, 1889-02-14
REDHOT DEBATE.
The Race Question Raises a Tu'
multi in Congress.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED,
END Of the smalls- Elliott Contsst. Elliott
Gets the sest--Naturaii.stion Re-
vision-- Alarm In Berlin.

vision--AIarm In Berlin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Hall presented
the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. Agreed
to-,
In reply TO q question Sherman said
that the appropriation Of half million
for the protection of American interests in
Samoa and that the appropriation Of 400
600 for whaling station at Pago Pago
has been transferred to the naval appro-
priation bill which passed the senate yes
ttrlay.
The senate bill for ascertainment Of the
amount Of money expended and the obli-
cations assumed by California growing
out of Indian hostilities was on motion OF
Stewart taken from the calender and
passed.
The senate then proceeded 10 the house
TO assist in counting the electoral vote.
The senate returned to its own chamber
at 2:25, when Manderson on behalf OF the
senate tellers reported the result OF the
counting and ascertainment of electoral
votes.for president aud vice.president OF
the United States, The report was order
ed entered on the journal.
A resolution reported from the commit
tee on privileges and elections instructing
that committee to revise the existing law
regulating the election Of mem.
bers Of congress was taken up.
and kvarts spoke in its support,
after carefully going over the case and
reading petitions, etc., Evarts said the
great question came at last, to be whether
there was to be tolerated in this country,
an authority and persistent power, that
was to set aside the government OF the
constitution and of laws. II there should
prove to be an irreconcilable conflict be-
tween public opinion in Texas or In New
York and public opinion of the country at
large. His opinion was that the opinion
of the whole country must finally prevail.
Coke obtained the floor and tue senate ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The chamber
of the house presented lively scene this
morning. though nothing of . sensational
character Was expected The galleries
were Rllod an hour before noon BY y ornvd
OF spectators. eager 70 Witness the Ceremo-
nies attending the counting of the electo-
raj vote. Ladies were in . large majority,
and many ladies were upon the floor plead.
ing with members for passes to the al.
ready overhowinR galleries.
Beside the epesker's chair was placed
one for Senator ingalls, who, AZ presiding
officer of the senate, was to preside oyer
the joint assembly. At noon the speafer's 9
gavel hushed the hum Of conversation and
the chaplain made an appropriate prayer.
After routine business at o'clock, leg.
islative proceedings we're suspended and
the senator's filed into the chamber. Cap
tain Basset carried o box containing the
returns from the electoral college. Repre-.
scntatives remained standing until the
senators had taken seats. Then Senator
ingalls,. seated on the right hand of the
speaker, called the joint assembly to order.
aud stated the business before 1t. The
presiding officer then broke the seal OF the
certificate OF Alabama and handed 1T TO
Senator NJ. Anderson. one of the tellers,
who read the document. II was in due
form and showed the ten electoral votes OF
Alabama cast for Cleveland and Thur.
man. The certificate gave the proceedings
of the meeting of the electors In Mont
Qomery, contained the ballots cast by each
elector for president or ce.president. IL
was accomp anied by statement from the
governor Of Alabama certifying to the
election of the electors therein named.
The reading consumed seventeen minutes.
There after the reading OF returns was
dispensed with and the tellers after in
specting them merely announced the re-
suit in each state. Oregon having Teen
reached, the presiding officer said; The
president of the senate has received two
certificates and two other papers purport-
ing to he certificates from the
state of Oregon. As Requested by
law he opens them all, delivers them to
tellers who will read, II there be no objec-
tions only that which IL authenticated by
the certificate of electors certified to by the
governor OF the state OF Oregon who has
been duly appointed in such state and ap.
pears in the copy of such certificate trans
mitted TO the two houses Of congress bv
tine secretary of state. After this-Sena.
tor Mandersou said they have examined
the different certificates presented to them
and 6nd but one in duplicate certified to
by the governor Of the state OF Oregon
over the great seal Of that state. It seems
to be In due form and by IT, it appears
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, received
tn elr votes for ce-presidenJ; there 10 no
objection to the vote being 80 counted.
The reading of the returns were completed
and footed up without further incident.
Toe presiding officer, upon receiving
the result, said: "The vote for president
of the United States as delivered TO the
presl dent Of the senate 10 ss follows: the
whole number of electors appointed to
vote for president OF the United States 10
4Ol. and OF which q majority Of 00l is re-
ouired. Benjamin Harrison Of Indiana
received for president of the United
States 233 votes, and Grover Cleveland of
the state OF New York received l6S votes.
in like manner and with the same ma.
jority the election of Levi 2. Morton of
New York TO be vice president was de.
cIared, and both were directed TO b0 en-.
tered 10 the journals OF the senate and