Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-16
HOUSE or REPREsg NrATiyKs

Mr. Tdhrghasi ubtlined leave To introduce rcsolu.
''os OF ihe Legislature of the Stale Of Rhulo Island
Insiructng the Senator'S aud requesting IN, Rsnrese
'aNc' ui mat STATE IN Congress for the passage
oil law Designating tho same day throughout The l.
n'sd States ur the choise OF Electors ufPrcslen and
Wee President Of The United Stats ia nccos,larce
with The lh section Of the 81 of the Constitution of
The United States; which resolutions were Land on the
table and ordered to DO printed
Mr. Leei asked leave Ia present and have referred
TIE petitions OF Benedict Reynolds and William Ste.
phen'on OF Washington county Pennsylyanii but oh
Jeeons being made he could not present them
COUNTING THE VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT.
This Is tho day appointed by law fpr o ching and
counting The votes Vi the Electors of Pr,sdent and
Vice President of tho United States
BY the lst section of the 81 article Of the Consiitu
ton olhe United States is prcscrised that the Pres
ien OF the Senate shall. The presence of in. Sen
ute ahd House Ui Representatives fthc United States
open all the certificates and votes of the Election, r
President and Wee President shall then be count.
cd"
BY the act Of March l. l793 is enacted that Con.
sres shall be IN session the second "Wednesday in
February 1893, and ON the second "Wednesday IN Feb
ruary succeeding every meeting OF the Elecors or ;,
many u Them as shall have been received shall Then
BE- opened the votes counted. and The persous who
shall NIL the offices of Prcsidsn and Vice President rs
y
On the JOsh of January ulimo the TWO House. M
pointed Jc.nt Committee 10 ascertain AMI rer,rt q
mode OF examining the tor President ana Vic.
President OF the United States, and Of notifying the
persons elected Of their election.
On Iue report of that committee the two U,use,
come 10 The iJilOwIng rosolu.iul
Resolved, That the two Hnuses will assemble IN
Ihe Chamber of the House Of Representative ON We'd
hesdly Ihc l0th Of February. IL o'clock and the
President ofIie S,nae shall he presiding officer tho.
be ed n Her, ~,
ate am! Two on the part of the House OF Rcnrc.euta
uNcs 1" ia IKE let O the as they shall be a.
clared To the PresIieat OF the Senate who ,LaU an
nouce The state OF te vote AMI the p,rssRs elected
10 The two Houses aforesaid which shall he loom,
ell doclaraiIon OF the persons elected President and
VICE ffesdenIo Of tie United States aud t,,elher ,yb
list oil votes be entered ou the J1Irsals ut the two
Houses
The Honorable William c. Preston, Senator from
Sjuih Carolina, appointed Teller o. the par, of
tue Senate; and
Tho lioaoriDo Caleb Gushing, Representative from
Massachusetts, and the Honorable john w Jones' Ken.
rescnIati'e from firg'aia, appointed Tellers on
The part .! tne House ui Representatives.
Al II o'clock 70 day the following order WI, moved
b. Mr.. B'isss, OF massachusetts and adopted by i,
House OF Representatives.:
Ordered, That a message be sent 10 the : .n,,o Il,
inform mat bIiy that Ihis House i, now rsaiy Z, re-
eoI'e the Senate anI proceed in o,cni,, The Ger
uahies and counting The votes OF the Electors of the
SrFCI@ Siitts IN inc GHUsCe Gt BrcElleuf -.
PRESIDENT ei Iho jnIioi States pursuance of the
resolution of the two Houses
The Senate came lnio the Hall Of Iho House in The
following order; The S-rscIui-at.A Arm. in FINN 49,
wei by the Vice PfcsilsIt VI the United State, and
President O The Senate on his lcii; then The pri,r,I
Clerk Of the Senate, bearing the votes of le El,ctrr
then ihc Senators. two and IwJ.
lhe Sehiie was met al the south door the Ro.un.
da by the SsTgcaut.al-A OF the II,,e WIN co,,
,el me procession down The broad aisle. The Vice
f.N.
res'ue was received BY the Speaker on the Steps of
his sand, and conducted his seat as In. prcsJirc
olcer y. IN" joint meciiag-ihe Speaker tskin, So,
al hrs ic The Secretary Of the senate wa. seated nj
The right end Of the table Ut the Clerk OF the IL,
and The Clerk at The opposite end The TeIIsrs ,,,s
seats al me Clerks table IN front Of the presiding OH
GER Mr. Preston, the teller on the pari of tbc Sn,,.
IA the centre. and Air Gushing and Mr. J,nas lii,
on the part Of the House, on his right and lcti
The Sergcant.atArms Of the Senate occupieJ a ..,,
n te right Of and below the ice President tn s.,
seantaI-Arms OF the House corresponding position
on the left of tho Speaker
The Senators took the seats set o-,,rt G., t, =; a.
The body Of the Hall ,on the eit a. II i entered a., o.
10 be on The right Of the presiding Oni,cr The mem
oers OF the House seated within IA. b,,,l,o
requisite number Of seats having been provided and
placed ia the open spaces
"hcn ibe Senate entered the Hail. the SIeakcr and
members rose and remIIned standing until the Senate
seated.
The ladies' gallery was filled. aIm,st e,clu.iysIy
WIN iaIio' ahj' as u would not contain all nearly
lne "l0Ic me OF ifoni seats was filled with ihen-I
Inc entire galleries were crowded with sorct,tor,
The JVint meeting being organized. The pres,Jipr
officer (tht Vice President OF the United STATE, and
PRESIDENT OF the Scnatc) md announced the nur
pose Tor which tho two Houses Of Congress had a.ss
bed in joint meeting
lie then proceeded to break The seals Of the enyel
OPS 10 which the votes Of the Elections wore enclose
commencing with the State Of Maine. mad b,yi.g
merely broken do, seal he rise and handel IN. -,
per 10 The iclcr, saying. deliver 10 Won pcpilos
ieIiers' iho votes r ne Electors of the STATE C NJ
tor President ani Vice Presidential the United s,,,,
that The sam may be counted"
THO same ceremony was Observed Iv IN. V;,. D. I
mem ID o?'nng md delivering u the cllors le vote,
TIE s1P'rcup'i,1 01 The envelope and the cc,,ir
i''io OF the votes oitho Electors together win
plp.r contained within The same were read ,i,.,,b
Gus D. ono of tho Oher ~ the cllcrs taking !, sI,
i the teller on tie p,u or tho Senate L,vin, c,,,,
menr"d "rfh the State ol Maine
10. ''Iicrs having read. counted. and md. dg,l
cate sis Of Ihc yDics. which lists they rour,,.t go
each other anl bong oDnIto agree they wsr. Jol,,
'rsI % Tic Vice President by whom They were rs,J
ID tie jpitr meeting. IuI are rs fllosy..
HreirirrLtriov.
v h'.c number nl votes given oat
Necessary O. choice 80
m vEel. ygr P,e,ilsq,
W d''sw Henry litrrs,u. ofObi, received on
'ilr.H Fan Br91, OF Sew York received 60
2Ji.
~ Vice Prss4ieay
jon Tyler. n Vgiuis. received o7t
t.aHri NJ JrIusII, ~ Keuturi;y received 40
HfnI1u W TszancU Of Virzi1f4. received ~
lfl'' X Folk. Of ronuqsrss. received
~.
I"" Wee President hen announced fia r,sUff n.
I' Jluf r,.r. iny l.lI iu -.trlll 1rro ,,l,s tie
.iIr,h ]. 1922. 4u4 Tho resolution Of the i.., Ii
u Ilr - instant nije 's GLOWING dsrrar,n,r.
u '' declare f'af William Henry H5rr.-,, ,fD.g,
I...g rIs5a,g ol tIa whole mum .., ~ &C.,.