Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-12
OFFICE, CORNER WATER AND MONRoE STREET
CONGRESSIONAL.


| SENATE-The Senate met at - clock aud inn
I mediately repaired to the hall Of the House, to
Take part in opening and counting votes for Pre-
I sidcnt and Vice President of the United States,
7 in pursuance Of u resolution adopted some days
since.
! Having returned from the House, the Senate
proceeded in consideration of the Wisconsin
electoral vote having been east, to-day by law,
the question had occasioned difficulty in the
House. Speeches were made as to the proper
course OF proceedings and the effect Of similar
cases on future elections while 1t was commended
on one hand that the vote Of Wisconsin could
not effect result it was argued.on the other,
that the question should be definitely decided.
Adjourned without taking question.
HoUsE-Mr, Barbour moved a reconsideration
Of veto, by which the Senate Submarine Tele-
graph bill was referred to the committee on Post
offices The motion was entered probably to be
considered Tomorrow.
Mr.. Washburn, of Maine, under instructions
| of committee on elections, made aFcport con-
Guiding with resolution that John w. Whit
field is not entitled to a seat in this House as
delegate from Kansas and moved further con-
sdeTatiOn of the subject be postponed till Sat
urday next
Mr.. Oliver, of No, moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table and made minority report,
asked to have read the memorial of Whitfield in
response to the report of the majority Of com.
nittee.
the arrival of the hour Of 10, the time fixed for
opening and counting the votes of electors of
the several States for President and Vice Prcsi-
dent of the U. 5.
Senators, accompanied by the officers of that
body, entered the Chamber; members of the
House receiving them standing The President
of the Senate took his seat at the right of the
Speaker Nr. BIGGER, on part of the Senators,
and MessTs Jones, of Tenn, and Howard, of
Mich, on part of the House, appeared as tellers,
and occupied the Clerks desk.
The President announced the object of the
meeting; it being pursuant to law, III obedience
to concurrent order of the two Houses. The
President first opened the vote of Maine, which
was read by the tellers. Other States followed
in rotation
The President announced the result of the
count and declared Buchanan aud Breckenridge
elected President and Vice President.
The question was raised as to counting the
vote of Wisconsin, the electors having met on
the 4th instead Of Sd December.
The President said the functions of the two
Houses were now discharged in this matter.
This decision was earnestly disSentcd from
by both Senators and Representatives.
Mr.. Crittenden said the decision involved the
privilege of determining the election of PreSi-
dent OF the United States
The President replied he had neither assumed
nor exercised such power, but had merely per-
formed the duty as required by the Constitu-
ton.
Much confusion, and various propositions
were offered to relieve the two Houses of
their difficulty, but the President said no vote
could be taken in convention.
Mr.. Stuart moved the Senate return to their
chamber this question determined in affirmative.
The House continued the subject in animated
manner till adjournment, coming TO no conclu-
sion