Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-16

this Union.
A motinn WAS then made BY n,.
Der Of the Srmate, that the sen,,o y
Withdraw To is chamber: and tIr on
ton having been put. was decidaaI|
the affirmative: and the senate rrt;a
The house being called to urds. ''
Mr., Floyd. OF Va. submitted tso '
lowing resnlutipp: "'
ResOiUet, I'hat.uissuuri, is une ,.a
States of this Union. aud her vo,.sS "a
President and Vice President Ct 1' T
United s ates ought TO be received y,
counted.
On this motion arose debate D.,
proceedings of which il is imnossH'
to day to give such an account as or,!.
to be given. The necessary Sketch,
it is deferred to our next. Tlclo,la,
ing is an outline OF the rrotc dim.
which subs q.enlIs took Place. .
MFR. Archer cf Nd: mrvtd 10 re,
pone the resolution indefinitely.
Mr.. Clay subsequently mo, cd tuI,v
it on the table.
The latter motion prevailed. after >,
hour or more Of debate.
On motion of Mr.. Clay a mess...
was sent to the Senate that the Hou'.
was ready to proceed 10 The Connie
ton OF the business of counting out tn.
votes.
The votes of Missouri were read l.
the result of all the votes having be-,
read
The president Of the senate annou,
Ced that the total number Of votes f.,
James Monroe. as president Of the r
States, was 25l, aud if the votes NJ
Missouri were not Counted, was sss
that. in either event, J. Monroe had,
majority of the whole number of volts
given; and, in the same form, annou,
ced that Daniel T.Ton,kins had n,.
jority of the whole number of votes for
vice president of the United States.
The president then proclaimed that
James Monroe is elected president
of the United States for four years.
commencing on the 4th day of March
next, and that Daniel ID. Tompkims
is elected vice president of the United
States for four years from the 4lh day
Of March next.
Whilst thus proclamation was max.
ing, two members of the house Of re.
representatives. claimed the floor, to en-
quire whether the votes Of Missoui
were or were not counted, &c. app
rcntly with view to founding SON.
proposition Oh the answer.
Here arose a scene of some confusion
which resulted in the gentlemen being
declared out OF order, and required b,
the Speaker Of the House to resum
their seats.
The President Of the Senate havin
finished the annunciation the Senat
retired. leaving Mr.. Randolph on tn
floor, attempting to he heard by til
chair.
The house being called to order
Mr.. Randolph after few remarks
suggested a motion respecting the vote
from Missouri, which he reduced t
Writing, as follows
l. Resolved, That the electoral vote
Of the state of Missouri have this da
been counted, and do constitute pal
of the majority of ISL votes given fo
President. and of sls votes given fl
Vice President.
2. Resolved, That the whole numbt
of electors appointed, and of votes 8
ven for 7, csideUt, and Vice Presiden
has not been announced by the presto
ing officer of the Senate and House
Representatives, agreeabIy to the PR
vision Of the Constitution Of the w.
and that therefore the proceeding hi
been irregular and illegal.
Whilst writing these resolves
A motion for adjournment was mad
And being decided, by yeas and nay
there were,
Fer the adjournment e5
Against it 6o
So the Yeas had it, and
The House adjourned.