, 1873-02-13

BODY. WAS ready to receive the Senate for tho pur:
poso;of counting the Electoral voto for President
On motion Of AIr. SHERMAN, flvo minutes
before /, tho gorato, preceded by tho So rgoant-
at-Arme, and with tie Vice President ard Score"
tnry at Its head, proceeded to tho hal or tho
Uotso Of Representatives.
1t 2:10 o'clock, tho Senate returned to its
chamber, and tho Vco President submitted for
tho dociaion Of tho sonato tho ob]eotioISi 'aiaod
in Joint Convention by Mr.. HoAl to I'll 1tount..
1 MesSs es of'e ao g nsp s aa spSuq a
III Tho ~ Woe ofS PRESIDENT etntod TINT 3er tho
rule tho question must DO decided lthout
Mr. EDNfUNDs offcrod tho followinF F'9
Resolred That tho Electoral votca Of Gcot cast for
Hornco Greeley DO not counted. ~
N NJ; IT, THURMAN HUI y. moved to amend Us :riking
c On IL motion Of Mr. EDMuNDs, tho yeas and
nays wero ordered, and the vote was-yeas, At
nays, 1870 the amendment was agreed TO.
A1r. CONkL1Nq moved to add to the resolu-
tion go Us to maAo 1t rcad as nmontled:
Joint conyen.on hong ,ntns.srial merely, and this
effect Of tho voteH or Of tho count
At tlo suggestion Of 1Ir. Morton, Mr. OONK-
LING substituted tho words tho two Houacs"
for tho torn "Joint Convention, +" and at the sug-
mont 30 as to mako 1t road s' functions Of tho
two HouHoB in counting tho votes being minis
tcrin1" oto.
Mr. DAYARD raised tho point Of ordor, that
Mr. Conhling's amendment was meroly recital
Of legal proposition, aud not properly an
amendment ut all, because 1t did not change or
afroct in any way the substance of tho original
resolution.
Tho Senate sustained tho point Of order. and
rejected tho amendment by vote Of 50 to 90.
Mr. CON1HINd moved to amend the roso1u-
ton 30 us to reRd:
Rtsolced, That tho functions Of tho two Houses in
respect to tho count Of the votes being ntHcral and
Electoral votes Of Georgia cast for Horace Greeley 10
counted.
Afr. BAYARD made the Same point Of order M
before, and also tho point tlst this amendment
q vote Of 93 to 2S.
Tho resolution that the vote Of Georgia cast
for Greeley bo counted was then agreed to
''T1Gi TGie Y VioE PaEs1DENr submitted tho ob}ec-
ton raiaed in tho Joint Convention by Mr,
Trumbull to counting tho votos Of DIissisBippi,
upon tho ground that it did not appear from tho
certificates Of tho Electors THAT they had voted
nir. TnuMBULL withdrew his objection, and
submitted tho following:
R<sogtd, That the Electoral vote Of tho stats Of
MtBaiEs1ppi bo counted
The Woe PRESIDENT submitted tho obtec-
ton raiaod by Mr. Potter Of New York in the Joint
Convention, to tho counting Of tho voto Of 8pelt-
man, an Elector appointed to fill vacancy. upon
tho ground that his certificate WAS not signed by
the Governor.
Mr.. HAAILIN offered o resolution to count tho
voto Of speltman, which was agreed to-,
Mr. Trumbuil's 8 resolution. to count the vote
Of mississippi, was then agreed to, and meH-
Bago was sent to tho House announcing the
action Of tho Senate upon these objections, and
it's readiness to resume tile conference.
4 message WAS received announcing the action
OF the HouEc, and, at $3.50 o'clock, the Senate
again proceeded to the hall Of the House Of
Representatives.
At $3.50 pm. tho
SENATE RETURNED
to its chauber. and the VICE PHEHIDENF SUBJ
mtted the objection nude by kr. Dckey in
Joint Convention to tho counting OF the Electo-
ral votes Of Texas, on tho ground Tint less thnn
quorum OF Electors had filled tho four vaoan-
clos caused by tho absence Of tho persons
eleoted,
l1r: CoNKL1Na moved to oyorrulo the obtec-
Tho VfOE PRESIDENT submitted the objco.
tion raised in Joint Convention by llr. Trum-
bull, ns to tho counting Of tho vote of Texas ou
the ground that the certificates OF tho election
Of Electors were not signed by tho Governor OF
tho State.
Mr.. CONKL1NG offered the following:
Btsoced Tint the Electoral vote OF Texas be count
cd Notwithstanding the foregoing objection
Mr. TRUMBULL offered tho following as q
substitute for Mr. Oonklings resolution
to cas. tho vote OF tho state Of Texas for Pretont
mud Vice rreeiient having been made, certified, and
delivered to aaid persons ~ he E.ecuyo authority Of
vote Of said State cannot be counted.
Mr. CONKL1NG raisol tho point Of order that
tho resolution vas not in ordor, because it par
took Of the nature Of IN argument.
Tho Senate oyeTulcd tho objection by vote
Of 81 to IL.
Mr. Trumbulls amendment was then rojootod
yeas, n nays, 81 and the original resolution
[sagroed to. The Senate at five minutes past s
again proceeded to tho hall OF tho House Of
Representatives.
OTHER DIRECTIONS.
At G:20 p. m. the Senate returned to Its Cham
Dor. The VICE PRESIDENT submitted the OBJ
tcotion mado by 1Lr. Rice, in Joint Convention, to
upon the grounds: First, TINT the official re-
turns Of tlo election in said State, and mado
according to the laws of said State, chow that
tho persons certified t. BY the Secretary Ct stato
second, because the returns road by 1etters aro
not certified to according to law.
/ Mr. SHERMAN offered tho following:
nssSISs That tho Electoral votes Of ArAnsas should
Mr. EDA1uNDS moved to insert tho word
'not" after the word "ehou1d." Agreed to-
yoas, 2s; nays, 25, Tee resolution 20 amondod
was agreed to-yoaH, 80; nnys, Is.
The VICE PRESIDENT submitted lilo obJcc-
tions raised in Joint Convention to counting the
Electoral votes OF Louisiana.
Mr. CARPENTER offered tho following:
Re3o've, That the Electoral yoca Of the state OF
l. Louisiana DO not counted.
/ Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN otforod tho following
substitute, which Carpenter accepted:
Resolved That all objections presented having been
tonsfdorcd Electoral vote purportnR to bo that OF
tho State Of Louisiana ba counted,
i 1lr. TRUMDULL offered as substitute ros-
olution, with preamble, reciting certain alleged
facts in regard to the Presidential election III
Louisiana and alleging that returns had boon
made according to law.
Alr. WEST interrupted tho reading Of tho pre-
amble by raising the point that the substitute
was out OF order, being in tho nature Of argu~
ment.
The VICE PRESIDENT submitted tho quoB-
ton to tho Senato. mud tho point Of order WAS