Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-14
JOINT ASSEMBLY
OF THE CONGRESS OF TEE UNITED
STATES.
Opening the Certificates and Counting the
Electoral Vote for President ond
vict-President
wAsmNGroN. FobrIsry 10, 1850.

lion bii, which vas sgroed %. after q -tsie.
meat bv Mr. Hale ln reply 20 a question %
Mr. shermau's that The appropriation oi
hs1 million for the pr1itcn OF American
Interests m ~ltaoa was retained. and ihgttbe
appropriation ~ 100000 Tor coaline STA.
ton 81 Pago.Pago hsd been transferred 20
tho naval appropriation bfll. which t,d
passed the Senate Yesterday. Otherwise
there were no subs anull changes IN the d.
yi,metic h'lL
Ou motion % Mr. ii0ar. q was ordered
FIAT ~ i've minutes before O'Clock TO-DAY
the senate shsll lc,vc iis chamber and pro.
ccsd 70 me bsil oi The House oi Bepreseuia-
uyes. there 20 take pan Ia tor proceedings
for asccIiaiomcut ana thc counting Of tie
electoral vote. TIE que.i had been raised
by ST. Shsrmsn as 90 the omission 81 the
usual notification from Tie lIou.o, but that
VS. accounted Tor by Mr.. loar on toe
ground lh.i now ior ibc iirs' Lme TIE pro-
crcd.ngs were provided f0r ~ tie statute.
80 that notification Was unnecessary. TIE
presiding officer al I've minutes before an.
uouuccd that Toe lime bad arrived Tor the
execution 90 thc order % Che >culie. ani me
senators thrrcuDou. headed by tba officer, u
tho body, proceeded % iLe aaii OF toe House
Of Representative.
Tho senate returned 10 ils own chamber
AZ .. 20. when SIR. N8rurI-pn, ou behalf OF
She senate tcl'e6s. T~plr,fd ilc result oi me
counting aud a.cerl 4lunrn' Of the electoral
g8fc. FOR President AID Nice Precedent ~
the United states. lbe fenor was ordered
20 be entered AZ icugih 0n the journal.
The presiding oii.cr tbcn announced that
ihe senate resume tie consideration Of the
resolution reported from ine Committee on
Privilege and Elections ireifueiiDg thst
committee fo revise tine existing li@ regu-
launy the election ~ members ~ Congress;
erd Wr. EVaris proceeded with his lryu.
roent .n f. support. lie nccan nv q review
~ th. canvass and election in Warrington
county. 1cXas, u l~Si; spoke oi The Dis
furh4pcfs at the uoll- and the prescription "
EcOuDucsns. aud rad the petition 81 Hack
worth. Moore. aud schulz 10 the senate
Witch hsd brought about TIE Investigation
end resulted 90 the report nov before
tne senate. lie r,yic0ed the testimony
nndread cNtrqrts from the COMMITTEES report,
corcludlns with recommended NJ Tor Ca
careful revision OF the existing laws Tccu-
iaung The election OF mfmbrr- Of Congress,
and an examination OF tine proposed icg'.i3-
ton pertinent 10 the saWe subjects which
have been proposed in Congress, with toe
view ~ providing tor more complete pro-
lection ~ che exercise OF the elective franz
chisc by the srt ~ Conrres' and more cili-
Client provisions Cor enc punishment OF Of
fences aeoinsi it" u hal seemed 10 him.
SAID SIR. EysTts, thsi there could have been
no more IrDmuous time FOR Investigation
than that wueu 10 vas begun GIN March. lsSs)
During ns Coutiuulucp. however, two
other prominent ciiiZeDs Il the cOun-
~ Uoamau and Holm hai been shot
down 100 execution ~ Whist bee re-
rlrled IS the systematic purpose To main
tain a. Whatever cost The supremacy OF the
Democratic party ir thst county. he great
I.. D. lff I4f
vas 20 be lolcra cd iu ibis country au au.
fhoritT and persistent power, that w1, 20 set
aside the government oi the Constitution
and Of the laws. II there should prove TO
be On irrcconcillhlc conflict between public
opinion in Texls or iu NrN York and
public opinion iu lhc country at large. bis
opinion was that Che opinion 81 the whole
country must finally prevail Mr. coke ob-
tsinod the noor The senate proceeded to
executive business, aud at j.5j adjourned.
I5ousc OF KcprcSentsttVes.
The chamber ~ TIE House presented
lively scene tus morning, although nothing
a. q sensational character was expected The
galleries were ll'el au hour before noon hy
acrowd ~ Interested spectators, who we're
eager 90 witness the ceremonies attending
TIE counting u the electoral vote. Ladies
were iu l'rrc mainrifN, nud with tncW
handsome costume formed a pretty frame
90 the koleido~c0mc picture prr.c0ted on the
floor below. Tho corridor, iu rear OF the
rallcrics w,retbron.cd with si.,liefcr-. who
were contented if-hy rising on their uOioe5
they could glauce over the shoulders OF the
more FORTUNATE urfs.us who hHd secured
foothold u me do1rNay.. Many ladies' were
upon the frnr pleading with mcmhrr> Tor
pa.,c- % The already flowing galleries.
Ata quarter before H. O'Clock the Assistant
ploftccper r,0urstcd aii persons not cuii-
ilfd 'l the privileges II Che ioor 10 iclre,
end me crowd IA the corridors mas augment
tdty uumncr Of s'regglcrs. VINO had been
rIrg back M the tea- Of TIE members
nIH, surveying the surroundings.
Beside the Speakers chair was placed one
for senator lng9lls, who. - presidins officer
10 toe senate. was To- preside over TIE JOINT
assembly. and in the area I'm front on The
Clerk = desk were placed number OF richly
uuhol,trftd chars aud lounges FOR the &C.
commOdAOon oi The senators. AZ noon the
Speakers gayci hu,hed the hum of CONVEX
saii0n.
The journal having been read and an
proved, the SPEAKER raid before TOE House
three messages from The President an
bouncing bis disapproysi Of private pension
tills.
The fne.sagcs were referred 10 The Coni-
miitee on Invalid Pensions after an unsuc-
ccssml effort on the part Of Nr. steele, OF
lndiaua. To have them referred 20 The Com
miitee on Pensions.
Ou motion ~ Mr. Ermeutrout, Of Peuu-
sylyauia, the privileges OF the tl1Or were 1c-
corded 90 TIE families Of senators ana Repre-
sentative,
At I'VE minutes before l the legislative
irocfCdlugs were suspended. anu a lew
minutes afterW ards the senate was an
D.
officers. n'ed into the chamber.
senator lugals leaned on the arm 81 Sec
reisry McCook and Captain BOsscti carried ,
the box containing the returns from the |
Electoral COLLEGE. The representatives re- |
NAMED staudlug until the senators had taken |
The seats a>sigued them, and then senator |
lugsl.s, seated on tue right hand OF the |
fp<aAsr. called tue ioiut assembly to order. !
Nr. lng4ll. then said: rms being the day |
sud TIE hour appointed for opening the ccr- /
tcate, aud counting the votes oi The elect /
or Tor pres,dcui, The Sena'e and House /
cf Representatives have met together pup !
tuaut 10 the Constitution aud laws OF /
tbc United states. II there be no OBJ /
lection to inc electoral vote OF the /
fuic ot Alabama, the certificate VIII he |
read bv TIE tcllcrs, who viii make list 81 /
tlc votes thereof.
u6g,Sl>G TIM SEALS.
The presiding officer then broke the seal |
of the certificate from Aahlms and handed !
& 10 Senator Henderson. one Of the teliers, /
y no read Tue document 10 clear voice. II /
tyasin dne form aud showed that the ten |
electoral votes of Alabama had been cast Tor 1
Ceyciano ana Thurman. The certificate |
gave ia minute detail the proceedings OF The
meeting of tto electors IN Montgomery. and /
contained toe ballots cast los each electcr for
Precedent and Vice President II was ac-
comp MED bv o statement from the Governor
al Alabama, certifying 10 The election OF the |
electors therein nsmed. Its reading con-
tumed 6fteen minutes.
The reading having been Concluded the
rresidiue officer said: Following the pre-
ccdeuts Observed on former occasions, unless
in any case there may be demand that the
certificate be reported IN fun, The teliers
having s.ce. tsiucd that the certificates are m
due form and properly authenticated. viii
omit the executive certificate o, election OF