Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

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and Logan South Carolina, Q for Clcve-
land and Hendricks Tennessee, II for
Cleveland and Hendricks; Texas, IL
for Cleveland and Hendricks; Vermont.
4 for Blaine and Logan Virginia. IL
for Cleveland and Hendricks; West
Virginia. 6 for Cleveland and Hem
bricks; Wisconsin, IL for Blaine and
Logan.
Mr.. Edmunds then rose and said
:" I have now opened the certificates Of
the electors Of all the States. and their
votes have been reported. The tellers
will now make their computation and
report the state of the vote"
After the tellers had devoted them
selves to figuring for several minutes
Senator Hoar read and handed the re-
suit of their computation to the pre-
siding officer, who said
"Senators and Gentlemen Of the
House Of Representatives, The tellers
have reported to the presiding officer
the state Of the vote, from which 1t ap-
pears that Grover Cleveland, Of the
State of New York, has received 2l9
votes for the Office Of President of the
United States that James G. Blaine,
of the State of Maine, has received lS2
votes for the same office; that Thomas
A. Hendricks, of the State of Indiana,
has received 2l9 votes for the office Of
Vice-President Of the United States,
and that John A. Logan. Of the State
Of Illinois, has received 1872 votes for
the same office.
Wherefore. do declare that Grover
Cleveland, of the State Of New York,
has received majority Of votes of the
whole number Of electors appointed as
they appear in the certificates read by
the tellers, and so appears to have been
elected President of the United States
for four years, commencing on the 4th
day of March, 1885; and that Thomas
A. Hendricks, Of the State Of In
diana, has received majority of
votes of the whole number Of
electors appointed as they appear
in the certificates read by the tell
ers, and so appears to have been elected
president Of the United States for
four years, commencing on the 4th day
of March, 1885; and the President of
the Senate makes this declaration only
as public statement in the presence Of
the two houses Of Congress Of the con-
tents of the papers opened and read on
this occasion, and not as possessing any
authority on law to declare any legal
conclusion whatever
Here the immense audience broke
into applause and cheers, which the
presiding officer attempted to suppress,
but with little success.
The Senate at 100 o'clock then re-
tired to its chamber. and the House
took a recess for fifteen minutes.
On the House being called to order,
Mr.. Keifer, Of Ohio, offered resolu-
ton reciting the result Of the joint con-
vention of the two houses, and declaring
that it is the sense Of the House that
the Constitution and law have been
duly executed, and that no further
declarations Of these facts is necessary.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, said that it
seemed from the announcement of the
presiding officer Of the joint convention
that there was no declaration of the
vote. Contrary to all precedent, the
Yice-President had simply said that it
appeared from the count made by che
tellers that Grover Cleveland received a
certain number Of votes, but had dis
claimed any intention to make any Off
cial declaration of the result Of that
vote. lie preferred that the matter
should be referred to the Judiciary
Committee, with instructions to report
such a resolution as may be necessary
for the purpose of making known the
result of the election.
The Speaker pro tenn, the presiding
officer of the joint convention, In max
ing the announcement Of the vote an
nounced the result that had been found
and simply added disclaimer of any
authority on his part, as presiding Off
Ger of the Senate or of the joint con-
vention, to make any declaration at all.
Mr.. Springer | move that the whole
matter be referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Speaker: In the judgment of
the Chair the declaration made by the
presiding officer was exactly what it
should have been.
Mr.. Springer: have not asked the
Speaker for his opinion | desire to
state my own.
Mr.. Speaker: The Chair, acting as
an officer representing the House in the
Joint convention. would have made a
protest if any improper declaration by
the presiding officer had been delivered.
Mr.. Randall said that the vote of the
electors had been announced. and that
any ministerial proceeding was not es-
sential to the main fact that Grover
Cleveland had been elected.
Mr.. Hammond thought the joint
convention having made its declaration,
the House had nothing further to do
with it.
Mr.. Springer withdrew his motion,
and Mr.. Cox, Of New York, stating that
the Constitution declared who had been
elected President and Vice-President,
moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Agreed to-yeas. 1876; nays,
us.
Mr.. Clay. of kentucky, then offered
the following concurrent resolution:
Resolred, |. That two members of
the House of Representative be ap-
pointed by the House, and one member
of the Senate, to be appointed by 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 for four years,
commencing with the 18th day of March.
1885 and also to notify Thomas A.
Hendricks, Of the State of Indiana. that
he has been duly elected Vicc-Prcsident
of the United States for four years,
commencing with the 4th day of March,
1895.
.. That the President Of the Senate
DO make out and sign certificate in the
uords coiIouiro,.