The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-11
THE PRESIDENCY.
Counting the Electoral VOte-Ex-
citing Scenes in Congress
Yesterday-A Fiery De-
bate on the Admis-
sion Of GeOr.
gia's Vote.


must read the total vote General Butler ross TO
point of order, that the House had decided
that the vote OF Georgia should not be counted,
and he ask ed the Chair to pass upon that point
Of order, and direct that the Senate retire to
consider 1t. Butler spoke with great noise and
emphasis. Thunders Of mQutstion,1 "29sS'iGT;"
Speaker "Questiop, resounded through the
House. while the galleries TOOK mp the sounds
and sent them back with audible comments a1d
coniemptuous laughter and leerS. In the
midst of all this Babel let loose the
tenuous treble OF Wade was heard declining
to receive Buffers question OF order. Butler
hurled back from the very depths OF his
throat, II appeal from the decision" Wade
Ieiut ed to entertain the appeal Then Butler
bowled out OF his seat into the aisle, deliberately
rolled up his cuffs, threw back his head, and
was regarded by the House as the East Indian
regards his idol-they knew that he was ugly.
but felt that he was great. In few words OF
intense bitterness he called on the House to
sustain the representatives OF the people against
being trsmpled on. and he looked the very
Incarnation of bate, spite, and malice, though
perfectly cool witbal. The scene at this point
their feet: hundred tones thundered at old
Ben Vale; as many more halioed az But
anu Wade were the personal devils who had
invoked and were trying to ride the storm into
directly opposite courses. The contagion OF
revolt spread; IngersCll; FsTnsyorih, KELLY, Kelly,
ger, Pike, Lynch, Boutwell,, Judd, Jones,
Eidridge, Woodward aud scores Of others, were
on their feet yelling dlscordantly, ana de-
manded Question with one breath and order
with the next. Wade was nowhere. He was an
atom hurled by a hurricane. The gavel with
which he pounded made no noise, and was only
q little hammer shaken against a mighty tenn
pest. At this point voice deeper than all
the noise, voice profound as the bass
of Beecher's big organ, voice pitched in
conquered the House to silence. With that
voice, which was the poetry OF the Philadelphia
Convention, Senator Daolittle. demanded that
the votes be read, aud Wade fell back as sud
denly as horse on his launches, who feels the
hand of q master, and ordered Conklng to read
the votes. ConkliDg began, when Batler,
Ingersoli, and Van Horn continued their pro-
tests, drowning the nasal tones OF the New
York Senator with all kinds OF motions and
cries. The storm was brewing, again, and no
one could fail 10 that it might end IN literal
violence. Bee Butler hissed out, "l move that
che Senate have leave to retire." at
which there was laughter. and the joint
convention became circus again. Butler
further moved that the Sergeant at Arms remove
all the interlopers from the floor. More laughter
and cat calls. The Senators flushed, and some
of them rose 10 reply or TO retire, Speaker Col
fax, sitting on the right OF wade, got up and
said:-' The sergeant-at-Arms will arrest all
members OF the Bouse who do not respect the rul-
ings OF the PresideLt, from whose decisions there
lies no appeal." { ireat sensation and q short
siieuce.) While Butler subsided, Ingersoll and
Van Horn kept up their loud protests. Mr..
Ordway, the Sergeant alarms, proceeded to them,
and Mr.. Ingersoil sat down, while Mr.. Van Horn
was understood TO threaten to cut Mr.. OrdWay
in Two if he land a hand on him. Partial order,
however, was restored, and Mr.. Conkllng read
the totals, with Georgia alphabetically
allowed ior which reading Mr.. Wade repeated,
and then proclaimed that Grant and OotaX
were President and Woe President for four
years from March 4th next, in the usual form.
Atthis point there was a condition OF suppressed
sneers and general spirit OF audible contempt
o. tanning. The voice OF Wade was not even
iistenedto. Everyone was thinking of the scenes
lust past and waiting for the next turn OF the
screw. When in this decorous and digni6ed
manner the election of Grant was announced,
Wade, the narpiot, completed the farce
the business which brought, them
Bere, the joint convention will retire
10 the Senate Chamber In this blunder was
evident the whole inc9lpation which had been
charged by Butler on the other house that Mr..
Wade was Overruling and disregardlng the rules
of the Representatives, and that this was the
"business" which had brought the Senator'S
theie. The contounding of the Senate as and
with the Joint Convention was an unhappy
thought, which intensified the mirth aud
the chsgrin. The Senate then retired with as
. much dignity and expedition as they could COM
mand under the insults which had been heaped
The sequel of the row in the two chambers
was quite different. The Senate merely ap-
pointed Mr.. Morton to inform Grant and Colfax
OF their election, and adjourned. The House
was evidently in tor business; Butler was boiling.
No sooner had the last Senator's coat-tails
vanlshed through the main door than he was
on hts feet screaming "Mr, Speaker" with all
his might. Mr.. Colfax recognized him, disre-
xarding several others who wanted the
koor, and then Butler sent to the Chair as
q question of privilege, resolution cen
suring Wade for his ruling on his resolu-
fion, By consent, Mr., CoifaX made a statement,
ln very moderate terms, regretilDg the scene
and sustaining the rulings OF Wade as being
the only ones he could make under the joint
rules. Butier then spoke ior iorty minutes,
very earnestly, declaring that as things now
stood either House could block an cleo
fon for Presldent by reiueing 10 allow what
votes they dsliked TO be counted, and as Wadt
Spled he might have arbitrarily declared
" Seymour elec ed after New York and New
Jersey had been counted, and then refused &c
enter ain an appeal from his decision, oniy
revolution being then resource 70 rlgn
the wrong. He anmadVered on ColtaY'
RrdsE 10 the SeIgeant-at.Arme, saying that II
the Joint convention Coliax was no more thar
member OF the House, and had no more rlgh
10 order that officer tban he (Bntleil had
More over, ColiaX had disregarded the wishes o
the House. as The House stood by Butler. Id
said that once in the British Parliament the mem
bers detailed twelve strong nen TO bold dowI
the Speaker in his chair 10 make him do hi
Wo'k, and that the Soesker should hay'
ordered the constabHlary OF the House
not on its members, bot upon the inter
hpers. the Senators, who intIuded Sfte
0he brondest hints had been given then
10 retire. as the House wanted TO consult b.
and Tor Themselves. Perhaps four years froT
nov Coltap, as Wee President, might, by arbl
relative OF OOfax had declared him elected tC
:. lav' He moved tor the recision of the twentl
second ioInt rule, and The appointment of
Committee OF Ave to consider the matter an
SlndIcate the outraged dignity of the Houb
nsr bua,st and spite. aud his dd oGpIand,sm hi
SS Collar and Wade were the richest thin