Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-12
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
The Two Houses of Congress Maes
in Joint Session and Count
the Electoral Votes.
A Sigh Of Relief Goes Up frOu the
Audience When the Vste Of New
York State Is Announced.

WASHINGTON, Feb. il.--At few
minutes before - o'clock the speaker
pro tenn. of the house requested the
members to clear the two first rows OF
seats for the accommodation of the
senators. Al precisely 10 o'clock the
senate OF the United States was an
nounced, aud, headed by Mr.. Ed
munds and the oflicem OF that body,
the senators flied IN and took the seats
assigned 10 them, the president OF the
senate seating himself by the acting
speaker MIR, Blackburn,
Mr.. Edmunda I'm calling the assem-
bly, 10 order aaid. "rhe houses OF
congress have met In pursuance OF the
constitution and laws and the con.
current resolutions for the purpose
OF the discharge OF the duty required
by the laws In the matter OF counting
the electoral votes for president and
vice-presldCnt OF the United States
cast 10y the electors OF the several states
for the term commencing the Attn OF
March, 1885. Tho telleTs appointed by
the two houses will please take their
places"
Senators Hoar and Pepdleton and
| Representatives Clay aud Keller hay
| deak, Mr.. Edmunds said:
"The president OF the senate will
| open the certificates OF the several states
| In alphabetical order, and no now
opens the certificates for the state Of
| Alabama. He hands To the chairman
OF the telleis ON the part Of the senate
the certificate from Alabama received
by mail aud to the chairman Of tho
tellers on the part of the house Of rep
resentatives the certificate received by
messenger
The certificate WIS read by Senator
HoAr, aud announced ten electoral
votes for Grover Cleveland for preHl
dent and ten electoral votes for
Thomas A, Hendricks for viu0-presi'
dent.
senator sherman asked the unani-
nous consent that only the operative
parts OF the certificates bo
read, tho formal pnrts being inspected
by the tellers. This was agreed TO,
and only a statement Of the votes cast
WINS read.
The certificate for Arkansas was an.
nounoed. Seven votes for Cleveland
and Hendricks.
California announced eight votes for
Blaine and Logan.
Colorado announced three votes foi
Blaine and Logan.
Connecticut announced six votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks
Delaware announced three votes for
Cleveland and Hendrioka.
Florida announced four votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Georgia announced twelve votes for
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Illinois announced twenty-five votes
for Blaine and Logan.
Indiana announced ifteen votes
. for Cleveland ana Hendricks
Iowa announced thirteen votes fOi
Blaine and Logan.
Bansas announced nine votes tor
Blaine and Logan.
Kentucky announced thirteen votes
for Cleveland and Hendricks.
Louisiana announced eight votes for
Cleveland aud Hendricks.
Maine announced ak votes for
Blaine and Logan.
MARYLAND announced eight votes for
Cleveland and HendIicks.
Massachusetts announced fourteen
|, votes for Blaine and Logan.
Michigan announced thirteen votes
for Rlalne and Logan.
Minnesota announced seven votea
for Blaine and Logan.
1
Cleveland and Hendricks.
Missouri announced sixteen votes foI
. Cleveland and Hendricks.
Nebraska announced five votes fol
Blaine and Logan.
Nevada announced three votes foi
Blaine aud Logan.
, Nav Hampshire announced -four
votes for Blaine and Logan.
New Jersey announced nine votes
for Cleye and and Hendricks.
the ceriifc ite from New York Ru.
nounced thirty-slX votes fpr Cleveland
and Hendricks. This certificate WA
read by Representative Clay Of Ken
lucky, and as some vague rumors weT'
Z In the air this morning that trouble
would be made over the counting o
the vote Of New York, a tnurmur wen
up when MT. Clay finished reading
and announced that the certificate o
the electors was certified by Grove
Cleyt land governor. A slight mani
iestAiion Of applause WIS prompt.
IL suppressed by 5enatOT EdmundA, VIII
: ordered the Bergeant-at-Rrms 10 arres
any gentleman or other peraO
who disturbed the order Of the pro
ceediDgs by applause or other mani
fesi alton.
North Carolina announced eleye
m votes for Cleveland and Hendricks.
" Ohio announced twenty.three vote
n for Blaine and Logan,
III Oregon announced three votea ~
Blaine and Logan.
Pennsylvania announced thirt
Yates for Blaine aud Logan.
Rbods leland announced four y0t'
for Blaine and Logan.
youth Carolina announced nine YOts
for Cleveland and HendTi ska.
the ceTtlfcatei from Tennessee AZ
bounced twelve votes for ClsVelAn
and Hendricks.
The certificate from Texas announces
thirteen votes for Cleveland an
Hendricks.
The certificate from Vermont ~
nouDced four votes for Blaine and u
- gan.
The certificate from Virginla 81
uouuoed tavelya Vglaa for ClgVelhn