The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-02-01

tWenty.second joint rule, assembled in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives, and the President of the Senate
pro tenn, Mr.. Benz. f. WadeO under
the rule, proceeded, in the presence of
the two Houses, assisted by tellers re-
spectively appointed by them, to open
and count the votes, when, upon the
reading of the certificates of Louis
lana, Mr.. Mullins, a member of the
House, objected to the count of the
votes of that State, on the ground that
no valid election had been held in it
for President and Vice President. The
Senate withdrew to its chamber. The
two Houses separately decided to count
the vote of the State. The Senate re-
turned to the hall of the House,
Louisiana was counted, and the count
proceeded When the certificates of
all States had been read except those of
| the State Of Georgia, objection to the
counting Of the votes of that State was
made by MIR. Butler, of Massachusetts
| 1st, because the votes were not cast on
Required by law; I'd, because, at the
date of the vote, the State had not been
readmitted into the Union, or become
entitled thereto; 3D., because the State
| had not complied with the reconstruc
ton acts; and 4th, because no fair cleo
ton had been held in the State-When
the Senate withdrew to it's chamber,
and the objections declared out of or
der under joint resolution previously
adopted on the 9Th of February, res
pecting the vote of Georgia. The
Senate returned to the hall of the
House,and the President of the Senate,
finishing the count, declared, in accor-
dance with the resolution Of the 9Th,
as the result of the count, that wheth-
er Georgia be counted or not, Ulysses
S. Grant, Of Illinois, was elected PreSi-
dent and Schuyler Colfax Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
at the TWENTY-SECONDC COUNT (Feb-
ruary II, 1879 of the electoral votes Of
the several States, the two Houses,
agreeably to the provisions of the 22d
joint rule, assembled in the hall OF the
House of Representatives, and the
President Of the Senate, (Mr. Schuyler
Colfax, under the rule, proceeded in
the presence of the two Houses
assisted by tellers respectively appoint
ed by them, to open and count the
votes. During the count the vote Of
the State Of Georgia was objected to (by
Mr.. Hoar) on the ground that having
heen cast for Horace Greeley, and the
said Horace Greeley being dead at the
date the vote was cast, was mot a per
son within the meaning of the COnsti
tuition" that being "a historic fact
within the cogniZance of the two
Houses.
The votes of Mississippi were object
ed to by Senator Trumbull on the
ground that certificates did not state
that the votes had been cast by ballot
and further objected to by Mr.. Potter
a member of the House, because the
certificate declaring that J. J. Spell
man was appointed an elector in the
stead of A. J. Morgan, absent, by the
electoral college was not signed by the
Governor of the State, &c.
: The votes of Texas were objected tC
by Senator Trumbull, because the ex-
ecutive authority CT that State had not
certified the appointment Of the elect
ors," and further objected to by Mr.
Dickey, member of the House, "be-
cause four electors, less than a MAORI
ity," had filled "the places of other foul
electors" absent.
The votes of Arkansas were objected
to by Senator Rice, because the official
returns of the election show that the
persons certified as electors by the Sec
rotary of State were not appointed, and
because the certificates were not ac-
cording to law.
The votes of Louisiana were objected
to by Senator West, because the "cer-
tifcate was not made in pursuance OF
law" BY Mr.. Sheldon, a member of
the House, objection was made to count
ing the votes cast for B. GratZ Brown,
because the certificate was not signed
by the person who was Secretary of
State of Louisiana at the date of the
vote, and because at that time there had
mot been any lawful count, canvass, or
return of the votes of the people of
Louisiana, and the Governor had sign
ed the certificate without any anthem
tic knowledge of the vote. Also Sena-
tor Carpenter objected to counting the
votes cast by the Louisiana college for
Grant and Wilson, because the State
government was not Republican in
form, because there was no proper re-
turn of votes cast by the electors, and
no canvass or counting of the votes of
the people prior to the meeting of elect
ors. Also Mr.. Potter, a member Of the
House, objected to counting the votes
for Grant and Wilson by Louisiana, be-
cause no proper certificate of the exc
cutive authority Of the State accom-
panied the votes, but on the contrary,
the persons certified by the Governor
as appointed electors voted for no Pres
ident, and for B. Gratz Brown for Vice
President; also by Mr.. Stevenson, a
member of the House, because no ell
ectors were appointed according to law \