The union Democrat., 1869-02-20
Coming The E.cesoral Vote.
CoNGREssIoNAL PROCEEDINGS 9.

Senate be informed that the House was ready
to receive them
The New York and Washington Railroad
bill was called up as the first business in or
der
Mr.. Phelps moved to Law it on the table,
which was lost bv O. to Ill.
Further proceedings were interrupted bv
the arrival of the Senate The President OF
the Senate took the Speakers chair and
Speaker Colfax took seat beside him.
Senator Conkl,n and Representative. Will
son of Iowa and Pruyn of New York acted as
telers.
The votes of States were read and an
nonneed ser;atim, commencing with New
Hampshire; when Louisiana was reached,
Representative Mullins objected to counting
the vote Of the State Of Louisiana.
Some discussion arose as to what should be
done in view CT the case.
Several members attempted to induce Mr..
Mullins to withdraw his objections, but he
refused. The speaker required that his OBJ
lection be presented in writing, which was
done, and the Senate thereupon retired to its
Chambers.
After brief discussion the House decided
to count the vote of Louisiana. Yeas, l37 !;
navs. 63.
During the taking Of the vote Mr.. Law
renee, Of Ohio. endeavored ia raise a point of
order that no objection can be made or enter
tanned to counting the electoral vote Of any
State, except there is no such State entitled
to vote or the certii icate trar shifting the vote
is irregular but the Speaker declined to en-
terta;n the point of order.
Mr.. Sehenck desired to offer resolution
that the House. in admitting the vote of
7 ou;siopo pnitber offr rms nor denies cnV-
thing in regard to the manner in which the
election in Louisiana was conducted.
At2: Is a message from the Senate notii-
ed the House that they resolved that the eler-
tnral vote of Louisiana shorld he counted.
Immediately thereup0n the Senators returned
To the Hall and took their places. The pre-
siding officer announced the result of the de-
liherations of both Houses wbereupon the
vote of Louisiana was counted-Seven for Sey
mour and Blair
The call of States continued until Georgia
was reached, when Mr.. Butler objected to
counting the vote. on the ground that the
Electors had assembled on the second We'd
nesiav of ecamber instead of the first, as re-
ouired in the Constitution second, because
ut the time of the election Of said Electors
the State If Georgia was not represented in
Congress several other points were included.
CHICAGO, February l0.-It will be remem-
bered that few days before the second Eler
toral vote for Lincoln was counted, both
Houses adopted joint rule, providing that if
in counting the Electoral vote any ques-
tinn should arise about the vote Of any State,
the Senate should retire, and each House de-
eide the question Mt issue without debate.
Last Monday each branch adopted new joint
rules having special reference to the case of
Georgia. which declared that the vote should
he included in the summary but the Presid-
ing Officer. IN announcing the vote. should
declare what the result would be with the
vote, ana what it would be without Georgia
counted. The Senate had voted under this
rule that the objection to counting the vote OF
Georgia was not in order, but the House had
voted not to count the vote of Georgia.
When the Senate returned to the Hall, Mr..
Wade announced that the joint resolution had
been sustained.
Mr.. Butler snapped back angrily, with
slurs at the Senate and its President, insist
ing on his objection.
Mr.. Wade said the vote could be counted.
Mr.. Butler at the top Of his voice, cried
out. II appeal from your decision"
Mr.. Wade said, There is no appeal"
The excitement now became intense there
was the widest confusion. the President hav-
ing no control over the thoroughly excited
body.
Mr.. Butler again at the top cf his voice ap-
pealed from the decision without avail.
Messrs. Salisbury ana Doolittle sarang to
their feet and hurled invectives at Butler.
Mr.. Butler hurled them hack. Half the
members and spectators were on their feet,
swinging their arms and yelling for order.
Sharp words echoed through the hall from
every quarter, mixed with cries of ''order,"
clapping of hands, and laughter. Mr.. Butler
was wild with rage. Mr.. Wade was cool and
obstinate. but incapable of preserving order.
Let us have peace" came from the Demo.
cratic side. Mr.. Butler, with his sleeves
rolled up, shrieked that the Senate ought to
have leave to 60 home that the House could
take care Of itself, intimating that the Senate
and It's President were interlopers.
The excitement at this point cannot be de-
scribed. 1t extended through the entire hall
into the galleries. Mr.. Colfax sprang to his
feet, and in n voice that could be heard above
the terrible roar and din, directed the Ser
geant-at-Arms to arrest any member of the
House who refused to obev the orders of the
President. The Sergeant-at-Arms sprang iu-
to the thekest of the fray. apparently just in
t'me TO prevent personal cOlilSlon DetWeeh
Messrs. Ingersoll and Farnsworth. There
was little abatement of the excitement for
some time hut Mr.. Wade found time to de-
clare the result. and announced that L. S.
Grant. of Illinois. had been elected President
of the United States. and Schuyler Colfsx, of
Indiana. Vice President of the United States.
He then ordered the Senate to retire.
The Speaker resumed the chair and called
the House to order, when Mr.. Butler, smart
ing over his defeat. said he arose to a qneS-
tion of privilege, and submitted resolution
declaring the act of the Senate and its
President arbitrary and tvrannica!. Upon
this resolution he took the floor and spoke
half an hour, only as Butler can speak under
the severest mental excitement. While con-
fning himself to parliamentary language. he
vet found words of the mast emitting and
abusive character lie denounced the Sem
ate. and Wade, and inveighei in suppressed
form Of speech which inferred the most dis
honorable motives to Colfay. His words
boiled out seethng and kissing with rage.
W hich he did not attempt TO conceal.
Speaker Colfax. whose feelings could only
be Judged from his hlahched face and trem-
bling hands. asked permission to reply thav-