The New York herald., 1862-02-24

Pressntatives Hail. TO wnsss the counting of the votes
Tor Executive odcers Of the Confederate States.
After an absence Of forty minutes, the senate return
Mr.. BARSwuL, Of s. c., made motios that joint
committee Of two the part Of the Senate be appointed
70 wait the President and Vice President elect OF the
Confederate States and 10 inform them or their election
which was adopted.
The PKraDEsr Of the Senate thsn appointed Messrs.
arnwe OF South Carolina, and Davis, OF North caro-
On motion Of Mr.. SPARROW, OF La, message was sens
TO the House informing it Of its action
The Senate then adjourned until Thursday ct twelve
o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tho House was called TO order at twelve O'CLOCK.
Prayer by Rev J. A. Duncan
The minutes Of yesterday were read and approved.
Messrs Foster or Alabama Chambers o. Mississppi'
Burnett Of Kentucky and Smith OF North Carolina, ap
peared to-day and took the oath OF office.
MIR. JONES, OF Tenn, moved RECONSIDERATION OF the
the electoral for President and Vice-President.
Carried
Resolved That the Speaker OF the House appoint two
telers associated with such shall be appointed
part Of the Senate to superntend the counting OF
the vote for and Vice President and that the
Senate be advised Of this appointment
Resolved That message be sent to the Senate to In
O'Clock to-day to receive them in this chamber the
purpose Of executing the law requiring Congress- to count
the votes for President and Vice President to-day.
Tho Speaker appointed Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi,
and Mr.. Miles, oSouth Carolina sllers the part of
the House under the ABOVE resolutions.
The resolution OF Mr. Elliott OF Kentucky for creating
the ONCE Of and proceeding to the eec
tien Of that officer, came up as unfinished business.
Mr.. SrH Of Va said that he understood that the once
Of Sergeant-at Arms was necessary the
vsiona Congress. From motives Of economy he should
therefore vote against There the resolution; .o,,,,,
table. Carried.
message was received from the Senate stating that
would join the House at O'Clock in the Representative
Hail. the purpose counting the for President
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sion OF reporters the floor except when the House
shall be in secret session. Adopted.
Mr. Chiffon also offered resolution for the appoint
mont of various standing committees, which, his mo-
tion, was referred to the Committee on Rules
Mr. FoorE, Of Tenn, offered resolution for the ap
poinment OF committee to inquire into the OF
tho recent rcverses North Carolina, Kentucky and
Tennessee and report to the House speedily posi-
be He asked that be printed and lie upon the table
for the present.
Mr. CRocKET Of KY suggested that the discussion OF
suoh resolution should be in secret session. He moved
to lay 1t upon the table.
Mr. Foo1E in response said that he should go for the
most full and public discussion whenever the subject to
be considered would admit Of it, He thought his resou-
tion was eminsntly proper for public debate.
Mr.. CROCKETT would discuss publicly what would safely
admit of it, but fear Of popular clamor could induce
him to expose affairs of State For the discussion OF these
he should demand a secret session.
After further debate, the motion Of Mr. Crockett
was adopted substitute for that Of Mr. Foote.
Preparations we're now made for the reception Of the
Senate, the House meanwhile taking recess.
message from the Senate announced that Senator'S
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tees the part Of that body for the purpose OF count
ing the votes for President and Vice President.
MAlso, another announcing . concurrence In tho joint
resolution of tho House for committee wait upon the
President and Of the appointment Of Senator'S Clark OF
Missouri and Barnwe Of South Carolina TO act on the
part Of the Senate.
The CHAM announced the following to constitute, to-
gether with the Speaker the Committee on Rules under
resolution adopted yesterday-Messrs. Curry, Of Ala
bama; Perkins, OF louisiana; Lewis. Of Georgia, and
Jones, of Tennessee.
A message from the Senate announced, and soon
the appeared in )rdance with the joint order
the electoral votes for President and Vice Pesi
dent at the late election The President pro cns., Mr..
Hunter and Mr. Bocock, Speaker Of the House jointly
presided The tsers took position at the Clerks desk
The Senators escorted 10 seats in the centre Of the
hall.
Proceeding alphabetical order the certificates Of the
several announced by Mr. Hunter who broke
their seas, after which they road by Mr.. Orr
of tho telers The OF each electoral college thus
scertained was recorded by the other tellers.
Mr. Mills, behalf Of the telers, then reported a.
follows
Total number OF States voting. ................ II
Total number Of electoral votes .......... 100
OF which number Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi, re-
ceived for the Office Of President Of the Confede-
Alexander II. stephens, OF Georgia, received for the
Office OF Vice President OF the Confederate States 100
The number OF electoral votes cast by the several
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