The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-14
In the Hous e.

| Journal.
In the House.
The chamber of the House presented a
lively scene this morning, although moth
| ing OF a senSatio al charactet was expected.
| The galleries were filed an hour before
/ noon by crowd of interested spectators,
! who o eager t. witness the CO emouie.
attending the counting of the electoral vote.
Ladie, were In large IN jority aud 18th
| heir handsome c stumes form ID a pre- ty
| frame to the ka eidoscopic pic ures prese lted
on the floor below The corrid rs Ia the
rear of the galleries were thronged with
| sight-seers, Who were contented, if by ris-
| & on their tlptoeS, they could G ance over
| the shoulders # the more fort mate pc sons
who had secured foothold IN the doorways.
| Many ladies' were upon the floor pleading
with members for passes to the already
oyertlowing galleries.
CLEARING THE FLOOR.
At :45 o'clock the asslsra doorkeeper
! requested al persons not entitl d to the
! pr ,vlle2e of the floor to retire, and the
crowd in the cor idors was augmented by
u number of stragglers, who had been loll-
| ing back IN the seats of members, lazily sur
veJing the surroundings Besidet e speak
| q S chair was placed on for Senator Ingall,
who, a presiding officer of the Senate, was
| to preside over the joint asse nbly, and in
the area IN front of the clerks desk were
placed a number of richly uph lstored
chairs and lounges for the accommodation
of the senator's.
| PRAYER OF THE CHAPLAIN.
| At noon the Speakers gavel hu red the
| b m of converSa ion and the chaplain made
the following invocation:
God Of our fathers, as the Senate and the
| representatives Of the people will nr senty as
| sembie l. congress to announce and rec rd ac-
| cordnS to prescribed form, that Benjamin iIar-
| rison and Lew Perry Morton have been cuos n,
| by the suflrages Of heir fe ow-citizens, to the
! offices of President and Vice President Of the
| Unite States, we humbly and devoutly pray
| that thou wilt have them and their families
| f. thy sacred care. Guard them from all peril
| and danger and pro ong their ives, grant them
| health and pea = and eve lasting blessings
| Standing as We do on the threshold of the
| sec nd century Of our national history, when
| the brains OF tJe masses of man are
| touched by finer intelligence and pos
sessed by more sensitive feeling, when
mans monarchy in nature and masterdom of
| its laws and energies are enlarRing; when in
( dustry and inventive skill and means OF trans
| portation and communication are increasing;
| when populations all are enlarging and men re
coming closer together, and questions, civil,
| social and spiritual are ling agtated
as they never were before in the
| time of this universal fermpnt
and agitation, thy SO want, the president-elect
| has b. sen ca led UY his low citizens to one of
| the most solemn and honorable posts to which
| man CO i'd be summoned TO bear the sword, to
| guard the treasury, TO m aintan the constitu-
! ton and 10 execute the laws of the ration with
| the united brotherhood of sovereign states.
| And we humbly and earnestly pray
| that thou wilt imbue him and his advisers vita
an excellent spirit and understanding. and may
the pesce Of God which passeth all understand
| ing K ep his heart and mind in thy IN ,wledRe
| and thy fear and SO make the land have peace
| n I'D prosperity, and the benediction Of our God
rest on us all, we ask through Jesus Christ our
| Lori.
On motion OF Mr., Ermentrout of Penn-
svlyanla, the privileges of the floor were
| accorded TO the families of the senator's and
| repre- sentatives.
ENTRY OF THE SENATE.
At 1855 o'clock legislative proceedings
we're sus ended. a few moments af er-
wards the Senate was announced, and the
So ators, headed by their officers. fled into
the chamber Senat ingalls, leaned on the
! arm Of Secretary McCoOk, a Capt. Bas-
sett carried a box containing he returns
| from the electoral college. TIE represe ta-
| tives renal led standing until the senators
had aken the seats assigned them, and then
| 50 ator Ingills, seated on the right ha d of
the speaker, called the joint assembly to
order.
TIE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mr.. In alls then said:
This being the day and hour appointed for
opening tine certificates and counting the votes
! OF tue eectOrt Tor President, the Senate a d
| House Of Representatives have met together
| pursuant to the constitution and laws OF the
| Unit a states II there be no objection to tho
! electoral vote Of the state OF Alabama, the Ger
| tincate will be read by the tellers, who will
make list Of the votes thereof.
The presiding officer then broke the seal
Of tie certificates from Alabama and
| handed IL TO SeaAtor Manderson, one Of he
! tellers, who read the document in a clear
/ voice. IL was ia due form and showed that
the ten electoral votes Of Ala
bama had been cast for Cleve-
gave in minute detail the proceedings Of he
| nee ing Of e electo In Montgomery a ID
contai ed the ballots cast by each elector
| for President aid Vire President 1t was
accomp MED by staten mt froW tue gov
ernor Of AlHbaua co tifyinE b tho el ction
Of the loctors the elm named. It's reading
consumed fifteen minutes.
GAINING TIME.
The reading having been concluded, the
pre-idin. officer 5aid
| Following ths precedsnts observed on former
! occasions, unless any cas- there may be do
! mand tnat tie certihcats be reported in full,
! the te lers ha Ing asc rtaiI' d that the certh.
cate, are m duo form and properly authenti-
Gated, will omit g executive certificate OF the
election Of the electors and the preliminary and
formal statement Of the proceedings OF the coll
lege.
The certificate from he state of Arka sas
was handed to Senator Harris 1nd he read
that portion OF IL which cert,fes Jhat the
saven vote, OF that state were cast for
Cleveland and Thu man.
A laush rin thr ugh the assembly wien
Sc at n Harris announced tnat "Jeh Davis
ons OF the cleo ors) gave one vote for
Grover Clevela d.
Al the suggestion Of Senator Edmunds
Z work of the teliers was llghtened bv
xvtth tha raadiny n auv tAapf ~