Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-01
Congress Of the United States.
SEVENTEENTH CoNGsrss-2D SESSION.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1928,
IN SEN

l IN SENATE.
Mr.. Taylor. Of Virginia, from the
committee to which was referred re-
solution proposing an amendmentto the
Constitution of the United States, as it
respects the election of President and
Vice President Of the United States,
reported the following new draft as a
substitute therefor:
Resolred 6y the Senate and House ef Rrpre.
sestatipes Of tie United States OF America, tn
Congress assembled, ttco-ttirds Of 6Oth Houses
concu,rgng, That the following amendment Of
the constitution of the United States, be pro.
posed to the Legislatures Of the several states,
J which, when ratified by three fourths thereof,
, shall be part OF the SAID constitution.
The electors of preSiden and ce.president
shall meet on the - day Of - next prece.
! ding the expiration Of the time for which the
existing president may have been appointed,
vote for president and vice president, and
make two lists Of the persons voted for to fill
each office, to be signed and certified by them;
enc to be delivered, sealed, to the president of
the United States, or, if there is NO president,
to the person exercising the powers Of the said
office, within - days thereafter, to be open
ed and examined by him; andff it shall appear
that no person has received the votes of a ma.
iority Of the electors appointed, the president
of the United States, or the person exercising
. the powers of the said Office. shall, forthwith,
BY proclamation and by notifications to the
executives of each state, publish the number
, OF votes given to each person as president:
! where pom, the said electors shall again meet
no a Of ,aSfe 1fNRR cd I'M
| FIRST meeting and vote for onecf the two per-
sons as president, who shall have received the
greatest number of votes for thai efice, atther
| first meeting; or ii il shonld hpp1en that more
| persons than two, shall have reesked the great
! est number, and also an .cqaalnuhber Of votes,
the said electors shall vote for one Of them as
| president The said electors shalltransnit the
other list Of votes for president and vice pre-.
sident, at their first meeting. and also the list
of the votes for president at their second
meeting, if it should take place, to the seat of
government of the United States, signed and
certified, under seal directed to the president
of the senate, who shall open the said lists, in
| the presence of the senate and house Of .epie-
sentatives and If it shall appear Chat any per
son has been duly elected president Of the Uni.
ted States, according to the constitution, such
I person oudu OC ltC ptCSiuChsI u NV eho. ~
shall appear that any person shall have received
the greatest number and also majority of the
votes of the said electors at their second meet
ing, he shall be the president But it it shall
happen that no person is duly elected president
of the United States, either at the first or Sc
cend meeting Of the said electors, then the
senate and house Of representatives shall, I'M
mediately, by ballot, each mesnSerot both hou-
ses giving one vote. proceed to slect president
from the persons duly voted for at the second
meeting of the said electors. majority of all
the members present at the said joint meeting
Of the senate and house of representa-. IS, shall
he necessary to choice Of the president of the
United States, on the first ballot. after which,
plurality of the said votes shall decide the e
lection. The person having tn. greatest num-
Der of votes as vice president, shall be the vice
president if such number be majority of the
whole number Of electors appointed and if no
person shall have such majority, then, from
the two highest numbers on the list, the senate
shall choose the vice president, as provided for
by the constitution.
Several engrossed bills. for the relief
of sundry individuals. were read Sd
time and sent to the house of represeD.
tstives for concur, ence.
The Senate spent considerable time
on Executive business;
i And then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
i The speaker laid before the house a
letter from tho governor o. the state Of
. Maryland, enclosing, in obedience to a
. resolution OF the General Assembly OF
the State of Maryland. copy of the
. report of the commissioners appointed
by the Executives Of Maryland and vir
ginis, to survey the river Potomac
, which letter was read and committed.
y Mr.. Hemphrll Qeave being granted
i. presented q memorial of the presiden
and directors of the Bank of the Uni
ted States. on tho part Of the stockton
: ders Of the said bank. stating certain
: grievances under which they labor. ari
a sing from defects and omissions 10 tb
9 act for their incorporation which wa
. referred to q committee appointed o.
the Goth inst. relative to Banks.
y Mr. McLape reported bill maxim
,pprCpr,al ions for the support of 60
J. vernnens, fer the year iass; also,