The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-18
Vol. 20, No. As.

| a Lost "a to 30. iyf Sti&d EHL TH 3
| j Mr.. tSpranguc offered substitute
that,itis the opinion of the! Senate
that the votes Of electors OF La. b,
counted. Adopted, 8 4 to7.d -
Ep Messls. Chandler Howard, Nye
Robertson, Sumner, Thayarand Wil
son voting no., n sds ia goltg8
i The Senate returned to the Hal
Of the House, and at clock again
returned to consideration of obiec.
tions of Mr.. Butler to counting the
vote of Ga.
After considerable debate Mr.. Ed.
munds offered Il resolution declaring
the objection made to counting the
vote of Ga. was not in orde.. whicl,
was adopted, 81 to 26. p ia sitar
Mr. Howard offered resolution
that the electoral vote Of Ga should
not te counted. Lost, yeas p nays
81. " t 9.''
The Secretary was directed to in
form the House of the action of the
Senate
Morton offered resolution ,ap~
pointing one member Of the Senate
and two members of the House II
committee of three to wait ON Gen
Grant and Schuyler Colfax, aud in>
fo.m them oftheir election as Presi>
dent and Vice President respective
~. Adopted.
~ The Chair appointed Mr. Morgan as
the Senate member of the Com nit.
te3. @a
Mr. sherman moved to take up the
currency bill.
Mr. Chandler objected, and on his
motion the Senate adjourned. i
EVENING SESSION, AE'
aa Washington, Feb. 10.
Mr. Batter appealed from the de-
cision of the presiding officer; that
the vote should be declared, but that
officer refused to hear the appeal,
and again directed the te'lers to make
up statement Of the vote
A scene of indiseribable confusion
and excitement ensued. as TE
Mr. Butler persistently addressed
the presiding officer, who as persist
entity refused to listen to him or en-
te1tain any motion to appeal from
the decision that the vote should be
announced and directing the telers
to announce the vote.
Mr. Ingersoll came to the aid OF
Mr. Butler and objected to any fur
thor proceedings on the part of the
Convention until the appeal Was en-
tertained.
The presiding officer said that the
appeal could not be taken, and on
Buffers rising called him to order,
and ordered him to resume his scat.
Mr. Butler continued, however, to
protest his appeal and object.
The presiding officer calmly igror-
ed him and ordered the tellers to de-
clare the vote.
Several members rose to points OF
order
Two or three motions 10 adjourn
were made, and finally Senator Conk.
ling. one of the tellers rose to an.
ncuuce the result of the vote. His
| first sentence was drowned in shouts
of no vote, no vote from the anti
Senatorial part of the House.
Mr. SheIlabarger got the floor.
| Mr. ColtaS spoke at some length
warning the members to avoid as fal
as possible conflict between the two
branches of Congress. 10 said nc
appeals 10 joint convention have ey
er been recognized, and appealed tt
! the members not TO put on the jour
nal record which will not stant
the scrutiny or approval OF thei
calmer moments. The House then
adjourned after the most eAcitin:
session of its annals.
| The disorder was SO great hat q
length the Speaker OF the House, TO
the first time taking any action il
sthe proceedings in the joint CONVEX
Ltion rose, and directed the Sergean
at arms to arrest any member VIII
refused TO obey the orders of th
Convention, which was received wit
marked appreciation in the SENATOR'S
and Democrat side, and u marked ce'
sation OF uproariousness on both side
as the result was announced, first b
senator Conkling, and repeated b
the presiding officer that inctudin
the State of Georgia, Grant and Col
, fax had received 205 votes, Seymou
and Blair 50. Excluding Gcorgi
Grant and Colfax received 2li vote
Seymour and Blair Il votes,
The presiding officer after declai
ing the result, announced iormail
, that u S Grant aud Schuyler Cola
, having received n majority OF Il
whole number OF electoral otes we
duly elected President and Vi
, President OF, the United States Il
S four years, commencing on ;he4th
, March 1869. The Senators thenr
Q tired TO their Chamber.
The Senate having retired Mr. Blu
n Ter offered resolution that Il
G House protes. that the counting
j. the votes by order of the Vice Pr,
e ident pro tenn, was gross act OF Q
Q preston and invasion upon tho rigi
and privileges OF the House.
n The Speaker decided that the r
IS olution was u question OF privile
and overrued the point of order, th
r. the House had no right to reflect
r coordinate branch, saying I
II House had right to make su
l. rules as they see fit. as
The Speaker made a brictstat,m
: TO the effect that the President of
Senate had complied with what
=. two Houses have icgislated Tor b
and had complied exactly with vi
n his oath and duty required.
il Mr.. Butler then proceeded te
- dress the House denoaneiug IN !
~ Imeasured terms the action oi
Viaa President pro TEN, daeia
A. that undcr tins precodent unless
ho House asserted its privileges,
of liberties of the country We're gone
He contended chat the House by
nj action in the Georgia case rescin
the concurrent resolution. 81
l. Washington Feb |
# Els SENATE. HE.IGt HlaE
on Nr Davis offered the follow
on Joint resuiution: rs
ReSol,ed, That the noisy and d
ION irrlv conduct OF Benjamin Il Blu
,,o Representative from the Stat.