The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-12-27

objected that one elector in Mississ-
ippi havingbeen substituted for another
who was absent. such substitution was
not certified by the governor, nor the
Secretary of State, except upon
information.
A DISAGREEMENT IN GEORGIA.
The two Houses then separated,
each to consider the questions raised in
Georgia and Mississippi, and by the
HOuseof Representatives. Mr.. Hoar's
motion to exclude the Georgia votes
cast for Greeley was agreed to-yeas,
1902; nays, 7S-many Republicans vot-
ing against the resolution, and many
Democrats for it. The Senate, on the
other hand, agreed to count the Georgia
votes cast for Greely-yeas, Al; nays
10.
AN AGREEMENT on MISSISSIPPI.
The House-101 to 33-resolved
that the whole vote of Mississippi be
counted. The Senate rejecting all the
objections and notifications offered,
resolved upon the same course.
MISSISSIPPI CoUNTED-GEoRGIA RE-
TEC-rI,n
The joint convention of the two
Houses being then resumed, and their
concurrence on the electoral vote of
Mississippi being reported, that vote
was counted; but with the report of the
disagreement on the three Greeley
votes from Georgia, her whole vote
was thrown out.
The tellers then proceeded in giving
the results of the electoral votes from
the certificate presented. Some OBJ
jections were made to certain irregular
tiles in Kentucky and Missouri, but
they were explained as within the
terms of the Constitution and those
votes were counted.
OBJECTIONS TO TEXAS ovERRULED.
Against counting the vote of Texas,
Senator Trumbull objected, on the
ground that there was no certificate
from the Executive of the State that
the persons there voting as electors
had been appointed electors.
Mr.. Dickey. of Pennsylvania, oh
jected that there was not legal major
ity of the electors, only four of the
original ones being present when they
voted, and that they had undertaken
to fill the places of the four electors
who were absent.
The two Houses then separated,
each to consider these objections. In
the Senate the objection that the vote
of Texas be not counted because the
certificate was not signed by the Gov
ernOr, was Overruled-31 to 15-and
it was resolved that this vote be
counted. In the House MIR. Dickey's
objection was overruled on the ground
that in the vote AID the certificate
from Texas there was no evidence that
the law of the State had been violated.
Accordingly, with the reassembling of
the two Houses in joint convention the
vote of Texas was counted.
LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS THROWN
The certificates were presented of the
electoral vote of Louisiana. First, a
certificate by one of the tellers, Mr..
Dawes, giving the eight votes of the
State to U. S. Grant for President,
and to Henry Wilson for Vice-Presi-
dent, and next by the Vice-President,
a certificate, signed by eight other per-
sons, claiming to be the rightful cleo
tors of the State, and giving its electo-
raj vote 10 B. Gratz Brown for Vice
President, their votes for President
being blank. Objections of various
unlawful irregularities were made
against each of these sets of electorsand
from members of both Houses. SEN
ator Carpenters elections, however,
covered the whole ground, namely,
that neither of the certificates presen-
ted from Louisiana should be accepted,
because there was no State Govern
ment in that State, Republican in form
and no proper return of the votes cast
by the electors, and because no can
vass of the votes cast by the electors,
and because no canvass of the votes in
the State had been made.
Against counting the vote of Ar
kansas, Senator Rice, from that State,
objected, because the returns showed
that the persons certified to as electors
by the Secretary of State were not
elected, and because the returns were
not certified according to law.