The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED In The
PRESENCE OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF CONGRESS
The Result Declared by Senator
EdmundS in Favor of CleVe-
land and Hendricks.
But the Declaration Closes with
a Clause DiscIaiming Amy
Authority of Law.
Proceedings After the Count
and Resolutions Adopted
by the House.
Congressional Proceedings.
HOUSE

| WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
galleries of the house were not
opened until 1915 this morning and
were soon crowded, and the steps util-
lied for resting places. The portion
OF the gallery reserved for the fami-
lies and friends of the senators and
preSent2tiVeS was occupied mainly
by ladies, while the portion open to
the general public was filed with gen
tlemen. The executive gallery was
vacant, and One diplomat sat in SOL
itary stall in the gallery. reserved for
| the diplomatic corps.
MIR. ToWnbhend offered resolution
providing that during the remainder
OF the session, the daily hour of meet
ing of the house shall be IL o'clock.
Referred.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered a resolution
directing the doorkeeper to admit to
the floor ladies having tickets issued
for members to the gallery during the
joint session for counting the electoral
votes.
MIR. Follet, from the committee on
appropriations, brought back the dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill,
with senate amendment, recommend
| ing concurrence in some and nom
concurrence in others. Messrs. Fol-
| let, UutchinS and Cannon were ap-
| pointed confereeS.
Mr.. Springer, from committee on
expenditures in the department of
| justice, reported the bill relating to
compensation of marshals and other
United States officials. Placed on
house calendar. This is the bill in
corpol ated in the last Sundry civil
bill, but was stricken therefrom in the
senate.
On motion of Mr.. Keifer the clerk
of the house was directed to inform
the senate that at II o'clock the house
would be prepared to receive that
body IN conformity with the proVis-
ions OF the c0nClrrant IeSolution re-
lating to cnunting Uno electoral votes.
8 few moments before II o'clock
the speaker pro TEN. requested the
memGers to clear the first TWO rows of
seats for the accommodation Of the
senators. At precisely II the senate
OF the United States was announced,
and, headed by Mr.. Edmunds and the
other officers of that body, the senators
filed in and took the seats assigned
them, the president OF the senate seat
ing himself by acting speaker Black
burn.
Mr.. Edmunds in calling the assem-
bly, to order said:
The houses of congress havingmet
IN pursuance of the centustition and
the laws, and concurrent resolution,
for the purpose of discharging the
duty required by the laws in the mat
ter of counting the electoral vote for
president and vice -presideL.t of the
| United States, cast by the electors OF
the several states for the term COM
mencing on the 4th of March, 1885.
The tellers appointed by the two
houses will please take their places"
Senators Hoar aud Pendleton and
Representative Clay and iAeifer haV-
ing taken their place at the clerks
| desk, Senator Edmunds said
"The president of the senate viii
open the certificates Of the several
states in alphabetical order, and now
opens the certificates for the state of
Alabama; he hands the tellers on the.
| part of the senate the certificate from
Alabama, received by mail, and the
| telIers on the part Of the house of rep
resentatiYes certificate received by
messenger"
The certificate was read by Senator
Hoar and announced: ten elecoral
votes for Grover Cleveland for pTesi-
dent, and ten electoral votes for Thos.
A. Hendricks for vice-president.
| Senator Sherman asked unanimous
consent that only the operative parts
| Of certificates be read, the formal parts
being inspected by the tellers. Agreed
to, and only the statement of votes
cast was read.
The certificate for Arkansas
announced votes for Cleveland
and Hendricks.
California announced 3 votes for
Blaine and Logan.
| Colorado announced 5 votes for
Blaine and Logan.
J Connecticut announced . votes Tor
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Delaware announced 3 votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Florida announced 4 votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Georgia announced IL votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Illinois announced p votes for
Blaine and Logan.
| Indiana announced 10 votes Tor
| Cleveland and Hendricks.
Iowa announced Ii votes for Blaine
and Logan.
| hduSdo ol11OQAOC0 q FOOSO AOA
Blaine and Logan.
! Kentucky announced 15 VOCeS LOT
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Louisiana announced 8 votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Name announced votes for Blaine
and Logan.
Maryland announced 8 votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Massachusetts announced ID votes
for Blaine and Logan.
| Michigan announced 13 votes
for Blaine and Logan.
Minnesota announced votes
for Blaine and Logan.
Mississippi announced votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Missouri announced 16 votes for
Cleveland ana Hendricks.
Nebraska announced votes for
Blaine and Logan.
| Nevada announced 3 votes for
Blaine and Logan.
New Hampshire announced 4
votes for Blaine and Logan.
New Jersey announced 8 votes
for Cleveland and Hendricks.
The certificates from New York
announced SO votes for Cleye-
land and Hendricks. This certificate
was read by Mr.. Clay, of Kentucky.
aud as some wage rumors were aired
this morning that trouble would be
made over the counting Of the vote OF
: New York.
A murmur went up when Mr. Clay
finished reading and announced the
certificate of electors was certified by
Grover Cleveland, governor. a slight
manifestation of applause was prompt
" suppressed by Senator Edmunds
who ordered the sergeant-at-arms te
arrest any gentleman or other person
3 who disturbed the order of these pro
| ceedings by applause or other mani
+. feStation.
2 North Carolina announced IL votes
| for Cleveland and Hendricks.
Ohio announced % votes for Blaine
9 and Logan.
Oregon announced 8 votes fol
: Blaine and Logan.
J. Pennsylvania announced 80 votes
3 fer Blaine and Logan.
t Rhode Island announced votes fol
: Blaine and Logan.
South Carolina announced . vote
: for Cleveland and Hendricks.
The certihcate from Tennessee an
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