River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-19

The certificate from New York was read by
Clay of Kentucky, and as some vague rumors
were in the air this morning that trouble
would be made over the counting of the vote
of New York, n murmur of relief went up
when Mr.. Clay finished the reading and an
nounced that the certificate of electors was
certified by Grover Cleveland governor. A
slight manifestation of applause was prompt
ly suppressed by Senator Edmunds, who or
dered the sergeant-at-arms to arrest any per
son who disturbed the order of the proceed
ings by applause or other manifestation
Senator Edmunds then rose and said
have now opened the certificates of the elect
OTIS of all the states, and their votes have been
reported. The tellers will now make their com
putation and report the state Of the vote.
After the tellers had devoted themselves to
figuring for several minutes Senator Hoar
read and handed the result of their computa-
ton to the presiding officer, who said
Senators and Gentlemen of the House of Rep
resentatives: The tellers have reported to the
presiding officer the state OF the vote, from
which IL appears that Grover Cleveland of the
State of New York has received 2l9 votes for
the office of president of the United States, and
that James @. Blaine of the State Of Maine has
received 49, votes for the office; that
Thomas A. Hendricks OF the State of Indiana
has received 2I9 votes for the office of vice pres
ident Of the United States, and that John A. LO-
gan of the State of Illinois has received lS2
votes for the same office Wherefore, do de-
clare that Grover Cleveland of the State of New
York has received the majority of the votes of
the whole number of the electors appointed,
they appear IN the certificates read by the telers,
and so appears TO have been elected president
of the United States for the four years con-
mencinR the 4Uh day of March. 1850. and
that Thomas A Hendricks. OF the State of In
diana has received a majority of the votes Of the
whole number Of electors appointed as they ap-
pear in the certificates read by the telleTs, and
so appears to be elected vice president Of the
United States for the four years commencing on
the 4th day of March, A. d. 1883, and the presl-
dent of the senate makes this declaration only
a public statement III the presence Of the two
opened and read ON this occasion. and not as
possessing any authority in law to declare any
legal conclusion whatever.
THE CANADIAN P0ST0FFICES
OTTAWA Ont, Special Telegram, Feb. IL
Postmaster General CARING laid on the table of
tho house this evening the annual report Of his
department Mail travel has been increased by
about one million and a half miles. The con-
vcnieuces OF remittlng by money orders has been
extended between Canada and other countries.
There was general Increase Of business both
domestic aud foreign. Tie report states that
the time has arrived wien a p0stOtfice savings
bank be be established in Manitoba The
expenditure was upward of half million more
than revenue The postmaster general states
that regards letter passing between the
United States and Canada uniform charge
would. doubt. be acceptable to Canada. but
he was OF the opinion that doubling the rate on
newspaper matter would exclude from the news
paper post many classes OF matter now included
therein Tue registration fees Wuuld have to be
reduced TO 10 cents and drop letters 10 two
cents. All these changes would be necessary to
harmon the Canadian with the INK ed States
rates, and would not be satisfactory TO the
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