New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-11

vote OF the state of Louisiana being counted having been
submitted bv the Speaker the House OF
under the 2d joint rule and the vote on the question
whether ii should be received being yeas Si Nays p1
counted and message that effect will be sent TO the
Senate. .
considered and laid on the table. - ,,,,,,,,
The following is the objection which Mr.. LAWRENCE
ImaEs the point Of order and law objection
except that there no such state entitled to y.
t'1mt1s the vote 10 form Or that the vote was nD
elected and 1t not competent sufficient evidence
an Election irregular or nyai when duly csride1
u the subject enacted and vote otbe House can be taken de-
Mr. sCHENCK Gcp, III asked consent to offer reso-
RsoIsd BY Ho, Of Representatives, proof being for
Of Louisiana for Electors Of President and viceeui
without Affirming denying anything relation the manner in which
pears Why the vote Of said Eeetof. should not counted the
opinion Of the House the should therefore be counted
Objection made by Messrs ELDRIDGE, BUTLER
CMassl WOOD, and WHITTEMORE.
Mr. SHANKS Uep., Ind asked leave to offer resolu-
ton declaring that the opinion Of the House. the ac-
cepance Of the vote OF Louisiana for President and Vice
President will encourage the criminal enforcement OF
elections the States lately rebellion and involve the
murder OF thousands in those States.
Objection was made.
Mr.. MULLINS asked leave to submit few remarks to
Mr. RANDALL Dem, Penny objected.
At % o'clock message was received from the se1a,e
notifying the House that the Senate had resolved ina'
the electoral votes OF Louisiana should DC counted AL
Immediately thereafter the Senators returned 20 .ho
Hall of tho House of Representatives, the members OF o
The PRESIDING OFFICER announced that by the con-
resolution Of both Houses, the vote OF Losa"
should be counted 1t was thereupon annouhcedo W MI
PRUYN as for Seymour and Blair .,,o,, orrorrcod
The votes OF the following States were thei uhounVS
by the teers: Indiana. 10; Ilnos 10 AaSa Eiop,
Maine q Missouri II Arkssssi s. and Mime
sofa AL Grant and Colfax Oregon Tor seyin W
and Blair; and West Virginia 4; Nevada 81 anu NJ
The PRESIDING OFFICER having handed to ne Tel,
lers the electoral vote of Georgia. Mr. B0lLLh Vu''''
rose and asked for the reading of the certlncate
The PRESIDING OFFICER-Let the cer1caie DC r t;
The certificate was read by Mr.. PRUYN 1t shows that
the meeting Of electors was held on the 9th OF DeeemDer
instead Of the 3D. and that the votes were gwen o eey
Mr.. BUTLER CMass) then rose and said: "Mr PREsT-
DENT object TO the vote OF the state Oh ueorS nSS
The objections were read by Mr. PRUIN as follows
President ought not he coaaied aud object TO
the counting thereof bes fr among other Ins, ,t' ye 81 %
December required by law aud no excuse ~ Justification or e rs
electors second because date Of tue election Of suea electors
the State OF Georgia ND not been admitted TO "a [
Third said date said State Of Georgia bad not fulfilled - dae
states known as s . state Of he Union in the Electoral vote
Fourth that the election pede to saye been hee 10 ne s 81
equal and fair election bat the people we're deprived OF their Just s
Senator DRAKE~As the objection will require the re-
troment Of the Senate to its Chamber SEND an oDJee
the counting Of the vote OF the state OF nevada
The PRESiDING OFFICER-The objection is too late :;
tho vote Of Nevada has been counted - -
Senator DRAKE-It has not been reported and decided
upon although read, it has not been authontatiyely
the PRESIDING oFFICER-Too late it has been
counted. Laughter provoked by the
| have been made on the reading of the vote .,..,- -
Mr. PRUYN, by mistake, took up Senator brakes oh.
lection and began to read it, The objection being that
! il lid not appear that Nevada voted by ballot
The PRESIDING oFFICER-That is out OF order.
ReeTssentatiye PRUYN them by direction of the Pre-
siding officer read the concurrent resolution OF the two
Houses In relation the counting of the vote Of Georgia
Senator EDMUNDS made the point OF order that the
objection not in order the two Houses having by
special rule the OF Georgia made substantial
| change IN The standing Joint rule.
Mr. BUTLER-l desire To call the attention prime fresl
dent 10 the that the votes must be counted or rejected
| by the Convention OF the House.
| to order. The rule forbds discussion.
Mr. BUILEK-Have not right 10 state inc question !
The PRESIDING OFFICER-Theg gentleman has stated
| MI BUTLER-And the gentleman from Vermont
Senator Edmnnds aid not state his ID writing pa P1
siding officer contentng himself for all response with
| the exercise of the gdyelI
| Mr.. BUTLER-I claim as point OF order that tho OBJ
lection OF the Senator from Vermont not well taken
and desire that the question be decided by the two
The PRESIDING OFFICER speaking with much hest
fancy OF manner)The Chair is very much disposed TO
hold the Senate and the House to their doing tho
Joint resolution which they passed the purpOrt OF which
is we understand IT, that If the votes Of the State Of
Georgia did not alter the result OF election. they
might be counted and If they did alter the result they
| were not 10 he counted.
This simple, natural and very explicit declaration OF
the meaning of the concurrent resolution brought down
the House. and on the floor aud in the galleries there
was general outburst of laughter and merIment, ac-
companed with the clapping Of hands stamping OF feet
Senator DRAKE-I submit the point of order that the
concurrent resolution does not dispose OF the first ground
Of objection taken by the Representative from Mas
sachusets 10 wit that the vote OF Georgia was not cast
on the day required by law and insist therefore that
the point must be determined by the votes VI the Two
| The PRESIDING OFFICER-The concurrent resolu-
on declares that the vote OF Georgia shall be announced
by the cePresdent pro TEN In certain special way
The Chair is much disposed to obey the directions
| Of both branches OF Congress IN this matter.
Mr.. BCTLER-With great respect for the decision Of
the Chair yet this is matter OF high Constitutional
law and in other times it might make great trouble
lpropose that the matter shall be considered In both
the opposite side Of the Chamber; the Senators who
were the Democratic side OF the House appearing to
considerable number of Republican members who
e fRs T OFFICER rose to face the storm
them rresolutely and as II he felt himself utterly
baTrassed by the perssng OF Mr. Butler, took his
again without venturing to express opinion make
| ruling.
Mr.. JONES (Ky) as If to add TO the complications OF
Officer put forward an objection to the counting of the
vote OF Georgia i'll the manner indicated in the concurrent
resolution, and said he would proceed To write out his
objection in due FORM He submitted that under the 22d
Rule he had right object to that
On especially was passed subsequently TO the cleo
While Mr.. Jones was sitting down at his desk to carry
out his threat the PRESIDING OFFICER, as being the
easiest way out Of the difficulties by which he was bese
and said that objection being made the Senate would
retire 10 its chamber and deliberate.
Representative SCOFiELD-On WHAT lLaughterJ
The PRESIDING OFFICER-On the objection me- 10
by the gentleman from Massachusetts.
Mr. JONES Ky he the Senators rising TO
depart demanded to know whether his objection was not
IN order.
The only response he received the REPETITION OF the
order that Senators should retire and, accordingly AZ
o'clock the Senators retired from the hail OF the House
OF Representatives, looking anything but pleased aud
with slightly percepble diInlnuti0n OF Official dignity.
After the Senate had retired for the second tme and
after the objection made by Mr. Butler 10 counting the
STATE OF Georgia had been read again at the Clerks desk
the SPEAKER put tine question, "Shall the vote OF
Georgia be counted, notwithstanding the objection Of the