The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-09
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by the merely formal ceremonies incl
dent to the official counting Of the cleo
toral vote.
The ceremonies attending the count
ing of the vote are prescribed by a joint
resolution reported in 1888, and which
has been incorporated in the supple
mentary revised statutes. 1t provides
that the two houses OF Congress shall
assemble in the hall OF the house oil
representatives on q certain Wednes-
day in February, which this year falls
on the Sth, at o'clock p. m. The pres
ident OF the senate ia fixed to be the
presiding officer; two persons are tellers
on the part Of tho senate and two on
the part OF the house,
Vice President Morton, some days
since appointed as teilers on behalf of
the senate for this important ceremony,
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, and Mr.. Blackburn,
OF Kentucky.
Speaker Crisp appoined Judge Chip
man, Of Michigan, and Henry Cabot
Lodge, OF Massachusetts, house tellers.
The actual ceremonies were nearly the
same to-day as four years ago with q
slight difference in personal.
The count proceeded in the presence
Of densely packed galleries and crowd
cd floor Following the precedents, the
tellers having ascertained that the GER
ti6cates were in due form and properly
authenticated, proceeded rapidly with
the reading and ascertainment OF the
result, After the last certificate had
been read and the results footed up,
the Vice President made the customary
announcement that under the law this
was sufficient declaration that Grover
Cleveland, Of the state Of New York.
was elected President OF the United
States, and that Adlai =. Stevenson was
elected Vice President OF the United
States, each for the term beginning
March 4, 1893, and that this result
would be entered together with list OF
the votes on the journals of the senate
and house OF representatives.
The joint session was then declared
dissolved, the senate withdrew and each
house resumed business in its own
chamber.
Tie formal announcement OF the re-
suits by states spread upon tine journal
was as follows: Alabama, Cleveland
IL; Arkansas, Cleveland 8; California,
Cleveland 8. Harrison l; Colorado,
Weaver 4; Connecticut, Cleveland 81;
Delaware, Cleveland 81; Florida, Cleve-
land 4; Georgia, Cleveland 10; Idaho,
Weaver 8; Illinois, Cleveland "a; Indi-
ana, Cleveland 10, Iowa, Harrison l3;
Kansas, Weaver 10; Kentucky, Cleve-
land IS; Louisiana, Cleveland s; Maine,
Harrison 8; Maryland, Cleveland 81;
Massachusetts,, Harrison 10; Michi-
gan, Cleveland 5, Harrison o.;
Minnesota, Harrison 8; Mississippi,
Cleveland o.; Missouri Cleveland
II; Montana, Harrison 8; Nebraska,
Harrison 8; Nevada, Weaver 8; New
Hampshire, Harrison A; New Jersey,
Cleveland 10; New York, Cleveland S6;
North Carolina, Cleveland IL; North
Dakota, Cleveland l, Harrison /, Weaver
l; Ohio, Cleveland ], Harrison %; Ore
gon, Harrison 8, Weaver /; Pennsyl-
vania, Harrison 32; Rhode Island, Har-
rison A; South Carolina, Cleveland o.;
South Dakota, Harrison A; Tennessee,
Cleveland l2; Texas, Cleveland 15; Ver-
mont, Harrison 4 Virginia, Cleveland
IL; Washington, Harrison a; West Vir-
ginia, Cleveland 9; Wisconsin, Cleve-
land 70; Wyoming, Harrison 8. Total,
Cleveland 277 Harrison 145; Weaver 22.
The vice presidential candidates re-
coived the same number Of votes, totals
being Stevenson 277. Reid l45, Field 20.
The senate then resumed considera-
tion OF the railroad car coupler bill.
Mr.. German took up the taunts in
dulged in yesterday by Mr.. Chandler
against the Democrats in the senate
for not supporting the pending meas
ure which had been favored in the
platform OF the Democratic convention.
The Democratic party, Mr.. Gotman
said, was abundantly able to take care
OF itself. 1t might have divisions on
minor questions, but it would carry
out Its pledges to the people in its own
way and its own time without any re-
gard to whether or not the senator from
New Hampshire was humiliated and
shocked. 1t was true that both national
parties in convention assembled in the
year 1902 had adopted resolutions favor
ing this class OF legislation; but the
senator from New Hampshire had not
correctly quoted the resolution OF the
Democratic convention. That resolu-
tion favored legislation on the subject
by tho states--notby Congress.
Mr.. Chandler said that his quotation
was from the campaign book OF the
Democratic party; and Mr.. German
said that he quoted from McPherson's
handbook on politics, which he u.s.
sumed was correct. Ii this bill became
q law the influences that were behind 1t
would make themselves felt at future
party conventions. They would say:
1--we are now not only 100000 strong,
but we are 100000 strong; we are
strong enough to control your presiden-
tial election. You must confscate the
property Of the railroads by further
legislation or We will control your pol.
tiles"
rhey would say that Congress must
logialate so that the rail must weigh l50
pounds to tho yard, instead OF 100,
and the Carnegies and other manutac.
turers OF steel railawho had jobs to press
would threaten Congress with their
employees. The existing labororganisa.
tions would bo enlarged, and they would
say: Congress has undertaken to run
the railroads; II has undertaken 10 con.
troll the matter OF charges TO the pooplo; /;
wo arc not safe unless We, tho people,
own tho railroads aud tako possession
OF them"
Mr. Cullom, In charge Of tho bill, said I;
"1t had got TO DO q question whether
Congress would put money against tho
blood Of railroad omployos, and whothor
money was more valuable than tho lives
Of tho nen."
Various amendments were offered but
without action. Tho Senate, after nm
executive session adjourned