The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-12
CONFIRMED BY CONGRESS-.
The Result Of the Late Presidential
Election.
CONTENTS oFTHE CERTIFICATES
Cleveland and Hendricks 2I9, Blaine
and Logan 1S2 Votes.
SENATOR EDMUNos PREslDEs.
He Quells the Popular Applause when
New York's Vote is sAnnounced-His
Most Remarkable Announce
ment of the Final Result
SENATOR EDMuNos PREslDEs.
SURPRISES HOUSE AND SENATE.
XLViII Congress
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE galleries
OF the house were not opened unit! IO:lF
this morning, and were soon crowded
aud the steps utilized for resting places
The portion of the gallery reserved
for the families and friends of sen.
ators and representatives, was occu-
pied mainly by ladies, while the portion
given up to the general public was filed
with gentlemen. The executive gallery
was vacant, and one diplomat sat in i
solitary state in the gallery reserved for
the diplomatic corps.
, Mr.. TOWNSHEND offered a resolp.
tion providing that during the remain
der of tho session the daily bopr ol
meeting OF the house shall ba IL O'clock.
Referred.
Mr.. M'MILLAN offered resolution
direct ng the door Keeper to admit IN
lhe lloor having tickets issued tnr
members to the gallery during tbe
lolht session for counting tho electoral
votes.
MIR. FOLLErT, from the committee
on approximations, brought back the
District of Columbia appropriation hill.
WIN senate amennmeutS, and recon-
mehding concurrence in sunc aud non
concurrence in tue others. The recon-
mendalion was GRreed to, and Messrs.
Follelt Hutchins and Conner were an.
pointed cOnfrerees.
MI SPRINGER, from the committee
ON expenditures in The department OF
justice, reported the bill relating TO
compensation OF mar>hals and other
pnlleu states tilclals, placed ON the
house calendar. This is che bill incor.
porated In the last sundry civil bill, but
was stricken thereir0m in the senate.
Mr. KElFER moved that the clerk of
the house be directed TO inform the sem
ate that at II O'Clock the house wonld
be prepared to receive that body, i'm
conformity with the provisions OF the
concurrent resolution, relating To
counting the electo votes.
Az lew moments before u O'Clock
the speaker pro tenn requested the mem.
DerS To clear the two first rows of seats
Tor The accommodation of senator's. Al
precisely IL the senate of the United
States was announced, aud, headed by
Mr.. Edlnunds and the officers of that
DOdV, the senators filed In and took tho
seats assigned them, the president of
the senate seating himself by the actinr
speaker, Mr.. Blackburn.
THE COUNT COMMENCED.
Mr.. Edmunds, in calling the assem-
bly, to order, said: "Phe houses of con
gress have now,in pursuance to the con-
stltutlOn and the laws and the concur
rent resolution for the purpose To dis.
charge The duty required by the laws in
tne , illalter OF counting the electoral
vote lOr president anu vice.president of
the United Statos, cast by the electors
OF the several states, for the term com
mehcing on the lth OF March, 1885. The
tellers appointed by the two houses will
please take their places.r
Senators Hoar and Pendleton and
Representatives Clay and Keifer having
taken their places NJ the clerks desk
Mr., Edmunds said: "rhe president of
the senate will open the certificates of
the several states in alphabetical order,
anu now opens the certificates for the
stare OF Alabama. He hands the chair.
man OF the tellers on the part of the sen.
ate the certificate from Alabama
received by mail, aud to the chairman
on lhe part OF the house of representR-
uves tne certificate received 10y mes.
The certificate was read bv Senator
iloar, and announced, "lO electoral
votes Tor Grover Cleveland for president,
ana 10 electoral votes for Thomas A.
Hendricks for vice-president.n
Mr.. sherman asked unanimous con.
sent that only the operative parts of the
certificates be read, the formal parts
oelhg Inspected by the tellers. Agreed
To, ana only the statement of the votes
cast were read,
The certificate for Arkansas was an.
nounced 7votes for Cleveland and Hen
California announced votes for
Blaine and Logan.
Colorado announced votes for
Blaine and Logan.
Connecticut announced votes for
Cleveland aud Hendricks,
Delaware announced votesfor Cleye.
land aud Hendricks.
Florida announced 4 votes for Cleve.
land aud Hendricks.
Georgia announced l2 votes for Cleve-
land and Hendricks,
and Logan. 0' 'O' -i"'''
lndianna announced 10 votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Iowa announced 10 votes for Blaine
and Logan.
Kentucky announced 10 votes Cor
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Louisiana announced S votes fer
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Maine announced votes for Blaine
and Logan.
Maryland announced S votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
massachusetts, announced II votes for
Blaine and Logan.
Mlchlgan ANNOUNCED 10 votes for
Blaine and Logan.
minnesota announced I votes for
Blaine ana Logan.
MlsSlssippi announced votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Missouri announced 10 votes for Cleve-
land and Hendricks.
Nebraska announced b for Blaino and
Logan. ''''''
Nevada announced votes for Blaine
New Hampshire announced 4 votes
Tor, Blaine aud Logan.
new Jersey. announced 0 votes for
aud Hendricks.
Inc certificate from New York an.
nounced ~ votes for Cleveland and
Hendricks. This certificate was read
Oy Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, and as some
vague rumors were In the air this morn.
ing that trouble would bo made over
counting the vote OF New York, a muir
nur went up when Mr.. CLAY
finished reading aud announced that
me certificate OF the electors was certi-
hed TO by Grover Cleveland, governor,
slight mani estation OF applause was
suppressed by Edmunds, who
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to arrest
any gentleman or Othar narvn,, ,,h,, an.