, 1876-12-23

'he electoral vote Of Georgia cas-, for Horace
Greeley be not counted" On this S.us;ors
EimunGs. Chandlrr. now secretary uf the
lnteriorl, Morrill,. Of Vermont; Morton snd
Other republicans v"'-d yea-ro exclude the
votes. Mr. Conklipg moved 10 ameud the
re>olu' ion ty adding, The functions of the
] inr convention Is ministerial only" One
) na'or, Sherman, a>k.d bin 10 withdraw
the amendment, a. - II r,quiT,s us to vote un
question of gr,-ai d fiiuliy without de-
bate, aud it was wi'hdrawn. On rhe, oc-
rasion The Wee President SAID - The Ian
guuge Of the constitution Is, the Pr. sideu
OF rhr 5 nate shall, IN the presence OF the
S,.',ate AMI House of II present nis,ivrs. open
all he certificates, and The vote shall hen be
/ CDuured and The question ID di-pu'e has
cen Whether th-y -hall be cuun,ed bY the
two houses. OF wh-'hrr they shall te cunnttd
by the presiding otficrr The twenty --,c- nd
joInt rul-, hich r-mIrt,d his question dis
tiuc'iy 10 The two hOus of Congress, iheir-
by expressed their opinion hat the President
OF he Senate had SIMPLY one duty 10 perform
10 open rhe certificates.
The mex. Qu-S I,u arose on the vote Of
-Texas, aud ou he fact 'ht' Tie crr' iticate of
The electors was NOT signed iy 'he governor.
bu 10y he secretary Of ate. Senator Trum-
uull moved "thtr he vure of the Slate
cannot 10 coun'rd" His motion was los !;
6ur among, hose who voted o exclude were
S-.na'urs Clay on. OF A'Sans,,s; l. ilaupds,
HIu.lIn Morton. Schn and West,
Arksn-.s ea,ne next. Senator Rice. OF
thar > ate, OH eIed 70 the yo's being count
el feet, brc.,u~r he '"fii-isl -s'urns of The
clrc or made according 10 the lAv of ~ ID
Stale. show hat 'hr parsons ce-' Iii-d by ihe
SECRETARY II State ~ e!ec;-3 were not oiect,d
a. electors trr President and NIce Prrideni
second, brcsr-s he returns read By The rel
lrrs are aOr csrrIi,d aurogdinI rc law" On
I'm. S-r.,.'or Eimurd~ mov-d - hat the eler-
tDral vt;e II 4 ksns,s should not be CONT
e., - aad S,.ra orr Eimund-. +. rry. Of M.ch-
gan acting Nlcr PfssIdrur uuw) HAmliB.
Aiurii oi Ma,nr; Srhurz, Tfamtuli AMI
oih-rs vo'rl vea-rOr ihe rxuiusIuu.
The Case cf l. rUlSiala iuilpN-d Senator
Ctrp-ntrr moved rhar The woe of Luui>IaIIa
n- no' eouptrd S-u. Erc!nshuys-n nmrn =
al Tins 20 a. - snak. II read - thar al! he
m, ni r-inus pr,~rn ei having been c,.nsid-
cred. U' elr--"Tti yut- pnrpOiIiug 10 he that
o. he State II Louisiana tt counted " iwn
SIS ut r!ec'oss had ,-ut IN hrIr reourn>
) uai0r Irumhul. off .rd long preamble,
pei iu.. c-r AN tsc's concerning 'hus- double
r-' ura-. > na'0r #r-.'. of L ,,.I-.sa.,. q. -.-
"a Go g. r-aerul., aud lir. Coasiins -ari,r--
d Mr. West, tu-h co. c-.a, oa he EeouUa
ii'rt Pic fw,u.T ---c Ia an' rule t,rhscr d.
f,,..- -- Hr lrtn,afi- u- -.lG.e .s-
ot 3D. a-rs.-- li G---, ID . ''i' -'e-
ih,-,4irr offered d. r--. iu s5n -h4, - - f2,,s
90 5. --.rs, WHOM d. l-3rv-i - o. 4-a-
ii'l,d. ue counted. A-s.r>' '.ls ssd iar
exclusion voted ) naiof- A1th"ay. CaTp-b-
r.g, CI,nI!-- Ci y'"a. Eiu.un1-, F-rry, ut
t!ic'ilaa: Er-.iusauy-sn, Hsmiiu. HOVE,
I. gan, Mvrz.I. g. Yrfu''n'; Ao5ria. O.
..i's.-; Morton. S.i-Tmtr. Sr,' uad u-a,1s "a
RE uua,n.r e.: rhIr y-iire- TErr-uron Mr
Fu-.ins,u:a-. = u.u I..n ;Or 'h- tots! z; tt
..uu O. Lou.-'sn, VA ..d,pr,d, h saa'
5 n.'ore ja.-E uai.i,l all votin; lor 'Ee eyr.u-
son.
Nv - So, rn- TO VI that IT, s. na'ors above
-au.rl. uio l,lr adj H. h,ver - 81 r-yr;;'-
H,.Iu SIDE IA la- ir.-.u IA ) rate. ere > 'h-!r
own res and .or,slu 'nr S-pa'e and hy 'h-'r
..a:iarsp-aa- Of Ih- &c lau oi the Huns .ur
x.-lu~Io-,, canc,ssisl r,In c!aiair, 'hs' 'hir
action uucrr.s .su ,io' - = HarrlG.