The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-02-17
THIRTY-sECoND CoNGREss.--second
Session.
WASHINGTON. February 9, 1858.
SENATE.

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| The Senate met at % minutes past o'clock
when a message was received from the House
announcing theirreadiness to proceed with tho
order for counting the votes for President anC
Vice President of the United States. The Sen.
ate then proceeded to the House.
! At2 o'clock, the Senate re assembled in theil
chamber.
Mr.. Hunter submitted the following resolu
tions, which were agreed to:
Resolved, That a committee of one member
of the Senate be appointed to join a committee
of two members of the House of Representatives
| to be appointed by the House. to wait on Frank
| lin Pierce, of New Hampshire and notify him
that he has been duly elected President of the
United Staths for four years, to commence OF
the 4th day of March, 1853
Mr.. Hunter appointed the committee on
the part of the Senate.
Resolved, That the President of the Senate
do cause. William r. King. Of Alabama, to be
notified that he has been duly elected Vice Pres
dent of the United States for four years, to com
mence on the 4th day of March, 1858.
The Chair laid before the Senate a report from
the Secretary Of the Treasury, showing the ex-
penditures of the Marine Hospital fund for the
sick and disabled seamen for the year 1852
Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The galleries were crowded with spectators of
both sexes. to witness the proceedings attendant
upon counting the votes for President and Vice
President of the United States.
Mr.. MACE moved an amendment to the jour
nal, to strike ther refrom the record of the pro-
ceedings of last nights session. because the same
shows the spirit of faction, by factious minor
ity, in total disregard of the legitimate business
of the country, and disgraceful to the American
Congress
Mr.. HOUSTON suggested this was not in or
der, and was sustained in this view by the Spea-
ker
On motion of Mr. JONES, of Temp, the Clerk
was directed to inform the Senate that the House
is now ready to receive the President and Mem
bers of the Senate, count the votes cast at the
late election for President and Vice President of
the United States, this being the day fixed by
law for that purpose.
After short interval, the members of the /
Senate entered, preceded by the President, Ser /
and Secretary of that body. The /
members of the House rose and remained stand .
ing until the Senators were seated in the centre
Of the hall. The President took the Speakers .
chair, and the Speaker occupied position on
his left.
The tellers Mr.. Hunter, on the part of the /
Senate, and Messrs. Chandler and Jones. of
Tenn, on the part of the House, took seats ut
The Clerks desk, while the Clerks of the two
Houses occupied the table in the area fnonting
he Clerks desk
Mr.. ATCIlSON, President pro tempore of
ne senate, called the TWO DOuleS TO order, and .
that the Senate and House had as
embled for the purpose of counting the votes ;
or President and Vice President of the United
States. lie then opened and presented to the
ellers, first, the certificate from the State of .
Maine, which read. and on until the ell
ctoral certificates of all the States were read
" the telleTs, who thus acted alternately
here much loud talking in the lobbies
When the vote of Massachusetts
5as announced, there was voice heard, saying +,
'hurrah for Scott" but it met with no resr,ons =
Senator Hale, shortly after he came into the
Iall, rose to retire, when a friend near by Jung
ut don't go, Hale; Wen count your vo &c dir
city. Ha , ha -
The business of reading the certificates and
ther proceedings in that conneSion, occupied
bout hour and a half.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate read the res
1t, amid comparative quiet. He said-I there :
IRE declare that Franklin Pierce, of New Hamp-
hire, having the greatest number of votes for :
and that number of votes being the :
aiorIty of the whole number Of electors, is lu- "
elected President OF the United States for four
ears, commencing on the 4th of March next =
e made a like declaration in regard to VIM r. :
ing, for Vice President
4 voice-''We know now who are elected
The business for which the two Houses as :,
'mbed in joint meeting having been despatch =
|, the Senators proceeded to retire to their !
lamber, the House members standing mean =
hile, in token of respect -
The Speaker then took his chair, and called -
le House TO order. "
Mr.. JONES, of Tenn, offered resolution. -
lat committee of two members be appointed :;
l the part of the House, to join committee of -
ne that may be appointed on the part Of the
enate. to wait upon Franklin Pierce and inform -,
m of his election. He said this resolution is
e one usually adopted on such occasions. No 9;
ference is made to the Vice President. The
lstom has been, that when the Vice President .,
in the city, the same committee have waited
Don and informed him likewise of his election. A
Mt he believed, that when the Vice President -
not at the seat of government, the Senate have ~
rected their presiding officer to inform him of v
5 election. This is the reason why the name ~
the Vice President is not mentioned in the m
solution.
The resolution was then adopted. and Mr.
INES. of Tennessee and Mr.. HUBBARD, were
pointed the Committee the part of the
1usc Mr.. HUNTER being appointed for the to-
nate. DO
Mr. BRIGGS presented memorial of the New St
rk Chamber of Commerce, in relation to the
nate Warehouse Bill now pending in the -
use, proposing certain amendments Refer 10
to the Committee on Commerce.
The House then adjourned until tomorrow,
ssing over an evening session, by vote of an
as 81, nays 16. q
Mai. Robert Klotz, of Carbon. tn
Mr.. EDIToR Having been Intimately ac- 70
linted with the gentleman's private well rs ny
itical character, whose name heads this arti- ou
, take pleasure in presenting his name thro' 'ei
,,adiup, of vour bla manor IN he WI