Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-25
:, Eighteenth Congress.
IN SENATE.
MONDAY, Dec 22, 1898.


in SENATE.
MONDAY, DEC 2S, 1898.
communics alton was received from
che commissioners Of the General Land
Office, transmitting, in obedience to
resolution. Of the senate, passed 18th
December, documeotsi 10 relation to the
accounts of the com missioner of the
Land @ ice and Receiver of Public
Money!, for the State of Louisiana.-
Referred to the committee on Public
Lsnds.
Mr. Findlsy presented tho petition
Of the President and Directors OF the
Delaware Canal Company, praying pc.
cuniary aid from Congress. Referred
t. the committee on, Rosds and Canals.
Nj. Johnson, Of LouisisDs, pre- sented
&c petition of sund' y members ct the
Legislature of the State of Louisiana.
reading in that part of the State which
lies East Of the River Mississippi and
the Island of New Orleans, praying
some provision for the proper security
of settlements made in that part of The
state, since the year 1914. Referred TO
the committee on Public Lands.
NJ smith offered the following reso-
luton, viii was read, and laird over
for consideration:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be directed to lay before tho
Senate a statement chewing the exact
amount which will be due and payable
Go the commissioners Of the Sinking
Fond, on the lst day Of January, 1926.
On motion Of Mr.. Benton, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of Ex-
cutive budness. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. M'Dufhe, from the Committee TO
whom was referred the consideration OF
the expediency Of recommending to the
several States, the adoption OF certain a.
mendments to the Constitution, made
report, accompanied by joint resofu-
ton. in the words following:
Resofped, &c That the following amend.
inent to the Constitution of the United
States be proposed 10 the Legislatures OF
the severa. States, which, when ratified
by three fourihs thereof, shall be valid to
oil ,n;enis and purposes, as a part OF the
said Constitution:
For the purpose OF choosing q Presi
dent and Wee President OF the United
States, each State shall be divided by the
Legislature thereof, into so many Districts
a. ibe State shall be entitled 10 Represen.
ta,ives in Congress, and each District shall
b. composed oil contiguous or coterminOus
territory. and contain, as nearly as may
be conveniently, the number OF persons
for whom the State is entitled to a Repre-
sentative according to the apportionment,
which Districts, when laid of, may not
be altered until al er another census shall
hive been taken, rhe inhabitants Of each
oil the said Districts, who shall have the
qualifications requisite Tor electors OF the
most numerous branch Of the State Legis-
Ia'ure, shall appoint one Elector of Presi,,
dent and Vice President, having the same
qua li6cations. The Electors appointed
shall meet in their respective States, and
appoln, the two other Electors to which
tue State is entitled, and also 6ll up the
vacancies, If such there shall he, from
death, sickness, inability, or non attend
ance, Of Electors appointed by the peo-
pic The whole number OF Electors OF
each State shall then vote, by ballot, for
President T. Vice President. one of whom,
at east, shall not be IN inhabi,ant Of the
SAM State with themselves. They shall
u. III IN their ballots The person voted lor
a President, aud. IN distinct ballots, the
per-on voted for as Vice President; and
they shalt make lists OF all persons voted
for as President, aud Of all persons voted
for as Vice President, showing the nun.
Der OF votes gwen tor each, which lists
they shall sign. and certify, aud transmit,
sealed up 10 the seat OF government of Tie
United States, directed 10 The President Of
the Senate. who, on receiving the same,
shall cause . joint meeting OF the Senate
and Hous Of Representatives, in which be
shall preside. He shall, 10 the presence
Of such joint meeting, open all the certil-
Gales. and the votes shall be counted IL
any person shall have the votes Of a majo.
rity OF the whole number OF Electors ap-
pointed, he .hali be the President; and il
no person shall have the votes OF such ma
jority the President OF the Senate shall,
by proclamation, aud by notification 20 the
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the Electors appointed. declare the tact
that 10 person is chaser President and the
names Of The persons having The two high.
est numbers of votes The Electors shall
thereupoD meet in their respective States,
6ll up vacancies 10 their body, il any shall
have occurred, from death, sickness, ina.
biliiy, or failure to attend, OF any OF the
Electors previously appointed, and shall
then proceed to vote for one OF the per-
sous as President. VINO, at the first meet
ing, had one OF the two highest Numbers
OF votes Of all The Electors, they shall make
and transmit, as already prescribed, lists
oil the persons voted tor az the seeoad meet.