Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-02-20
COun ting Of the Electoral Vote.

WASHINGTON, February 12.-This beins
the d,y for the ceremony of counting tht
electoral votes for President and Vice Presi
dent, the Senate and House of Representa-
| tives met at p. M. in joint session in the
| Hall of the House. Vice President Colfas
called the joint session to order by announc.
| ing the business before them. They began
by opening the sealed package containing
the certificate of the Governor of Maine as
to the the persons chosen electors, and hand
ed the same to the tellers. Senator Sherman
thereepon read the certificate, showing that
the votes of that State were cast for U. s.
Grant for President and Henry Wilson for
Vice President. The same ceremony was
enacted with the State of New Hampshire,
when it was ordered that, instead of reading
the certificates in full, the tellers should SIM
ply announce the result of the vote of each
State. When Georgia was reached, Beck
announced the vote for President, B. G.
Brown, 6; Greeley, 3; Chas. s. jenkins,
of Georgia, 2; for Vice President, Colquitt,
of Georgia, 5; Banks, 1. Hoar objected to
counting the votes for Greeley, as he was
dead at the time the electors assembled and
therefore was not person in the meaning
of the constitution. The Vice President
read the rule requiring that the two houses
shall separate and vote upon such point.
At the suggestion of Conklin, Hoars objec-
ton was withheld temporarily, as it was
likely other questions would arise. which
might be all disposed of at the same time.
The certificate from Mississippi was read.
Trumbull objected to its being counted, on
the ground that the certificate of the electors
failed to state that they had voted by ballot
Potter objected to one of the votes from !
Mississippi, on the ground that one of the !
electors was a substitute for another, who |
was absent The Senate then withdrew to |
It's chamber to consider the points raised.
The House then, by 102 to "a, adopted the
resolution that the votes from Georgia
;ast for Greeley be not counted. A resolu-
ion that the votes from Mississippi be count
I'd was adopted by 101 to 73. Potters OBJ 7
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he meantime the Senate decided by AZ to 19
bat the votes from Georgia cast for Greeley
,c counted; Trumbull withdrew his objec-
ion to counting the vote from Mississippi, T
nd Potter's objection was voted down.
rhe joint session resumed, when the certif-
ate of the votes from Texas was read.
rrumbull objected, on the grounds that there /
gas no certificate by Executive authority of
hat State, chat the persons who voted
Or President and Vice President were ap-
ointed electors. '''' Dickey objected be-
auss it appeared that there was no legal
majority of electors, only four of the original
lectors having been present, and they had ,
tempted to III the places Of the four absent
nes The Senate withdrew, and the House T.
verruled ths objections, ana decided that :
,e vote IL Texas be counted ~ The 'Sena eT
ecided upon' similar course. The Joint
:ssion resumed stRSd by HE Vice lreAdent pre- 2.
snting twNU ceftfd cstes from Xf1kdan11sH He p
sted that lie had received copy copy On the Is
lth Of December. and the Secretary ofb6e =
la feedved copy odl the Cd " Jshiary, "
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