The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-10
FORTIETH CONGRESS- THIRD SESSIO,
House or Representafives.

OOattnued from 1.e Fourth Edition.
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Mr.; Phelps moved to lay it on the table Ness
hX.di Eni ;,s. Yeas ,soc; g.; nays III; a 80,
ny the po1my OF the h9ar for the joint ag of
, Which rsgula'es the arrsngenens OF the hall fot
he rule directs seats to be provided as to,lows-
For the piesiot mt OF the ensLe the Speakers c6sr
tSs Ss ihe spnkg1 he me- cPaT & &immtdlasy his
tne ptsidlng officer; for tho Repres yes he
ss Of fGe'esd Ss S re sf q, @s
Q, a,iyes at the Clerks desk for the othe
on either sias OF the Speakers platform ueSA
that s & i've ~a e,s e o stated
quarter reserved for the senate and he re
ss.s IN o5hes parts Of hall hsS
DCnneed THE sena;e OF Toe Uned sta,epr % an,
senators advanced two.bytwo up the main aisle,
look seats In the portion OF the hall assigned to
Joint Session OF Senate and FKouse
Senator Wade presiding officer of the Senate, took
the ~ eaEers chs ir a9d the spsaker took a c6Sir
senrs1 es wilson Of Iowa nDd GsnKlns ana Rep g
occupit places the Osrk'a desk as teIlers AofA
ton oImsllIy, nandsd 10 the ieiers she eisctoTs
senate ConknE resc Os the certificates in full, the
report being that New Hampshlre had given for o.
g. Grant votes 70, President and for schuyler Col
Senator sumner, and REPRESENTATIVE wssburne, OF
Illnols lose at the same moment and addressed the
III e DEesl Oiucer BAO, III ther9 be ObactlOn
The re ding OF The formal certificates Will be Omitted
unless r quired by sumo meiuber.
next tGSs %SsSn
hyrenstor Conkllng end the vote of Rhode Island
Z, Conneci1cut q, ano Vermon', 5, by Mr., Wilson of
Iva all tor Grant and Colfax,
Pruyn, as 3s for Seymour and Blair. This announc :
ment caused consider able laughter on the hSor and
ienS ec 9 9nf very pAipabs suppression OF
The W ts OF New j. srsey was snuouncea for
uf a,a haa nr Pennsylvana 26 for GraDt and Dol.
su as sna % blsE L. :he Maryland certificate there
Mr Blair which OMISSION on its being m sae Eas Kna90
caused som 9 laughter
lima we're announced for Grant and Collar. Tne
ses 10 ahe oSo "a e Syt aSS Blair Tenne
, ire s1ing 3hicer having handed 10 the telers
Nj. uilns rose aud SAID Mr.. President, ask the
reading OF the certificate accompanying that re.
THIS Presidng oGHcer-"Lst IL be read" And the
the name OF Mr. Blair snd T. o word "states' is is
omit ed In the term "United States." The tlncate
Nj kHIiIns said Mr. President, I object to the
he VicePTes dent directed ihs reading Of the 20
% Gin, rule which pToVid,s that wheG N Joint coeven
cOnptng o, vote, the Senate shall thereupon with
body for decSon ud the s9esRsr OF he Il 1nse
oirHepreseptatiyes shall In like manner suomt the
Mc Elo,lcee rose to a question of order and In.
tern Of the Constitution aud called tentioa TO the
twelfth am endment the prov,siSn OF the oonstlIu.
the presence OF the Senate and II use Of Represen.
stves open al the certificates, and that the vote
Tine p'sslaI1g Ciicer sals this yin probably be
OF tnteTtain the qusaIion of order.
think win be enteTtRiaed sab nis that the objec
ton coming from the gentleman from Tenuessee
does raise the question eontem plated by the rule
w." e pSs he so%e spssS R @Slset9n made and
casio for :, o SehGi TO retire
bling OF both house proceeded as far the Slate OF
Mr. Butler (Aass) objected to the countiug ot IN a
writing, After much hesitation on the psrt ~ tha
p idioR officer as 10 whether he not bound by
the conc uTIent reso Hton relating TO Georgia he az
rate and tue Sena q has hGoor dinghy relred, 0
he presid ng officer said: 1t will be observed IN AZ
without any reason for II hardly appears 20 the Chi air
10 be question, The reason win bs stated in w fling
30 That ibe Chsir may kuow wba' IL s.
| Teu ntsS ee will withdraw the objection,
MT MulUn No, siI; cannot
M sun neil WOrld Inquire OF the Chair whether
| ne cannot paaB ever the coant of Louisiana nfOr
los lly, ard proceed with the rest OF the count
MT GOD. Go on regularly mr. Presldent,
The Presiding ohcer. No debate Is In order unless
| the r. ason for this objection ia presented
| tiOn
Some moral suasion was in the meantime being
hm To withdraw is objection but without any effe IT,
nd he sternly refused 10 Withdraw IT,
IL sent the CeFks desk and read, as oliows:-
"I object TO any count OF The yoLes certlneu from
the state Of Louisiana" S1d rsised IN question In
PrsSie ent aad Vice presdsnt OF the United States
has been b eld in said state; ,..,- -, -, .
Senate will rstire 20 chamber and deliberate
ontha ohi sctIon according 10 the rule.
$50 p M.-Ths Senate has Just voted, II TO 81. to