, 1869-02-11
WASHINGTON.
Counting Of the Electoral
Votes.
The Senate and House in
Jcint Committee.
DIsgraceful Fight 0yer the
Question Of Counting The
Votes OF Louisiana
aud Georgia.
The Result Finally Announced
after q Six Hours
Wrangle.


fIdAslt'
epeeln oespstcn 10 The -hlcaco Trihunc.
WAsutsorox, Fch. 10.
COUNTING THE PRESIDENTIAL ~o1rz-A DISGRACE
FL SCENE.
eoa,. " ."e Aeose OF Representatives. WAS the
eeepe' '"lS a'e3nnon. o1 one CT tho nn*' disgrace
snt occurrences In Ar1eric7n h.s,ory rartl.ans
A1.s apeloelze Tor 1t; thcse whom II coy.:s With
eat"e tnAs at1enpt 10 panatt II, but the tsc.s r.
aa- ANU 'oe 1"o thoas and tps'is'"F- nil spscsd
tns ta'e som one ED OF the isnd 10 tht o.urs, iu
"oros 1hAt 20 power CALI eI.ce and no honest
tongue deny.
The cerc1uorv of counting tho clcc,ora, vo,e
dre'r ont rzca: house. ly II o'clock all tha. part
open 10 the public nas den:eT crowded, Long be-
lore noon crfrr afaliabie niche Wa- oec cupie,l The
ecorc Of doGrxSEf were 1cd With men aud Yo-
men. etandins III tIp~toc aud III chairs, while up
aud dorm, in the corridor aEd through The ro.an-
Ca einanaed naouteas of persons Siso co2ld rot
even get lear thr duo.a ul tls chamber, The M.
deuc- represented The grace 1pd culture. aud d1g-
H'f! aad intelligence Of the country. The Lp,o.
h:huc gallery Wa- Glle1 with ,acuuacrs o! the for
c'En "cnt'obs' *h1lr elsewhere, 10 one place OF
sIother, were ntarly vi the uoiabes Of tho Capitol
end Washington focitry. Ae soon q. The ,ouruaJ
tat been read, tho lIouee opened 1ts e,oak.rooms
10 thf adeS who had no! been ablc tu gu! iu, tho
sal c1'es' lhcAc tsctf nllrd IN f1re mtuu1c7. and
Lie i!rrfotf'blc crowd at once inobo1y objcc,lny)
Gp' bca ont into the Chamber. and bg one O'Clock
th' o. t{H ladies Rnt gentlemen were s.apdipc or
occupying seats IN THO tRck part Of tho ball. The
S"oltnee, ea every body admitted. wns The auest
ever gathered IN tho Capitol Of The astion-csth-
cid there 10 do honor IL tile ysyt Capatu xal,c,,
10 tls 1ItsiLvncy-.athrrra tt,rrr IN ere hosv n
mob Of Congn*xmrn can IN ono ehort
hail hour, disgrace people, II IL
H'efresto ray who waE nnlon. the spectators. Il
were castr 10 call the roll uI lho:r not tItrc hr
rcctc. Rk ono looked down and aroupd finn, III,
Vantage ground or ,ir rcportr.r' gallery, wa. ono
not f"on to be forgotten. The Oldest journalists
could recall nothing ku il for brtlisncy md hlph
ChAractcr
Tie Scuste came In At l O'Clock. It. pre.tjtpc
officer. with the Eecrrt.ry aud Sergeant. at.
A51ns. At lit head aud The scualora Eni-
io"!he l"o ald two, -r7su aEa dsGn!ncd,
AZ bteatne Item. Srete had },Ern rfortdcd
iof tlciu al the stSht ofthr Speaker. desk and to
fhcsc tllty n: ono. walked. Nr, Wsac took n chAt
on tho L!Rh platform win Mr. HoIIxx. The litter
rfo'd - tho deg" Of the li,.din. Elcrk lu fou,,
frEat0f tonk{ing in lie tnl!dlc, ,Yl Irnfc.ruta.
Etc rruyu uh Lis light aru Kprr.r,ltnl. .yr " tsnn
ni Iowa, on hls lrtt. At the 1,u, Of Sir lfuyu w.
MI. Seerrt4ry lior,a1u 0, ,1e sr.u,. Al il,r lei,
OF Mr. "4trun ra, MIR. LirsK McFhr.-ou, OF ,i.c
uo1tc.
conssr1r Nua ca:ri to t,.s:cs hy Mr. Wade nud thc
sotc Of New Hampshire nindtd 10 Mr.. rouLl,u..
here wa% tho crrthctsu vi the t:sscsnns 10 tho
CHOICE or The Elrctois, AID liz ceri iAcac IF the
Electors A. to their utetla:. on lhe us.t Wrtln,,.
day In Decr,a brr last xlh r,a;ep1rn, o[ The yulc
they had then c..l All tLrn,. nautra wcro r,ad hy
M.. Cu,iktnc In ci.ar and prsci.c tone O, voice.
After thai, except IL the ca.ct oF Loue!ana, Ecya-
de- End Gclfcla lhn tcad1u, V0s omitted aid
the tcl,cre con1cbt,,1 ,h.n-ly+r with .ta.i,,, III,
yu,e Il. ,lpn, ,,y 1ts c,rt,hra,.. n. thu E,,c,ors
The yote. OF Stare. ,nn, Nent HrnunlIc,n In
The election last f.l were read
Ev Mt, roukllpr or Hf. wilson. while 10 Mr..
Pr,,p WAS piyru she oirasrra ri tacterin. ,ba
Democratic votes Conkiip, ami pc,,-nn tJJ 1,,-t,
WORK viii p,avity md cf,c,i;1. prnr, ro,,ed rho
rsme OF up,a,io St,,nor- I'm hi. tour,r fkc ,
ewect mortcl, ans: announced his yo;es with rich
sanorou. n, :. n,n-, u+l.phttn1 In hear III, manner
In rratirp on; the rcsuu IN New YORK csuse, a
buzx Of ratified p}e..u,e. Win cach .ueerrd,n .
xatc he rrrS nore sna more nnctuou- 20 ,hqt
wien Delaware va reached everybody. 1teal,n. =
notable pccoc in ,hs in,pe4cnmept trial there WAS
=. bc 1,epsn r.,o;rv u;,h MI rrc. nnon
b,r, ro.r NJ I,,ch,er ram onc .tt, of ,hc cham.
her 70 ,hc o.hrr IN 4hjch .nec,s1or. N
nnt of1,c..Ix alike fufncd
The yo1es Of fifteen s,u;es vc7c announced. sud
ttc, rnm. 1ou,s,an, IN whtr, Mr. Mrl1in. of
Yrnn,, .c. ,,c hn,, of ,bc f7.u,.r n. nnr, ohcct-
en- a darn nrr,nns ucrr m ,hr,r tc,t IN ar, in
etsut. with points Of order and 4 to.rn .nrn we're
s,,oul Mslius ,rvi,. .u prr>uad. hig to u3,td.a +
his oh;ect,nn. Mr. W.te s. IN dnt7 houna. ,tecl,n
ri n entcr,s;n 7nx nurts -, r1cr and W. ,tulIInz
declined IN vI,h,,r.K HI. ob,cc,loa, i,rc1,t,nr-
1hs1 rvss cn,po IN maxi. :. th-n W. srr,lc,.
20 haek To 1he,r o5n end q, the csntol" The
inn, mir nj III. t,y vas euIo,rrd Mr- Wade ii
,ar,nc he srnste II, t.,uyu II, #. ,,,hrr md ,bc
Hon.e ,sss ,+tt alone s,t. H. c,-,, ,rtir,r- nnu
1,,hz tc,, nj hunor. and 1;:,lc nn,ir,na,fnr ,he
eba1ncul scers tns, -waa to pccu, two q, .hrc,
hours later
Within half m hour foh branches bsd yotc5
ssi.hout debate. and hv ,ssse m.ior,,.s That IN,
yote ct Iouttt ana should b. ree.y,d 1.h, ,o,n
convention tler-upon r.a4.cmh1rd. IL VA,
known to n acy ,crsopa tsat General Buller Eouif
rpfte . question of rejection wbcu The vote o
<;coreia wss called ii vaa The lset me nre
e,,tc,, IN The tt.11ry. and NJ me 1nsi,,t prt1e,
~. n. hi. fee1. tnternn.,rr an ob,.c,Ion n -,
rrrcn,toc rhr srcnc vh,rh fououoa c.,,n+ -,
crnta;,ea tri,hn,:t h,;,f IN, of 80 ~, La
r,dr. 7v.;rh Tho ,,,,, .o,r.n,;,, .-1na .us y,
chic. ~. r,a.;d,n, ,f1..~ rss ..er.-.oJ 1,,
rc,r~ -,c .r,,,, ~, c,r-,r. 1ro - 10, .trna
11c ,rith ,hc 1chrt,ion In toh+,,+v a f.v a. =
!tFo,c Tho acrora c1crtor., ro.c for itnroln W
ennu.ed rho ,xo hcn..z nj cano,eae a.rh +,
Itself. .son,r, Whist i. known -. ,,,s twcn,v.,cc
md to,nt ru,r the mir, of uh,cn :. +h.t n =,
ronDt5ro tlr cIcr.nr.] ro,r anv oncs.ion al al
e1tae ahon, The rotr -, .r. s,sf. ,s s.,,,a .hs,
,t orre r-,ir, IN Il, rr.ntr- MN c,rh h-o
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and hv x,,, arr,n.s ,n,,or,,x .snntrS nr,
jo.nt ru1c. h.y,ro ,o,s ard e-n,ri.1 reference I
fhr vnte or t;corrla !. wns mnyrn in ,hr Srnat
hv Edmonts anI, rarr,cd tnron,,n t,,.. u,n.c :,
1r,,.o1 ~ -. ~ I1nrsr a. c-erxh,a
800. ,se .d,,,,tad 1,.a...an,.,tvs, r.,n, t:.,'.
-, NIT tbc s.,,te ~ ,zrrt m. oc,cd ~, -
cn.,t,or NJ rtr,i.ttrr s,ne,nr. froro ,h.t sto,f
.lnrh hc,nr tho eJ,not,on ~ us. ,hor.ht s,.,st
81 wbo,h,r ,r,,r,. -, nnw1e,av ~ + not NJ
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