Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-13
Late Eastern News.
SNOW Storm Easf.


out q number Of Eastern and nearly
all the Western States cast Of the
Rocky Mountains. In this city bus
mess of all kinds is nearly SUSPENDED.
The snow lies to a great depth along
the streets, and street cars drawn by
horses are moved with much diff
Guilty. In fIeight-yards vi railway
stations freight handlers and train
employees are engaged i'll an effort to
clear tracks, passenger trains only
attempting TO leave. At the signal
station, News was rather conf citing
and confused. This much WAS au-
thoritative, however; the snow storm
has come from the South. 1t arose
IN the Cuff of Mexico yesterday, aud
has travelled little east of north
since. The wind is blowing with a
velocity of about twenty miles per
hour aud has gone far to the north
west, the weather being especially
fierce in all the lower lake regions
from here to Buffalo. 1t has taken
its flight to the 5. Lawrence region
in a northeasieriy direction. This
morning the storm lad not reached
the northern end Of Lake Michigan,
neither will it reach as far northwest
as Duluth. but taking in Wisconsin.
While showing here and all along
the lake region, the storm has pro-
duced rain i'll the Ohio valley. This
being so large a storm. said the
signal officer, as to include all kinds
of weather in its wake. While
showing tiercely in Buffalo, for in
stance, it is raining in Pittsburg, but
a couple of hundred miles south.
The rain extends as far south as
Northern Mississippi. The actual
measurement OF the snowfall has
not been possible by reason of ex-
cessive drifting, bet at least six inch
es fell between the beginning of the
storm last night and 6 o'clock this
morning. Although the temperature
early this morning was five degre, S
higher 10y the thermometer than yes
terday morning, it is rapidly grow
ing colder in the northwest region,
especially in Manitoba, Dakota and
Northern Minnesota and the frisid
wave is spreading. At Fort Garry
last night tie mercury had reached
fl below zero, and at ST. Vincent,
80 below. This excessively cold
wave is moving eastward and may
he upon US tonight. In this city at
noon the mercury stood 20 above.
The Electoral Count.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lion mo.
ton of Keifer, the clerk of the House
was directed to inform the Senate
that at II o'clock the House would
be prepared to receive that body in
conformity with the provisions of
the concurrent resolution relating to
the counting of the electoral vote.
At few moments befor II o'clock
the speaker pro tenn requested the
members to clear the two first rows
of seats for the accommodation of
Senators. Atprecisely II o'clock the
Senate of the United States was an
nounced, and headed by Senator
Edmunds and the officers of that
body, the Senators filed in and took
the seats assigned them. The Presi-
dent Of the Senate seated himself
beside Acting Speaker Blackburn.
Edmunds in calling the assembly
to order, said: The two houses of
Congress have met in pursuance of
the constitution and laws, for the
purpose of executing the duty re-
quired by the constitution and laws
in the matter of counting the cleo
toral vote for President aud Vice
President of the United States, cast
by the electors of the several States,
for the term commencing on tho
fourth of March, 1885. The tell
ers appointed by the two houses will
please take their seats.
Senators Hoar and Pendleton and
Representatives Clay and Kiefer
having taken their places at the
clerks desk, Edmunds said the
President of the Senate will open
the certificates of the several States
in alphabetical order.
The call of the States was
then proceeded with alphabetically.
When New York was reached the
certificate was read by Clay of Ken.
lucky, and as some vague rumors
We're in the air this morning that
trouble would be made over the
counting of the vote of New York
murmur Of relief went up when
Clay finished reading and announced
that the certificate of election was
certified by Grover Cleveland, Gov
ernOr. A slight manifestation of
applause was promptly suppressed
by Edmuuds who ordered the Ser
geant-nt-arms to arrest any gentle
man or other person who disturbed
the order of these proceedings by
applause or other manifestation
The call of States was then pro-
ceeded with, and at its conclusion
the presiding officer of the Senate
announced that Grover Cleveland
and Thomas A. Hendricks had re-
ceived majority of the electoral
votes for the respective offices of
President and Vice-President of the
United States. The declaration, he
said, was made only as a public
statement in the presence of the two
houses of Congress, aud not as
possessing any authority of law to
declare any legal conclusions what
ever. When the vote was declared
the immense audience broke into
applause and cheers, which the pre-
siding officer attempted to suppress,
but with little success. The Sen.
ate then retired to its chamber and
the House to ok recess for fifteen
minutes.
The Rarftan Canal Filled with Burning
Oil.