The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-02-22
HOW AND WHY LOUISIANA'S ELECTO.
RAJ VOTE WAS EXCLUDED.
Result Of tho Count by Congress.

for Vice President.
Thesecond had the certificate of Gov.
Warmoth to the election of another list
of electors, and to it was appended the
certificate of the Register of Votes of
Louisiana, giving what purpOrted to
be the popular vote, showing that these
electors received a vote averaging about
$4,000, while their opponents received
an average of about $4,000 votes. The
vote was cast blank for President and
for b. Gratz Brown for Vice President.
Senator West objected to the return
of the electors whose election was certi-
fed to by the Governor, on the ground
that the certificate was not made in
pursuance Of law.
Mr.. Sheldon objected to the vote for
B. Gratz Brown on the ground that the
certificate signed by the Governor was
not signed by the person who was at
that time Assistant Secretary of State,
and because there had been no official
count of the vote of the State, and the
Governor could have no reliable infor-
nation as to whom was elected.
Mr.. Potter objected to the Grant and
Wilson vote on the ground that there
was no certificate from the Executive
of the State to the election of the cleo
tors, as required by the act of Congress
of 1892, and for the reason that the GER
persons were elected as electors.
Mr.. Stevenson objected to any vote
from Louisiana being counted, because
it docs not sufficiently appear that the
electors were chosen according to law.
Mr.. Boarman objected to any vote
being counted from Louisiana, because
Of facts set forth in the report of the
Committee of tho Senate on Privileges
and Elections in the Louisiana election
case, which report he sent up with his
objection.
Senator Carpenter objected to either
vote being counted, because no proper
returns had been made, and because
there was no government Of the State
that was republican in form, and be-
cause there had been no canvass Of the
vote ut tho election in that State on the
of November, 1872.
Senator Trumbull objected to tho
counting of the Grant and Wilson votes
on the ground that the election Of the
electors was not certified by proper
officers that Bovce, who signed the
certificate was not Secretary OF State,
nor in possession OF the Office of Secre-
tnry of State, or the seal of the State
and because the certificate was untrue
in fact, as proved by the admission of
Bovec before the Senate Committee.
the Senate withdrew to its chamber
when: the following proceedings were
had separately:
The objection to receiving the vote Of
Louisiana being stated by the Vice
President,
Mr.. Frelinghuysen submitted a reso-
luton that all the objections had been
considered, and that the vote of Louis
lana be not counted.
Mr.. Trumbul1 moved substitute,
reciting certain allegations in reference
to the election Of electors in Louisiana,
when, before the Clerk had concluded
the reading,
Mr.. West interposcd, and raised the
point of order that it was in the nature
Chf an argument.
- rhtr. Trumbull, Mr.. Stevenson, and
1'ether Senators, held that tho reading
could not be arrested to make II point
of order. y-
Mr.. Con<ling said the reading had
progressed sufficiently for the Senate to
be perfectly aware OF its nature.
The Vice President submitted the
POSITION of Mr.. TrumbuI should be re-
ceivetr, which was decided in the mega
tive-yeas 81, nays %.
Mr.. Trumbull then said he would
move ss an amendment the balance Of
his resolution, which had not been
read. GLaughter.l
The Clerk then read
Rcsolre1, That the votes of the cleo
tors declared to be elected by the Gov
crnor of Louisiana arc entitled to be
counted. [Rcnewcd lnughter.l
The amendment was rcjectcd--ycas
II, nays 35.
The resolution of Mr.. Erclinghuysen,
that the vote OF Louisiana should not
be counted, was then passcd-yeas SO,
nays lG.
Tho House proceedings were "a fol-
lows:
Mr.. Garfield then offered resolution
that in the Judgment of this house none
of the rcsurns reported by the tcllcrs
from the'Statc of louisiana as tho cleo
tora1 vote should be counted.
Mr.. Specr moved as n substitute that
the electoral vote of Louisiana, certi- |
fed by III. c.. Warmoth as Governor,
should, in the Judgment of the House,
be counted.