The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-14

I NotS VI DNidN dlt WI lON rose ana
called attention TO clause in the law of
February 3, 1887 providing that the pre-
siding officer should call for objections
after the announcement Of each vote
SEVERAL AMUSING ERRORS
were made by the tellers In announcing
The votes. Mt ErmenirOut had the vote
of Delcware for Nice-P President cast for
Levi Pho, Allan G. Thurman. q"
an announcement which was greeted
with laughter
Senator Henderson announced that
in Illinois Benjamin Harrison and Levi
+ L. Morton had received go votes each. "
For what said Senator Hoar, from
his seat in the front row, and the
Senators about him laughed quietly.
When Indiana was reached, Senator
Harris took the certificate I'm his hand
and announced in his peculiarly delihe-
rate way, that the certificate appearing
20 be in good form, moved that Grover
Cleveland . There was "a shout
of laughter from the galleries and the
floor, and the proceedings were suspen-
dcd for fully minute. The reading of
the certificates proceeded Al iis con-
clusion, Senator ingalls, rose and called
attention briefly 20 the breach of dignity
and decorum, and expressed the hope
that 10 would not occur again.
When the vote of Oregon was reached
Senator ingalls, announced that there
were too many papers in the envelopes
and the tcliers accordingly examined
them They reported that there was but
one i'm duplicate and as that seemed 10
be in due form, no objection was made
to it,
At215 Senator Harris read
THE RESULT
Of thevote in Wisconsin the last Of the
list,
Senator ingalls, said The certificate
having now been read, the tellcrs viii
deliver the result to the president of the
Sena'e.' The tellers busted themselves
for five minutes counting the votes and F..
entering them
Senator MandersOn then rose and said. .
"Ihe tellers ON The part Of The Senate /
and House of Representatives report the .
following as the ascerlainment 0i the re-
suit of The count of the votes for
President and yice.Presdent for
the term beginning March 4, 1889" lie .
then read the tables br States. Al the
conclusion of the reading DE announced
that of the 40l votes cast. Benjamin llar-
rison and Levi p. Morton had received
233 votes each, and Grover Cleveland
and Allen g. Thurman 1853 votes each,
for President and Nice-President respec
lively. The tollers' sheet was then
handed 10 Senator Ingalls,, who in set
form announced the result again.
This announcement by the President
Of the Senate be said in conclusion, "is
by law d sufficient declaration that Benz
iamin Harrison, Of Indiana, is elected
President OF the United States, and Levi
p Morton, of New York, Nicc-Prcsidcnt
Of the United States, each for the term
beginning March 4, 1850
The announcement together with the
list of votes, he said, would be entered
ln the journal of either House lIe
hen, at 2.2O- declared The joint session E
ended,
TIE sMALLs-ELLIOTT CONTEST.
The members of the Senate left their
eats and returned TO the Senate Cham
Der, and the House resumed IFS regular
lNriAi-rf NAhAIH Nl t4ll |iAtAA4H' 44AAiNAl [
election case
Nj Hemphil, OF South Carolina :
made long speech, in which he easserted ,
hat the people OF the North did not +
how more appreciation of the negro +
han The people of the South, or else
Why had not some OF the Northern
states elected colored men TO Congress.
Referring TO this and other dis 1
riminatiOn against the negro in
he North he insisted that IL did not lie
u the mouths of people who had treated d
he negro as the people Of the North had @
reated him TO give the South advice on 90
bis question, especially on the question L
Z honesty in elections until they "a
ad done some missionary work h
m0ng themselves. Mr Lodge, OF r
Massachusetts, said Mr. Hemphills i
Igument was the old, 0ld argument
hat you're another" Race preludices j.
j the North, he said, did not excuse the o
sfusal Of the right Of suffrage as in the q
Outh but there must be fair elections
] the South and la the North, in the L
s-t and i'm the West
Mr Crisp, of Georgia, in closing the
rgument, said that the majority Of the r
had endeayOred 10 try this n,
,se according TO the evidence The mi d
ority put at defiance all rules of evil o.
ance, and began and ended their state n,
ent with newspaper articles Against n
he unswOrn statement of the gentleman
ON Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge he fa
ishcd to place the sworn statement of
.at other Massachusetts, gentleman, Mr
owlcs, who was now living in South
arOlina
Mr. Johnston, of Indiana, tried TO in p
rrupt the speaker, but Mr.. risp moved to
m OF with the remark that the gentle M
an was initiating the tactics Of Smalls
q State where they resOrled TO blocks
five; perhaps they had better look at
,me before they went abroad ID This IA
mark brought the Indiana Republicans sf
their feet In
Nj Crisp declined TO permit interrup- me-
ms, and in The midst Of the uprOar his ar
ne expired. Then
A SCENE OF INTENSE TUMULT
d confusion ensued. The Speaker al. p,
mpted vainly TO quell the tumult, re
lich was gradually assuming the pro- 4
rtiOns of a riot, and he was finally -,
liged to call upon the sergeant-at-arms. cit
That official, armed with the silver er
nee Of authority proceeded up the III
lin aisle scattering the members on all ",
les, bat even with his assistance it was ~
my minutes before the presiding OF -
er could bring the body TO state Of OH
quiet. Then Mr Crisp
led leave 10 extend his remarks IN
3 Rec1yd but Mr. Johnston, of Indiana,
iected- unless Le could be given the
me permission TO answer.
The vote was then taken, and the ne
oluiion declaring Smalls entitled TO sai
seat was rejected by party vote o.
As, l2G; nays, li3; with the exception an
Wilson, Of Minnesota. and Russell, OF NJ,
esacAusells, VINO Noled with lhe i'e' ma
oiitahs. Inc majority resolution tho
ffnH Elliott al. q. H.