Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-13
WASHINGTON.
DissraCeGuI Display of BfhOy-
ishneSs.
Beast Butter as = Bully and
ROydy.
The Orator and COrEuptfOnIst
Mullins.
scenes Over the Electoral Count

From the Cincinnati Commercially
One of the strangest, most intense, and
in some respects the most ~disgraceful
scene that has occurred in the legislative
halls Of the nation since the formation
of the Government, was enacted in the
hall Of the House OF Representatives to-
day, on the occasion Of the counting Of
the electoral vote Of the several States
for President and ce-President for the
ensuing four years.
WITNESSES or IT.
The witnesses of these scenes were not
merely the French and Eoglish Mihis-
ters and a whole gallery full of members
OF foreign legations, but there were
Judges of the Supreme Court OF the
United Ststes, there were cabinet Off.
GERS, Governors of States, prominent Of
ficers Of the army and navy, the wives
and families Of the leading statesmen OF
the country there were Government Of
icers and employees there were me-
chRnics and lsborers, the high, the low
and the middle elass, in such numbers
that not a foot Of unoccupied room In the
immense galleries surrounding the hall
was 10 be found.
There was an unusually large attend
Rnee Of members, and more of the dis.
tiDguished people in Washington than
are commonly present. Gen. Grants
family (~excep4ug his wiie) was present,
including his children, his father-in-Iaw,
and other members Of his household;
and the wife, mother aud sister Of the
Vice. President elect were there. H.
deed, the entire society of Washington
turned cut to witness the final formali.
ties Of a Presidential election.
A NICE MEDLEY OF HUMANITY ON THE
LODI
An order was made in the House,
early in the day, allowing the wives and
families Of Representative ard Sena-
tors the privilege OF the floor, and sofas,
chairs and settees were brought from the
adjoining coat and committee-rooms,
until sill The spaces were filed and the
ladies came pouring in until there was
not a vacant seat or q foot OF standing
room to be had. Not only did the wives
and mothers Of members obtain places
upon the door, tut there were lobbyists,
slhIItfsf bu5u WlhCA6Is anu
officers Of the Southern C~onfsderacy,
who are still unrepentsnt and uDpar-
doned ard there were, in addition, wo-
men OF the town who are daily seen upon
our streets plying their vocation-Rmong
them, Mrs. Cobb, Of pardon-brOkeTage
fame.
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
The ordinary business routine OF the
House was observed until nearly one
O'Clock, the time selected for beginning
the count, and further legislative busi-
ness was then suspended. The order
was read, which provided the positions
which the Senators and officers OF the |
two Houses should occupy, and the SEN
ate was notified that the House was ready
to go into joint session for the uurpose Of
counting the Electoral vote. Soop fhera-
after the members Of the Senate enferad
preceded by Vice President Wade and
Secretary GOrhsm, the House receiving
them standing, and took seats at the
right Of the Speakers desk. MI. Wade
took the chair of the presiding officer,
and the committee to count the votes-
Messrs. Conkling, Of the Senate, and
Wilson, Of Iowa, and Pruyn, Of the
Household their places al the Clerks