Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-09

%he Vice President said: The two Houses
Delng assembled in pursuance of the Con-
stitutlon, that the vote may be counted and
/ declared for President and Vice President
Oh the United States, commencing on the
4tn OF March. 1865, it becomes my duty,
| under the Constitution, to open the certif-
Gates ofelection in presence of these Houses
OF congress. | now proceed to discharge
that duty. He then broke the letter con-
tanning the certificate of the State of Maine,
which was read by Senator Trumbull.
On the suggestion of Senator Wade, the
reading OF other certificates at length was
dispensed with, and the vote only of each
State was announced. Next the votes of
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, Vermont and New York,
were announced, and were all for Lincoln
and Johnson. Then came the vote of New
Jersey, for Mcclellan and Pendleton. Next
Pennsylyania, for Lincoln and Johnson
followed by Delaware, for Mcclellan and
Pendleton. Then Maryland, for Lincoln
and johnson, and Kentucky for Mcclellan
and Pendleton; all the other States being
for Lincoln and johnson, including Ne
vada.
The Vice President said the messenger
VINO brought the certificate of Nevada had
stated that only two votes had been cast in
the Electoral College of that State, one of
the electors having been absent, and there
Delng no law to provide for filling the va
cancy. e ...
Senator Cowan inquired whether there
were any further returns, and if so, why
they had not been submitted to the Con-
vention.
The Vice President replied that he had
returns from Louisiana and Tennessee, but
IN obedience to the law recently passed,
they had been excluded from the count.
Senator C0wan asked whether the Presi-
dent of the United States had yet approved
and signed that bill.
1.-The Vice President replied that, though
no communication to that effect had been
made to either house, he had understood the
PRESIDENT approved the bill, and it was
therefore law.
Senator Cowan then suggested that the
returns of Louisiana and Tennessee be read,
leaving Congress = to determine whether
they should be received. .,.....y.. .yu,,.
arise except on the reading of the certif-
Gates. '..,
Mr.. Cowan withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Ieaman moved that all returns be
opened for consideration.
The Vice President said the motion was
in ORDER but it should involve a separation
of the Convention, the two Houses in such
event, being required separately to consid-
er the question involved.
Representative Pruyn wished to instruct
the tellers to omit from count the so-called
State of Western Virginia.
The Vice President said the question had
come too late, the vote having been already
declared.
Representative Whaley would like to
know the reason why the gentleman from
New York offprp1 that motion
After further conversation, Mr.. Yeaman
withdrew his motion for the reason that he
didn't wish to cause separation of the con-
vention.
The votes having all been opened and
counted, the teller, through Mr.. Trumbull,
reported the result.
The Vice President then said: The
whole number of votes cast is, 223 for Abra-
ham Lincoln. for President; 2l2 for Andrew
Johnson, for Vice President; and for George
b. Mcclellan, for President, 81; and for
George III. PendletOn, for Vice Presi-
dent, 81; of which majority
is III. Abraham Lincoln, of Ill., having
received a majority of the whole num-
ber of electoral votes, is elected Presi-
dent of the United States four years
commencing on the 4th of March,
1865. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee,
having received majority of the whole
number of electoral votes, is duly elected
Vice President, commencing the 4th of
March, 1865. Applause from the galleries
and floor greeted the announcement.
Senators returned to their own Chamber,
and the House adjourned.