmunds
and the officers OF that body the Senators
filed in and took the seats assigned them.
The President OF the Senate seated him-
self by the acting Speaker, Blackburn.
Mr.. Elmnnds, in calling the assembly to
order, said: 1.-THE two Houses Of Congress
have met in pursuance 10 the constitution
and laws and the concurrent resolution for
the purpose of executing tho duty required
by the constitution and laws in the matter
al counting the electoral vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United
States, cast by electors Of the several States
for the term commencing the 18th OF March,
1885. The tellers appointed by the two
Houses will please take their Places
Senators Iloar and Pendleton and Rep.
resentatives Clay and Keifer having taken
their places at the Clerks Desk, Mr.. Ed
munds said: "The President OF the Senate
will open the certificates OF the several
States in alphabetical orler, and now
opens the certificate OF the State oil Ala
bama. He hands the chairman Of the
tellers on the part Of the Senate the Ger
tifcate from Alabama received by 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 Senator Hoar anu
: announced ten electoral votes for Grover
Cleveland for President AID ten electoral
votes for Thomas a. Hendricks for Vice
President
DOING AWAY WITH RED TAPR. (
Mr.. Sherman asked unanimous consent
: that only the operative parts OF the certif.
: cutes be read, the formal parts being in.
: ssspected by the tellers. This was agreed 70
and only the statement Of votes cast were
!. read. The certificate from Arkansas an,
o nounced that the seven votes OF that State
5 bad been cast for Cleveland and Hen
ldrisks- The certificate itom csliiorpIl