The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-12

| w 'no ioSpectlNo OllceS OF president
ana vice-president OF the United States.
Inc declaration, he said, was made only
as pubic statement in the presence Of
the two houses of congress, and not as
possessing any authority of law TO de-
clare any legal conclusion whatever.
LArER-IuST WHAT EDMUNDs DID SAY,
Alter the count was completed, Mr.,
Edmunds rose and said:
| II nave now opened the certificates of
electors from all the states, and their
votes have been reported. The tellers
VIII now make their computation and
report the state of the yote.n
After the tellers had devoted them
| selves to figuring for several moments
senator Hoar read and handed the re-
! port To the presiding officer, who said;
senators snd Gentlomen of the UouSe NJ
| representatives:
me tellers have reported TO the pre-
siding officer the state Of the votes. from
which 1t appears that Grover Cleveland.
OF the state of New York, has received
Zl9 votes for president of the United
states; that James G. Blaine, OF the state
OF Maine, has received lS2 votes
Tor tDe same Office; that Thomas A.
liendricks, OF the state Of Indiana, has
received 2l9 votes Tor the Office OF vice
president of the United States. that
mas received lS2 vOtOs for the same
office; wherefore, | do declare that GRO
YER Cleveland, Of the state of New York,
mas received Il majority OF the votes OF
lhe whole number of electors appointed,
AK they appear in the certificates read
py the tellers, and so appears to have
heon elected president of the
United States for four wears.
commencing on the ith day of March
1885, and that Thomas A. Hendricks. OF
The state Of Indiana, has received a ma.
lorlty OF the votes OF the whole number
OF electors appointed, rs they appear in
the certificates read by the tel'ers, and
so appears 10 be elected vice-presldent
Oh tho United States, for four wears,
commencing on the Ash day of March
senate makes this declaration ino
only as public statement I'm
the presence of the two houses
OF congress- of the contents of the papers
opened and read ON this occasion. and
not AZ opposing any authorit, in law To
ever" """'
Here the immense audience broke
INTO applause aud cheers, which the pre-
siding olhcer attempted to suppress, but
with little success.
The senate then returned TO its cham
.ner, ana the house took recess for
iitteon minutes.
IT CAUSES DEBATE.
On the house being called TO order.
Mr.. kEIFER offered resolution re-
citing the result OF the Joint convention
OF the two houses and declaring IL the
sense OF the house that the constitution
ana the laws had been duly executed.
ana no further declaration of these facts
is necessary.
Mr.. SPRINGER said II seemed from
the amendment OF the presiding officer
OF the joint convention, that there wa,
q declaration of the vote contrary TO nil
precedent. The vice president had
merely declared that it appeared from
the count made by the tellers, that Mr..
Cleveland had received certain num-
per OF votes, but he had dlsclaimed any
intention To mako an Official decara
tlon as TO the result of that vote, Uo
! preferred that the matter bo referred IN
the Judiciary committee, with instruc.
tlons To report such resolution as NAV
ne necessary for the purpose of making
known The result of the election.
Ihe SPEAkER pro tenn; "rhe pre-
Suing oillcer of the joint convention, In
making the announcement of the vote.
announced the result that had been
found and simply added disclaimer of
| any authority ON his part to make any
! declaration at ALL"
Mr. SPRINGER: 81 move that the
whole matter ba referred to tho judici.
airy commitlee.n
The SPEAKER: ain the Judgment Of
the chair the declaration made by the
presiding officer was exactly what IL
should have BEEN"
MIR. SPRINGER: al have not asked
the speaker for his opinion. desire TO
state my Own.n
The SPEAKER: "Tho chair acting
as an officer representing the house In
the JOINT convention, would have made
a protest II any improper declaration
by the presiding officer had been dehv-
eredn
Mr.. RANDALL said the vote of the
! electors had been announced, and that
any ministe ial proceeding was not es.
sentlal To the main facts that Mr.. Cleve-
land had been elected
Mr., HAMMOND thought the Joint
convention having made It's declara lou,
the house had nothing further to do
with IL.
Mr.. SPENCER withdrew his mo-
ton, and
Mr. COX, of New York, stating that
the constitution declared who had been
elected presidents and vice-president.
moYed that the resolution Law ON tho
table. Agreed to-l35 To ll5,
Mr. CLAY then offered the following
concurrent resolution:
Resolved, That two members of the
house OF representatives be appointed
10y the house, and one member of the
senate he appointed bv that body, to
Wait on Grover Cleveland, of the
state OF New York, and notify
him that he has been duly
elected president of the United States
Tor four years, commencing on the lth
OF March, 1885, and also to notify
Thomas \. Hendricks, of tho state of
Indiana, that he has heen duly elected
yce-president OF tie United States for
four years, commencing with the lth of
March, 1855.
Second, That the president Of the SEN
ate 40 make out and sign certificate, IN
words, as follows:
"CERrlFICATE or ELEcrfoN.r
$50 IL known, That the senate and
house OF representatives, being con.
yoned In the city of Washington, on the
second Wednesday In February, In the
year OF our Lord, 1885, the undersigned
president of the senate (pro tenn did, In
the presence OF said senate and house of
| iVPioSVnihuNeSi open Hll lhe certificates
aud all the votes of electors for presI-
Dent aud vlce-president of the United
| states, were then counted In the praa-
ence of tho twp houses; whereupon IL
appeared that rover Cleveland, ~ tbe
state of new York, had majority of
the votes Z electors as president.
aud Thomts A. Hendricks, of the
state OF Indiana, had majority
of the, votes OF electors as vice. president,
by all of " ich IL appears that Grover
Cleveland, or the. state OF New YORK,