New-York tribune., 1873-02-13

objections having Deen reddoou W "ftns
the senate withdrew order to pass upon them ana
The House thereupon called to order by the Speaker
GEoRGIAs VOTE.
Mfr HoAR then offered resolution that the votes re-
ported by the teers having been cast by the Electors
OF the state Of Georgia Horace Greeley President
OF the United States ought not in the Judgment OF the
House, counted, said Horace Greeley having died
before such votes were cast
Mr. BANKS rep, Massl made the point of order that
the House had power TO decide the question oi
eligibility. -,
The SPEAKER remarked that that was question ior
the House % determine under the resolution ho PonS
OF OTder within the purview OF the Char
The vote was taken without aooate, ny lSaS anu W
Nays and amid much excitement, partlouiarl3 as, as ~
became evident that the vote was close one and as me
House take opposite sides OF the question. 80
The vote M resulted IN IN 'se SSOPG@ S sns
voted against the resolution and many Democrats Tor IT,
VOTE OF MISSISSIPPI
Mr. DAWES offered a resolution that in the Judgment
Of the House the eight reported by the teiles
by Electors Of the Of Mississippi ought TO
be counted The resolution adoptod-lol to 49,
The question then the objection made by MFR.
POTTER Dem " ", that one of the votes OF Missis-
spp should not bo counted, hccause tnat vote had not
been cast by T. Morgan, the regular Eector but by
James Spelnan who was appointed as substitute such
appointment not having been duly certlheu ~ the
Mr. POTTER offered a resolution in accordance with
Mr. BANKS offered a substitute for IT, declaring that
the Electors of the State OF Mississippi having been APP
pointed in the directed by the Legislature of
that state, in accordance with the provsohs OF the Con-
stituton Of the United States, were the legal Electors OF
that State, and that the vote cast 10y them ohouu DO
| counted.
Shortly after the close of the recess the Senate again
into the hall Of the House, and the session Oi hc
| joint Convention was resumed.
THE VOTE OF GEORGIA NOT COUNTED.
The PRESI DENT stated she result OF the deiiber
aons Of the two the three questions that had
been raised showing n0n-concurrence between the
two houses of Georgia. and stated that under
the Joint rule the vote OF that State could not be
counted. The rule provides that no vote objected 10
shall be counted except by the concurrent vote of the
There having been a concurrence OF the houses in
regard 20 the question OF MISSISSIPPI tho Fotch VI a'
State were counted
THE VOTE OF KENTUCKY
The elers then proceeded with the formal business OF
stating results OF the electoral votes That OF tAe
state Of Kentucky stated by Mr.. BECK as being for
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana, votes for b. Gratz
| Grown Of Missouri, votes
Senator MORTON (}ep, Ind) made the point OF order
that Of the votes Of the electors OF Georgia having
five for another OF That state for Vice President
such votes should not be counted the Constnnqn re-
curing the President aud Vcofresdent shall not
The VICEPREsIDENT overruled the point Of order.
| as not having been made in time
VOTE TEXAS
The certificates Of the Electors of the state OF Texas
| having been read by Mr.. DAWES. Senator TRUMBULL
objected to vote being received because there was
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that the persons who voted for President and VcePTes
! dent had been appointed Electors. .,
| Mr. DICKEY (IIep, PenuJ also objected. because 1t
| apDeared there not legal majority or the
Electors only four Of the original Electors having been
present and had undertaken TO ill the places OF the four
These two objections having been made, the Senate
again. at 4:2O p u withdrew To Its chamber, IN order
that both houses might pass separately upon the OD
| Jeetions .,.,. .,. ., ,, ~, ros
At 5O p H. the Senate again returned to the hall of
The VICE PRESIDENT stated the fact that the onjee-
ons TO the vote Of Texas had been 0verrued oy each
house, and directed that the vote should be counted
! THE VOTE or Arkansas
The VICE-PRE5IDENT, in presenting the certificates
from the State of Arkansas stated that copy had been
received by him the nth Of December and one by
the Secretary OF State the % OF January, 1S3 and
that on the 4th OF February person claiming TO
be messenger from the State OF Arkansas but without
a commission as such presented 10 him sealed paper
| which, when opened purpOrted to be certificate OF
electors but which was wholly INFORMAL ana was
senator RICE lib Rep. Ark) objected to the vote of
that state counted, but deferred OHerlne tt oo
lection in writing until after the certificates from Lou
| isians were presented
TIE VOTE OF LOUISIANA.
! The PRESIDENT then handed TO the tciers a
certificate from the of Louisiana which had been
reserved till the last and Mr. DAWES proceeded TO read
it in full This certificate the eight votes Of Lou
siana to L. g. for President, and Henry Wilson
| for Vce-President.
other certificate from the of Louisiana, signed by
eight other persons claiming be the Electors OF the
st9te and giving the Electoral VicePresidcnt
m r. tratz Brown the for President having been
blank The latter paper was accompanied by certificates
from the Governor of Louisiana and from the state
Registrar that the eight persons who had signed
II had been duly elected Electors Tor President and
VcePresident The Registrars certificate states that
the eight Electors voted for Il. Graz Brown for
Wee President had in the popular vote received over
10000 votes while the other eight Electors had received
Mr. STEVENSON CRep Ohio objected to the counting
of apy vote from the OF louisiana because II dd
satisfactorily appear that any Electors were elected
MT. CARPENTER also objected to counting any Of
the votes OF Louisiana because mere Was 10
turn cast by the Electors Of that state ana
because there is State Government IN tndl state
renubcan fOrm and because canvass OF the votes
| cast in the state had been made.
because Mr. BOvee who signed the Electors certificate
was not Secretary of state nor In possession
OF the the seal of that position, ana because
that certificate not true in fact proved by the
An the objections the vote or Louisiana having been
stated Senator RICE stated his objection 70 the vote OF
Arkansas It being the election returns showed that
fine persons certified by the Secretary OF State
not elected Electors for President ana
and the returns read by the eers bad not been
| certified according to law.
| The Senate at G:l5 O'Clock withdrew and for time
there much confusion In the House, caused by an
effort on the part Of many members TO take recess m
tomorrow and by the efforts OF other members to de-
The motion for recess was deleated-Yeas, s2 Nays
iO' THE VOTES OF ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA.
| The objection 70 the of Arkansas then sub
mted TO the House. and resolution was adopted, by
vote OF lO3 TO o. on motion Of Mr. SNYDER ReP. Ark
| that the vote be counted.
| Mr. GARFIELD Rep., Ohio) offered a resolution, that
in the Judgment OF the House OF the returns
ported 0y teers Of the Electoral votes OF Louisiana
| should be counted.
| Mr.. sPEER QSep, Penn) moved as substitute that
the OF the Electors Of Louisiana certified to by
| Gov. Warnoth be counted
Mr.. SHELDON offered a resolution that the vote OF
| Loulsiaua 0Or Grant and WILSON, be counted.
Mr. POTTER called attention 10 the fact that the seal
attached 10 the certificate signed by Bovee not the
| seal OF the State.