The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-13
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

BY the arrival Of the Comet on Wednesday morn
ing. we have San Francisco dailies of the 2lst of
February, eight days later.
The Idaho arrived over on the 10Th. after 4 pas
sage Of fourteen days. having been detained
eighteen hours owing to accident to her machinery.
We find but little news of Importance. The fol-
lowing we extract from telegraphic summarize of
California papers:
Chicago, Feb. lO.-[Note by the Reporter-The
wire east worked badly last night, and a tull re-
port Of the proceedings OF Congress was not re-
ceived till u late hour. In place OF the regular re-
port. / send the Republicans special account of
the scenes transporting after the second return of
the Senate to the Housed
IL will be remembered that n few days before
the second Electoral vote for Lincoln was counted.
both Houses adopted 4 joint rule. providing 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 at issue
without debate.
Last Monday each House adopted new joint
rulcs having spccial reference to the case of Gror-
gil. which declared thai the vote should be in
clUdcd 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 counted. The Senate had
voted under this rule that the objection to count
ing the vote Of Georgia was not in order, but the
House had voted not to count the vote OF Georgia.
When the Senate returned to the Hall. Mr.. Wade
announced that the joint resolution had been sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Butler snapped back angrily, with slurs at
the Senate and its President, insisting on his objec-
ton.
Nj. Wade said the vote could be counted.
Mr.. Butler. AT the top Of his voice, cried ont, Il
appeal from your decision"
The excitement now became intense there was
the widest confusion, the President having no con-
troll over tie thoroughly excited body.
Mr.. Butler again at the top of his voice appealed
from the decision without avail. MesSrs. salisbury
aud Doolittlc sprang to their feet and buried in
vcctIvcs at Butler. Mr.. Butler hurled them back :;
half the members and spectators were on their
feet. swinging their arms and yelling for order.
Sharp words echoed through the hail from every
quarter. mixed with cries of " order" clapping of
hands and laughter. Nr. Butler was wild with
rage. Mr.. Wade was cool and obstinate. but inca
pablc uf preserving order. " Let ms have peace"
came from the Democratic side. Mr.. Butler. with
his sleeves rolled up shrieked that the senate
ought to have leave TO 20 home that the House
could take care of itself, intimatiug that the Senate
and It's President were in;crlopcrs.
The excitement at this point cannot be described.
Il extended through the entire hall into the gal
lcrics. Mr.. C0liaN sprang 10 his feet. and IN Il
voice that could be heard above the terrible roar
aud din. directed the Sargcantat-Arms to arrest
any Of the member of the House who refused to
obey the orders Of the President. The Sergeant
alarms spraug into the thiCkcst of the fray. APP
par,utly just in time to prevent 4 personal COLI
sion between NvSSrs. luEcr>ou and FaruSwurth.
There was it'll" abatement 90 the excitement for
some time but Mr.. Wade found time Ia declare
III. result. and announced that L. =. Grant. of lill-
uoi-. had been elected President of the United
states. and Schuyler CoiiaN. Of Indiana. Vice
President of the United States. He then ordered
3D.. Senate On retire.
The Speaker resumed the chair and called the
Uuu-. 90 order. when Mr.. Butler. smartiug over
his defeat. said be- arose to "a question of privilege.
uud submitted "a resolution declaring the action Of
the senate and It's President arbitrary and tyrauui-
cal. Upon this resolution hc took the floor and
spoke half au hour, only rs BUtlcr can speak un-
der the scvcrcst mental excitement. While con-
filming himself Ia parliamentary language. he Vet
found words of the most cutting and abusive char
actcr. lie denounced the Senate aud Wade. and
i~uvcichcd i'm "a suppressed form of speech which
Inferred the most di~houurahlc motives of ColilN.
His words boiled ont s'rthiug and kissing with
rage. which hc did not attempt TO conceal.
speaker CulIN. whose feelings could only Ice
Judged from his hlauChcd face and trembling
hands. asked permission to reply lhaving prcyj-
uu-Iy vacated the Chair to Dawes, and taken his
seat among the mUmbcrsO