Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-13

" as 10 enable MN, IN due form, TO move his
luton, and called Tor the yeas and nays the mo
ton to suspend. they were taken and the result
was as follows: For the suspension ia, against i
IL.
Two thirds voting in the affirmative, the rule
were suspended, and the resolution came forma n,
before the House.
Mr. ANDREWS then modified his resolution by
substituting IL O'Clock for 3ocock; and as the reso
luton was before the House, he called the previou,
question.
The resolution was then further modified at the
suggestion OF MIR PECK, and was finally adopted
as follows:
Resolved, That, at ~ o'clock meridian "a. morrow,
the debate upon the bill making appropriations for
tne payment OF Revolutionary and other pension rs
for the year ls4l, in Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union shall ase and that the com
mtee shall at thar time proceed to vote upon said
| oil and such amendments may he offered there
/ 10, and shall then report said bill and such amend
ments as may have been agreed 20 by the commit
| tee TO the House: Proriisd. That, il the committee
are ready to report the said bill before that time,
| they are, hereby, authorized TO do so.
MIR BANKS asked suspension Of the rules to
enable him 10 move resolution TO inquire into the
expedeney of establishing mail route in his dis
trIct in Virginia.
| The House refused to suspend the rules
| MIR LtET asked a suspension OF the rules TO en-
alb c him TO move resolution that portion OF the
morning hour this morning be devoted to the pre-.
sentaiion Of petitions.
The question to suspend was put: Ayes rs,
noes %. Two thirds not vGing in the affirmative,
| the question 10 suspend was lost.
Reports IRON committees were then called for
when
Mr. CRAZY, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported, with amendments, Senate bill to
authorize the Legislatures OF the States of Arkau
sas, LOUISIANA, and Tennessee to sell the lands
heretofore appropriated for the Of schools in those
States.
The bill and amendments were read, and the
question arose on the question TO agree to the a
mendmen,s.
Some debate took place; when
Mr. PECK moved that the bill be committed 10
the Committee of the Whole.
While this motion was pending, some explana-
tions &c, took place, report Of which is ntcessa-
rlly deferred 10 our next.
And then, the hour Of ~ o'clock having arrived
MIR Briggs moved the order which will be found in
It's proper place below.
Mr.. w. COST JOHNSON asked leave to move
a resolution TO admit ladies within the Hall during
the ceremony OF counting the of Electors for
President and Vice President of the u States.
There was general response of "No! no no ~
throughout the House, and the motion was not
pressed.
COUNTING THE VOTES FOR PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT.
This is the day appointed by law for opening
and counting the votes of the Electors Of Presiden9
and Vice President of the U. States
BY the LIST section OF the ID article of the Con-
stn9tIon ct the United States it is prescribed shat
oi the Senate and House Of Representatiy of the
United States, open all the certificates and the votes
OF the Electors of President and Vice President
shall then be counted"
by the act of March I, 1892, il is enacted that
Congress shall be in session the second Wednes-
day IN February, 1898, and on the second WedEes-
day IN February succeeding every meeting of the
Electors and the certificates of the Electors or SO
many OF them as shall have heen received, sha
then be opened, the votes counted and the persons
who shall I'LL the offices OF President and Vice Pre-
sdent ascertained, and declared, agreeably to the
Constitution.
On the 3Oth of January ultimo, the two Houses
appointed JOINT Committee TO ascertain and report
a mode OF examining the votes for President and
Vice President of the United States and of notify
ing the persons elected of their election.
On the report oil that committee the two Houses
came TO the following resolution;
Resolred, That the two Houses will assemble
IN the Chamber OF The House of Representatives
on Wednesday, the 10th ofFebruiry, at ~ o'clock,
and the PresideD, Of the Senate shall be presiding
oiheer; that one person be appointed teller on the
part OF the Senate, and two the part the House
OF Representatives, make list OF the votes AS they
shall be declared; tina, The result 81 oil be declared
he President of the Senate who shall announce To
ne state OF the vote, and the persons elected to the
'wo Houses as aforesaid, which shall be deemed
a declaration OF the persons elected President and
Vice President Of the United States and together
with list OF votes be entered the journals Of the
two Houses.
The Honorable WIN. c. Preston, Senator from
south Carolina, was appointed Teller on the part
OF the Senate; and
The Honorable Caleb Gushing. Represen,a,ive
from Massachusetts, and the Honorable John W.
Jones, Representative from Virginia. were appoint
ed Ieilers on the part Of the House of Represen-
tatives.
At ~ O'clock to day, the following order was
| moved by Mr.. BRIGGS, OF Massachusetts, and
adopted by the House Of Representatives:
OTEsr'd, That a message be sent 10 the Senate
TO inform that body that this House is now ready
10 receive the Senate and to proceed in opening the
eeruhcates and counting the votes Of the Electors
OF the several States IN the choice Of President
and Wee Pesident Of the United States in pursu-
anee OF Their resolution Of the two Houses
The Senate came into the Hall Of the House in
me following order; The Sergean.at-A rms in front,
followed by the Vice President Of the United STAG,
and President Of the Senate with the Secretary Of
/ the Senate on his left; then the Principal Clerk OF
the Senate, bearing the votes Of the Electors then
the Senators, two and Two.
The Senate was met at the South door Of the Ro.
| tundO by the Sergeant at-Ams Of the House " lac
| conducted the procession down the broad aisle
The Vice President was received by the Speaker or
the steps Of his stand and conducted to his sent a,
the presiding officer Of the joint meetinR-the Speak,
er taking seat at his left The Secretary Of IN,
Senate was seated at the right end Of the liable o.
the Clerk Of the House, and the Clerk at the oppo
site end. The teers took seats at the Clerks tab,
IN front Of the prssidng Officer Mr. Preston, III,
leller on the part OF the Senate in the centre anc
Mr. Gushing and Mr. Jones, tellers on the part o
the House, on his right and eft.
| The Sergeant-at-A Arms q the Senate occupied I
seat OF the right Of and below the Vice President
the Sergeant-athrms Of the House a corrresp pond
ing position on the left Of the Speaker.
The Senators took the seats set apart for them il
the body Of the Hall, Me left as Il entered, 80
70 be on the night Of the presiding officer. Tn
members OF the House were seated within the bar
Prerequisite number Of seats having been provide
and plsced IN the open spaces.
| When The Senate entered the Hall the Sneak
and members rose, and remained standing until th
Senate we're seated.
The ladies' gallery was filed, almost e1eiusiyel,
with ladies'; and, as Il would not contan all neari
the whole Line Of front seats was filed with them
The entire galleries we're crowded with spectator
, The joint meeting being organized, the presidtn
officer the Wire President ofthe Unite1 States ar
. President Of the Senate) rose and announced IN
purpose for which the two Houses Of Congress ha
assembled in joint meeting.
lie then proceeded 10 break the seals Of the en-
velOpes IN which the votes OF the Electors wer
enclosed, commencing with the State Of Maine, an
having merely broken the SEAL he rose and handle,
the paper 10 The telers, saying, 81 deliver 70 yot
r. gentlemen, teleIs, the votes Of the Electors Of IN
State Of Maine for President and Vice President I
the United States, that the same may be counted
The same ceremony observed by the VIC
President, in opening and delivering to the tellei
r The votes OF all the States
= The superscfpton on the envelope and the cert
hcate Of the votes sf the Electors together with e,
cry paper contained within the same, were res
throughout by one or other Of the tellers, taking
IL alternately, the teller on the part OF the Sena