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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The Joint Con-
vention for the counting Of the votes Of the
States for President, assembled to-day at
O'clock, in the Hall of the House Of Repre-
seniatives.
Mullins, Of Tennessee, objected to the
counting Of the vote of Louisiana, on the
ground that there was no valid election in
that State.
The Senate decided TO count the vote OF
the State, by a vote OF 81 ayes to noes.
The House made the same decision by vote
of 1877 ayes to 63 noes.
Butler, Of Massachusetts, objected to count
ing the vote of Georgia, on these grounds ::
that the vote of Georgia was not counted on
the election day prescribed that at the date
of the election Georgia had not complied
with the terms of the Reconstruction Law !;
and that the election in that State was fraud
ulent.
The Senate agreed to count the vote of
Georgia by vote of 81 ayes to &c noes. The
House refused to agree to the count, by a
vote of 80 noes to Al ayes.
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Upon re-assembling, Senator Wade, Presi-
dent of the Senate, directed the tellers to
proceed with the count. Butler objected,
and great excitement and confusion ensued.
Speaker Colfax threatened to order the ar
rest of members If order was not preserved.
Order being finally restored, the count was
completed, and the Senate retired.
As soon as the Senate had retired, Butler
offered Il resolution declaring that the act of
hs4 prasidanf Of ha 70 In, fha
vote of the State of Georgia was gross op-
preston and palpable invasion of the rights
of the House.
On the Introduction and reading of this
resolution there was a scene Of the widest
and most exciting character; many members
claiming the floor, and, falling to obtain re-
cognition, INDUCING in severe and unparlia-
mentary eXelamations-some denunciatory
of President Wade and the Senate, and 9TH
ers not at all complimentary to Butler.
Order being restored, after tumult last
ing several minutes, the Speaker said that
Senator Wade was justified, under the con-
current resolution, in counting the vote with
and without Georgia, and declaring the re-
suit to be the same.
Butler replied with great bitterness, and Il
long and angry discussion followed in regard
to the matter, at the conclusion of which the
House adjourned.
HAVANA, February 10.-The rebellion in
this island is steadily and surely gaining
ground.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE scene in
Congress yesterday during the sitting of
the Joint Convention, on the counting of the
votes of the State of Georgia. and the scene
afterwards in the House, while discussing
Buffers resolution, were unparalleled for
their exhibitions of violence and disorder
Senator Wade was determined to receive
the vote of the citizens of Georgia, and pc
remptorily refused to allow Butler TO speak
saying, soto UOce, that he (Butler) might ap-
peal and be damned
Butler, upon this, rolled up his coat sleeves
in pugilistic style.
Fransworth, Ingersoll, Van Horn and other
Representatives, gathered around Butler yell
ing in the most vociferous and unseemly
manner.
Wade appeared to be somewhat bewildered
at this demonstration.
Butler demanded that Senators should
retire-calling them "interlopers," and
pointing to Sumner, Fessenden and Others.
Speaker Cofax then ordered the Sergeant
alarms TO arrest the disorderly Representa-
tives. The Seargeant-at-Arms approached
Butler for the purpose of making the arrest.
Butler subsidized, but Van Horn threatened to
cut the Seargent-at-Arms in two, if he dared
to lay hands on the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts.
Personal violence was seriously apprehen-
ded, and probably would have been commit
ted but for the calmness and presence of
mind of Senator Doolittle, who, in Il cool
manner, but in firm voice, demanded the
announcement of the vote.
After the Senate had retired from the Rep
resentative's Hall, Butler made a violent and
denunciatory speech.
He said that perhaps four years from now
ColfaX, as Vice President of the United
States, might declare himself elected by such
arbitrary ruling as had just been Witnessed
Just as relative had declared him to be cleo
ted on that day.
He said that Colfax was nothing but a
member of the Joint Convention, and had
no right, in the Convention, to call the Ser
geant-at-arms to arrest any one member
Colfax made calm and digni6ed reply.
In the Senate to day, Garrett Davis,
of Kentucky, introduced a resolution
declaring that the noisy and disorderly con-
duct of Butler and others, in the Representa-
tive Hall, was very disreputable proceeding
wrong in every sense, and an insult to the
Senate.
The resolution was laid over under the
rules, and will probably be discussed in the
Senate at the same time that the Honse are
discussing Buffers resolution again, protest
ing against the count of the vote of Georgia
by order of Wade, as a gross act of oppres-
sion, aud an invasion of the rights and priv
ileges of the House of Representatives.
Speader Colfax has appointed H. L. Dawes,
of Massachusetts, Speaker pro TEN.
Wilson of Iowa, and Pruyn of New York,
have been appointed by the Speaker to wait
on General Grant, and to inform him of his
election as Chief Magistrate of the United
States
Senator Morton has been appointed by the
Senate for like duty.
The Committee Of Ways and Means of the
House, have agreed to report bill exempt
ing from duty the Ocean Cable of the Collins
Russian American Telegraph Company.
The Government had agreed to issue bonds
for forty miles more on the road of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, reserying
large amount of first mortgage bonds.
RICHMOND, February 11.-By instructions
from Attorney General Evarts, a slolle prosequi
has been entered in the case of the United
States against jefferson Davis, as to both ill.,
dictments. Also, in the case Of thirty-eight
Others, for the same reason, including Brock
inridge and Lougstreet.
Davis sureties have been released.
In the House this evening, Sheleberger, of
Ohio, made speech supporting the rulings
of Wade and COlfax in counting the electoral
vote of Georgia.
He said that the matter was entrusted
mostly TO the Vice-President-the members
of the two Houses being only spectators, or
witnesses to attest the fairness Of the count.
Bingham, of Ohio. made a speech in which
he condemned Buffers conduct severely, as
revolutionary and anarchical, having ten
dency to secure the dissolution of the Con-
vention and prevent the official announce
ment of the vote. BE said that Buffers
howlings would have been disgrace to
fish market
There was great excitement during Bing-
hams speech.
When Bingham had concluded Farnsworth,
of Illinois, attempted to get the floor, and
mounted table in order to attract the atten-
ton of the Speaker.