CONGRESS, UNITED STATES (ELECTORAL COMMISSION). 



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In the House, on February 20th, the follow- 

 ing, submitted by Mr. Gibson, of , was 



agreed to : 



Ordered, That the votes purporting to be electoral 

 votes for President and Vice-President, which were 

 given by William P. Kellogg, J. Henri Burch, Peter 

 Joseph, Lionel A. Sheldon, Morris Marks, Aaron B. 

 Leviss6, Orlando H. Brewster, and Oscar Joffrion, 

 claiming to be electors for the State of Louisiana, be 

 cot counted. 



The question was taken, as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Ainsworth. Anderson, 

 Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, John H. Bagley, Jr., Banning, 

 Beebe, Bell, .Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, 

 Boone, Bradford, Brigbt, John Young Brown, 

 Buckner, Samuel D. Burcnard, Cabell, John H. 

 Caldwell, William P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, 

 Carr, Cate, Chapin, John B. Clarke of Kentucky, 

 John B. Clark, Jr., of Missouri, Clymer, Cochrane, 

 Collins, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Cutler, 

 Davis, De Bolt, Dibrell, Durham, Eden, Egbert, 

 Ellis, Faulkner, Felton, Field, Finley, Forney, 

 Franklin, Fuller, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goodin, 

 Gunter, Andrew H. Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, 

 Hancock, Hardenbergh, Henry R. Harris, John T. 

 Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Hay- 

 rnond, Honkle, Abram S. Hewitt, Goldsmith W. 

 Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, 

 Humphreys, Hunton, Kurd, Jenks, Thomas L. 

 Jones, Kehr, Knott, Lamar, Franklin Landers, 

 George M. Landers, Lane, Le Moyne, Levy, Lewis, 

 Luttrell, Lynde, Mackey, Maish, McFarland, 

 McMahon, Meade, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, 

 Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, JSew, O'Brien, 

 Odell, Payne, Phelps, John F. Philips, Pierce, 

 Piper, Poppleton, Powell, Rea, Reagan, John Reilly, 

 James B. Reilly, Rice, Riddle, William M. Rob- 

 bins, Roberts, Miles Ross, Savage, Sayler, Scales, 

 Schleicher, Schumaker, Seelye, Singleton, Siemens, 

 William E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, 

 Stanton, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, 

 Teese, Terry, Thomas, Thompson, Throckmorton, 

 Tucker, Turney, John L. Vance, Robert B. Vance, 

 Waddell, Charles C. B. Walker, Gilbert C. Walker, 

 Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warner, Warren, Watter- 

 son, Erastus Wells, Whitthorne, Wigginton.Wike, 

 Alpbeus S. Williams, James Williams, Jere N. Wil- 

 liams, Willis, Wilshire, Benjamin Wilson, Fernando 

 Wood, Yeates, and Young 173. 



NAYS Messrs. Adams, George A. Bngley, John 

 H. Baker, William H. Baker, Ballou, Banks, Bel- 

 ford, Blair, Bradley, William R. Brown, Horatio C. 

 Burchard, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, 

 Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, 

 Dunnell, Eames, Evans, Five, Fort, Foster, Free- 

 man, Frye, Garfield, Hale, Haralson, Benjamin W. 

 Harris, Hathorn, Hays, Hendee, Henderson, Hoar, 

 Hoge, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, 

 Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Kimball. King, Lnpham, 



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Platt, Potter, Pratt, Robinson, Sobieski Koss, Rusk, 

 Sampson, Sinnickson, Smnlls, A. Herr Smith, Strait, 

 Stowell, Thornburgh, Martin I. Townsend, Wash- 

 ington Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Wait, Wal- 

 dron, Alexander S. Wallace, John W. Wallace, G. 

 Wiley Wells, Wbite, Whiting, Willard, Andrew 

 Williams, Charles G. Williams, William B. Williams. 

 James Wilson, Alan Wood, Jr., Woodburn, and 

 Woodworth 99. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Bass, Burleigh, Buttz,Caul 

 field, Chittenden, Douglas, Durand, Goode, Frank 

 Jones, Lord, MacDougall, Purman, Rainey, John 

 Robbins, Sheakley, Stephens, Wheeler, and White- 

 house 18. 



So the motion of Mr. Gibson was agreed to. 



At one o'clock and thirty-five minutes p. M. 

 the Doorkeeper announced the Senate of the 

 United States. 



The Presiding Officer : " The joint meeting 

 of Congress for counting the electoral vote 

 resumes its session. The two Houses acting 

 separately have considered and decided upon 

 the objections to the decision of the commis- 

 sion upon the certificates from the State of 

 Louisiana. The two Houses not concurring in 

 a contrary opinion, the decision of the com- 

 mission stands, and the counting will now 

 proceed in conformity therewith. The tellers 

 will announce the vote of the State of Louisi- 

 ana." 



Senator Allison (one of the tellers) : " The 

 State of Louisiana casts 8 votes for Rutherford 

 B. Hayes, of Ohio, for President, and 8 votes 

 for William A. Wheeler, of New York, for 

 Vice-President." 



The certificates of Maine, Maryland, and 

 Massachusetts were opened by the Presiding 

 Officer and read ; and the electoral votes of 

 tliose States, no objection being made, were 

 then counted. 



The Presiding Officer: "The Chair hands to 

 the tellers the certificate of the electoral vote 

 of the State of Michigan, received by messen- 

 ger, and the corresponding one received by 

 mail." 



Senator Allison (one of the tellers) read the 

 certificate in extenso. 



Mr. Tucker: '! offer objections, signed by 

 Senators and Representatives according to law, 

 to the electoral vote of Daniel S. Grossman, of 

 the State of Michigan, and also send up a du- 

 plicate." 



An objection was then made on the part of 

 the House to one of the electors of the State, 

 which, on separate consideration, was not 

 sustained by either House. The following 

 resolution was adopted by the House of Rep- 

 resentatives : 



Whereas, The fact being established that it is 

 about twelve years since the alleged ineligible elector 

 exercised any of the functions of a United States 

 commissioner, it is not sufficiently proven that at 

 the time of his appointment he was an officer of the 

 United States : Therefore, 

 Kesolved, That the vote objected to be counted. 



The joint meeting having been resumed, the 

 votes of Michigan (11), Minnesota (5), and Ne- 

 braska (3), were counted for Hayes and 

 Wheeler ; those of Mississippi (8) and Missouri 

 (15) for Tilden and Hendricks. 



An objection was then made to one of the 

 electors from Nevada, as holding an office 

 under the United States. 



The objection was not sustained by either 

 House, and the count was resumed and pro- 

 ceeded : Nevada (3), New Hampshire (5), and 

 Ohio (22), for Hayes and Wheeler ; New Jer- 

 sey (9), New York (35), and North Carolina 

 (10), for Tilden and Hendricks. 



