Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-02-27
CONGRESS.
House of Representatives., Feb. IA.

| The Senate being present in the Hall
Of Representatives aud the President Of
the Senate and Speaker of the house Of
Representatives presiding over their re-
spective bodies-in the course of counting
over the votes Of the Electors OF the sew.
eral states, all the others having been
counted the President of the Senate broke
the seals Of The votes Of Missouri, and
handed the packet to the Tellers.
Mr.. Livermore Of New-Hampshire,
rose, aud said-Mr. President and MIR.
Speaker, / object to receiving any votes
for President and Vice President from
Missouri, because Missouri is not State
Of the Union. This objection, he pre-
sumed, would be recorded on the Journal
of the House.
On motion of Senator, the Senate with
drew to lis apartment.
| Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, then rose and
submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That Missouri is one Of the
States of this Union, and her votes for
President and Vice. President Of the u.
States ought to be received and counted.
On this motion arose debate and pro-
ceedings Of which the following is an out
line:
Mr.. Asher, Of Maryland, moved to post.
pone the resolution indefinitely.
Mr.. Clay subsequently, moved to lay
it on the table.
Mr.. Storrs demanded the reading of the
/ first resolution which passed this house, as
compared with that which had passed the
| Senate.
| Here took place an explanation Of
a variation, which had taken place in
the form Of the resolve. As it came
from the Senate the President of the Sen.
ate was to preside over the joint meeting.
/ As reported by the committee on the part
of the house the President of the Senate
4 was to preside 0uer the Senate, and the
i Speaker was to preside over the House o.
Representatives. This alteration was
made, because it was known that the
House Of Representatives would not have
agreed to the other course, and collision
4 might have arisen between the two houses
1t may be added, that the Senate were moi
aware, when they came into the Hall, o.
the change Of the arrangement, but sup.
posed it to stand as they had voted it
! Their retirement from the Chamber arose
from the President of the Senate havine
learned these facts after he was seated il
his place 10 the Hall. He would other
wise, it is understood, have gone Oh tt
proclaim the result, Immediately after
Mr. Livermore's objection, as prescribed
in the resolutions.
| Some conversation took place between
i Mr.. Smith, Of Md. Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Ran
dolph, MIR. Nelson, Of Va. Mr.. Foot ant
Mr.. Cobb, as to the state in which mat
j tiers would be on the Senate's return
Some Of the gentlemen contended that, OF
the Senate's return, matters would stand
just as they did before, and the same diff
Guilty as had already presented itself
would again arise. Others contended ant
the majority appeared to be with them
that, on the return Of the Senate. tn,
i President would 60 on to declare their re
suit, as directed 10 the second joint reso
| luton Of this morning.
j Mr.. Livermore, 10 the course Of thes'
desuItory remarks, took an opportunity t
vindicate bis conduct in offering the OBJ
\ lection to the votes Of Missouri. Itwa
. a duty necessary to be performed by some
body having no wish to be forward il
the business, he had endeavored TO per
suade several gentlemen to present it,
but, they declining TO do so, it had be
come his duty 10 do il. and in his opinion
he had done it at the proper moment.
\ The question was taken on Mr.. Clay
. motion, to lay Mr.. Floyd's resolution OIL
the table, and decided 10 the affirmative
llayes 1903. Aud then,