The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-09

II couoeed and declared for President auf
Vice Presiddnt Of the United States com
menciog on the 4th Of March. 1865, il
becomes my duty under she Constitution
to open the 9erti6satss OF election 10 the
presence OF these two Houses of Con.
gress. l not proceed to discharge tha,
duty.
de then broke the letter containing
the certificate OF tho State Of Maine.
which wss rehd BY Senator Trumbull.
On the Suggestion Of Senator Wade.
the reading Of the certificates at length
vas dIspensef With, and the vots only OF
each State s1nounced.
Next the votes Of New Hsmpshire,
N sssschusett3, Rhode Island, Connecti
cut, Vermoni and New York we're an
nouncsd, and like that of Maine. .ll for
Lincoln and Johnson Then came The
vote Of New jersey for Mcclellan and
Pendieton u ext Pennsy lvsuis for Lin
coln and Job pson, followed BY Delaware
Tor AsClells1 then Maryland for Lin
coin and johnson, including the new
State Of Nevads.
The Vice y resident said the mes.enoe,
VINO brought the certificate of Nevada
nad stated thai only two votes had been
cast In the electoral College of that State,
one OF the electors having been absent
ana there being no Law TO provide for
hliing the vacancy.
Dir. Cowan inquired whether there
we're any further returns /; il so, Why they
Dad not been Submitted to the committee
The Vice resident replied that he had
returns from Louisiana aod Tennessee,
but 10 obedlenfs to Law recently passed
they bad been EXCLUDED from the count.
Senator CoFan asked whether the
President of the United States had We,
approved and signed that bill.
The Vice PRO sideut replied that though
no communicat on to that effect had been
made to either House, he had understood
that the Presid ent approved it, and tha,
II was therefore, law.
Senator Cosan then suggested tina. the
returns OF Loqiaiana and Tennessee be
read, leaving the convention TO determine
whether they should be counted.
Representative Stevens said that no |
question could q a|nse except on the reading
Of the certificates
Cowan Withdrew his resolution.
Representative o Yeamau moved that all |
the returns be opened for consideration.
The Vice President said The resolution !
was 10 order. but it would involve q sep
aration OF the convention, the two Houses
10 such event being required separately
to consider the question involved.
Rspsesentative Pruyn wished to in
struct the teller to omit from the count
the State OF Western Va. The Vice
President said the question came too late, !;
t having been counted and declared.
Representative Whaley would like to
know the reason OF the Senator from New
I lork for that mbiioa. After further con.
Yeams withdrew bis motion for
he reason of the Senator from New York
'or that motion. He did not wish 10
.spse an iu,errup psion of the Convention.
The votes having all been opened and
the teaiers through TrumbulI
reported the resalt. The Vice President
hen said the whole number of votes cast
= 233 for Lincoln for President, 2l2 for
Johnson for Vice President, AID Tor Geo
Mcclellan for President 81, and for
Geo. Fl. Pendle,pn for Vice President qI.
The majority is Iii. Abraham Lincoln
u Illinois having received . majority Of
he whole number OF electoral votes is
'lected President OF the United States for
our years. commencing on tie 4.h OF
March, 1865, = nd Andrew johnson OF
renn.. having received msj,vity Of the
vhole number OF electoral votes, is duly
lected Vice President, commencing on
he lth Of March, 1865. Applause from
he galleries and f,or greeted the an
iouncement. The Senators then return
ID to their own Chamber.
House rescinded its order for session
his evening on the amendatory internal
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