Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-12
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1853.
IN JOINT MEETING.

Bv the first section of the second article Of the Cons
tuition of the United States it is prescribed that the
President of the Senate shall in the presence of the SEN
and House of Representatives open all the certificates
and the of the Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States and by the act of March,
1892 it is enacted that Congress shall be in session
the Wednesday in February succeeding every meet
ing the Electors and the certificates of the Electors
many Of them shall have been received, shall
then be opened the votes counted and the persons who
shall fill the Offices of President and Vice President as
cerained and declared agreeaby TO the Constitution
On Friday last the two Houses appointed joint COM
mittee ascertain and report mode of examining the
votes for President and Vice President of the United
States and of notifying the persons elected of their cleo
ton" On the report of that committee both Houses
came to the following resolution:
Resolred That the Houses will assemble in the cham
Der of the House Of Representatives Wednesday, the 9th
instant II o'clock and the President Of the Senate pro
shall b. the presiding officer that person be appointed
teller the part Of the Senate and the part The
House of Representatives to the votes as they
shall be declared that the result shall be delivered the
President of the Senate pro who shall announce the
state Of the vote and the elected to the two Houses
assembled aforesaid which shall be deemed declaration Of
the elected President Vice President OF the United
States and together with list Of notes. be entered the
Journals of the two Houses
Under this resolution, Mr.. HUNTER Of Virginia was
appointed teller the part Of the Senate and Mr. JONES'
of Tennessee and Mr. CHANDLER, of Pennsylvania
appointed tellers on the part of the House.
This day being the second Wednesday in February,
when, in pursuance Of the laws above cited the forma
ties therein prescribed to take place
On motion Of Mr. JosEso Tennessee, the Clerk Of the
House directed to inform the Senate that the House
of Representatives is ready to receive the President
and members Of the Senate count the votes ut the
late election Coz President and Vice President Of the
United States
Soon after the Clerk had performed this duty
The Doorkeeper announced the Senate Of the United
States when the members Of the House rose and the
Senate entered the Hall Of the House. preceded by its
SergeantatArms followed by the President pro teapore
with the Secretary his left and with page bearing
min -. al
votes Of the electors; then the Senators, two and
two The President Of the Senate received by the
Speaker Of the House the platform which is raised
his who conducted him to the chair presiding officer
of the joint meeting the Speaker taking seat at his left
The Secretary Of the Senate seated the right end
Of the table Of the Clerk Of the House the Clerk occupy
ing the opposite end The Teers took their places the
Clerks table In front Of the presiding officer Mr. Hun
TER teller the part Of the Senate being the centre
supported either side by Messrs JOKES and
tellers on the part Of the House.
The Senator's seated in the large circular area in
front Of the desk.
TlA-galleries were filed with ladies and gentlemen,
who had come TO witness the interesting ceremonies
The president Of the Senate then stated the object
Of the joint meeting and proceeded to break the seals OF
the envelopes in which enclosed the votes the cleo
tors commencing with the State Of Maine and having
simply broken the SEAL he and handed the paper
the cllers, saying q" deliver to you, gentlemen ellers
the Of the electors Of the State Of Maine for Pres
dent and Vice President Of the United States that th
same may be counted" The same ceremony observ
ed in opening and delivering to the eers the votes Of thu
electors Of all the States.
The certificates Of the votes Of the electors read
throughout by the other Of the telers, taking
alternately
The teers having read couuted, and made duplicate
lists Of the votes and compared them they delivered
to the President Of the Senate by whom they were
TO the joint meeting, as follows:
Statement Of The rote, for Presdst and Tis Predenf Of III
United States for four gear, from, n. fourth day Of March
eighteen hundred and 6ty-tree.