The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-15
HOUSE or REPRESENT3IIpES.
MONDAY, FEBRCARY 7.

HOUSE or REPRESENT1TTVEs.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
Mr.. Poinseit, of s. T.. offered the folio "
ing resolution
/" Resoiped, That An immediate repre-
sentatiop ought TO be made To the Captain
General of Cuba, setting Firth the 10 ss"s
and injuries inflicted upon the property and
nrrson, OF the citizens OF the United States
by pirates issuing from that island, and re
turning f,iti.tr with their plunder, and a
demand upon HIM TO cause immediate
measures To be- taken for the punishment
Of these naraudrrs, ard for the prevention
of future atrocities by them.
" Resotped, That, If the captain Genera al
,honld refuse or deiay 10 ADOPT such o riiea
sures, the President of the u. States nght
h concert with the maritime powers inte
rested IN the commerce Of the West In
dies, ell Gent means of eXtlrpaing the pr
rates lhat infest those as."--Lald on the
table.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the House
then went into committee of The whole on
he State of the Union, Mr.. Taylor of n.
York, in the chair, and resumed the con
,d.ralion of thfr les reported by the com
niltce) To BE- observed by the House in
conducting the election Of the President.
And the question being on striking out
thr last cla,,se Of the third rule, which pro
vides that the galleries may be cleared at
the equest of the delegation of any one
state After considerable debate, II was
carried
Mr.. Wright moved further TO amend the
rule, by inserting after the word Sena
tor" the word, Stenographers !" which
was carried
And the rule, as amended, was adopted,
and read as follows:
esd. The doors Of the Hall shall be clio
sed during the baIloting, except against
Members of the Senate, Sienographers, and
the Officers Of the House"
Mr. Hamilton Of S. L moved to amend
the 5lh rule in such manner, that the Sc
parate votes OF the state Chat is, in what
portion,her members di,ided) should be as
certained rs well rs the vote of the STATE
This gave rise to long Drbate--its oppo
nanta contendlng that IT was contrary to
the Constitution. amendment was lost,
ayes 50, noes lis.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1925.
~ SENATE
ELECTION or PRESIDENT, &c.
The COMMITTEE on the part of the Sc.
nate, appointed to Join such committee as
might be appointed on the part Of the
House of Representative TO ascertain and
report mode Of examining the votes for
President aud Vice President Of the Unit
I'd States, aud of notifying the persons
lected Of their election, report, in part.
the agreement of the JOINT Committee to
the following resolution
RcSolued Thst the two Houses shall
assemble in the Chamber of the House of
Representative on Wednesday, the 9th
day of February, 1925, at IL O'Clock that
one person be Teller on the part Of Inc Sc
nate, and two persons be appointed Teller.
o. tn part of the House, to make, a list
OF the votes IS they shall be declared that
The result shall be delivered TO the Presi
dent of The Senate, who shall announces to
he two Houses, assembled as aforesaid,
the siste ofihe vnte and the person or
PERSONS elected, if it shall appear that
choice hath bren made agreeably to the
Constitution of the u. S which annuncia
ton slrall be deemed a sufficient declaration
of the person or persons elected, aud, tcge.
| ther will. a list ct the votes, shall be enter.
ed on the Journals of the two Houses"
II any objection shall arise to the vote
or voters of AIRY state, it shall be filed in
writing and entered on the Journals Of the
Senate aud House of Representatives bu
the two Houses shall not separate until the'
entire votes are counted and reported,
which report shall he table ts be CONTROL
ed and altered hy the decision to be made
by the two Houses after their separation
relative to any objections that may he
made, a nd entered on the journals, provid
ed no objection taken shall be considered
valid unless concurred in by the two
Houses.
Toe report of the committee was con
cured in.
Mr. Tazewel was appointed Teller on
the part OF the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Taylor of New York, moved that,
when the House adjourn, it adjourn
to meet again at IL O'Clock to-morro W.
morning, tone hour be fore the time for
counting the votes for President and Vice
President.) and supported the motion by a
few words on the expcdiency Of having
some time for business before going into
the subject Of the election. The motion
WAS agreed 10.
On motion of Mr. McLane, OF Della
ware, the House went into committee of
the whole, Nj. A. Stevenson, in the
chair, on the bill making additional appro
/ prlaIlons for the military services ofihe T.
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