, 1869-02-11

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M, NJ; psFLr - 6 to lay 1t on the t.hle. Mega
Further pr 81. were interrupted By tn.
| r. auHs rt o. for tee jolut needing, ant
| LEG oFeaker <ule read which sc7u!ates th
a's' ~. r. noa.. 81 Gs!l for such purpose.
~, 41e uoet1 announced "tne Herata 0
/ =. ne ! senas r. Z. = =necd t.o hhy two up IL,
mstn a!sr, II 5hcfs Of The Huuse etsndirl
heatHlle. $ a. seats in tho potion Of ths
Ess;af y : z,'td.ne officer of the ssa,,e
ehs;, has;.p ;1aff, AID the Speaker took .
Ct Iowa. eEd r1aJn. Of New T.sE, occnpicdI
p.SG1s At tee Clerk deek es leliess,
1he rreaidlng od!cer, without preliminary mo
ton o. - tn'nalty. handed e tae telcss tho eice
'ossl na,s3t v9te q % EsT %Asnpshs:e open;
.hc result being that New hampshire hsd giscn
lot Ulysses 4. Grant, OF Illinois, Yates ia,
fsestdcnt; tbr schuylcr colia1, Of Indians,
,,;;;,! S1I.tsE SUMNER and Representative WASH,
nukEE. III! M. .! litsois; 5cso At tho sams moment
TIE PRESIDING OFFICER. II there be no
ot1tfllon. the ieasiIE Of the formal certificate.
Elu Do omitted unleEs required by aone racn,
MI. af. SUMNER. 1~as going to MAKE tbs: no,
Tho ro:e OF MsEtathnse.ts, II, r.s ccxt m.
~ w. % senator coShLIIG. and the votes
u AL9de lalaed and t.oDncct'cnt. i, and Yer.
ncnf, I .: y Representative WILSON, Of iowa, for
SlaEl hlu 4lfSx.
The rost oi New Tork *aa thon announced by
fepfeec1tatlSe fkuYN. as 81 fur Hufa:io SoY-
manr, Of atsE York, rr. sid:nt, AID Ftanc,s r.
N:a!. Jr~ 0! Missouri. tas Vicc President Thc
amusenent on The noor and In .hc railcFies. but
!tsts @ wy @ 70 sio'attoa Of p.ooF!ct5-nothtns but
inn5y. rapan1 "a 'sno. suppression OF tendency 10
he vote Of Eew Jersey was Ecxt announced b7
Rssn;sceenfat1se sl;c PAuYN-7 for srymou. ana
The vote or Pennsylvania was next announced
?! Senator tOSkLlNG-26 for Grant and Col.
The votea Of Delaware "a, and Missouri Is,
for scyEnnur and Blair. -0't
dR he eefaea.e i5om Maryland there vas
Mr, Blalr. which omission, on ite bcinp mon'
%ooD appealed to the CHAIR to
Ihe sotes q Nofih Carolina q, and South Car
WILSON, .iIs a. neing for Grant and Uoff.1. -
Rersestntatiye PRUYS, Ior Seymour nrd Da,r,
Tbs rotcs Of II Encssce {l0I snd Ohio f2i} were
ah5ounSed tsl, by Representative WILSON for Grant
7be RESIDING oFFIC Err having banded
the Vs,e 2; h"Hit,ana to ths te:lcss, Representa-
Mf. President: ssk thu reading Of tho ccrt1l~
IL fi;EsiDiEa oFfiEER, Lot 1t bo read.
emitted IN tho name Of MI. Bla,., and Tho wora
'siascs' is omitted In the term United States.
tire II MULL1Nb rose and said:
Ms rrc.idcnt: object to tho counting Of tho
Volth II the Hthtn Of lnutRtanA.
The VIE PRESIDENT Directed the 1esr1fnp
Of Tho twenty Rcc3nd Joint rule, which ptuyidcs
that wltn IN }Eiul convention any question shall
10, 40 thnI ,hs1enpoo wi;adraT. ami tbr aurs 1ne
t1on be tnhmitted IL that lo4y Eur tta ductsfon.
nEd thc Speaker Of tho Honso Of Represent .tivcs
M H7Nf ht1Af
li0usc. ~ 'AS
.!a s1ss S5 tas .nE x to s1n o{ @ SsE u
to The tw. It'll. amendment. Tho provision Of ,hc
enr't'tnion wh' tha. tho lrctld. Ii of tGu Scnstc
Liquid, Il n shs ptesenco Of the Senate anA lIouto
Iho tEEe!6iSts 3FriSsIs H9a'fsi fa,is rule ha,
iii wU0DwaKl, risc il V sl"cs,on H u'"fs "f o,de,
wh1ehl MIX VIII hw entrstaurd. uuhmlt that
ssI'sas!:ssa y! .s's Fl s".ss s'ssssSa aa,a
objection be msdo .hcso IL no occaslou Isl iI,c
Ihs rKEsibiSu OFFICER, 1t vii, so Oh.
An "hjcc,on without any reason for It h.rdiy an.
pear io thI Chair In bo ! rc.eon. The resson viii
he slated in with. 30 the Chair tuay knew what
Al. wAsnBuRSE. Of IlIrots. + hono tho
ces ~ man from Tcrncstcc It'll Withdraw the Oh.
Nj. MuLLlHs. No, sir. I cannot.
scnh1ar SIHNER. l would Inquire OF the
CEalf Wacfhcs %E cannot pass over The count k,f
Louisiana info na!Iy and proceed with the rest Of
thc cuunt.
Kes1es. ptst.vs WOOD. Go on regularly, Mr.
TLe PRESIDING OFFICER. No debate .s
IL order unl the reason for the ohject!on is pre-
tcntcu-
the oh]cc:'nn [*one moral su.-ton was mrnn.
inc hc'oC hrHpgLt to hear on Mr. Mrll1us to In
tuee him to withdraw bis Gb1ectlor ,hnt he eternly
Iein' ed to W1tnoraH III formal Objection nnvlrg
hteu ininbhcd by him, It vas read at he clerk
ateE ns follows: 81 object to any cou ut oil the
votce certified IRON the St.te Of l.outsiana, sud
rn,Er TIE question 1t reatlen to IT, that 20 valid
ELECTION Of ELECTORS for PretIdcut AID Vice pfcs1-
dert q the Uu,,ed States has been held In said
. State"
The PRESIDING oFF1cER,s soa,cc,ion being
, made. the Senate Wln retire TO its chamber AID
deliberate on the objection.
According TO the rules, the Senators then q.
h1f-past retired to the Senate Chamber amid
coEeldttab bic excitement and confusion
IhE sFh AkER having callCd the House to or
DEF, bad the twenty second 5o.ot rule read, md
Eaid the question was, onal the vote Of ,rislana
i be tountedf
Mr. WAsuBURNE. Of Illinois. Is !, In ordc,
to move 10 lay tie objection OF the tablet
| The SHAKER. II ia Iot.
| hE. J0NE~. Of Kentucky, demanded the ycAe
eIH Eays. which were 1FacEcd> Tho vote was IA
| ken, ard 1esultcd-seas, 131; nays, u, Us fol
| lora: