The Portland daily press., 1869-02-11
xLth OoNGREss---Third Session.

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WASHING TON, Feb. 10.-Debate occurred as
to the propriety demonstrating the joint reso-
luton amendatory and declaratory of the act 4
to establish an ocean lima of mail steamships
between New York and Europe.
At 1Z.55. message having been received
from the House announcing it ready to receive
the Senate, the Senate proceeded in a body to
the House to witness the counting of the vote |
for President end Vice President. A f'GT'T a 4 II
After debare, the Senate by a vote of 81 to 7. |
decided to count the electoral vote of Louis |
lana.
The Senate then returned to its hall to con- |
slider the objections raised by Mr.. Butler to |
the counting of the electoral votes of Georgia,
and the Senate by a vote of 81 to 26, decided |
that Mr.. Buffers objection was not in order. i
In view of the adoption of the adoption of
the concurrent resolution, Mr. Howard offered
the following: tsasi ss.s
Resolved That the electoral vote of Georgia
ought not to be counted. saasats s-gss 4
Rejected-25 against "a.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the Secretary
was directed to inform the House of the action
of the Senate, and again proceeded to the hall
At AS the Senate returned to the Senate
chamber 1aass EgkkA 81
Mr.. Morton offered q resolution appointing a
member of the Senate to be, with two mem
bers Of the House of Representatives, a Joint
committee of three to wait upon Gen. Grant
and Mr. Colfax, and inform them OF their cleo
ton as President and Vice President respect
The chair appointed Mr.. Morgan as the SEN
ate member on the committee.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee on FL /
nance, reported favorably, without amend
ment the bill to prohibit the secret sales of
gold or bonds on account of the United States
and for other purposes, introduced by Mr..
Conkling Jan. 21st.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, from the same COM
mittee, reported favorably the House bill to
authorize the Importation of machinery for re-
pairs only free of duty.
Mr.. Sherman moved to take up the curren-
cy bill, but Mr.. Chandler objected and on his
motion the Senate adjourned.
@ HOUSE. e1 .o
This being day for the counting of the cleo.
toral votes, great crowds of spectators werein
the House and galleries. The House opened
with prayer
objection having been made to counting the
vote Of Louisiana, the Senate retired, and the
question being submitted to the House the
vote was ordered to be counted-yeas 1877, nays
60.
Messrs Schenck and Shanks desired leave
ia otfer propositions, but objections were made
AT quarter past a message was received
from the Senate notifying the House that the
Senate had resolved that the electoral votes of
Louisiana should be counted
Immediately thereafter the Senators return
ed to the hall of the House.
The presiding officer announced that by con-
current resolution of both houses, the vote of
Louisiana should be counted.
IL was tnereup0n announced. Ia Kan
The call of the votes of States was continued
till Georgia was reached, when Mr.. Butler of
Massachusetts said:s 81 lae s48 s 81 ssssltf
object to the vote of the State of Georgia
being connted and send my objections in
writing to the chair. ~ ~. ~
The objections were read as follows:
OBJECT under the joint rule that the vote Of
the State of Georgia for President and Vice
President ought not to be counted and OBJ
ject to the counting thereof because
"A rno1 9TH
electors in the electoral college was not given
on the first Wednesday in December as re-
CURED by law, and no excuse in justification
for the omission of such legal duty is set forth
IN the certificate of the action of the electors.
- Second, because at the date Of the election
of such electors, the State of Georgia had not
been admitted to representation as State in
Congress since the rebellion of her people or
become entitled thereto i 11.lrlsIa Flsiri
rd,-At said date, said State of Georgia
had not fulfilled in due form all the require
ments of the Constitution and laws Of the
United States knewn as the reconstruction
acts, so as to enttle said State of Georgia TO-
be represented as State of the Union in the
electoral vote of the several States for the
choice Of President and Vice President.
fourth,-That the election pretended to hive
Deeh neid IN the State of Georgia ON the first
Tuesday in November last past was NOT
free, Just, equal and fair election. but the peo-
pie were deprived of their Just rights therein
by force and fraud. rs
0cuoe0a Dtonc~<As Tue OOlect10n will
quire the retirement of the Senate to its cham
Der, I send an objection to the counting of the
vote of the State of Nevada, which may 20 at
the same time. y = tst3si -1A5. A9Ass 2
The presiding oficer-The objection is too
late, the vote of Nevada has been counted.
q. Representative Pruyn then by direction of
the presiding officer, read the concurrent reso-
luton of the two houses in relation to the
counting Of the vote of Georgia.
Senator Edmunds made point of order
that the objection was not in order, the two
houses having by special rule on the case of
Georgla made substantial change in the
standing of the Joint rule.
mr.; butler-I desire to call the attention of
sne PRESIDENT to the law that the votes must
os counted or rejected by the convention of
Mr. Wood-I call the gentleman from Mas
s s; to order The rule forbids discus
o, The presiding ofacer-The debate i, not in
MI; Butler-I claim as point Of order that
.ne oolectlons of the Senator from Vermont ia
1oc wen taken, and desire the onestion 70 he
oecided by the two houses 1Nes''o" :" pe
The presiding officer. Csneot;,,,. an.
nesitapcy)-Ihe chair is varv ,',,ol =. uSi ~
to hold the Senate and the House ~ .Lu1sPoseu
doings TO the joint resolnt;on . " .nen own
passed, the purport Of which is ~ r .r tney
stand it, that if the vote OF 3eoreia Az unuer
ter the result Of the election tbev w 10y, ny az
counted, and if they did alter the resn1t y, De
were not to be counted. s4 'neS
This simple and explicit declaration Of thu
meaning Of the concurrent resolution brought