Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-17

| Soon after. lie SENATE came into file
| Hal. preceded by it's President, and at
Tended by-iis Secretary AID Sergeant at
Arms; ahd The President WAS conducted
10 the Speakers Chair. The Speaker oc-
cupS ing chair athis l. II hand.
! The President OF The Seuaie thea deli.
vered The votes OF tlie states, ia order,
To The committee for counting the
: v"'es. (Mr Barbour Of lie Senaie,
aud Mrs.rs Smiii. of Md. and Sergeant,
81 tins house)-and the official authenii-
cations, dc. were each OF them twice read
IN an audible tone, and the votes record.
ed by The Secretary oil HE Senate and by
tn Cie'k al the II. OF X.
II lkr scattering votes were as follow ::
io' i'res''isui in New Hampshire, there was
i"r John Qui"cy Adains. one vote For Vice
prrsideni, there was in New Hampshire, Tor
hcaaiu kush, one vote: in Massaohuse,ts,
Tel ticliai't Stockton eight votes; in Della
whte to, iDaniei Rodney tonr Votes; in Ma
| r1imnd. ioi Robert GOoGloe Harper ono vote
The process I'll Inns ceremony WAS very
tedious. from the lrnYlh Of the veriiiea
'inns, pfoclhnaiioUs, &c. aud The House
dad nut arrive al ikis Stage of /, iiil alter
o'clock.
When the votes of The Electors for
Missouri We're aunuuncr,i, by The Presir
deni at The senate, aud handed 10 lie
t,lers-
! Mr.. Lirermorc, of n. Hampshire, rose.
anu said-Mr President aud MIR. Speaker,
] object Ia ,ecrieing Any Yates for Pre-.
s'hen' and Wee P,c>i'isnt from Missouri,
because Missouri Is mol a State OF this
Uni n.
a motion VAS then made by mem.
her ut The Senate, that the Senate do
Withdraw tn IFS chamber aud, the ques.
iinn having been pun, was dcrld.d la The
Affirmative and The Senate retired.
he House being called 10 order
nir. ftoyd, of Va. submitted The iol.
lorimg rrsnlu!ioi--
htSotrfd, Tina, Missouri is one of the states
OF t"i. Union, aud her votes tor Piesinpnt
du" wee Presidsrt OF these United States
o"SHi 10 DC i.ceived AMI count. Il.
Os this molten arose Il dba!e and
proc' edina>o! which il is Impossible to.
day 10 give smca All account as QUE ut TO
or CIV II. lie re, cssay sketch Of II is
deferred 10 uur next. The f.llowipu is
AN "n'l'ne oil ihe proceedings which sub,
qnenliy took place.
Mr.. ArcAer, vi Nh. moved 10 postpone
The resolution indefinitely.
Mr. Clay subs qurntiy moved TO lay it
OH he tablr.
The later motion prevailed, after am
hour or more o! drbatr.
On motion OF AR. Clay, message vas
SEM to III" Senal', that Tie lllu%e was
ready TO rr"cecd Ia The completion Of
'Ee bushes at conntTs Out HE Votes.
Inc SENATE again came IN. The
votes "t hii,~0uii weie Rad, and the re-
SUI, al All Tie votes !;avlng been read
The Pfe,idruI al rs Sruaie announced
iiaI the toia! nnu.b,r 0i yolrs for JAMES
MONROE. ~ pfesi,,en; III the q. SIales.
VAS 23l, and II the Yates OF hlissun,i
wcic nj count Al, Was 22S thai in riil,rr
evrnt, JAMES MONROE had "a tiaio,itv
al The whole number Of votes gwen; sma
III The same i"ru,. anp0unccu that DA,
MEL ~. IOMpEINS had ma i1riiy of
The Whole nur'hrr Of veles tor Wee Pre-
sidrni oi The IT, States.
The Pr"sICSuI then proclaimed that
JAMES MONROE Is elected President IL
the u. S.leS Tor iuur years, COMMENCING
Ell i3r 4tl day OF March next, and thai
DANIEL ID. TOMPKINS ia elected Wee
PRESIDE ut II Tie u States for f0urycais
from the 4 Ia clay Of March uexi.
whist HAS proclamation VAS making.
t"o n'enib"rs OF HE House of Represent
taiiVcs cisimed lhr floor, 10 ehquIre whe
ter tbe voies OF Missouri wcIu ar were
nor counicd, &c. appair~iiy will a view
10 BOUNDING suiat proposition Oh Tie au-
swer.
Here arose a scene of some confusion.
winch resulted IN The gentlemen being
declared Out at order, aud occurred bI
The Speaker cIihe House TO resume ihrir
seats.
Tie President of The Senate having fl
pished Tie alnunciation, the Senate retir
ed. iea'ing Mir. Randolph Oh Tie floor,
attempting ." he heard by tie GUAR.
1 he House being called, In orjc. -
Mr.. Rmdoiph, alter Il few remarks.
suggss rd motion respecting HE voie
iT"m Missouri, which he reduced to
writing, az follows:
/. Rr>oirfd That the electoral votes of the
slate oi Missouri have this day bcen counted
am do Constitute II part OF Tie majority OF
23i votes given for PRECEDENT aud OF 2lS
votes gwen lor Vice President.
R so!rtd, That The whole number of eIec~
toiS appointed, and at votes given far pTcS;-
drmt and Wee irrs,drnt has not been an>
nonnrch lay the presidin. officer of the senate
aud ll"n>e OF Representatives, agIevabiy to
tue piO"i'lo" OF HE constitution of the United
1,idies' ana mat therefore the proceeding has
been irregular aud Illegal.
Wits! wiring these resolves
motion Tor adjournment was made.
iiere arose another scene Of unusual cha
ractef, gentleman claiming io have had
possession at tho iIoor before HE motion
Tor adjournment was made.
The Speaker decided 10 the contrary.
however. aud the question on adjourn
memt was decided 10y Yeas aud NAYS.
There were,
For The ahjournmcnt 90
Against u GO
50 tur Yeas had it; and
Tie House adjourned