The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-02-26
CONGRESS-.

Wednesday, Feb. -.
The House was filled to overlooking
and tho galleries crowded.with ladies to
witness the ceremony Of counting the votes
for President and Vice President After
the morning business, the two Houses
convened in the Representatives Hall the
President of the Senate in the chair-The
Joint Committee appointed to court the
votes made the report as follows -
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Whole number of votes, 275
Necessary TO choice, 1873
James K Polk had, 10
Henry Clay had, los
James X. Polk having the greatest
number of votes, was declared TO have
been daily elected President of these
United States.
FOR'THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Whole number of votes, 275
Necessary to a choice, 13S
George NJ. Dallas had, 10
Theodore Frelinghuysen had, los
The President of the Senate said -
81 do, therefore, declare that JAMES
X. POLK, having received the greatest
number Of votes, has been duly elected
President of these United States for four
years, commencing on the 4th of March,
iS45, and that GEORGE NJ. DALLAS,
having received the greatest number of
votes, has been duly elected Vice Presi-
dent of the United States for four years
from the 4th of March, IS45"
The Senators then left the House for
the Senate Chamber, and the Speaker
took his seat.-Mr. Burke, one of the
committee to count the votes, offered
the usual resolution that joint commit
tee on the part OF the Senate and House
be appointed to wait upon the President
and Vice President elect, and inform
them of their election 1t was at once
adopted, and the House adjourned.
The Senate, after appointing a CON-
mittee of one in connection with the /,
House committee adjourned.
Thursday, Feb. ID.
SENATE.-Afer the usual morning
business Mr.. Archer called up the report Of
the Committee on the Texas annexation res
olutons from the House. Mr.. Morehead of .
Ky., addressed the Senate against the resolu-
iions. in one of the ablest speeches OF the
session, to crowded House. Mr.. Bucha-
nan next got the floor, but the subject was
postponed to the next day and the Senate
went into Executive Session.
HousE-A resolution was adopted hhe
Iowa and Florida bill before the Housed that
all debate should cease in.two hours after
the House wentinto Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Morse Of Me-, moved that the act of ad-
hitting Florida into the Union should
not take effect until the articles in the |
proposed Florida Constitution. prohibiting ,
tee abolition ofslarery and the landing of any ,
free colored citizens in the State, are struck
out. The motion produced great excitement
md personalities. Mr.. Black, of Ga, then
moved that Iowa should not be admitted I'M c
Ill clause prohibiting slavery be struck out S
rom its constitution. Both amendments +,
we're rejecied.-th former by vote of sc to 7
Is. The House refused to permit Florida to
&c divided into two States. The Committee
IN Post-o office and Post-reads reported the %
Senate bill to the House without amendment h
however, that the House b
ill be substituted IN favor Of it. Some fur q
her business was transacted and the House II
djourned. @
P. S. The Bill admitting Iowa and FIori- E
a was howe~er previously passed, yeas las W
avs i6. a