New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-09
condition of the gallery the wives Of members Of Con-
eress be permitted to occupy the cloak room.

condition of the gallery tho wives Of members Of Con-
gress be permitted to occupy the cloak room.
Mr.. AysoS. improving Mr.. MorrilPs gallantry
acs,red that all ladies be accorded tie same privilege
without distinction.
Mr. HARRINGTON raised an objection that there we're
bnndreds Of persons on the floor who were not pr'i
edged TO be.
Tho confusion which Rad prevailed subsidized some
ma. on the announcement Of the coming Of the Senate
of the United States The Senators then entered he
hall. accompanied by their officers The members OF TIE
House standing until the former were all seated ihs
Vice President occupied tho Speakers chair and Tie
Shaker sat Immediately on bis left The Senators
vera arranged in the body Of the Hall upon tie right
Of the presiding officer while the Representatives &C.
cupied the other seats. The teeIs and the secretary
Of the Senate and the Clerk OF the House were nj the
Clerks desk. The telers were: Senator TTumbu. aud
Representatives Wilson end Dawson.
The yIcrPRrsIpEsI said. that the Houses being es'
sembed in pursuance Of the Constitution thet the vote
NAV be counted and declared for President and vice
p esident OF the United States commencing on the ftn
of March 1865 II becomes NY duty under the Consta
ton TO open the certificates Of election in the presence
Of those two Houses OF Congress proceed TO dis
charge that duty.
He then broke the letter containing Tie certificate OF
the State u Maine, which was read by Senator lrurn
bull
On the suggestion OF Senator WADE the reading Of
the other certificates al length was dispensed WITH anu
the vote only Of each State announced Next the Voes
NJ New uaupsblrc Massachusetts Rhode Island, Con
neoticut, Vermont. end Nsw-York were announced'
and Ike that Of Maine al for Lincoln and johnson
Then came &c vote Of New-Jersey for Mcclellan ard
Pendletor; next PENNSYLVANIA for Liucon and John.
~ and na1.lo
ton. then MARYLAND for Iucon and Johnson. and Ken
tucky for Mcclellan and Pendeton all the other States
being for Lincoln and johnson, ineudipg tho new
State OF Nevada
Tho PLrsIDgSr said the messenger who brought
the certificate of Nevada had stated that only two votes
lad been cast in the Electoral College that State one
ofhe electors having been sbscnt and there being no
law 20 provide for films the vacancy.
Senator CowAy inquired whether there were any
further returns and II So Why they had not been sub
mitted to t1is convention.
The VICE PEEspEAT replied that be had returns from
Louisiana and Tennessee bat in obedience to law re-
Gently passed they had been excluded from the count
Senator CovNN asked whether the President Of the
United States bad yet approved and signed that bill
| The NfcE.PRrsurNT replied that though no commu'
nicaton to that effect had been made TO either House.
he he'd understood the President approved the BILL and
! il was therefore law.
/ Senator CowAx then Suggested that TIE returns OF
Louisiana and Tennessee be read leaving tho con'en-
ton TO determine wheihcr they should De counted.
Representative srr,IXs said that qncstioa oonld
arisc except on the reading OF the certificates.
! Senate! CowAs withdrew bis motion.
Representative YrANfs moved that al tie returnt
b e opened lot consideration.
Tie Vice President sail Tho Motion wa In order bni
It should involve a separation OF to convention thc
two Horses in such event berg required separately to
consider the question inyo''cl.
Eeor,scntativc PIU wished 10 instruct the telers Il
omit from Ito count tl9 fo.cailal STATE Of Wes'
virgiuie
Tic Vice President fald Il G question came TOO late
tie vote having been already declared.
Representative wHAuY would lLc 70 know tls
reason Of tie gentlemen fIem New-Ycrk ior that
motion.
4 Acor fu,,her 4onvoresiian. NJ NrAyAy withdrew
his motion Tor the that he did not wish TO eas
a separation Of the convention.
The votes having oil been opened aid counted tl'
tellers through Senator numhul, rop0red the result
The VICE PKrsiuEST then suid Gle Whole number %
votes cast Is 23i for Abraham Lneo1 f,r President
ei3 for Andrew johnson. Tor YicclIeslicni, 23 On,
ir George b. Mcclellan, for President 81, and fol
George n pendleion for Vice Pc, tcai. 81. OF vhcl
majority Is H. Abraham Linoois, 81 Illinois. hsvin,
received majority OF the Whole ramber Of electors
yo.os Is elected President Of the esd States Tor ioa
wears oonmonoing on the i'h % Mach ieCji and An
drew johnson OF Tennessee having received msioit,
Of tho whols number OF electoral vyirs Il daily elected
Vice President. commencing on the ih o! March lsIS
Applause flon tie galleries AID floor greeted Tie IN
| nouDcement.
The buin for which the two Houses assembled
having teen Guishod the Senators returned TO Aeii
own Chamber.
| 20 LvESISG SESSION.
The House rescndcd its order for session Ills eve
ming Oh tho Amonlalory Internal Revenue oil, aud thcf
adjourned.