Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-02-16

ing majority of the votes, were declared e.
lected: ....
MIR. P. P. Barbour had al
Mr.. Webster, 100
Mr.. M'Lane, 96
Mr.. Taylor, 81
Mr.. Forsyth, 50
ding TO the rule, plurality only is required
on the Cd ballot.
The House then proceeded to a second bal
lot for the two members, when
Mr.. Saunders had 81
And Mr.. Rankin 70
So the committee was filed up by the addi-
ton Of these two gentlemen.
MONDAY, FEB. 7.
Mr.. Poinsett, of S. C. offered resolution,
providing for demand on the Governor of
Cuba, for the punishment of the pirates issu.
ing fro Il that Island, and for preventing their
future agsressions, and authorizing the Presi-
dent, in case oc refusal or delay, to concert
measures with other powers for the extirpa-
ton of the pirates in those seas, which was
ordered to lie on the table.
The House then went into the considera-
ton Of the rules, (reported by a committee
to be observed by the House, in conducting
the election of President, which were success
sively read and adopted.
The following is brief abstract of the rules,
as finally agreed upon:
lst. #, on counting the Electoral votes, It
shall appear that no choice has been made.
the result shall be entered on the journals Of
the House.
III. In calling the vote, if one or more men,
bcrs shall be present from two-thirds of the
States, the House shall Immediately proceed
to ballot for President, from the three highest
candidates, and continue the ballotins till
choice is effected.
Sd. The doors Of the Hall shall be closed
during the balloting, except against Members
of the Senate, Stenosraphers, and the Officers
of the House.
4th. No proposition to adjourn shall be re-
celved, unless on the motion of one State, Sec
onded by another State and the question
shall be decided by States.
5th. In balloting, the Representatives of
each State shall be seated together, the men,
bers from Maine at the right of the Speakers
chair, and the other States to follow in the
order IN which they are usually named.
The Representatives of each State shall
ballot among themselves, in order to ascertain
the voc of their State.
Al, the vote of each State IS ascertained,
duplicates shall be made out, and the name
of the person receiving majority shall be
written Gu each of the duplicates; and, in
case that neither of said persons shall have a
majority of the whole number Of votes given,
then the word diridedn shall be written on
each duplicate.
After the vote ofeach State shall have been
ascertaned, the Clerk shall name the States,
and, as the name of each State is called, the
Sergeant-at-ATms shall present to the deeea-
tion of each, two ballot boxes, in each of
which shall be deposited, by some Repre-
sentative of the State, one of the duplicates
of the vote of said State.
When the votes of the States are thus ali
taken in, the Sergeant-at-Arm shall carry one
OF the said ballot-boxes TO one table, and the
other to separate and distinct table.
One person from each State shall be ap-
pointed TO telioff said ballots.
The said Tellers shall divide themselves
into two sets, as nearly equal in number as
can be, and one of the said sets of Tellers
shall proceed to count the votes in one of said
boxes, and the other set the votes in the other
box.
When the votes are counted by the different
sets of Tellers, the result shall be reported to
the House, and if the Reports agree, the same
shall be accepted, as the true votes of the
States; but if the Reports disagree, the States
shall proceed, in the same manner as before.
to new ballot.
9th. All questions incidental to the power
of choosing President, shall be decided by
States, without debate and, in case of an
equal division Of the votes of States, the uues-
ton shall be lost.
7th. When choice is made, the Speaker
shall declare the same.
9th. The result shall be Immediately COM
municated to the Senate by Message; and a
committee of three persons shall be appointed
10 inform the President of the United States,
and the President elect, of said election.
TUESDAY, FEB. s.
Mr.. Taylor, from the joint committee APP
pointed to consider the mode of counting the
votes for President and Vice-President of the
United States, made report, which was a,
greed to, and Messrs. F. P. Barbour and Tay.
lor were appointed Tellers according the reto.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8.
Mr.. ?. P. Barbour, from the select commit
tee appointed on the Appeal of the Speaker,
made a Report, which was laid on the table
and ordered TO be printed-stating, that upon
their first meeting, their chairman addressed
letter TO the Hon. George Kremer, informing
him, that they would be ready, at particular
time, therein stated, to receive any evidence
or explanation he might have to offer, touch
ing the charges referred TO in the communica-
ton Of the Speaker, of the Sd inst.--to which
Mr.. Kremer replied that he would make a
communication to the committee; according
y, he did send to them, through their chair
man, communication, which accompanies
this report, IN which he declines to appear be-
fore them, for either ofthe purposes mentioned
in their letter, alleging that he could not do
so, without appearing either as an accuser or
a witness, both of which he protests against.
In this posture of the case, the committee
can take no further steps. They are aware
that il is competent to the House to invest