The national Republican., 1869-02-11


Mr.. Nlblack, OF Ind, called for the read
~ Of the credentials Of Louisiana.
The Speaker. They are In the possession
{ the Joint session, and cannot be read 70
he House alone. III
Mr.. Jones, Of KY, demanded the yeas and
lays on the question, md they were ordered.
rhs vote resulted-.yens 1876, nays 63, 90 the
Iouse decided that the vote should be
counted.
MrIschcnck, Of Ohio, offered the following.
Resolved bv he House Of Representatives,
That no proof being made TO sustain the OBJ
ectlon TO the counting Of the electoral vote
Of the State Of Louisiana, tho House there
fore afilrms that, as no reason appears TO the
contrary, the vote OF that State shall be
counted. ...... .r.......--.r
Mr. Wood, Of N. Y, objected. n ~.
Mr.. shanks, Of Ind, offered the following:
Resolved, Tint, In the opinion OF this
House, the acceptance Of the electoral vote
OF Louisiana for President and Vice Prcsi-
dent Of the United States will encourage
crimlnnl-
Mr.. Glossbrenuer, of Penn, at this point
objected.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, asked that his
question Of order might be entertained.
Mf. Randall, Of Pa, demanded the regu-
lar order.
The Speaker. There Is nothing lu order
until the House receive a message from the
Senate.
Mr.. Mullins, Of Tenn, amid much laugh
ter, asked unanimous consent for Ave minutes
to make an explanation.
Half dozen objections came from differ
ent parts Of the House, and the Speaker
raped Mr.. Mullins to order.
Al 2;l5 O'Clock the Senate again appeared.
Tho President pro ten. OF the Senate
(Mr. Wade presumed the chair and announced
the Joint action Of the two houses.
The tellers were directed to resume their
places and proceed with the count OF the
vote. The count was then proceeded with
In order.
The Chair stated that the next vote was Of
the State Of Georgia.
Mr. Butler, Of Macs, objected to the count.
ing Of the vote Of that State, and sent to the
clerks desk his reasons In writing. They
are as follows; 81 object, under the joint
rule, that the vote Of Georgia should not be
counted, because, among other things, the
vote Of that State was not counted on the
first Wednesday OF December, as required
by law, and no excuse Is assigned for the ne
glect. Second. Prior to the date Of the cleo
tion the State Of Georgia was not represented
In Congress. Third. That at the said date
Georgia had not fully complied with the
Constitution and laws OF the United States,
especially the laws known as the rcconstruc.
tion acts. Fourth. That the election pre-
tended to have been held In the State OF
Georgia was not equal, and further, that the
people were dcposed by fraud"
The Chair caused the concurrent resolu-
tlon passed by both Houses relative to the
counting Of the electoral vote Of Georgia to
be read.
Mr.. Drake, of Missouri, sent the follow.
ing to the Clerks deski | object to the
counting Of the electoral vote OF Nevada, be.
cause II does not appear that the voting was
by ballot. [Laughter.1
Mr.. Pruyn Zone of the tellcrs) then read
the concurrent resolution OF the two Houses
relative to Georgia.
Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont, made the point
Of order that the objection Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts [Butlcrl was not In or.
der, because the action OF the two Houses
took precedence Of the 22d joint rule and
settled the case.
Mr.. Butler, of Massac chusetts, said the vote
must be counted or rejected by the Senate
and House In separate sessions, and the nc.
tlon Of the two Houses cannot
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, here called Mr.
Butler to order.
The Chair. The gentleman from Mnssa
chusetts must present his objections In
writing.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts. And the
gentleman from Massachusetts has presented
his objections In writing. [Laughter.]
The Chair. The Chair Is disposed to hold
the Senate and House to their own doings
that Is, to the concurrent resolution they
have passed on this subject, the substance
Of which the Chair understands to be that Il
the vote Of the State of Georgia does moi
alter the result, 1t might be counted. If Il
does alter the result, It should not be counted
[Great laughter and clapping of hands.
The Chair, (abruptly.) The Senate will
retire to deliberate. Laughter.l
Mr.. washburnc, of Ill. On whatl
The Chair. On the objections of tn
gentleman from Mass, Mr.. Butler.l
Mr. Jones, of Ky. | rise to a point o
order.
The Chair, (not noticing Mr.. Jones.
The Senate will retire according to law
| (Great laughter.l
The Senate then retired TO their Owl
chamber.
when Mr.. Buffers objections were agail
read.
Mr.. Eldrldgc, of Wis, raised the point O
order that the presiding officer Of the join
session had twice decided that under the rul
the vote Of Georgia must be announced
The Speaker overruled the point of order
stating that he could not review the decision
Of the presiding officer Of the Joint session.
Mr.. Drake, of Mo-, raised the point of ol
der that the action of the two Houses doe
not dispose Of the flrst objection of the ger
tlemnn from Massachusetts, [Mr. Butler,
and therefore that point must be decided b
the two Houses separately.
The Chair. The concurrent resolution d.
| al fhnt fha nlnrtnrn1 nj thu tnf n .
Georgia shall be announced by the Chair !
u special way, and he is disposed to obey th
direction Of both branches OF Congress.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, said, with all du
Difference to the Chair, he would be compclc
to appeal from his decision to the House
Representatives.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of ILL.,, raised the point
order that an appeal could not be taken frol
the decision Of the chairman Of the joint SC
sion.
Mr.. Jones, of Ky, objected to the mann,
, Of counting the vote Of Georgia. He read Il
twenty second joint rule, and said that und,
the rule he had right TO object, and
would write out his objections.
, Mr.. Kerr, Of Ind, called the yeas an
nays on the question Of counting the yot
and they were ordered.
Mr.. Mungen, of o., made tho point
order that the objections of the gentlcml
. from Massachusetts Mr.. Bntlerl were II
3 well taken. Laughter.
( The vote resulted-yeas Al, nays 100,
: the vote Of Georgia was not counted.
1 A message was then communicated to Il
G Senate announcing the order of the Hous
Q Pending the absence Of the Senate II larI
0 amount Of legislative business was tran
. acted.
Mr.. Thomas, of Md, moved to reconsid
G the vote by which the House sustained Il
: objections Of the gentleman from Massach
e setts, [Mr. Butler.1
The Speaker. Did the gentleman fro
: Maryland vote with the maJorityi
!, Mr.. Thomas, Of Md. did, sir.
Mr.. Dickey, Of Penn, moved to lay Il
o motion to reconsider on the table.
/ Mr.. Eldridge, of Wis, demanded the ye
and nays, and they were ordered.
f The vote stood-yeas III, nays 81; 30 Il
r motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
The Secretary Of the Senate here appear
o with q message from the Senate, stating tn
the Senate had refused to entertain the o
s jectlons Of the gentleman from Massach
4 setts, Mr.. Butler relative to counting Il
electoral vote Of Georgia.
The Senate then made Its appearance, Al
o resumed their seats In the House.
!, The President of the Joint convention thD
q announced the action of the Senate, al
Y directed the tellers to proceed with the II
5 nouncement of the count.
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