Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-09
.8gg GelegrapB,
leading Certitlcates of Rlection.


WAsHISoFoN, Feb. s.-The galleries and
moor OF the House were densely crowded
the attraction being the counting and de.
clarlng OF the electoral vote for President
and Vice President of the United States.
At one o'clock, a message was sent tn
the Senate announcing that the House was
now ready to receive that body for the mr.
pose OF counting the electoral vote. The
Senators then entered the House accompa.
MED by their officers; the members of the
House standing until the former were
seated. The Vice President occupied the
Speakers chair and the Speaker was on
MS LETT. The Senators were arranged in
the body of the House upon the RIGHT of
the presiding officer, while the Represen.
tiVes occupied the other seats. The tellers
we're SenstorTrumbulla and Representatives
wilson and Dennison. The Vice President
said the two Houses having assembled. in
pursuance of the Constitute on, that the vote
may be counted and declared for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States, commencing on the 4th of March.
1868, it becomes my duty under the Con.
sntution to open the certificates Of election
IN the presence of the two Houses of Con.
gress. now proceed to that duty.
de then broke the letter containing the
certificate of the State of Maine, which
was read by Senator Trumbull. On the
the suggestion of Senator Wade the read
ing OF the other certificates at length was
dispensed with, and the vote only of each
State announced. Next the vote of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Vermont and New York were
announced, and, like that of Maine, all for
Lincoln and johnson. Then came the
vote of New Jersey for Mcclellan and PEN
dleton; next Pennsylvania for Lincoln and
Johnson, followed by Delaware for Nc.
Olellan and Pendleton; then Maryland for
Lincoln and johnson, and Kentucky for
Mcclellan and Pendleton; all the other
States being for Lincoln and johnson, in
GLIDING the new State of Nevada,
The Vice President said 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 provide for filing the
vacancy.
Senator Cowan inquired whether there
was 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 a law recently passed they
mad been excluded from the count.
Senator Cowan asked whether the Pres.
ident of the United States had not approved
and signed that bill2
The Vice President replied that no com.
munication to that effect had been made to
either house. He had understood the Pres
ident approved the bill and it therefore was
a law.
Senator Cowsn then suggested that the
returns of Louisiana and Tennessee be
read, leaving the Convention to determine
whether they should be counted.
Representative Stevens said that no cues
ton could be raised except on the reading
of the certificates.
Senator Oowan withdrew his motion.
Representative Yeamau moved that all
the returns be opened tor consideration.
The Vice President said the motion was
in order, but it should involve separation
of the Convention. The House in such
event being required separately to consider
the question involved.
Representative Pruyn moved to instruct
the tellers to omit from the count the SO.
called State of West Virginia.
The Vice President said the question
came TOO late, the vote having been already
declared.
ASSPA oSSaSaAEo "uhl6y #OulQ ike TO
know the reason of the gentleman from
New York for the motion.
After further conversation, Mr.. Yeaman
withdrew bis motion, for the reason that
he did not wish to cause separation of
the convention.
The votes having all been opened and
counted
The tellers, through Mr.. Trumbull, re-
ported the result. The Vice President
then said: The Whole number of Electo-
raj votes cast is 233: For Abraham Lincoln
for President, 2l2; For Andrew johnson,
for Vice President, 2l2. For George B.
Mcclellan, for President, 81; for George H.
Pendleton for Vice President 81, of which
majority of l9l is for Abraham Lincoln,
of Illinois. He having received majority
Of the whole number of Electoral votes,
is elected President of the Uuited States
for four years, commencing on the 4th day
of March, 1865; and Andrew johnson of
Tennessee, having received majority of
the whole number of Electoral votes is
duly elected Vice President for four years,
commencing on the 4th of March, 1865
Applause from the galleries and the floor
greeted the announcement.1
The Senators then returned to their own
Chamber, when
Mr.. Trumbull offered a resolution which
WAS adopted, that the Senate appoint a
committee of one to meet committee of
two from the House, to wait upon Abraham
Lincoln and inform him of his election.
Miscellaneous Items.
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