Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-02-23
Both CoNGREss-2ND SESSION.

the Senate, after prayer and reading the Jour-
nal,
Mr. Allen moved that the Secretary of the
Senate be directed TO withdraw from the House
of Representatives the bills passed yesterday
by the Senate, granting to certain States the
right of way through the public lands, with
certain donations and grants, for canals and
railroads. After some remarks from Mr.. AL
len. the motion was agreed to.
The Senate then. on motion, proceeded to
the hall of the House of Representatives, TO
meet them in Convention, for the purpose of
counting the electoral votes for President and
Vice President of the United States
The Senators. Immediately upon returning
TO their chamber, adjourned.
House Of Representatives. motion of
Mr. Barrow, it was resolved that the Clerk in
form the Senate that the House is ready to re-
ceive that body. to open and count the votes
for President and Vice President OF the United
States.
Mr. Jones, of Tenn, Gor his colleague Mr.
Johnson, who is sick } asked leave to intro
duce bill to give every poor man and every
poor woman, the head of family, hundred
and sixty acres of land, without money and
without price. Objection was made.
Mr.. Greedy endeavored to introduce a reso-
luton with reference to naturalization, and for
the Judiciary committee to enquire whether
any, and If any. what Legislation is necessary
10 conform the laws thoroughly to the Ameri
can doctrine, affirming the right of every man
10 migrate from his native land to some other,
and in becoming citizen of the latter to re-
nounce all allegiance and responsibility to the
former. Objection was made.
Mr.. Sawyer asked, but did not obtain leave,
10 introduce resolution, to have the flags and
| trophies captured in the war with Mexico, and
now at West Point, deposited in the rotunda
Of the Capitol.
This gentleman, in referring to the counting
of votes for President and Vice President, said
that his democratic friends gave it up; they
were perfectly satisfied with it, without fur
Their count This occasioned laughter
Mr. Cooke asked leave to offer a resolution,
to admit the ladies to seats on the floor of the
House. This was objected to by
Mr. Atkinson, who said that the company
of the House was not fit for ladies.
Several other motions were made, but not
acquiesced in.
The Senators, preceded by their officers,
came into the hall. and took seats in 'front.'
The Vice. President occupied the Speakers
chair, and the Speaker sat next to him.
The tellers (Mr Jefferson Davis, of The Sem
ate, and Messrs. Barrow and McCieland OF
the House,) opened the certificates as they
were handed 10 them by the Vice President
Finally the result was announced, viz:
The whole number of electors 900; OF
which $40 make majority. The vote for
Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, is 1863 fol
Lewis Cass, 1877; and the state of the vote
for Vice President is-for Millard Fillmore
1863; for VIM. o. Butler, 1877.
The Vice President, therefore, declared Ia.
chary Taylor duly elected President, and Mil.
lard Fillmore duly elected Vice President oil
The United States, for four years, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1849
The Senators then retired; the business
which the two Houses having met to transact
being concluded.
Mr. Barrow, in further execution OF the du.
ties with which the committee were charged
by the two Houses, offered the following res.
oution. which was adopted, unanimously, viz
RESOLVED, That committee Of two mem.
bers OF the House he appointed by that body
to JOIN committee of one member of the Sen
ate, 10 be appointed by that body, to wait or
Zachary Taylor, OF Louisiana, and inform hin
that he has been duly elected President of the
United States for four years, commencing with
the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred
and fory-nne and also to wait on MiIart
Fillmore, of New York, and inform him tina
he has been duly elected Vice President O.
the United States for four years, commencing
with the fourth day of March, eighteen hun
dred and forty mine.
On motion of Mr. Holmes, of S. c., thu
House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15-Senate- Rusl
reported a bill providing for the payment O
the travelling expenses of the delegation O
the Chippewa Indians. The bill granting
pension to the widow of Col Dix was discuss
ed, and laid on the table by a vote of "a tc
&c. The private calendar was then taken up
The Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives. "A motion 10 re
consider the bill creating an Interior Depart
, ment was laid on the table, and the bill wa
then passed.
The bill establishing Board of Claims wa
rejected-the ayes and nays showing "a TO
and SO against the measure.
After the transaction of some unimportan
business, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 6.-Senate-After trans
acting the usual morning business, the Senate
took up for consideration the resolution offer
ed some days ago by Mr. Downs, that the Sen
ate after this week should meet at l / O'Clock
instead of at IL. Several amendments wer,
offered, and long discussion ensued; wheI
the whole subject was laid on the table.