The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-23


iisis shah be kept 81 AL tie voters. and Of al
The votes given for each person Is President,
and for each a. Vice Presidonf All the votes
20 given In each district, shall be collected.
iDsihwiths in such manner ~ the Legislature
% the State may direct. ~ some enc conyen-
sent place within the district and The votes
gwen Ter each candidate shall be added to
gsther, and TIE person hsving the greatest
number Of votes for President and the one
naEiog the greatest nuaher Of votes Cor Vice
President, shall be certified a. dolly preferred
- said district. and shall he entitled 10 one
vote each for the respective Offices for which
they are candidates but If two or more per-
sons shall have an equal number Of votes, 10
such district election, for the same Office, then
the returning officers shall decide bstwcen
them and certify accordingly. Triplicate
certificates Of the whole number or votes Civ
en- 10 each candidate shall be made out, and
transmitted 10 such manner as Congress may
direct, TO the seat government Of the United
States addressed 10 the President Of the Sen
ate The President Of the Senate shall, 10
presence Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentativcs, open al the certificates, ard the
votes shall then be counted. The person
having the greatest number ofvotes for Presi-
dent shall be the President, If such number be
equal to a majority Of the whole number CT
electoral districts within the u. States and
u no person have such majority, then the
President shall be chosen by the House Of
Representatives, from the three having the
greatest number Of votes for President, 10 the
manner now prescribed by the Constitution.
/ The person having the greatest number OF
votes for Vice President shall be the Vice
President, il such number be equal TO a ma
lJority OF the whole number Of electoral dis
tricts, and il 40 person have such majority,
4 then the Vice President shall be chosen BY
the Senslc, from the two persons having the
lgreatest number Of votes for that Office, in
the manner now prescribed BY the Constitu-
ton.
! On motion Of Messrs. SMITH and CHANo-
LER, appropriate parts Of the Presidents Mes
lssge were referred TO the Finance and Militia
Try Committee.
| VIRGINIA WAR CLAIMS.
! The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
| Barbour, TO instructa committee TO inquire
into the propriety of allowing certain war
claims Of Virginia, was again read for consid-
lcration, with the documents accompanying
the same.
4 "A short debate ensued. Mr.. SMITH, Of
Md. remarked, that as the claim of Virginia
was for interest Of moneys advanced for the
general defence, and as Maryland, aad other
States, had similar claims, he hoped the reso-
luton would be extended to them all. Mr.
BARBoUR, 10 reply, said the claim OF Virgin
la was peculiar one. 1t was not only for the
] payment ofthe interest of the moneys advanced
10y her during the late war, when she was
compelled to depend entirely on her own re-
sources, and to borrow money. for which she
had to pay interest; but that there had been
bona fds expenditures Of money for which no
proper documents could in all cases be produ-
I ICED, and which had claims to consideration.
He therefore wished the claim to be decided
on its own merits, and did net see the propri-
tlety Of coPartnery with any other claim,
I whether OF similar nature or not. He did
not mean 10 call 10 question the Maryland
claim, bat wished that it might not be asso-
lciated with that of Virginia. Mr.. LLoYD,
Iof Md. said be could not see any distinction
between the claims of Virginia aud many
others which exist thought the same provis-
ion should be extended to them all, and hoped
the resolution would be SO modified as to meet
all the cases Of a similar nature.l
MIR. SMITH made some further remarks,
land moved that the resolution lie on the table.
agreed TO.
/ THE JUDICIARY.
Il Mr.. JoHNsoS's resolution offered YESTERDAY,
respecting the establishment Of three new
Judicial Districts, and requesting the united
opiniou Of SEVEN Judges, on any question,
inyolving the validity Of law of the United
States, or Of the individual States respectively,
twas amended, on motion Of Mr.. BARsouR, so
as 10 require, in the cases contemplated 10
the latter part Of the resolution, that the opin-
ions Of the Judges should be given separately,
and recorded. 1t was then, on motion Of Mr.
EAToN, laid OF the table. Adjourned.
! FRIDAY, Dec. H.
j The resolution offered yesterday, by Mr.
Holmes, Of Maine, instructing the committee
Of Finance 70 inquire whether any further
provisions are necessary 10 prevent frauds
in the revenue, on the eastern frontier Of
the United States was again read and passed.
| The joint resolution offered yesterday, by
Dir. Benton. proposing an amendment of the
Constitution, so as 10 give the election of
| President and Vice President to the people,
| in primary assemblies, received its second
reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Macon, il was ordered
that hereafter, when the Senate adlourns Oh
Fridays, il will adjourn till the ensuing Mon
DAY, unless otherwise ordered and
The Senate then adjourned I'LL Monday
next, al II o'clock.
MONDAY, Dec. Is.
Mr.. Nuts, Senator from the state of Mass
achusetts. appeared aud toak his seat.
The following petitions and memorials we're
presented, and referred to their appropriate
committees
BY Mr.. Findlay, the memorial Of sundry
merchants and Insurance Offices Of the CITY
of Philadelphia, praying the interposition oil
government in relation to property belonging
TO them. which was captured under the Berlin
decree. in 1907;
By Me-. KNIGHT, the memorial or sundry |
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