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four votes for n. n. Hayes Of Ohio ns Prcsi-
dent. and four votes for William A. Wheelcr Of

The Vicc- President then opened the certl1-
cate from the State OF Georgia and handed II to
the tcllcTs. IL was read by Representative Cook
OF Georgia. A slip in the reading by which the
lois, ycar Of independence was. rendered as the
l,ooiI created ripple of laughter throughout
Tho presiding officer asked whether there
was any objection to the vote OF Georgia. None
being made, he announced that the vote wOuld
be counted. and directed tho tellcrs 10 uc-
Nir. Cook then declared that the State Of
Georgia had given II votes for samuel J. Tilden
of New York aa President, and II votes Tor
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as Nicc-Prts-
NJ. sertilsatc ot The vote Of Illinois was then
read. Objections wing d;i.isd. and none being
made the 81 votes for Hayes and Wheeler were
then recorded. MIR. Springer had an Objection
on his desk against counting the vote of Elcctor
Chaffce on account Of his incligbility. but Tor
some reason did not present II. s.,,
Noxt followed in succession tho Stnte ot In
diana with 10 votes for Tildcn and Hendricks.
Iowa with IL votes for Hayes and wheeler, Kan,
sas with votes for Hayes and Wheeler, and
Kentucky with u votes for Tilden and Hem
bricks.
Then came the certificate from the State of
Ioui-lnna, showing eight votes Tor Hayes and
Wheeler, the presiding officer announcing that
the certificate had boon received bv mail. aud
that no corresponding one had been received
by messenger The messenger appointed for
that purpose was Thomas 4. Anderson, ot the
Returning Hoard. This was authenticated by
Kellogg as Governor. he being himself one OF
The certificate having been read. the presd-
ING officer handed to the t'llcfS another ccrtfi-
cutc from the sa.nc state. with n corresponding
one received by mail. showing eight votes Tor
Tilden and Hendricks. This was authenticated
hy McEnery as Governor OF the state Still a
third ccriii,ai was opened and read. corre-
spending one having boon received 10y malt with
votes Tor Hayes and Wheeler, authenticated by
Deslonde. Secretary ~ State.
The presiding officer opened anu presented
spending one having been received by messen-
MIR. Stone (Dcm, Mo-. one Of the tcllers. pro-
l.Is Int ft..taa fla.a
first sentence that il was u mere burlesuue. II
began by certifying that John Smith had been
smh Nd ro% t6 5e% sond tT f John s No.
from the Third: John Smith No. 3 from the
Fourth John Smith No, from the Fitth John
A" and John Smith Il !" electors at large.
When the reading had proceeded thus far
senai0T sargent 5css ana snd bn ,ha Il %s ooV
The presiding officer said i was his duty 10
submit al the papers received 10y him. tie ask
ed whether ~ paper pap I1 sho9l9 be suppressed
The reading was proceeded with to the great
amusement of the audience. II followed tho
usual formalitics. showing that John smith had
hoen only chosen as chairman, and John smith
3D. as serSea9i arm and thai John ~ sm,h ,ni
lcrs that the eight votes OF the St.tr lad been
counted for Peter Cooper OF New York and Sam
Cary of Ohio.
At this stage Of the reading Senator Mcdonald
tDem., lndJ suggested that tho two Houses
should not be compelled 70 listen 70 the, reading.
PTesicnt Of the he Unit United states WasRinston.
Louisiana az for President % and ce-Presdent, It.
1919" He then directed tho teller ~ proceed
with the reading.
Mr.. Hoar tRrp.. Mass.) inquired whether the
Chair held that II was not In ordcrto dispense
The presiding oi,icsr said that he had asked
unanimous consent. but that objection had been
Mr.. Hoar requested that amy person obiecting
should rise In his place and 10 SO.
Mr.. Mills of Texas trisinsl-As this is q bur-
The reading was then proceeded with to its
coe 1t pTrporHsd o H t. BE- siened py Johp n smith
life in Louisiana" Subsequently the presiding
officer directed the paper 10 be omitted from the
Senator Mcdonald Dem, Ind.l rose and sub
mitt.d an Objection To- the HAYES and Wheeler
certhcates. Tho objection was based on the
duly elected. and that their election had
been certified by William p. kellogg. who
claimed to be. but in fat was not, Governor Of
the state OF Louisiana; that the Il turning
Board of said Stat" was without jurisdiction.
for the reason that the laws of Louisiana con-
ierred No power on th" said board To canvass or
compile the votes for electors. That the said
board constituted but four Of tn" five persons
required by law, that those four were OF the
same political party, ani tnnt there was a va
cancy in said board which the four mem RS
had refused TO MI; that the four mem hers Of the
Returning Board had full kunwl"dgr that true
compilation Of the votes would have shown that
the I 1ilden electors had been duly el.'t"d that
said board had offered for money 10 sell the yot .
Of Louisiana; and that \. B. I.eyisee aud o. II.
Brewster 81 the Republican electors had held
offices IL trust under the Government Of the
United states at the time oi their aploinunent
as electors.
The objection is signed by SENATOR McDon-
and Bogy MO- ana Rtprcscniatlyes Jcnks
lpa.l. Gibson l.a). Tucker tVal. Levy Ua.l.
ELI ua.l and Morrison ullJ
Mr. Gibson Dem, La.l also sent up objections
to the Hayes and Wheeler certificates. because;
First, the Government Of Louisiana was not
republican in form: second. no canvass was
made on which the certificates Of election were
issued third, any alleged canvass Of the votes
was an act Of usurpntion. fraudulent and void I:
fourth. some Of the electors were ineligible
BY the laws OF Louisiana. and were disgual-
iilsd from being electors as holding state
parish Of Pint Coupes; MARKS Di-trict Auor-
ney; and Burch mcmbcr Of the Stae Senate /;
"a member OF the Board OF Control Of the State
pcnitentary; an nadmni-lrntor OF the deaf and
nnam namr @Syppm p, "na ,re9srsr o he shGo!
Jefirion WIS specially disqualified by the thr-
tcrnth section Of the at OF the Legislature.
passed July "a. l-74. which provides thnt no Su-
pervsor OF Registration shall be- eligible to any
oiilcc at that election; and because iieiiripn was
at the last election Supervisor vi Registration
Tor tn parish Of Point COupec.
This Objection is signed by Senators Sauls-
bury, Mcdonald. and Herman. and by Roprcscn-
mtiNe- Jenks, Tucker. Gibson. field. Levy. and
Mr. Wood Dom. n. " submitted further oh
iection- Ia the Hayes and wheeler tilcairs,
on ia" ground that th" rlrN tors We're not elected
MI. Howe rep, WIS., submitted objections 10
the Tild"n and Hendricks certificates. on the
ground that there VIVA no evdrn .c that those
rl"t tors htl been appointed M such mnnn"r H-
drn"r con 'iu-iVe in lhw that nrther of them
Nhd lr'"n -o appointed; also on the ground TINT
there MHs NJ cNidrnN tlid VI Emery VA. Gov
erhor oi Louisiana IN the year 1870. while thoro
Wis conclusive evidence that Kellogg WINS dur