Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-26
ELECTORAL VOTES.
Surprising Looseness as to cerhf:
Gates,


WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Ger
tifcates of all the States OF the
votes cast for President and Vices
President ought to be in the hands
of the President of the Senate by
Monday next. AS a matter of
fact. fourteen States have failed 80
far to c, IMPLY with the law by send.
ing on their electoral certificates
by messenger, and many OF the
States which have comp led with
the law have done so in so slip-
shod u manner that il the late
election had been IN any way close
IKE official entertainments of the
results under the Constitution and
the laws might have been almost
impossible and the whole governs
ment have been thrown into the
chaos.
One IF the fist things to be
noted is that many of the mers m
gers supporting to bring on the ac-
ton of the States have come ut
terly unproyided with credentials.
Kaneas was one Of the mos CON
spiciuus offenders in this resp rt.
The eminent Popu'ists de.egated
to bring on the vote of the B.eed-
ing State was presented to he
President of Ike Senate by Senator
PETER, Congressman Jerry SImp-
son, and one of his colleague; who
vouched for him, bnt their vouch.
er, in the absence of the siightes'
crap of writing from the electora
college, was not the kind Of
voucher, that the Treasury De-
partment required in order To give
him his mileage aud per diem tol
bringing on the vote. As Senator
PETER finally and eorrowfuily said;
1.-The only thing felt tor US is to pa,
his way back to Kansss ourselves
and trust to the State to reimburse
u.s." This is not the only casa o
the kind.
IS To PACKAGES.
Many of the packages broush'
by the messengers have had moth
ing on the outside to indicate thei
contents. Two States sent theil
votes 20 the President of the Uni
ted STATES instead of to 1.-THE p esi
deut of the Senate" and OHIO sen
her vote to the Secretary Of State
It was a marvel of good luck tia
noue of these packages were tor,
: open and TINS rendered inval !
Many States have failed to endpts
on the package what ii con'ain. d
SuIne messengers nave been nj,
10 ray that there was a sea II ~
erd"tsed package inside Hera i.
envelope. II fha cas-. the Presi
dent OF the S nate h4s opened t,
the outer casing AID found a tu
certified package inside. l.. otit.
cases the messengers have ca
they did net bcsicve the re Was All
g. aled inner package, and in ,hos
instances the envelop. 8 have bee
put into the S nate safe and LEI
untouched. They may c ntar
the electoral vote or they III,
not,
J, Tue President of the Senate la
on y the word OF the mes engels
Assure him that these packages act
nally contain the votes of theState
as represented. Some one nigh
|. have changed packages on them
All of the States haye transmit
1ed their electoral votes by mai
and aTi fsass been sccesvrdb by tn
4 President of tile Sena'e. Tie 70.
kBjhx Stafes have not yt sen
.Itheir eit cfofai vote by mcsse g-r-
al least they have Q yet hee
rossi sed by the PIesdsut uf III
Colorado. Conn iticnl
Fhr da, Georpias Ind,aisa, X. q
Etncky Montana North Dakota O (.
gan, Rhode leland, South Dakota
TENNESSEE ashington and Wiecon
II sin-fnurteen States. O cours
.lfhese State have under ,he la,
until Tuetday next. The la,
no part of q day "th
fonrfh Mardav in .IenuarpO wnnl