Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-19
TWRMTIHTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. II, 1929.
IN SENATE.

FRENCH SPOLIATlONS.
Mr.. Chambers, from the Select Committee, TO
Tyh ON were referred the several petitions on the
subject, made report. accompanied by bill, TO
provide for the satisfaction CT claims due to GER
tain American citizens, for spoliations Committed
on the commerce prior 10 the year 1900; which
passed TO 4 second reading.
Mr.. Hendricks, t,om the Select Committee on
Roads and Canals. 10 whom was referred the me-
mortal OF the Baltimcre and Ohio Rail Road Com
Pany, tnace report, accompanied by bill. au-
thorizing subscription 10 the s.ock OF said Com
panyi the bill was read, aud passed 10 second
rcaaingi and It Was ordered that the report be
printed.
At twelve o'clock the members Of tho Senate
repaired TO the Chamber Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, where the votes were counted, and
the Vice President made proclamation of the re-
suit. After returning 10 the Senate Chamber,
Mr. farewell said, the Joint Communities ap-
pointed for that purpose had ascer,ained and re-
ported the result of the election for President and
mad directed him to move that committee OF
one be appointed to join Committee the part
oil the House, 70 inform Andrew Jackson that he
has this day been elected President of the United
States.
Mr.. farewell was then chosen Committee On
the part oithe Senate; and
Ihe Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1929.
MIR. Dwight. from the Committee of Ways aud
Means, reported bilmaking additional appropria-
tons for the support of the Government for the
year 1S2D; which was read twice, and committed
COUNTING VOTES FOR PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT.
II being now IL o'clock. the Speaker annouu-
ced the special order of the day, which was the
opening and counting the votes for President and
Vice President of the U. States.
Whereupon,
MIR. y. p. Barbour moved that the Clerk an.
nounce to the Senate that the House was ready
on its part, oproceed to that duty.
The motion being agreed to
The Clerk left the House, and seats hay;ps
been prepared for the Senate in the vacant space
in front of the Clerks table.
They soon after entered the Hall, with thu
Vice President at their head, preceded by the
Secretary and Sergeant-at-A Arms Of the Senate
and were received at the door and conducted e
their seats by the Sergeant at-Arms of the House
OF Representatives, tile Members being uncover.
ed and rising IN their places.
when the Senators had taken the seats assigned
them, and the Vice President had seated himself
at the right hand of the Speaker,
The Iefiers, viz OH the part of the Senate, Mr.
IazeweIl and, on the part OF the House, Messrs. p.
r Barbour & Van Rensselaer,, took their places a,
the Clerks table.
The Vice President then. having before him the
packets received. one copy by express. and one
through the Post Office, from the several States,
took up those from the State of Maine, and, an
nouncing 10 the Senators and Representatives
that those packets had been certified, by the Del
egation from Maine, to contain the votes of that
State for President and Vice President, proceeded
Co break the seals, and then handed over the
packets to the Teilers, who opened and read them
at length.
The same process was repeated until all the
packets had been opened and read; when,
MIR. Iazewell, retiring to some distance from
the Char, real the following Report: