Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-09
HOUSE.

The galleries and floor Of the House were
densey crowded, the attraction being the count
ing and declaring OF the electoral votes Tor presi
dent and vice president of the United States
Nj Stevens introduced resolution which
| was adopted, requesting the president to commu
nicate such information az he might deem not
incompatible with public interest, relating TO tho
recent correspondence between him and she
Rotary Of state and Mes,rs Stephens, Campbell
and Hunter at Hampton Roads
Mr. Highly offered a preamble setting forth
that charges OF gross frauds and corruption have
been IN Ide against the com missioner of patents,
| in pa mphlets addressed The members OF the
House. and signed by Andrew Whitley. who of
| ferS - prove them, and concluding with Teso
| luton Tor the appointment OF select committee
| to examine into The subject The resolution was
| adopted.
The chairman OF the committee reported \
joint resolution appropriating $40 900 TO procure
| a marble bust for the late Justice fancy, to be
placed in the room of the L. s. supreme court
1t was passed.
At O'Clock, on motion Of Mr. Wilson, mes
| sage was sent TO the Senate that the House was
now ready to receive that body tor the purpose of
counting the electoral votes.
The senator's then entered the hall accom-
panied by their officers. the members OF the
| House standing until the former were seated.
| The vice president occupied the chair and the
| speaker sat on his right The senator's were ar
| ranged in body The representatives occupied
the other seats The vice president said: The
two houses being assembled in pursuance Of the
| constitution the vote may be counted am de
| clared for president and vice president of the
| United States, commencing on the 4th of March,
| 1865 IL becomes ms duty. under the coastitu-
ton to open the certificates OF election in pres
ence of the two houses of congress. ! now pro
| ceei to discharge that duty.
| He then broke the letter containing certificate
of the state OF Name, which read BY Sepa
| tor TEumbuil
| On suggestion OF Senator Wade the reading
of the other certificates at length was dispensed
with and the vote only of each state announced.
| Next the votes of New Hampshire, Massachu
sets Rhode Island, Connecticut. Vermont anu
New York we're announced. and ike that of
Maine. were for Lincoln and johnson.
Then came the vote OF New Jersey for Nc
ClelIan and Pendletou.
Next. PENNSYLVANIA for Lincoln and johnson,
followed by Delaware Tor Mcclellan and Pend'e
ton
Then, MARYLAND for Lincoln and Johnson and
Kentucky TOR Mcclellan and PendIeton
All the other states being for Lincoln & John
son including the new state OF Nevada. The
vice president said that the messenger whO
( 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 being no law TO proviGe
for filing vacancy
Senator Cowan inquired whether there were
any further returns, and If so, why they had not
been submitted to this convention
The vice president replied that he had returns
| from Louisiana and Tennessee, but in obedience
to law recently passed, they had been excluded
| from count
Senator Cowan asked whether the president OF
the United States had vet approved and signed
that bill.
The vice president replied that though no com
muhication 10 that effect had been made 20 either
house be had understood that the president had
approved the bill Ii therefore law.
Senator Cowan then suggested that the re-
turns of Louisiana aud Tennessee be'read, leay
ing q convention to determine if they should be
counted
! Representative Stevens said 10 question could
arise except on the reading of certificates
Mr.. Cowan withdrew bis motion.
Representative Yeaman moved ths, all returns
be opened for consideration
Vice President said the motion was in order
but would involve a separation of the conven
ton. the two houses in such an event being rc
quired separately TO consider the question in
volyed
Mr.. Wha.v would like 70 know the reason OF
the gentleman from New York for hi- motion
After further consideration Yeaman wiihdrev
his motion for the reason that he did no; wish q
cause separation OF the convention
The votes having all been opened and count;
ed, Mr.. Trumbull reported the result.
The vice president then said the whole nun
Der Of votes cast is 233 for Abraham LincOlr
for president. 2l2 for Andrew johnson for vic.
pre-dent and for Geo Mcclellan for presi
dent 81. and for Geo II Pendleton for vic,
president 81, Of which majority is III Abra
ham Lincoln, of Illinois. having received ma
ioritv of the stole number of electoral votes
is elected president of the United State. ~
four years commencing on The +th OF March
1865. and Andrew Johnson. Of Tennessee
lhsviag received . nasj0rity OF the whole nun
Der of electoral vstes. is duly elected vic,
president, commencing on the 4th of March
1865.