THE AMERICAN MANUAL. History of Presidential Elections, giving a Summary of Popular and Electoral Votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, 1789-1884.-Continued. 19 4,442,950 214 C. A. Arthur..214 1880 R. J. A. Garfield. 38 D. W. S. Hancock.. 19 4,442,035 155 W. H. English. 155 Scattering 369 G. J. B. Weaver.... 1852 D. Franklin Pierce..27 1,601,474 254 Wm. R. King..254 1856 D. James Buchanan. 19 1,838,169 174 J. C.Breckin'ge 174 Grover Cleveland 20 4,911,017|219 T. A. Hendricks 219 James G. Blaine.. 18 4,848,334 182 John A. Logan. 182 240 Abbreviations-A., American; A. M., Anti-Mason; C. U., Constitutional Union; D., Democrat; D. L., Democrat Lib. eral; F., Federalist; F. D., Free Democrat; F. S., Free Soil; G., Greenback; I. D., Independent Democrat; L., Liberty; N. R., National Republican; O., Opposition; P., Prohibition; R., Republican; T. Temperance; W., Whig Previous to the election of 1804 each elector voted for two candidates for President; the one receiving the highest number of votes, if a majority, was declared elected President; and the next highest Vice-President. Three States out of thirteen did not vote, viz: New York, which had not passed an electoral law; and North CarA choice was made on the olina and Rhode Island, which had not adopted the Constitution. There having been a tie vote, the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. Burr-Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hamp thirty-sixth ballot, which was as follows: Jefferson-Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia-10 States. shire and Rhode Island-4 States. Blank-Delaware and South Carolina-2 States. Adams-Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, 1) No choice having been made by the Electoral College, the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. A Crawfordchoice was made on the first ballot, which was as follows: Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont-13 States. Jackson-Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee-7 States. Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia-4 States. 2) No candidate having received a majority of the votes of the Electoral College, the Senate elected R. M. Johnson Vice-President, who received 33 votes; Francis Granger received 16. a) Eleven States did not vote, viz: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. b) Three States did not vote, viz: Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Three electoral votes of Georgia cast for Horace Greeley, and the votes of Arkansas, 6, and Louisiana, 8, cast for U. S. Grant, were rejected. If all had been included in the count, the electoral vote would have been 300 for U. S. Grant and 66 for opposing candidate. Legislatures. Term of State Sena- 22288828228 28 88 28 26 8226 880 | Limit of Session. Days. Warwiã awo Far a owOW 33 135 13 10 No. of Representatives in Congress. No. of Electoral Votes. When promissory note outlaws. Years. When open account Rate of Interest on con- outlaws. Years. Legal rate of Interest. Per cent. 2 Iowa...... Bie. Bie. 2 4 II 21 13 15 20 Kansas Kentucky. Bie. 2 Louisiana. 10 7 10 State, 1 year; county, 3 months; ward or precinct, 30 days. j. State, 1 year; county, 6 months; precinct o ward, 30 days. j. State, 1 year; county, 90 days; precinct, 30 days. h. State, 6 months. Women vote at school elections. j. State, 1 year; town, 6 months. beh. State, 1 year; county, I month. ad h. State, 1 year; county, 6 months. j. State, 1 year; county, 5 months. cj. State, 1 year; county, 90 days; election dis. trict, 30 days. h. State, 6 months; town, 60 days; ward or precinct, 30 days. idj. State, 6 months; county, 60 days; town or ward, 10 days. j. State 6 months, town or ward, 30 days. j. State, two years; county, town or city, year; precinct, 60 days. hd. State, 1 year; parish, 10 days. h. State, 1 year; city or county, 6 months. h. at school elections. he a c. State, 1 year; town, 6 months; women vote State, 3 mos.; town or ward, 10 days. g dj. . Nebraska... State, 6 months; county, 40 days; ward or precinct, 10 days. j. 10 6 Nevada.... State, 6 months; county or district, 30 dys. N. Hampshire. Town, 6 months. bh. 10 New Jersey.. h. 6 6 New York... 6 State, 1 year; county, 5 months. State, 1 year; county, 4 months; district, town or ward, 30 days. h. North Carolina State, 1 year; county, 30 days. bj. State, 1 year; county, 30 days; town, village or ward, 20 days. h. State, 6 mos.; county or district, 90 days. j. Pennsylvania... State, 1 year; election district, 2 mos. ch. Rhode Island.. State, 1 year; town or city, 6 months. b h South Carolina. State, 1 year; county, 60 days. h. Tennessee Texas.... Vermont... Virginia ... State, 1 year; county, 6 months, fhd. State, 1 year; county or election district, 6 months. a dj. State, 1 year; town, 3 months, hd. State, 1 yr; county, city or town, 6 mos. ha West Virginia. State, 1 year; county, 30 days, ha. Wisconsin...... State, 1 year. aj. (a) Paupers not allowed to vote. (b) Property qualifi cations required. (c) Voters must have paid their taxes. (d) No registration required. (e) Must be able to read and write. (f) Must pay poll-tax. (g) Foreigners must be residents of the State two years and six months. () Foreigners must have lived in the U. S. five years and be naturalized. (i) Foreigners must be residents of the U. S. one year. (3) Foreigners can vote if they have declared their intention to become citizens. Federal Vessels Captured or Destroyed by Confedfederate "Cruisers." 80 Steamboats. 46 Gunboats.. Ships.. Brigs. Barks 1,310,350 1873. 29,359,426 Schooners 1,219,768 1874. 29,038,414 1859 1S00. 1851 1,222,222 1875. 29,456,216 1,100,802 1876. 28,257.395 1,034,599 1877 27,963,752 1862. 852,170 1878. 27,137,019 1863 1,078,513 1879. 35,121,482 1864 4,985,473 1850 55,777,174 1865. 16,347,621 1881. 50,059,278 1866. 15,605,549 1882. 61,345,194 186 20,936,551 1883. 66,012,574 18 23.782,356 1884. 55,429,228 1889. 25,476,621 1885. 56,102,267 1870. $28,340,202/1886.. 63,404,864 1871. 34,443,894 1887. 75,029,102 Total.. 974,714,106 |