Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-25


therein,) to consider and report whether any
| amendment ought to be made to the ConstitG-
ton of the United States; far as 1t relates to
the choice of President and Vice President,
and If SO, then, that they report such amend
mentthereto as to them may seem most likely to
prove acceptable to the people OF the United
States.
The following resolutions were introduced
by Mr.. Hemphill, Of Pennsylvania:
Resolyed by the Senate and House Of Representa-
Tires of the United of America in Congress assem-
b.d. f,Uo thirds of both Houses concurrfng, That
the President and Vice President Of the United
States shall be chosen as follows:-The people
of each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct, number OF
Electors equal to the whole number OF Senators
and Representatives to which the State may be
entitled in Congress- but no Senator or Repre-
sentative, or person holding any office OF trust
or profit under the United States, shall be APP
pointed an Elector.
"The Electors shall meet in their respective
States, on the first Thursday, and succeeding
Friday, in the month OF August OF the year
1928, and on the same days in every sixth year
thereafter, and vote by ballot for two persons,
of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant
OF the same State with themselves; and they
shall make lists of all the persons voted for, and
of the number Of votes for each, which lists
they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed,
one to the Governor of the State, one to the
President Of the United States, one to each OF
the members of the Senate in Congress from
such State, and one to the President OF the Sc
nate The Congress of the United States shall
be in session on the second Monday in Octo-
Der, in the year 1928, and in every sixth year
thereafter; and the President Of the Senate shall,
in the presence Of the Senate and House OF Re-
representatives., open all the certificates, and the
votes shall then be counted-The person hav-
ing the greatest number Of votes shall be Pre-
sident, il such number be ma ority Of the
whole number Of Electors appointed. And II
there be more than one who have such ma]o-
r,y, and have an equal number OF votes, or If
no person have a majority, then the citizens OF
each State qualified to choose Electors, shall
hold second election, on the first Thursday
and the succeeding Friday in the month of De-
cember then next ensuing, 10 vote directly be-
tween the persons having the two highest num-
bers for the Office of President, which second
election shall be conducted in such manner as
the LEGISLATURE Of each State may direct. And
the Judges Of Elections, or persons finally as
pertaining the number of votes in each State,
sh all transmit sealed lists to the persons afore-
said. But in this second election the votes
shall be taken by States, each State to have one
vote, and majority OF all the States shall be
necessary for choice; and the person having
majority of all the States shall be the President
of the United States, and the other person shall
be the Vice President of the United States.
"And if it should happen at the frs, election,
that no person shall have majority, and that
more thar two shall have an equal number OF
votes, or if at the second election, that the two
persons shall have an equal number OF votes,
then i'm each case the choice of the President
and Vice President shall be made according to
the Constitution adopted on the 18th day CT
Sept 1897.
"And if anv person shall be elected President
al the first election, then the Vice President
shall be chosen according to the Constituti1 IN
as last mentioned
"No person shall be eligible to the office OF
President Of the United States, who shall not
have attained to the aye OF forty-tNe years;
and the terms Tor which the President and Vice
President shall hold their offices shall be SIX
wears; and the Presiden, shall be ineligible for
ever after TO hold the Office of President OF the
United States"
The foregoing, and all other resolutions,
touching the Constitution OF the united states,
were referred to 4 committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union, and ordered
to be printed; except the preamble and resolu-
| ton offered by Mr. Wood of New-York, which
was laid on the table.
| On motion of Mr. Powell Of Virginia, the
Committee IN the Post Office and Post Roads
were instructed to inquire into the expediency
! of establishing post route from Madison
Court House in Virginia, by Luray and Wood
stock, to Moore6eIds in Hardy county,
| On motion of Mr.. Wickliffe, of Kentucky,
the Committee on the Library were instructed
to inquire into the expediency Of separating the
Law Books from the other books Of the Libra
ry, and placing them under the control OF the
| Supreme Court.
! On motion of Mr.. Barney of Maryland, the
Committee of Ways and Means were instructed
20 inquire into the expediency Of amending the
law regulating the currency within the United
States, of the gold coins of Great Britain,
France, Portugal and Spain, SO as to embrace
within its provisions, the Gold and Silver coins
of Brazil and the South American Republics.
Mr. Newton Of Virginia moved, that when
the House adjourn, it be to Monday; upon
which motion the ayes and noes were taken
ayes 81, noes II.
| The House then went into Committee Of the