Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-12

Mr.. GOwnshend OF Illinois offered a
resolution providing that during the
remainder of the session the daily hour
OF meeting Of the house shall be II
O'Clock. Referred.
Mt. MCMILLAN OF Tennessee offered q
resolution directing the dOorkeeper 10
admit 20 the Aool the ladies having
tickets Issued for members OF gallery
during the joint session for the count.
log OF the electoral votes,
Mr.. Springer, from the committee
ON expenditures In the department OF
Justice, reported the bill relating 10
the compensation OF marshals and
other United States officials. Placed
on the house calendar. This Is the
bill incorporated In the last sundry
civil service BILL but was stricken
.herefrotn in the senate.
On the motion Of Mr.. Keller tho
clerk OF the house was instructed To
inform the senate that at 10 o'clock
the house would be prepared TO receive
that body In conformity with the pro-
visions Of the concurrent resolution
| relating to the counting Of the electoral
votes.
On the house being called TO order,
after the counting Of the electoral votes,
Mr. Keifer offered a resolution recit. |
ing tho result OF the joint con-
vention Of the two houses and declsr-
| ing IL the senae OF the house that the |
constitution and laws had been duly |
| executed and that no further declara- !
| ton OF these facts was necessary.
! Mr.. Springer said that it seemed |
| from the announcement OF the presid |
| ing officer OF The Joint convention that |
THE WAS declaration OF the vote con- !
trary to all precedent. Tho vice-presi- |
dent had surely declared that Il APP
peared from the count made by the
tellers that Cleveland received a GER
taiu number Of votes, but lac had di y
claimed any intention TO make an ofti-
cial declaration NJ che result OF
that vote. He preferred that
the matter he referred to the Judiciary
committee with instructions to report
such resolution "a Is necessary for the
purpose OF making known the result
OF the election.
Speaker pro tenn 1.-THE presiding
officer Of the joint convention in maxi
ing the announcement Oi the vnie an
nounced the result that had been
found, and simply added a disclaimer
OF any authority ON his part TO make
any declaration at all -
bpriuPeE 81 move that the whole
matter be referred 10 the judiciary
committee
The Speaker: "Iu the judgment Of
: the chair the declaration made by the
presiding fiicer was exactly what it
j should have been"
! Mr.. Springer: al have not Asked
, the speaker for his opinion. de ire
20 state my own.h
: The s veakeI: "The chair, acting as
, the officer representing the house In
joint convention, would have made a
: protest II any improper declaration by
the presiding officer had been deliv-
!, ered.n
= Mr.. Randall said that the vote OF the
J, electors had been announced, and that
- any ministerial proceeding was not es'
eential TO the main facts that Cleve
land had been elected
! Mr. Hammond OF Georgia thought
4 that the joint convention having made
y It's declaration, the house had nothing
- further to do with 10.
y Mr.. Springer withdrew his motion
y and Mr.. Cox of New York, stains
: that the constitution declared who bar
= been elected president aud vice presl
n dent, moved that theIesolution be lHit
- on the table. Agreed to- yeas, 1876
- nays, us.
Mr.. Clay Of Kentucky then offered
, the following resolution:
~ "ReBOlved, /, that two nemberB O
~ the house Of representatives be up
~ pointed by the house aud one membe
OF the senate be appointed by tina
- body 10 wait on Grover Cleveland II
the state OF New York and notify hin
y, that he has been duly electe,
"a president OF the United State
~ for four year, commencing the 4th q
~ March, 1885, und also 10 notify ThamR
~ A Hendricks of the state OF Indian
s that no has been duly elected vice
~ president Of the United States tor fou
Year,, commencing with the Attn c
80 March. 1886.
" "2 That the president OF the senat
= do make out ana sign s. certificate Il
=. tho words following:
CERTIFICATE or ELECTION.
~ BE IL known that the senate an
ss house OF Representatives, being cor
w yened In the city OF Washington tn
esH ecOnd Wednesday OF February in th
an yesr Of oar Lord eighteen huudre
w and eighty-tiye, the undersigned pre-
'h' ident OF the senate, pro tenn did
the presence Of said senate and houl
'V OF sentalives open all the cerlit
cater, and all the votes OF the electors Il
lsV president and vlce-pr' Fident OF IL
Unit States were then counted
o. the presence of the two houses, wher
-; upon It appeared that Clover Clev
~, , land Of the state OF New York hau
tes mBjorlty Of the votes Of the electorsi
ny president, aud that Thomas a. Hel
er bricks OF the state Of Indiana had
mo mi nify Of the votes " the eleotorsi
on vice-pr, sident, by Wbicht IL sppeR
Ap, that Grover Cleveland Of the state
OF New York has heen duly elects
EEL. president and Thomas A Hendricl
the u the state Of Indiana has been du
ma elected vlce-president Of the Unite
w States agreeable TO the constitution Z
PIX a term Of four years, beginning the 4
OF OF March, 1895.
a Ia witness " hereof have herewli
1eu eet my hand this lth day OF Februar
ent 1885, ana have sealed with the seal
~ the senRtp.h
OeT aud that the co nmitiee hereby a