Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-06
the VOTE
Congress in Joint Session Formally An.
nounces the Election of Cleveland and
Hendricks.

Hendricks.
FIVE minutes before twelve O'Clock
the y Senators filed from the Chamber. headed
by Sergeant-at.Arms Canady, ana the Captain
the Two precious boxes, walked imlnediately
in front Of Senator Edmunds. The Senators
marched by twos. Behind them in the center
of the column, arm in arm with senator Gull
ION. of Illinois, came Hon. David Davis.
The House galleries were thrown open at
ten O'Clock, and were filled for two hours be-
Isle was too i'll to be present. and Mr., Black
burn acted in his stead. AS the Senators
were announced Mr.; BLACKBURN brought the
to'their feet. The Representatives had pre-
yiously vacated the two front rows of seats,
and these were taken by the senators. When
also sat down. Senator Ednunds in n black
skull-cap, took the stand by the side of tho
Speaker Fro tenn VINO p readen h't of 'a the a sen.
ate. in calling the assembly to ordeY
said: 1.-The two houses OF CONGRESS have
met, in pursuance OF the aonstltu.q n ana
purpose of executing the duty REQUIRED oy
the Constitution and laws in the matter OF
s T}en1ppes {6e slee CT the H Gifted aGf states tressu cast ab bs
tho. electors of.the several States Tor the term
commencing the 4th of March, 1885. The tell
lers appointed by the TWO. houses Will please
take their places"
Senator'S Hoar and Pendleton. and Repre-
sentativcs Clay and keifer. having taken their
places at the Clerks desk, Mr.. Edmunds said:
SSThe resident of the Senate will open the
| certificates of the several States in
alphabetical order and now opens ,n the
| he hands to the Chairman of the tellers
| on the part of the Senate the certificate from
Alabama received by mail and to the Chalr.
man of the telers on the part OF the House Or
| Representatives the certificate received ny the
messenger"
The Certificate was read by Mr.: Hoar. and
Ao,, 40 H-ntnG for (rrnVEIs
| Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks Tor Pres
ident and Vice-President respectively.
with until mHI the certificates from ali the States
had been read, when Mr.. Edmunds announced
the result IN the following words;
resc,tutires: The tcllers have reported to the
presiding officer the state of the vote, from
which it appears thar Grover Cleyeland, OF the
the office of President Of the United States;
that James G. Blaine, of the State of Maine.
has received 12 votes for the same
thu f5a'o Office III ln Of 2ice npT Vo Of the the
United States; ,tth1 that It, John John t a; Logan Lo san,e of ft, illi-
Whereupon ] do declare that Grover Cleve.
land, of the State Of New York. has received
a Of m eleefoTs or .nG to5es as OF t ins w appear nn in tGe
certificates read by the %tellers, and
50 appears to have been elected President
mencing on the 4th day of March, 1855; and
that Thomas A. Hendricks, of the State OF
| Indiana, has received IL majority OF the
votes of the Swhole number OF electors APP
pointed as they appear i'll the certificates read
by the tellers. and SO appears to have been
elected Vice-Prcsident OF the United States for
four years, commencing on the 4th of March,
1855: and the President of the Senate
makes this declaration only as a public
statement in the presence OF the two houses
OF Congress Of the contents OF the papers
opened and read on this occasion, and not as
possessing any authority in law. to declare
any legal conclusion whatever
Here the immense audience broke into mp
plause and cheers, which the presiding officer
attempted to suppress, but with little success.
The Senate at l:2O then retired to it's chamber
and the House took a recess for fifteen min
uteS,