Show washington LETTER the counting of the electoral vote today was witnessed by an immense throng who filled the galleries and swarmed medin in and around the doorways ladies of the families of members were by special resolution admitted to the floor of the house and served to give tone and variety to the scene at 1 p m senator ingalls arm in arm with secretary mccook and preceded by capt bassett who carried the boxes with the returns entered the chamber followed by the senators in couples who took their seats near the speakers speaker desk to the right mr ingalls took a seat by the side of speaker carlisle and arising announced the opening of the joint session and called for the reading of the certificate from alabama if there was no objection this proved to be a very tedious affair aalthe all the formalities relating to the meeting of the electors and the casting of the votes with numerous certificates and attestations atte stations were read over by senator mangerson Man manderson aerson officiating as aa teller and the prospect ros of listening to such a rhodom rhodom for every state in the union was appalling to spectators who had been steaming in the close air of the house for a couple of hours the galleries having been occupied since about 11 senator edmunds came to the rescue and asked that all these formalities be dispensed with and only the result be declared axed by the tellers if found in dueford due form there being no objection this sensible proposition prevailed mr S 8 cox endea endeavored endeavors vori ed after three states had passed to call the attention of the presiding officer to a point of law but mr ingalls did not seem to relish this and informed the gentleman that debate was not in order mr cox replied he want to debate but he did want to show something the law required and ii if necessary tie he would ask unanimous consent to read it he then went on to read from the statute a provision requiring the presiding officer to call for objections if any to the returns of a state after they were announced noun ced mr ingalls had called for objections 0 b j e pt on before the returns were read and n d though th u h he made no reply pa y h he a c changed h ang 02 his action but did not have the grace or courtesy to acknowledge his error or thank mr cox for his correction when florida was reached mr ermentrout Ermen created some amusement by announcing noun cing four votes for levi P morton morion for vice president instead of allen alien G thurman senator harris tripped in a similar manner manne by ac crediting the indiana vow vote to grover cleveland and another teller mixed up his announce mew by declaring de declaring clarin three votes for lev led f P allen alien thurman hurman 11 there was such a burst of merriment over this that the presiding officer in a very stern manner expressed the ho bop that manifestations of ap approbation proba or disapprobation would not again a be made in disturbance of the dignity W and decorum of so grave an occasion the ceremony concluded about pm and harrison and morton were declared elected president and vice president of the united states by electoral votes against for cleveland and shuf man the president was not t but was engaged in some ill advised pension baillif after which he held a publow reception which was numerously W tended no one can tell from manner that he cares a jot for to the change that is to take place so soon reat except that he will experience great relief from the load of responsibilities that he has carried for four years preparations for the inauguration are abeln being made on an extensive exten sIVO scale every f v ery balcony along toa 06 route of the procession is being examined and many have to de bo propped up to ensure safety A aa f will be utilized by s big prices are held to ios fot windows on the route from v 2 to 3 a seat is demanded on the scaffolding erected in lafayette park immediately facing the wb chiw house platforms are building and scantling frames are going UV UP rapidly lumber lum er being in great de mand there will be 50 00 perso 0 in the procession applications w for t A booms to rent during the festive period are made and turned away MY etoy already there will be such a crowd wd and a crush as washington oas 1148 never seen before place hunters are M swarming into town and work ing ng floo can call senators and others supposed to be oe solid with the IncO incoming rd ad uni such hob bobbing wire ire pulling scandal bearing ego asal whining dining and other means of getting on oia the soft side of a man in power may be seen here almost every day as to disgust any one not accustomed to the manners dj of the office seeker and the he office procurer the territories stand a poor snow for admission at this slon it is barely possible that oat some arrangement in the of a compromise may be effected so as to let in south dakos and pave the way for montana washington ashington and new mexico the totter lafter very doubtful the bill look 1739 to the admission of idaho 4 and wyoming does not to much anyhow it is amply an enabling act which either territory could do without if it wanted as every territorial legislature has the right to provide for institutional convention without ariy y special authora authorization za ti ion b by con POW by the bye during ake the dison of of the territorial question a 8 was made by mr dougherty r Flor florida lda which has not been given the prominence in utah 14 apera pers that it deserves it was on ae claims of utah to admission blowing wl owing is the speech occupying ga alft Ini minutes by courtesy 0 of mr Pg nger mr r dougherty I 1 move to amend by y striling out the last word my N WO pose 0 s in offering the amendment av anich h h was read was to secure the don of utah and arizona as ates ates of the union I 1 am unable ta w understand why a bill which is as an omnibus bill ang from the democratic side of the aue house ouse should undertake to cag in 1 an all the republican terries tortes of the united states and ex de the democratic territories ahter 4 gh ter and applause if I 1 were 10 U charge of this measure the plan I 1 wald ald pursue would be to exclude tb e republican territories till after the ne next presidential election and yit all the democratic territories qia ought to have been done ion long ce and all naturally inclined th that al NY y would now be democratic states ahter and applause 1148 ha afi reed arleed the democratic party done clone one half of what you want I 1 ar TM t dougherty ug herty af lal I 1 had my way T would io do the whole thing because believe eveitts it to be right in principle and d good polica also pa 1 aved eed iou you are re a more sin cete 5 deIno crat than the rest of them au nl dougherty dougher I 1 hope I 1 am as of are the people tah excluded it it is cief lief because of their religious be giaki they ta are among the most reth 0 democrats in this country h wy have b be u persecuted er s e eu ted into that bacal faith ro L laughter a u g liter and ap effs mr speaker does this 1 in n elou pyon come out of my time A gentleman suggests that I 1 should always be willing to yield for applause but sir applause from the republican side of the house is not usually pleasant to me I 1 do not often get it and when it comes from the republican side it frieb frightens tens me ine I 1 fear fearl I 1 may be going wrong without passing any opinion as to the religious belief of the people of utah for it is none of my business I 1 know ihnow they are right in their political belief when they belong to the democratic party renewed laugh ter and applause these other territories ri had they been promptly admitted by the democratic party while in the in majority arity here would now in all probability probability have been reliably democratic states A great deal has been said mid as to th the e constitutions under which these territories ri are to be admitted A great deal of talk has been indulged in on that subject and I 1 am ready to believe that it has changed just as few votes as what I 1 am saying will change because on a question like this no speech ever delivered on this floor ever changed in my experience and observation a single vote gentlemen who are here as representatives r nt at ves of the american people p are e competent to make up 1 their m minds d upon a subject without information from other members and usually do so but recurring to these constitutions every gentleman here knows well that once admitted to the union those territories having become sovereign states can do as the other states of this union are at liberty to do alter revise or amend their constitutions at pleasure still while I 1 believe it is not competent for the congress of the united states or the whole government to interfere with a man in his religious belief it is competent for congress in the organic law for the admission of utah to put ut restrictions which will prevent xe the practice of a religion in such a way as to be of the law of the land it is a wise provision in the constitution which prohibits any interference with the religious opinions of any person but there is nothing in it to prevent the inhibition of the practice of any roll religion ion which is shocking to t the te moral sense of civilized mankind and contrary to the law of this country I 1 believe that all these territories should be admitted certainly utah has all the qualifications which have been urged in favor of the admission of these other territories she has population she has industries she has resources her people are honest thrifty and industrious why should she be kept out she has offered a constitution forever doing away with her cu curse r s of f polygamy I 1 amy I 1 believe that it ft 1 is bad poetics ties for any party to admit territories in such a way as to increase the strength of their opponents and keep out territories which would add to their own strength applause and laughter it is dad bad politics and in my judgment it is bad leadership or worse it is none at all just such alleged leadership as this that of all alleged ed statesmen upon this floor has P put ef the democratic party in the position it now occupies the leaders of a party should do all that is honest and fair to strengthen their party while it is right to control by law the action of men it Is not just or right to deprive them under democratic institutions of any privilege because of religious opinions entertained by them let them believe as they see fit but control by law their actions let in arizona and utah they will both be democratic states lz new mexico will also be democratic put into the hands of every resident of that territory who can read and into the heads of those who can not the substance of the views of the republican minority of the committee on territories and if they have oi one ie particle of self respect that document will make them or a majority of them reliable democrats but a disregard of such a policy and the leadership of such statesmen as have been described are what have brought about in the language of the gentleman from Mimis mississippi mr allen alien in in a speech of his the other day the condition and not the theory which confronts us El applause the c change ange of sentiment in regard d to utah here is truly wonderful if the liberals do not send any one here on future occasions to attack the mormons cormons Mor mons and thus give ive a good op opportunity for reply ang and to set foit forth facts and figures against dead issues transparent sophisms sophi sms and ridiculous buga boos it will pay the majority to provoke their malig ners enough to insure another such delegation as west baskin and mcbride it is very frequently remarked that they damaged their own cause materially and the plain logical and manly refutations reputations set forth by richards caine and wilson are subjects of fre frequent luent comment people ae 1 here are getting to understand that that the mormons cormons Mor mons are altogether different to what has been sup supposed dosed and the sentiment is general that they have been terribly maligned mallaro d and that the object of their traducers traduce rs is to steal the territory which they have peopled and subdued it is probable that there will be something interesting in relation to this subject to chronicle before the session closes meanwhile the people of utah may rest assured that though statehood is 8 not to be had at present the truth is gradually working its way through the fee dusts of falsehood kicked up by their enemies and the result cannot fail to be for the future benefit and triumph of the honest industrious and patient people who have endured so much 0 of misrepresentation and abuse let patience have its perfect work X washington DC BC feb 13 1889 |