The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-11
CoNGREssIONAL.
xLth CONGRESS- THIRD SESSION
sENATE...wA WASHINGTON, February 10.

Whyte presented the credentials of his
successor, w. q. Hamilton, Senator cleo
from Maryland t4S ...ss.
Ramsey called up the joint resolution
amendatory and declaratory OF the act u
establish an ocean line OF mall steamer
between New York and E0rope, WhAct
was read. MeZbM aa
Cole said the matter was too Important
to be considered by SO thin Senate.
Hendricks thought the bill had better
lie over. The object seemed TO pc 70 &c
hold of the Government bonds before the
Company had begun TO build even IL single
vessel.
ramsey said the bill was designed tc
further American interests. The amount
of bonds given was based on the sea post
age, and when the parties sent to the
Postmaster General in January last, TO gel
bonds under the act then, were refused
single line of American steamers 70
Europe. He had n further amendment TO
offer, which he Thought would rem we all
objections. The bill was then laid over.
Robertson introduced Dill 10 grant the
right of way to the Memphis and El PaS0
Morcane efronl the Committee on Finance,
reported favorably, without amendment,
bill to prohibit the secret sales OF gold
or bonds ON account of the ntted States,
and for other purposes, introduced by
Conkling, January 2lst.
Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the same
Committee, reported favorably the II ouse
bill to authorize the importation of ma
chInery. for repair only free OF duly. f..
Robertson introduced bill granting the
Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company
from Ell Pssos Texas, to the Pacific Ocean.
Referred to the Committee on Public
Lands. ssas. .tf1t.s5 tln.Js.t.I .I
On motion of Sherm IN the bill to allow
to Deputy Collectors and A -ststant Assess
ors of Internal Revenue the pay or Col
lectors aud Assessors, when they perform
the duties of those offices, in eases where
there IS no Collector or Assessor also to be
paid. was then taken up and passed.
Sherman moved to Take up the House
bill on apprafsement of imports IN certain
cities. Carried. =.
aud sherman, when, at l2:51, message
was read from the House, annou cling
that they were ready TO receive Ine Senate
for the purpo> e of counting the f. ectOfal
vote for President and Vice President
Morton moved to proceed at once TO The
House. Carried. At 12s55 the senate pro
ceeded to the House, and AT l:fo O'CLOCK
the Senate returned to its Chamber.
. The PresIdent--The Senate Will come TO
order The Secretary viii read the obJec-
ton wh1ch raises a question for decision Of
: The Secretary read as follows: Objection
WAS raised to any count of the votes cert1-
ii ed from the State OF louisiana and the
question was rails Il in regard to them that
no valid election for President anu wee
President OF the United States has been
held in louisiana al
Hendricks President, move that it
Is the Judgment OF the Senate that the
' Trumb1fiIit mn mad better be put In the
f9Im ot a resolution, l offer this tesolu-
btOn LGESbfCGt&s II II bIC
senate that the vote OF the Electors of the
State of Louisiana should be counted.
Howard before the senate psoceeds 10
enquire whether tae validity oI the elec-
a ,'on in Louisiana admits of any PROOF or
ii MMssIOn here
yrlssident pro tent-No debate is admissa-
Die.
Conn ess asked for the reading of Lhe OBJ
ectiol ,, which was again read.
How ard inquired whether thht was al
lie ev .idene5 on the subject before Lhe
The Ch-s,irman replied that 1t was all.
Several amendments Were mere success
lively OF, sred, changing the phraSeolOgy
# that res ot0tiou, Whereupon tho Chalr
Ell, Gaid the laughter of the senate,
yts are -eof ng 10 nave n nice Time; i5t
everybody y rHpaFe sast amend iient
Morton mo we'd the following substitute:
ReS0tDed, h al wiii'e we nave 'S'Soi f.tS,. 10
believe. from ommOR report anu lniorih3-
.lOn, that the Ia5ts Presidential election IN
louisiana was carried 10y force anu Ir'lud.
still there being nO legal eVldehc9 DclOI1
he Senate ON the subject. the electoral
vote of Louisiana OughE 10 De cDunLet
rhe substitute was not agreed bo' ~ Ioi-
AYES Cameron, CatteII, Chandler. COnk-
Ing, Harris, Howard, kellOgg. McDOn3llu'
Morgan, Morrilk of NerInOni, Morton. .Nyc,
'sboine, Poole. Ramsey, hIce, Robertson,
Spencer, stewart. summer, Thayer, Ilptoh,
Warner, ana Wilson.
Nays-Abpott, A nthouy, Bucl1alew Cole,
ConneSs, sCorbett. Cragin, Davis, Dixon,
poOLttlo, brake. Edmtiiitis, Ferry, Fcsse1f-
len, Fowler, Freetingiuysen, Grimes
t10Hl1ll. EtSHtiEICtkS. i1OWCg hGCIGNlS etA-
Lerson IN. H., Patterson (renn9, Ross.
salisbury, Sawyer, Sherman, Sprague,
TrumbuIl. Van WyIe, Vickers, White,
Wiley, " illiams, Yates.
Sprague offered a substitutes, as follows:
ReSOtUed, That it Is the opinion OF the
Senate that the votes of the electors of the
State of Louisiana for President and Vice
should be counted.
Sumner moved, as a substitute, q resoIu-
ton similar in form to the one adopted, to
meet the case of the State OF Georgia,
W hich was ruled out of order.
The substitute was then adopted by 5i 10
:, the negatives being Chand: er, Howard
Nye, Robertson, sumner, Thayer and
A message was received from the House
Louisiana would be counted.
Buekalew submitted an order, which was
adopted, thar the House be notified OF the
decision OF the Senate .ffL- 4
The Senate tnen returned to the Hall OF
the House.
At3 O'Clock the Senate again returned to
consider the objections raised by Butler GG
The electoral vote OF Georgia.
Sherman offered tue foilOwlng:
ReSOLEed, That the vote OF the electors OF
the state OF Georgia be counted and an
as provided by n concur rent res-s
Olution of the Sth of February inst.
Edmunds inquired whether the Senate
had withdrawn to consider directly the
objection made to counting the vote OF
Georgia, or to decide upon the point OF
order by way of exception taken by the
from Massachusetts (Butler) 10
the decision of the Chair, that the Con-
tion already passed by both Houses, pre-
scribing the mode in which the vote OF
Georgia should be counted. .la fH.. 81 81
The Chair replied that the gentleman
from Massachusetts .(BUtler) had objected
for additional reasons not covered by the
resolutions on the subject. r
Drake offered a resolution declaring that
upon the first ground of objection raised
by the gentleman from Massachusetts, in
the Judgment of the senate the EfecIoral
vote of Georgia should not be counted
Howe moved to amend by striking out
the words upon the hrsI ground OF Oo-
jecJion."
Hendricks raised a point of order, that
were inconsistent with q
concurrent resolution on the subject.
The Chair decided il was not III order Tor
the senate alone to modify the concurrent
resolution of both Houses \. -
Edmunds offered q resolution eciarlng
that under the special order of the two
Houses, respecting the eiectoral votes OF
Georgia. the objection mitde 10 counting
votes was not in order.
A message was received from the House,
announcing they had voted not to count
E;dmunds' resolution was then adopted
by the following vote:
Yeas-Anthony, Buckalew, Cattell, Con-
ness, Corbett, Cragin, Davis. Dixon, DoO-
little, Edmunds, Fowler, Freli nghuysen,
Grimes, Hendricks, Kenogg, McCreery,
Morrill, of Maine, NORTH of Vermont
Morton, Patterson of N. H., Patterson OF
Tenn, Ross, salisbury, Sawyer. sherman,
Sprague, Stewart. Upton, Viclzers, White
Nays-Cameron, Chandler, Cole, Conk-
ling, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Harlan,
Harris, Howe, Mcdonald, Morglm, Nye,
Poole, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, spencer,
SumDer, Thayer, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle,
Wade Warner, Wiley and Yates u.
Howard offered the following:
ReS0Eued, That the electoral vote of
Georgia ought not to be counted.
Williams made q point that IL was out
Of order because inc 0ns1stent with the
resolution Just adopted
The Chair decided IL was IN order
.WiItIanS appeaied from the decision of
the CHAIR, which, however, was Sustained
nv n vote of q yeas to % nays
Hendricks rose 10 debate HoWaru , reso'
lution. -. :. -, -. 40
The Chairman ruled that it was not de-
batable. ,-,.,ol..,
HandricEs insisted that was debataOle,
beIn0 an independent resolution OF the
senate, aud not based upon tlie objection