Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-20

MS morning.
MIR. Lirernore. in the course of these
desultory remarks took AN opportunity
10 >indica'e his conduct in Offering The
obJettiont To the votes of Missouri. Ii was
"nty necessary 10 be performed b,
somebody: having no wish tn be forward
IN the business, he had cndeavored to
persuade several gcnllem,s 10 presen, il,
but. they declining To do so, n had become
ms duty 10 do.ii, ana Ia his opinion he
iad done II al the proper moment.
lac question was taken on M. Clas's
MOTION TO lay Mr. Floyd's resolution on
| The table, aud decided ia the affirm alive.
ayes 1903. And then,
On motion of MIR. Clay, il was ordered,
| that a message be seui to The S,na,e IL
| inform iha, body thai The House is now
ready TO receive the Senate IN The Cha,u,
Der of the House of Representatives., Tor
he purpose CT cort umiug the ennntra.
'ion,ut The votes If be Electors tor Presl.
dent aud Vice President, according To
the JOINT resolutions agreed upon between
the Two houses aud that HE Clerk 60
| viii, The sait message.
he Clerk accordingly went with the
SAT- message: ANT beng returned
lie SENATE AGAIN appeared, and took
seas IN the House as before.
The President Il the Seuatp. in the
presence ot beth Houses, precer led tn
"pen The certificate of the Eeciors 81 The
State ut Missouri. which he riel,vered to
The tellers. by whom il was read. aud vino
registered The same.
And The vnics ut al! the states having
neen thn, counted. registered, and the
iists ihe.co, compared. they were deliver.
ed TO The ifresiirui OF The Senate, by
whom they we're read as already publish
ed
The President Of the Senate then. i'm
pursuance of the resolution adopted bv
HE two Houses, proceeded 10 announce
iheIsiaie of the voies to the two iInuses of
Congress, In Joint meeting assembled, as
io.loAe:
Were the votes of Missouri tn be
counted, the ,esuli wculti be For JAMsS
MONROE, 81 Virginia. for President oi
NE Uniled States. 23i votes It no. count
ed, Tor JAMES MONROE. OF Virginia. 22s
votes For DANIEL ID. ToMPKtNs. ot
New Yerk, 'nr Wee President 81 Tic Uni
ted States. 2ls votes: if moi counted. lar
DANIEL ID. TOMPKINS, of New York.
t"r Wee PrrsiAen, OF HE United States,
2l5 votes. Bal IN either event, JAMES
MONROE, o' Virginia. has a laajo,i,y al
The votes of he Whole nnmhcr al Electors
Tor President, and DANIEL ID. ioMp-
KINS. at New York, has IA u,sirrii, OF
the v'ies az the whole nunl,er OF Elrc.
tors for Vice President, Of the Unue,i
Sla'ca'
The President If The Senate had pro-
ce"ded thnS far or nearly thus tar, 81. i:,c
pr@ciamaiIon--wh
Mr.. FLOYD. of Virginia, addressed
The CHAIR, aud inquired win thcr The votes
OF Missouri we're or wer" ia, counted.
C'ieS ut order order were SD loud as
10 dr""a Mr. F;old's voice.
The President E ihr Srnai,. i,ah hes;-
'ai"i Ia HE Proclamation, on Nj. FIayd
addressing HE CHAIR.
Hit. RANDOLPH rose, and was address
lug thr char, when loud cries ui Ortiei
Order reSnuaird irnm n,any vnirts,
she SPEAKER pronounced tlr. Raus
do'ph IL be out y. orter, and invited hin,
10 take ii seal
sir BRUSH demanded tia, Mr.. Ran
dopl' sh"ni.i he allowed 10 proceed, and |
deria'"d !iis deIer'n nation 10 s;isirAu his !
right 10 d" SO. hlr. b vas also lou,Iy !
called - order.
Mr.. FLOYD demanded of the chair,
whether he was considered in order or
not.
The SPEAKER determined thai he was |
mol III order at THIS lime, The oulv buSi- !
ness being al that present lime that pip- I
scribrd by HE ,ul,' ni this n,urming.
i'ete was considerable eiurmuring at |
mas decislou: but, order vas restored |
when the President of HE S,matc conciu- |
deh lis amuun cia'inn - f,iows:
- therefore declare. that jaws MoNnog OF yirgi |
'a. Is duly s'rcte1 pr.siasn, of ne Uncd States
'ni years To tonedcs oa the Ii day OF March 1927
Ahd uia, utSi@L u. IoNrKiNs. of New York IS duly |
elected We Presien: o the ued States Gor tie Tie
iiarch. 1921" .
"A, The president concluded
Mr.. RANDOLPH addresses the chair !
BIT "as reqmrr:I to TAXI his sat
ON motion by a Member Oi The Senate.
The SENATE retired from ia. Hall
After tl~y retired, ana ihe house being !
called n or Ter
Mr.. RANDOLPH, who had sill retained I
me floor. was beard addressing Tie CHAIR.
IL" poke for some imr, owing 10 The
confusion III The Hall. without being dis-
timely hearl. He had, lr said, sew evr-
~ election o! President oi tie United I
States, except that Of The present Chei
Magistrate, and he had never before
heard any oiier fDrm OF procama. iop
than thar sucl WAS the whoie number OF
votes gwen III: That such person, A. or
Is, th,i SO many, aud was therefore elect
e President or Vice President Of The u
y a'es. On this occasion no such anunn.
cia'ionllad b en- made, and The presiding
1itcer might j0St az well have said Thai
james Claxi'n or Thomas Dunn was
elected President of The United States.
Were gentlemen To be put down by ella
nor and by lnrce here for getting up To
assert, not only their rights, bui the rights
oi The whole people, Of he United S;ales
SIR, said hc, your election is vilia,cd
you have flncliei from the QUESTION:
you lave attempted TO evade the decjsi-
on oi that which was essential 10 The de
Termination OF who Is and ,nLn 10 10,