Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-11

: Mr.. ue~ard offered . resolution that the
electoral vote Of Georgia should no, be
counted. Lost-25 to "a.
The Secretary was directed to inform the
House Of the action Of the Senate and
proceeded to the hall OF the House again.
from which at l:45 il returned to the
chamber.
Mr.. Morton offered aresolution appoints
ing member Ct the Senate, to be, withtws
members OF the House, = Joint committee
10 wait on G.n. Grant and Schuy Ter Colfsx
and inform them of their election as PrCsi
dent ard vico President respectively
Adopted.
The Chair appointed Mr.. Mergau As the
Senate member.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the cur.
rency bill. but Mr.. Chandler objected, and
On bis motion the Senate adjourned.
Eouss This being the day when ,hs
forms!ity Of counting the electoral vsts for
President and Vice President takes place
10 the Hsoss there We great pressure 10
obtain seats In The galleries. Long before
seen every position in those portions that
was spen to the public Vas seespisd, The
dosrwsys blocked up and The corridors
throngsd With persons seeking adm,ttanee
Many ladies' occupied places In the gentle.
mans gallery. Two rows OF seats in the
ladies gallery On the south side we're re-
served for the families Of the president
and Vice President. The southwest. gal
lery was occupied exclusively by ladies
and families Of members Of the House and
Senators. There are only some half dozen
persons in the diplomatic gallery. But We
~ few colored persons were present The
proceeding were opened with prayer By
the Chaplain. The usual resolution in
forming the Senate that the house Vas IN
session and ready 10 receive the Senate for
the purpose Of counting the electoral votse,
passed.
Tho New York and Washington Air
Line Railroad bill came up as the first bus
ines. II Was tabled BY vote Of 81 TOLL.
Further proceedings we're interrupted BY
the proximity Of the hoIr for the joint
session.
The Speaker read the rule for reguIatipg
the arrangement Of the Hall for the joint
session. -sh
The Deer. keeper snnounced the Senate.
The Senators entered ana took seats in that
portion Of the Hall assigned them. Sena-
tor Wade, the presiding stAcsr, took III.
Speakers chair. Senator Conkling, 81
New York, Representatives Wilson. Of
Iowa, and Prupn Of New York. took their
places at the Clerks desh % tellers. The
prssiding efiicsr hssdsd the .cllsrs the vsta
Of New Hampshire open.
Senator Conkling read the csrtiiic ties Of
| electors relative to their cheice for Prssis
dent and Vies President. When The vete
Of Louisiana was reached, Representative
Mullins objected 70 The counting OF the
vote.
After some unsuccessfai personal sp-
pesls 10 Mr.. Mullins to withdraw bite Cd
lection. the President required him 70 sub
init il in writing, % fellows:
tilted from the State OF Lsuisians, and the
| result OF the question relative 10 it, that No
valid ele ctientor President and Vice Prcsi,
dent hss been held in that State"
According to rule announced by the Pres
| idsnt. the officers Of the Senate then
retired to their CD .mbsr 10 decide upon tn,
question.
The Speaker then called the House to Or.
der and announced the question, "Shall the
vote Of Louisians b counted :"
The vsts being taken resulted yeas 1877,
nays 63.
During the vote, Mr.. Lawrence desired
to make an objection to the result o! the vsts
being announced.
The Speaker refused to entertain Il.
At lib message was received from the
Senate that they had resolved to count the
vote Of Louisi,us.
Immediately thereafter the Senators re-
turned to the Hall Of the House.
The tsllcra rrnc.eaed En- tale the vote,
when the vote Of Georgia Was handed the N
by the presiding officer.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, called for the rsad>
ing of the certificate, after which he offered
an objection to the counting Of the vote be.
cause the vote in the electoral college wal
not given at the time required by law and
that the State was not represented ID
Congress at the time a,ss, that tho State
had not fulfilled the requirements Of the
reconstruction acts, and that the election
was not . free and fair one.
by direction Of the presiding officer, Mr.
Pruyn read the concurrent report ofthe tee
Houses. relative to counting the vote u
Louisiana.
Mr.. Edmunds made = point Of order thai
the objection 10 tho vote Of Georgia was mol
in order, the two Houses having by Z
special rule in the case Of Georgia made
substantial change in q standing Joint
rue.
Considerable discussion 0Dsued.
The preceding Off GER took the groun
that toe obi .c,lOn OF Mr.. Butler was not in
orer tor the reason stated by Mr. Edmunds,
but finally formally announced the objec>
ton to Tho jelnt session and directed the
Senate TO retire TO their Chamber to delit>
crate CO the objection, AID the Senate &C
cotdin, withdrew.
The Speaker announced the quest on a
T. whether the vote Of Georgia should be
counted, notwithstanding the objections Of
the gentleman from Massachusetts,.
Mir. Eldr:dge made point of order that
the presiding officer Of the Joint Committee
Convent on had III the time decided not to
receive any objections, but held the con-
vention t. directions contained In the
concurrent report. lie insisted net on this
objection. button that Of the gentleman from
Kentucky, Jones, which was to concur in
the resolution.
Mr.. Maynard said that it Vas not cues.
ten Of order, but mere iesus Of facts.
The Speaker declined the rule or rulineG
Of the President Of the Senate, and after
further discussion = vote was had on the
question Of counting the vote d Georgia
which Was decided in the negative. Yeas,
Al nays, 16o.
Only tive republicans voted nsy, Bake,
/ and Hawhine.
The Heuse then bv ceasent disposed d
considerable routine business.
Mr.. Young, sf Georges, desired to ents:
his solemn protest in the nsms Of Gsorgia
and Of The Constitution, against the action
Of the Hsuse.
After waiting some time for Tie fssslu.
ton Of the Senate, Mr.. Thomas m, we'd d
rscopsidsr the vote BY which Georgia vas
excluded from the count.
The House proceeded to vs.s on the mo.
ton, during which messaes Fas received
from The Sssats announcing that that bed
had resolved that the objection made to
counting the vote Of Georgia was not in or.
der.
The roll Vas called and . melton to 70.
consider laid on the table, II to 81.
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