The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-14
DAY In CONGRESS.
The Electoral Vote Counted
in Joint Session.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sonsd Advice Gis<n TO the MAisx-
nant soeshern~rs by Eepuhii-
cans Of Both Houses.


wAsHISayn1. Feb. i2-Ihe czsarahcr D.
the ha1se presented q lively seeze this
morning, taaush notAing OF sensations 4
character Was expected The galleries
we're nised an h0siz before noon hy ersz.s
0z spectators eager 70 witness the cere-
aaoxies attending the counting Of the eaee-
t0ral vote. The ladies' were In 4 large sas-
Io-stF- ASay LADIES' were xpan the door
plSsdins xisn the members for passes 70
Ine Asrsaas soyerliowlag galleries Beside
fae sise4kers enair wzs placed of1e for sem
xfor lnxztlsr ukc. - presiding ossicer ID
t1x senate Has 10 preside ese< the issut
zsse nply- Al noon tae speakers gayel
nasheu tie hnU OF conversation, and tbs
Chaplain msce Al appsopyiats pvzyer-
Alter ftEzzsRe h1ssaSss, al o'clock the
legislative proceediass were suspended
ana the SENATOR'S headed By Ingalls, lied
; into the chzHoef- Capt B4ssefI carried 4
box containing the returns frosn the clre-
fosAl college. The representatives re-
mziaed Standing until the senators had
taken their seats. Then senasor fnrsils.
seated on fae right hand OF the speaker.
called the joint assembly 10 order and
stated the basiness before IL
TIE presiding olficer then br0ke the seal
81 the cerflfczte OF Alabama and handed
Is 10 SENATOR Aas1e-sD.. ode OF the reilers
Who read the document II was in due
form aid showed that the 10 electoral v0sss
o. AtAzaEla were ezSr for Cleveland and
thurman The certificate gave the pro-
eseltnss OF ile meeting OF the electors Ia
Montgomery aud contained the b4llots
cast by each eIecsor for president and vice
president. IL was accompanied by state
1elf from the EQyeFaor OF Alabama. cexfi-
flying 10 the election of the electors therein
named TIE reading consumed II taiautes
thereafter the reading OF the returns Was
ektE Sr1kft he r1lt Frnr
specung. merely announced the reSalt in
| each state
OREGON SENT TWO CERTIFICATES.
Oregon having been reached. the presid-
ing oaIrer said: The president Of the
senate has received two certificates and
two other Pagfsrs purpcrting 10 be certin-
cafes from the state OF 0regon- As ordered
By law. he opens them all and delivers
them 70 the teller, who viii read, IL there
De 30 objection, only tbss which Is au-
ihentic2fed By the certificate of electors
certifled 10 BY the governor Of the state Of
oTsgon as sasing been cuiy appointed IA
sncn state, Is appears in 8 copy of such
Certificate transmitted 10 the two houses Of
congress ty the secretary OF state After
pause Senator Mandersou said: s-The tel
lers have examined the different certi6-
Gates presented 10 them snd find but one
IN duplicate certified by the governor of
tie state OF Oregon over the great seal OF
thai state. IL seems 10 be in due form, and
by II IL appears that BENJAMIN Harrison OF
insslana received three votes for President
and Levi Z. Merton of New York three
votes for vice president"
There being nc objection 10 the vote be-
ing 80 counted. the reading of the returns
was completed aud footed without further
ineideat
HARRIsoS AND MORTON ELEeTEp.
The presiding officer. upon receiving the
result, said: The vote for president Of
the United states, as delivered 20 the presi-
dent oi the senate, - as follows. Number
of electors appointed 10 vote for president
of the United States, zol, OF which q ma
Iorify Is Nl. Benjamin Harrison of the
state OF Indiana received for president of
the united states 80 votes. and Grover
Cleveland OF the state of New York re-
eeiyed i6S votes" In Ike manner and witk
the same majority the election OF Levi p.
Morton of New York 70 be viee-presideuf
was declared. and both were directed 10
be catered In the journals of the senate
and house.
SUPPRESSION or THx coLoRED work
The joint session was then dissolved and
| the house resumed consideration OF the
smalls- Elliott contested election case
Henphill spoke ~ great length and in a
sarcastic Vein. All this talk about the I'M
fair election law OF South Carolina was
nonsense The people OF s0ath Carolina
believed the negro should have his rights,
4
ali his rights and the white mans TOO. II
the cosored men were 80 dear TO the peo-
pie OF the North as indicated by the
| speeches OF some of the gentlemen ON
| this door. why did not some of the North
ern states elect colored man TO congress
and make living example OF his fitness
| 10 make laws for the people of the United
States There were number of states in
| the North which would not have shadow
OF chance OF being carried by the Repub-
liesns except for the colored race. and yet
no single instance had there been OF 9
| man elected 10 congress who had q tinge
! of color in his blood.
| Hopkins OF Illinois asked HemphiIl II he
| kne W of Northern state where the col
| ored man aspires in that direction. and IL
he did not know that the colored men
were taken care of In the North by the
white men.
Il know that" cried HemphiIl. ssrcas-
| tically. II know that. have never known
q colored man in a Northern state who had
the presumption TO suppose they wonld
elect him to Office, even II he did aspire
10 itH
| This aroused the Republicans. and
Messrs. Cheadle, Funston. Owen, Roweli
and others were on their feet Immediately,
plying Hemphill with questions which
neither he nor any one else was able 70
hear on account of the great confusion in
the house and the persistence OF the de
maud for the regular order. Finally
kowelTs voice was heard above the rest.
declaring that Ia Illinois colcred men had
been elected 20 the legislature.
/ HempAillt responded that this YVES so
common ia South Carolina that he would
net think of mentioning it. Hemphiil
/ continued 10 cite incidents 10 show had
| treatment of the negro in the North. teia-
/ Ing OF cnlored men employed In tobacco
| warehouses in Marion. Ind. being ordered
| 10 leave town on pain OF summary punish
Tnent; of oolored children turned out of
white schools al Fort Scott. Kan: of white
/ people al Oxford, O., protesting against
the admission OF colored children 10 white
schools
/ iaTns oi OHIO declared Oxford WAS town
| with 2400 Democratic majority. Laughter.
Hemphsh continued, saying ne did not
know any people more interested in q free
ballot and fair count and some just solu-
ton of the negro problem than the people
OF the south
! La Polleiie, OF Wisconsin. said Hemphill
demonstrated oue thing clearly, that In the
cenfcrs OF Democracy and ignorance In the
| kerth the behavior toward the negro was
! Just the same IS Ia the south. He warned
the gentlemen on the ether side fha; the
corner ef the Union What would the gem
/ fiemaa think II the ro3oFei man turned
asd ssld. The villains taught, we will
/ execute. and IL viii 80 bard II We 60 BOT
better the insfrarfsens From the blood
hound aud the raw hide the soush Caro-
/ Ina election law Was buf . little step.
Lodge. OF Massachusetts,. said Ecnp pkili )
. argument was the old argument, that
: Yea re another" He went on to review
/ tae methods which he said. were prac~
ficed in the south 10 ssEfie the voice of the
majority, refeFriax 10 the Clayton case IN
/ Arkansas and the Withholding Of cerfiG-
Gates : from Republican congressman
elected on the face of the returns in wess
Virginia and Tennessee. Did tbs gentle
man suppose the people OF the North were
going TO snbEaif TO snea things as that :
After further debate By Tsrnsey. Cretcheon
aud Others, Roxen closed the debate for
TIE Republicans, Saying that. Eofwfth-
standing ali the assaults made apan II.
Raf<gf slaisss majority of I'D y0tes still
lived
crisp. In concluding the Argument for
the majority. said there was nothing about
Southern elections tai was rot - fair aud
/ ~ vel calculated 20 secRFe the nntram-
melea expression Of the peoples views IS
! ia any other srctsaa-
johnson ai Indiana tried 70 interrupt.
bat crisp told him thar "a state where
they resssffed 10 blocks Of flve. perhaps
they woGaa better lsok az ha-ne before
they went ah-pat fass rsm8rE hruaghE
tae Indiana Republicans 70 their feet Ia AZ
/ Indignant protest. but Crisp declined 70
pers1If interruptions. ard 10 the rasasr ol
aprc4r his tine expired
Then q scene OF rumnR ard essnfasloza
ersaed The main aisle w&s sAronged
| with raem eess frun beth sides. who xept
rs an incsssans demand fcv the Fwgaia;
ursser. while Crisp attempted 10 nsve bis
fIzsc extended, snd the Indiana kepunat-
cans continued tAesr demand sex 81 0Es
p<s<snnsfy to reply.