Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9.


creasiDg the appropriation for public
buildings at Pittsburgh, Pa, Quincy,
ILL.,, and Peoria, Ill. A concurrent
resolution authorizing the president to
announce to foreign governments the
result of the PrimeMeridian conference
and TO ask their concurrence, was
agreed 10. Mr.. Cameron spoke on
his resolution to revive the shipping and
export trade by allowing rebate on
tariff duties On goods carried in Ameri-
can ships. Mr.. Beck spoke in support
of the bill retiring the trade dollar, but
opposed the provision suspending the
coinage of the stan lard dollar. On a
point of order raised by Mr.. IngaIls, the
senate decided to stand by its rule for.
bidding the proposing of general legis-
lation on appropriation bills.
House. THE house in continuation If
Saturdays ession resumed considera.
tion of the River and Harbor bill in
committe of the whole. Pending the
discussi.n on the Galveston harbor inn
provement the committee rose. Inn
mediately thereafter the house again
went into committee on the Fostoffi ce
Appropriation bill, the general debate
GA which was limited to five hours. A
resolution was adopted reserving the
east gallery of the house for the families
of the senators ana members during the
counting of the electoral vote Wednes.
day next. A subcommittee of the
house committee on appropriations has
prepared the Fertilization Appropria.
ton bill. The amount appropriated il
$4,435, 600.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY TO-
Senate In the senate a memorial was
presented from the Legislature of Da-
kota, urging a division OF the territory
aud the admission of the southern por-
ton as state. A resolution providing
for the striking of medals to com
memerate the dedication of the Wash
ington monument was passed. The
"Anti-Fencing" bill was passed as was
the Pension Appropriation bill. The
latter contained clause making sound
ness at enlistment presumptive, with
the pri vilege of rebuttal left to the
government. The credentials of Mr..
Hampton were presented.
HouSe.-The house went into com
mittee ON the Postoffice Appropriation
bill aud some amendments were pro-
posed and rejected. The committee
rose and the house after adjourning
began the legislative day of Tuesday.
Mr.. Kelley wished to correct The Re
cords report of the scene between Mr..
White and the speaker, but his motion
to that effect was lost. A resolution
calling upon the president for copies of
all the correspondence in the
hands of the government relating
ts the case of G.. A. Van Broken, an
American citizen imprisoned at Hayti,
was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL
JOINT CONVENTION.
The senate and house met in joint
convention to-day and proceeded to
count the electoral vote.
Mr. EdmuHds, as presiding officer,
in calling the joint convention to order,
said.
The two houses OF congress have met in pur-
suance OF the constitution and laws, and concur
rent resolution, for the purpose of executing the
duty required by the constitution and laws in the
matter of counting the electoral vote tor Presi-
dent and president of the United States,
cast by the electors of the several states for the
term commencing the 4th of March, 1885 The
tellers appointed by the two houses viii please
take their places.
Senator Hoar and Pendleson and Rep.
reserta tives Clay and Keifer, having
been appointed as tellers, or such Off
Gals as were To open the certificates to
verify the count, and having taken their
places at the clerk 8 desk, Edmunds said ::
"The president of the senate will open the Ger
tfcates OF the several states in alphabetical o.
der, and he will now open the certificates for the
state of Alabama and hand 70 the chairman Of
the tellers on the part of the senate the certit-
cate from Alabama received by mail and TO the
chairman of the tellers on the part of the house
Df ant hN
messenger
The certificates of the other states
were opened and read in their order.
When New York was reached, Clay of
Kentucky, read the certificate and an
nounced that the thirty-six votes of the
state were cast for Cleveland and Hend-
ricks, and as there was some vague ru-
NOR in the air this morning that trouble
might be made over counting New York,
murmur of relief went up when Clay
finished reading and announced that
the certificate of the electors was certif-
ed to by Grover Cleveland, governor. A
slight manifestation of applause was
promptly suppressed by Edmunds, who
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to arrest
any gentleman or any other person
who disturbed the order of the pro-
ceedings by applause or other mar
ifegtauons. When the count was at
last compl eted the presiding officer Of
the senate announced that Cleveland
and Hendricks had received a majority
of the electoral votes for the respective
offices of president and vice president.
The declaration, he said, was made
only on public statement in the pres
ence of the houses and not as possess
ing any authority of law to declare any
legal condition. At the close Edmunds
made the announcement that Cleveland
and Hendricks had apparently received
majority of the bollots. The i'm
mense audience broke into applaus: and
cheers, which the presiding officer. at
tempted to suppress, but with little sue
cess. The senate then retired to its
chamber and the house took a recess.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
that three representatives and two sem
tors be appoi. ted to wait on Cleveland
and Hendricks and notify them that
they had been duly elected. The reso-
luton, as originally offered, made it the
duty of the president of TIE senats to
frame and sign "a certificate of election
to be presented to the president and
vice president-elect by the joint COM
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