The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19

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"fE ~ sss,iaosss from vermont Va,
announosd, vosss for blaine snd Ia
q: :s,' A s:..: c.: y'a .s.. Ss'
Tns SsssInests nom wsss vlrssni
ives announced, . votes from Cisvslan'
Ths osrIidosIs nom Wisconsin, wa
announced, II votes for Blaine aud La
gan.
EpxuNDs' ANGULAR ANNOUNCEMENT
The presiding officer Of the senate he
lust announced that Grover CLEVELAND
and Thomas A. Hsndr icks have re
ceived . majority OF the cleo torsl vote
and vice. president OF the United States
The declaration, no said, was made oni,
~ public abatement In the presence o
the two houses OF con gress, and not u
possessing any authority OF law to dc
Glare any legal conclusion whatever.
LATER--JUsT WHAT EDMUNDs DID SAY
After the count was completed, Mr.
Edmunds rose and said: .n.
~ have now opened tho certificates o
electors from all the states, and thcil
votes have been reported. The telleri
will now make their computation auC
report the state OF the VOTE"
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;
Representatives:
The 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
30 votes for president of the United
states; that James G. Blaine, OF the state
OF Maine, has received 1872 votes
for the same office; that Thomas A.
Hendricks, of the state OF Indiana, has
received 2l9 votes tor the Office OF vice.
president of the United States; that
John A. Logan, OF the state Of Illinois,
has received 1872 votos for the same
Office; wherefore, do declare that Gro
yer Cleveland, OF the state OF New York,
has received q majority oil the 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 Indiana, has received ma
jOrity VI 'Eo VOies vi tuo WHO'S HumDer
Of electors appointed, as they appear in
the certificates read by the telers, and
SO appears to be elected vice-presldent
of the United States, for four years,
commencing on the Ash day of March.
senate makes this declaration
only as public statement In
the presence of the two houses
Of congress of the contents OF the papers
ND on h 10 aetA nd
not as opposing any authority in law to
declare any legal conclusion, what
ever"
Hero the immense audience broke
into applause and cheers, which the pre-
siding officer attempted to suppress, but
with little success.
The senate then returned to its cham
Der, and the house took recess for
fifteen minutes.
1T CAUSES DEBATE.
On the house being called to order,
Mr.. KEIFER offered a resolution re-
citing the result OF the joint convention
sense of the house that the constitution
and the laws had been duly executed,
and no further declaration of these facts
Is necessary.
Mr.. SPRINGER said it seemed from
the amendment OF the presiding officer
of the joint convention, that there was
declaration of the vote contrary to all
precedent. The vice president had
merely declared that 1t appeared from
the count made by the tellers, that Mr..
Cleveland had receiver q certain num-
Der OF votes, but he had disclaimed any
intention to make an official declara
ton as to the result OF that vote. He
preferred that the matter be referred to
the Judiciary committee, with instruc
lions to report such resolution as may
% necessary for the purpose OF making
The SPEAKER pro tenn: .'The pre-
siding officer of the joint convention, In
making the announcement OF the vote,
the result that had been
found and simply added disclaimer of |
any authority on his part to make any |
declaration at all.
Mr.. SPRINGER: IT move that the
whole matter By. referred to the judici-
ary COMMITTEE"
The SPEAKER: "In the Judgment Of
the chair. the declaration made by the
presiding officer was exactly what it |
should have BEEN"
Mr.. SPRlNGER: III have not. asked
The speaker for his opinion. desire to
state my own"
The SPEAKER: "The chair acting
as an officer representing the house in
nyotast ~ on,, ;,nn wou daa,a.a mauo
az the nrasidiny oftirar had heen daI'u.
syyaS Az J, o'o. il"u Doon uoiiv
NJ PANDArJ.so,d az $50 oy.h
,lectors had heen snnonncad. az and ~ that tn
INV minista .iaI nrncaadimg ya Sn MI tn az
,ential to the main facts that Mr.. CIeve-
and had been elected.
!. Nj. HAMMOND thought The Joint
convention having made It's deolara ion,
, q. house had nothing further to do