Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-12
Counting the Electoral Totes.
Licciy Scenes in the House.

washington, was the counting u inc
votes i'm the hall of the House
of Representatives Long before noon
every position in those portions of the
gallery that were opened to the public .
were occupied.
Many ladies occupied places in the |
gentlemen's gallery facing the Speakers |
chair. Two rows of seats in the ladies'
gallery on the southeast side were re-
served for the families of the President
and Vice President. The southwest
gallery was occupied exclusively by la
dies of the families of members AID
Senators. lhere were only some half
dozen persons in the diplomatic gallery.
A,ricu Of tic Senators.
In accordance with the rule, the
speaker stated that the first five spheres
of seats in the southeastern quarter were
reserved for the Senate, and he request
ed members to vacate them, and occupy
seats in other portions of the hall. This
order had hardly been carried out before
the doorlteeper announced the Senate of
the United States.
The Senators advanced two by two up
the main aisle, the members of the
House standing meanwhile, and took
seats in the portion of the hall assigned
to them. Senator Wade, presiding of
fcer of the Senate, took the Speakers
chair and the Speaker took a chair be-
side him, and to his left; Senator Conk-
ling and Represe ltative Wilson, of
Iowa, and Pruyn, of New York, oc u
pied places at the clerks desk q tollcrs.
Counting the Vote.
The presiding officer without any pre-
liminary motion or formality, handed
to the tellers the electoral vote of New
Hampshire open; Senator Conllling
read the certificates in full, the result be-
ing that New Hampshire had given for
Ulysses s. Grant of Illinois, five votes
for President; for Schuyler Colfax, of
Indiana, five votes for Nicc-P President.
Senator Sumner and Representative
Washburne Gil, rose at the same mo-
ment and addressed the chair.
The presiding Officer-If there be no
objection, the reading of formal certifi-
Gates will be omitted, unless required
by soma members.
The vote of Massachusetts, (l2) was
next announced by Senator COnkling,
and the votes of Rhode Island and Con-
necticut (6) and Vermont (5) 10y Repre-
sentative Wilson. of Iowa. for Grant and
Colfax.
The vote of New York was .hen an
nounced by Representative Pruyn, as SO
for HoratiO Seymour, of New York, for
President, and Frank p. Blair, .Ir., OF
Missouri, for Vice-President.
The vote of New Jersey was next an
nounced by Representative Pruyn-
seven for Seymour and Blair. The vote
of Pennsylvania was next announced
twenty-six Tor Grant and Colfax. The
votes of Delaware three and Maryland
(seven) were announced for Seymour
and Blair. In the certificate from Mary
land there was an omission OF the wore
"juniOr in the name of Mr.. Blair.
The vote of North Carolina. nine, and
South Carolina, six, were next an
nounced by Representative Wilson,
being given for Grant ColfaX.
! The vote of Kentucky, eleven, was All
, nouced for Seymour and Blair
The votes of Tennessee. ten, and Ohio
twenty-one, for Grant and COltaX.
The Louisi0N0 Vote.
The presiding officer having HANDED
to the teller the votes of Louisiana, Re
preventative Mullins rose and said:
' Mr.. President, I ask the reading o
Y the certificates accompanying that re
. port.
The Presiding otficer-Let il be read.
The credentials Of Louisiana wer
Q read by Representative Pruyn. TIL
G word "junior' is omitted in t lie nam
of Mr.. Blair, and the word States
omitted in the term :" Z tied States
The credentials having been read, Re
n preventative Mullins rose, and said:
"Mr. President, | object to the count
! of the vote from the State of Louisiana.
The Senate having agreed to count tn
. Louisiana vote, it was counted on the le
IS turn Of that body.
: IHe georgia Vote,
y At three o'clock the counting OF vote
IL having proceeded as far as the State {
h Georgia, Mr.. Butler, of Massachuset'
r objected to the counting of the votes {
J. that State, and submitted his reason
in writing. After much hesitancy O
, the part of the presiding officer, as
o whether lie was not bound by the col
current resolution relating to Georgi;
40 he directed, the Sena.e to retire to i
y own body to deliberate. The Senat
/ accordingly retired.
n The House, at quarter past three r.
e fused, by years 4, nays, 80, to ount II
If vote of Georgia.
During their absence the Senate ha
agreed to accept the vote of Georgi
$, On taking their seats Wade announce
the action of the Senate and Orde red IL
vote of Georgia to be counted, notwitl
al standing the action of the House to IL
* contrary. Butler rose in an infuriate
a. manner to point of order. Great col
10 fusion followed, all talking loudl
- Wade rapping with his hammer useles
IL ly ordered the sergeant-at-arms to Il
rs rest the disorderly.
d A disgrdceful Scene.
" Disgraceful scenes ensued. butl
~ appealed from the chair, and demandt
that the Senate should return to the