Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-13

made by Potter that one of the votes OF
Mississippi should not be counted,
because that vote had not been cast by
Morgan, the regular Eleetor, but by
Spellman, who was appointed as a sub
stitute, such appointment not having
been duly certified to by the Governor.
Potter offered resolution in accord
anee with his objection.
Mr.. Banks opposed the substitute for
it, declaring that the Electors of the
State of Mississippi, having been ap-
pointed in the manner directed by the
Legislature of that State, in accordance
with the proyis ons of the constitution
of the United States, were legal Elect
ors OK that State, and that the vote, as
cast by them, should be counted.
The substitute was agreed to.
A message was sent to the Senate that
the House had acted on the question
submitted by the joint convention of the
two houses.
The Honse then took a recess for fif-
teen minutes.
JOINT SESSION.
Shortly after the close of the recess,
the Senate again came into the hall of
and the session of the Joint convention
was resumed under the Craftsmanship OF
the Nice-President.
The Fice-President stated the revolt
of the two Houses on the three questions
that he raised, showing the nOn-cOncur-
renee between the two Houses in the
case of Georgia, and stated that under
the twenty-second joint rule the vote of
that State could not be counted. The
rule provides that "no vote objected to
shall be counted except by the concur
rent vote of the two Houses"
There having been a concurrence of
the two Houses in regard to the question
Of Mississippi, the votes of that State
were counted.
The tellers then proceeded with the
formal business of stating the result of
the electoral votes. That of the State
of Kentucky was stated by Mr. Beck as
being-for Thomas A. Hendricks, eight
votes; B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, four
votes.
Senator Morton made point Of order
that two votes of the electors Of Georgia
having been cast for a citizen of that
State for President, and five for another
citizen of that State for President, and
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such votes should not be
counted, the col stitution requiring that
the President and President shall
not be citizens of the same State.
The Vice-President overruled the
point Of order a. not having been made
in time. The same point, however, was
made by Senator Carpenter in regard to
the State of Missouri. It appears that
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for President, and some for him as Vice
President. The point was, however,
withdrawn, in view of the sentence in
the certificate to the effect that none Of
the electors who had voted for B. Gratz
Brown as President had voted for him
as Vice-President.
The certificates of the Electors Of the
State of Texas having been read by Mr..
Dawes, Senator Trumbull objected to
the vote being received, because there !
was no certificate by the Executive au-
thority of that State that the persons |
who voted for President and Vice |
President had been appointed Electors |
Mr. Dickey also objected because it ap- |
peared that there was not legal ma
ority Of Electors, only four Of the orig
nal Electors having been present, and |
lad undertaken to ill the places of the |
our who were absent. These two OBJ
ections having been made, the'Senate
again, at twenty minutes past four in
he evening, withdrew to its chamber,
n order that both Houses might pass
upon the objections.
In reference to the objection made
1y Senator Trumbull the House adopted
he resolution offered by Mr.. Dawes,
hat the vote of Texas should be counted
IS reported by the telIers. And in refer
snce to the objection made by Mr..
Oickey, the House adopted a resolution
hat a quorum is an arbitrary number,
which State has a right to establish for
tself, and that as it does not appear that
he choice of the Electors was in con-
lict with the law of that State as to a
quorum for the transaction of business,
he vote of Texas should be counted.
After an interval extending to ten
minutes past five o'clock the Senate
again returned to the Hall of the House,
-he Nice-President took the chair, and |
,he session of the joint convention was
resumed.
The Vice. President stated the fact |
that the objections to the vote of Texas
had been overruled by each house, and |
directed that the vote should be counted. |