The national Republican., 1869-02-11

message, win view TO concurring In the
samei which was declared out OF order.
Mr.. Hendricks again raised the point Of
order, that the Senate cannot modify the
concurrent resolution OF Feb. 8.
The Chnir said II the pending resolution
was concurrent resolution, then II was 10
orderI but II not, then Il was not in order.
MT. Hendricks held that pending the
counting Of the electoral vote no proposition
to amend the concurrent resolution, which
prescribed the mode Of counting this vote,
should be considered.
The Chair then decided that the PROPOSE
tion OF Mr.. Howe was not In order.
The Chair In the Joint convention would |
| have enforced the concurrent resolution but |
for doubt that the objection OF the gentle |
man from Massachusetts Mr.. Butler1 went |
back OF and was Independent Of that rcsolu- |
tion. |
Mr.. Doollttle said the concurrent resolu-
tion carried everything, and the Chair should
have enforced II. ... halls.
The Chair then also ruled out Of order the
motion Of Mr.. Drake.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted a resolution that
under the special order Of the two Houses
respecting the electoral vote Of the State Of
Georgia, the objections made 10 counting the
said vote are not in order.
Mr.. Nye asked II the vote Of the State Of
Georgia could be counted when the House
objected ..r
Mr. lrunpull snlu tnc house could not
decide for the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds said the rule said no vote
should be counted that was objected to.
The resolution Of Mr.. Edm unds was agreed
to, as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Cat
tell, Conness, Corbett, Crayin, Davis, Dixon,
Doolittle, Edmunds, Fowler, Frelinghuyson,
Grimes, Hendricks, Kellogg, McCrcery, Nor
rill Of Me-, Morrill, Of W., Morton, Patter-
son of N. H., Patterson Of Tenn, Ross, Sauls-
bury, Sawyer, Sherman, sprague, Stewart,
Upton, Van Ness, Whyte and Williams-3l.
Nays-Messrs. Cameron, Chandler, Cole,
Conkling, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Harlan,
Harris, Howe, Mcdonald, Morgan, Nye,
Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Spencer,
Thayer, Trumbull, Van winklc, Wade, War
ner, Wiley and Yates-26.
The Chair asked II the two Houses did not
agree what announcement should be made to
the joint convention.
Mr.. Edmunds said oil that was necessary
was to announce the action Of the Senate to
the House, and he moved message to that
, effect.
, Mr.. Sherman thought the action which
. had been taken was very dangerous. Nothing
= could be done without the concurrence OF
c the two Houses, and II would be In the
I power Of the Senate or House to defeat an
= election for President OF the United States.
' The Chair again inquired what was TO be
q done now.
n Mr.. Trumbul said the proper course was
Y to go back In Joint convention and resume
c the counting OF the votes, and this matter
3 could be left as 1t was without any decision
i on the subject.
Mr.. Howard submitted resolution that
e the electoral vote Of Georgia ought not to
e be counted.
Mr.. Williams raised the point OF order that
e the resolution should not be received.
The Chair declared the resolution to be in
c order.
It Mr.. Williams appealed from the decision
Of the Chair, when the decision Of the Chair
d was sustained by-yeas 81, nays 25.
/. The question was then taken on the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Howard; when II was rejected;
e Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cole,
/, Conkling, Chandler, Drake, Harlan, Harris,
m Howard, Howe, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Nye,
e Osborn, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawyer,
d Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Wade,
Wilson and Yates-25
J. Nays-Messrs. Buckalew, Conness, Cor
bett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Ed
II munds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Freling-
huysen, Grimes, Hendricks, McCreery, Nor
l. gan, Morrill, Of Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont,
te Morton, Patterson Of New Hampshire, Pat
terson Of Tennessee, Pool, Ross, salisbury,
Is Sherman, spraguc, Upton, Trumbull, Van
,r Wrinkle, vickers, Warren, whyte, Wiley
4 and Williams-39.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved that the Senate
l. proceed to the hall Of the House.
Mr.. Conkllng. For what purposel
Ie The Chair put the motion, declared II car
ried, and the Senate once more returned to
Il the hall OF the House.
c. The Senate, at 4:i5 p. M, returned to Its
Chamber.
~ Mr.. Morton offered q concurrent resolu-
lie tion, that q committee Of one member Of the
Senate and two Of the House be appointed to
Of walt on Ulysses s. Grant and Schuyler Col
&c fax, and inform them Of their election to the
D." offices, respectively, Of President and Vice
L. President of the United States for four years
from March 4, 1869.
to The resolution was agreed to, and the
a. Chair appointed Mr.. Morton as the member
In on the part Of the Senate.
d., Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the cur
ne rency bill.
Of Mr.. Chandler moved to adjourn, which
was agreed to, and the Senate then ad
H. journcd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tc- Mr.. McCarthy, of N. H., rising to priv
,r- ieged question, called up his motion to re
h. consider the vote by which the bill authoriz
r. ing the construction Of a military and posta
- railroad between this city and New York wa
n sent to the Speakers table.
ia. Mr.. Eldridge, Of Wis.,, inquired II 1t di,
~, not require a suspension Of the rules to tax
e. up the bill from the Speakers table.
4 IL
m. man from New York mir. Mccarthy ha,
m. entered a motion to reconsider yesterday.
re- Mr.. Mccarthy, OF N. Y, moved the pre-
yious question on the passage OF the bill.
oil Mr.. Phelps, of Md, moved that the bill b
laid upon the table; on which he dcmande
,u the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
,ic Mr.. Phelps also called for the reading O
nj the bill.
"' Mr.. schcnck, of Ohio, offered the follow
So ing:
to Resolced, That the Clerk of the House
ch requested to inform the Senate of the Unite
States that the Houss Of Representatives
ote ready to go into joint session for the purpos
nd Of counting the electoral vote for Presider
Ter, and Vice President Of the United States.
Agreed to.
Use The yeas and nays were then called on tn
Of motion to lay the Airline railroad bill o
the table, and 1t was defeated-yeas 9:
ch nays Ill,
OF The Speaker announced that the Houf
would now prepare to meet with the Senai
RS, In Joint session. He caused to be read IL
Joint rule OF the House for the meeting I
its the two Houses In Joint session, In accort
ance with which the members yacate
ing seats on the right Of the Speaker, for n'
the seats back, or the three sections to Il
right Of the Speakers chair. President p'
ion tenn Of the Senate Wade occupied the seat Q
of the right Of Speaker Colfax.
,ro- President pro TEN. Wade then called Il
the Joint session 10 order, and directed the tel
ers appointed by the two Houses TO tai
TO their places.
ON Messrs. Senator Conkling and Represent
hey tiyes Prnyn and Wilson, OF Iowa, the teller
of took their places at the Clerks desk.
President pro ten. Wade then proceeded
the open the packages containing the electOr
votes for President and Vice President.
ave The first opened was from the electors
Of the State of New Hampshire, and 9th
ted States were announced In order.
the When the vote Of Louisiana was about
be announced,
the Mr.. Mullins, of Tennessee, objected to |
Iich announcement, and called for the reading
by the certificates.
The certificates were read by Mr.. Pruyn.
cen President Wade then caused the Clerk
s In read the ed joint rule Of the two House
the which sets forth that ifanyquestion shall ari
on relative to the counting Of vote Of al
State, the Senate shall at once retire to !
n -. l..II n Il