The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-15

president. All the votes, so gwen ID
each district, shall be collected, forth
with, in such manner as the Legislature OF
the state may direct, at some one conve-
Dient place within the district and the
votes and the votes given for each cam
didatc shall be added together, and the
person having the greatest number oil
votes for president, and the one having
the greatest number of votes for vice
president, shall be certified as duly pre-
| ferred in said district, and shall be cnt-'
| lied to one vote each for the respective
Offices for which they are candidates;
but il Two or more persons shall have an
equal number of votes, in such district
election, for The same Office, then the re-
turning officers shall decide bctwecn
them, and certify accordingly. Trip!i-
cate certificates of the whole number
| OF votes given for each candidate shall be
made out, and transmitted, in such man.
ner as congress may direct, TO the seat OF
government OF the u States. addressed TO
| the president ofthc senate The presI-
dent OF the senate shall, in presence OF the
senate and house Of representatives., open
all the certificates, and the votes shailih
be counted. The person having the
greatest number Of votes for president
| shall be the president, il such number be
equal TO majority Of the whole number
of electoral districts within the United
States and if no person have such ma
jority, then the president shall be chosen
by the house of representatives, from the
,hree having the greatest number oi votes
for president, in the manner now pre-
scribed by the constitution
The person having the greatest num-
Der Of vote s for vice president, shall be
the vice president, if such number be
equal TO majority of the whole number
of ELECTORAL districts, and If no person
hnye such majority, then the vice presi@
dent shall be chosen by the senate, from
The two persons having the greatest num-
Der of votes tor that Office, in the manner
now prescribed BY the constitution.
u On motion Of Mr.. Smith, it was order
ed, that SO much of the presidents mes
sage as relates to financial concerns, be
referred TO the committee on finance.
On motion of MIR Chandler, it was or
dered that so much of the message as
relates to the militia, be referred to the
: committee on the militia.
The resolu ion offered yesterday by
: Mr. Barbour, ins.ructing the committee
on military affairs to inquire into the pro-
priety of allowing certain clnims of the
state of Virginia, for money advanced on
account of the general government, DUR
ing the late war, was again read for con-
sideration. A letter from the governor
IF VIRGINIA, IN relation tn the claim, was
also read.
The resolution was ordered to lie on
the table. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF PERSONALITIES.
8 The speaker presented sundry docu.
E ments respecting the contested election
e by MIR. Parmenio Adams; which were
referred 10 the committee on elections.
Tho resolution moved by Mr.. GszIay.
6 OF Ohio, was taken up, in the following
/, words Thar the post master general be
directed to lay before this house the a.
q mount OF deialcations in his department.
: winch occurred previous to July. 1928.
and which were not sued for, as directed
: by the s9th section Of the act re-
i gu!ating the post Office establish.
0 ment, Designating the years when
each occurred, and not to extend beyond
sixteen years.
Mr.. Storrs moved to add the foIlowIng
words by way Of amendment 10 the reso.
luton /: ".dnd the amount Of any such
dehc1encies as may have been CHARGED
5 against The POST master general of the
United Ststes."
And, thus modified, the resolution was
agreed TO Without opposition.
o0 motion OF Mr. Brock, Received.
J That the committee On the judiciary he
instructed TO inquire into the expcdiencv
OF providing by law an uniform system Of
bankruptcy throughout the UDileo States,
on motion of Mr.. Kidder, Resolved.
That the committee on commerce be in
struc'ed to inquire into the expediencv
oil imposing specific duty on hofafoes
imported from Nova Scotia, Ireland. and
other foreign countries. 9
oD motion Of Mr.. Richards. Resolved.
Ahat the committee on mIIilary affairs
y instructed 10 inquire into The 80.
diency OF constructing some worke &c
defence, at some suitable poin, near ,ho
line dividing The United States from
canada on The margin Of lake Cham
oo motion OF Mr.. Garrison, Resolved
MAJ the csmmltee on commerce he ii.
Fec'ed 10 inquirs into the exoediencv Of
erecting beacon light near the sv,rcroi.
" OF cape Henlopen. N'
I'd motion OF MIR. Garrison. Re,,,l,ed