New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
, II.,sa orened with prsyer by Charlain Stock

The House opened WIN prayer ny Sh'li9An "'''N
Bless the outgoing Administration close it, leSor. n
gse Ss0n 15s 6oosnS A ami iop that Thy bsng
may rest President elect In bis journey lt Z. ihs
ssa saidins him at every step; ava we pray that "a,
he mss fully and happily in,qsu[sd and I Toy S
srnmCn, in such manner a. St my name may 10 and
ts.our example Of civil religious liberty be followed n al
ar SHERMAN Rep Ohio sent up the letter to
Aim from tbe Secretary Of the Treasury again urging
peey measures in view OF the pressing dei'lu5 1i
The Treasury. Mr. Sherman accordingly reported q OH
authorizing the President, IL place OF any part oil 'he
xacent loan 10 issue coupon bonds of a denOmina-
kon not exceeding $50 and bearing not exceeding SIX
per cent interest," and running twenty years, ana APP
DIV such bonds ut par to the creditors who may receive
sbsm the entire amount not to exceed that authorized
by the recent loan act. Mr. Sherman made an e&Pa-
nation showing the Importance of the measure.
Mr.. GARNETF Dem, Val opposed the repol.lngf on
The bin saying that the PRECEDENT elect lad recently
made declaration Of war, and therefore he tGarnett
would throw every obstacle III the way oil the tyrnhi-
cal and military desposm that Is now to be lnaugu-
rated ISuppressed hsses.]
Mr.. SHERMAN-This Government will pay its
debts at the earliest moment. lie moved suspension
81 the rules
On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE (Rep., HI a
message was ordered to be sent TO the Senate informing
them that the House waitingto receive them,
40 that in Joint body the Electoral votes for Prel.
dent and VieePresdent may be opened ana the result
announced.
Amer short interval the Senators, preceded by
their officers, announced.
The members of the House Immediately rose and re-
sined standing till the Senators took seats III semi
circular range in front OF the Clerks desk.
Vice President Breckenridge conducted to the
right of the Speaker and the Tellers, viz: Senator
TTumbull and Representatives Washburne OF Illinois
and Pbeps of Missouri took seats at the Clerks desk
When order was restored, Viee-President BRECk-
INRIDGE rose and said: We have assembled, pur.
suaant " the Constitution, in order that the Electoral
votes may be counted and the result declared, Tor
President and President, for the term commencing
on the 4th of March, 1861; and it made my duty,
under the Constitution TO OPEN the certificates OF
election in the presence Of the two Iouses And now
proceed to the performance of that duty.
Vice-President BRECKINRIDGE then opened the
package contsing the Electoral vote OF Maine and
handed to the tellers when the certificate thereof
was read, the Secretary of the Senate making note
thereof.
The Electoral votes of New-Hampshire hassaehu-
sets Rhode leland, Connecticut, Vermont, aud New
York were similarly disposed of.
Senator DOUGLAS suggested, and no objection
made thai the formal part Of the certificates and the
names Of the Electors be omitted from the reading.
The reading Of the vote of South Carolina pro-
dnctive of good-humOred excitement.
The reading of all the electoral votes having been
completed tie Teners reported the result: