Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-12

seessvs thas BODY 10 senfetnstY ziss /
she uvovissous Of sks eonsurFsTt sszo3s- I
fioa relating 70 the ssnptiBg Ut TIE I
sasesoxni votes As a feW Usonss1tz Be- /
fore Y O'Clock the SPEAKER pro tsm- re /
oussssd the members 70 cissg she $50 1
xrst rows Of SEATS for TIE ssoozaTu0ea /
tifu Of the seuasssz. At pEssts-ly u .
the Senate Of the Tai.sd States ga an /
noaneed, and beaded ~ Mr.. EcsazS1s 1
and the offcsFs % that booy, ths eeDs- /
tors aled IN and tDoE The ssats assigned /
them. The President % ths s@is'4ts 4
seated himself By Acting sD@sk@r bsa- l. /
barn.
Fduznds, Ia calling tbs assembly 70
order, said ~1ks uWo houses OF b9r- I
zrsss have met IN pcrsusilss o. thss eon- !
s1isotion and slle laws and a e1nssirfshi I
resolution, for The purpoes OF exss1tsnR /
the duty required bT tns oonstifnisoo /
and the lags, IN tie matter OF c01Eiln2 /
sbe electoral votes for Ffrsid.nt ano 4
Vica President Of the Uaitsd states. !
east BY the electors Of tbs seTeFAi lssAtss /.
for The term cO9aeneisR on The 4tb 81 !
March, 1se5. The tssiers ap'potntsd y /
the two houses will please take their
seats."
sanstors Hsar and Psndlston and BE
ureaeusattves Clay and Ksifef having
taken their PLACES 81 the clerks dssak.
EdmGnds said:
ssThs President OF the senate will
open the certificates Of the several
States 10 Alpk aiss2ieal order"
The call Of States then proceeded
enthusiastically. when Nev fork vas
reached the sertiaeste Sss read by Gas
Of Kentucky and a. sosls vague Kfit2oss
were IN the air this morning thai tfoabls
would be made over sounEinR tns vote
of Nsw York, 3 mtrmsr Of relief vent
40 when Clay finished the reading and
announced that the certificate 81 tbs
electors vas certified By Grover Clsvs-
land, Governor. sight manifesto
tion of applause vas promptly sup
pressed by Edosands, who ordered tbe
eerreant-at-aFTa 70 arrest any Efsntls-
man or other person who disturbed the
order Of these proceedings by apE5suse
on other manifestation. The call Ut the
States then proceeded.
The presiding officer OF the Senate
then announced tbal Grover Cleveland
and Thomas Hendricks had Feesived
majority Of the electoral votes for the
respective Offices Of Pfesidert and Woe
President Of the United States. The
dselaration, be said, vas made only a.
public statement IN presence OF the
two Houses Of Congress, and net a.
possessing any authority Of iav b de-
clare any legal conclusions whatever.
When the vote vas declared, the i'm
mense audience broke inso applause and
cheers, which the presiding officer at
tempted 10 suppress, bat With little sue
ceMs. The Senate then retired 10 its
.h...t.M. axA Ska Hr,uaa Ns.fsk a Reaaau
for Is inmates.
On the House being called 10 order
Keller offered a resolution reeitins the
result of the Joint convention OF the two
Houses and declaring II to be the sepss
of tbs House that ths constitution and
laws have been duly executed. and DO
further declaration Of these fsoss 10
necessary.
Springer said IL seemed from the an.
ncuneemeut OF tbs Iresiding officer Of
the Joint convention that there was
no declaration OF the vote. Contrary 10
ali precedent the Vice President had
simply declared that IL appeared from
the count made by the teileTs that
Grover Cleveland has received pertain
number Of votes, bnk had dlsclaimed
any intention 20 make any official dsola-
ration Of the result OF that vote. He
preferred that the matter should be 70
ferred 10 the Judiciary Committee, gith
instructions 10 report such resolution
as may be necessary for the purpose of
making known the result OF the election.
The speaker pro tepn -" The presiiiine
nfiicer of the joint convention, IN raAk
ing the announcement OF the vote, Au.
nounced the result that had been found
and simply added disclaimer Of any
authority on bis part AS presiding OH
cef Of the Senate or of she isn't con
yention to make any declaration at all. "
Springer move thai the whole mat
Ter DO referred 20 the Judiciary Comnft-
Tee.
Too speaksr-ln the Judgment Of the
char the declaration made by the pre-
siding officer was exactly what u should
have been.
Hlpringsr--I have not asked the Speak.
~ for bis opinion. desire 10 state any
own.
The speaker-The chair, acting a. an
ofibMr representing the House In the
Joint convention. would have made
protest IL any Improper deolaFatioE b.
tho presiding ofsi0er had been dsiiveted.
Randall said the vote Of the siessoss
had been announced and that ANY uiin
isterkai proceeding was not essential 20
the main fact that Grover Cleveland lad
beela elected.
Hammond thoaght that, the ys,lns
ooasention having made lie declaration.
the House had nothing furthsr - do
With ID.
Springer withdrsa his motion, and
Cs1, stating that the coassitution de-
elared Who bad been elected President
and Vice Premdeni, moved 70 lay the
resolution on the table. Agreed 20, ysss
13s, nays liz.
Cay then offered the following con.
current resolution
R.eoissd, That two members Of he
Hotss 81 Representatives be appointed
BY the House. and one rnenibsr Of the
SENATE be appointed By that body, to
walt on Cleveland and notify bin thAs
be has bsea daily eleetad President Of
The United States for ionr years. com
nlenaanR on the tth Of March, iesa, aud
Also 20 notify Hendricks that he has
beeai daily elected VAoe President OF TIE
Iniaed states for four years. ouanmalle-
ing on thH 9TH Of March. lss6.
nscond, that the President Of the
Senate do make out and sign a ceFtEti
cats IN the words fislioEtna 'sCsFtif
Nste % Eiecti0a--.tle IL known that The
Senate and the House Of Representa-
uvc'A convened in the Clay Of Nashuts.
Ton on The aseond Wednesday of F,.b
rsiaiyt IN the year u cur Lard. lSss, The
ffesideut Of ths senate liro fsnsFerr did,
.n she presence II sAid senate asd
nousA Of Representatives. opan all th~
certificates. and ali tie votes % eieehws
TOT President and Vice presidans OF The
uHftod States we're tAsn eonnte,i in ths
pfeasuns ~ the two huRaes. vhereupen
appeAFsd thai Grover Cleveland. of
Wa rtate Of Aew NatA. had a laaiartss
OF Tie VOTES Of the elesaozz for Presl.
dent, and Thomas A. nsndficka, Of ths
state OF Indiana, hAd q ma 0Flty Of shs
VOTES 81 The electors for fics Preeidesst
ffont all % which Il RppsMfs tAst Grover
Gseyelands Of the state of New Yerk,
has been duly elretsd President. Aaa
1homas A. Headrioks. q the STATE o.
4nldiallA. has b<en duly elected vtss
President Of the DATED Ssases. Asru.a
nl3 10 Ne eonstituttan, fpF the next faug
yssAiih beginning Ga The tsh Of Maria.
tsS&
In witness whereof herewith set aay
hand thia - day 81 FEBRUARY, 1855, AND
have SEALED with The seal af she senate
Aaa thai the cgRrrniat~e hei~bv 40
pasnied. when notifying tha p-rsoss
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