Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-02-20

ne EIemeuo at Werk.
CHICAGO, Feb. l0.-It Viii be reusm-,
bered that few days before tho scspnd
electoral vote for Lincoln was coulted
both Houses adoptcda joint resolution pro-
viding that if IN counting the electoral
vote any question should arise about the
vote Of any State, the Senate should retire
and each House decide the question ut is
sue without debate. Last Monday each
branch adopted new joint rules having spe-
cial reference to the case Of Georgia, which
declared that the vote should be announced
in the summary, but the presiding officer
in announcing the vote, should declare
what the result would be with the vote
and what it would be without Georgia.
When the the Senate returned to the hall
Mr.. Wade announced that the joint reso-
luton had been sustained.
Mr.. Butler snapped back with angry
slur at the Senate and the President, in.
sisting upon his objection.
Mr.. Wade said the vote could be count.
ed.
Mr.. Butler, at the top Of his voice, cried
out. 81 appeal from your decision"
Mr.. Wade said, "there is no appeal"
The excitement became intense. There
was the widest confusion, the President
having no control over the thoroughly ex-
cited body
Dir. Butler again, at the topof his voice,
appealed from the decision without avail.
Messrs. Salisbury and Doolittle sprang
to their feet and hurled invectives on But
ler.
Mr.. Butler hurled them back.
Half the members and spectators were
In their feet swinging their arms and yell.
ling for order. Sharp words echoed
through the hall from every quarter, mixed
with cheers and cries Of order, clapping of
hands and laughter. Mr.. Butler was wild
with rage, but Mr.. Wade was cool and OBJ
situate, though unable to preserve order.
Let Us have peace" came from the Dem
ocratic side.
Mr. Butler, with his sleeves rolled up,
shouted that he Senate ought. to have leave
to 90 home; that the House could take
care Of itself, intimsting that the Senate
and its President were interlopcrs. The
excitement at this point cant be described.
1t extended through the entire hall and
into the galleries.
Mr.. Coltax sprang to his feet and in a
voice that could be heard above the roar
and din, ordered the Sergcant-at.Arm to
arrest any member Of the House who re.
fused to obey the orders Of the President
The Sergcant-at-.Arms rushed into tho
thickest Of the fray in time to prevent
personal collision between Mcssrs. Ingersol
and Farnsworth.
There was little abatement Of the excite
ment for some time. but Mr.. Wade found
timc to declare the result, and announced
TINT Y. s. Grant Of illinois had been cleo
tod President of the Unitcl States, and
Schuyler Colfax Of Indiana Vice President
of the United States. He ordered the
Senate to retire. '7f'
The Speaker resumed his chair and
called the House to order.
Mr. Butler, smarting over his defeat,
said he arose to question ofprivilegc,
and submitted a resolution declaring the
action of tho Senate and its President arbi.
trary and tyrannical. Upon this resolution
he took the floor and spoke an hour only
as Butler can speak, under the severcst
mental excitement. While combining him.
self to parliamentary language, he found
words of most cutting and abusive charac-
ter. lie denounced the Senate and Wade,
and in suppressed form Of screcches which
inferred the most dishonorble motives to
Colfax, his words boiled out, see.hing and
Kissing with rage, which he did not at
tempt to conceal. r.f 80 4
Mr.. Colfax, whose feeling could only DO
judged by his face and trembling hands,
asked permission to reply, having previ-
ously vacated the chair to Dawes and taken
his seat among the members. -'''f' N' '"+'7
Mr.. Butler declined to give him the
Aoor, and continued to pour out his i'm.
passioned eloquence. At last from sheer
exhaustion no resumed his seat. The
floor was given to Colfax. No trace Of
anger was visible in his manner. Very
calxly and smoothly be began, and for the
first time during the day there was silence
in the chamber. There were no invec.
tives or denunciatiou in his speech. It
was digni6ed, calm, impressive and manly,
every period cut to the quick, although not
a single harsh word was used. i'0 yasfmo
In the House, Mr.. Davis offered ares,y
olution declaring that the noisy and adisor-
derly conduct Of Ben. Butler and other
members Of the House was disreputable
aud IN insult 10 the people Of tho United
States. Tn resolution went over under
the rules. .d e sasp.47 e. ha
.t..I Miscellaneous. .,.n ,l.aI
NEW YoRK, Feb. 8.-The vigilance
committees are secretly organizing Tor the
suppression Of crime, BY cooperation
with honest officials and concerted action
against corruption. la fs5 -s.. od n 1
NEW YoRx, Fab. 15,-An immense
mass meeting Of citizens favorable 70 the
freedom Of ireland and liberation Of Amer
lean citizens, prisoners i. . Esglsad, WAS
held this evening at tho Cooper 1nstituts,
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