The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-04
DECLARING Tine passunrlM VOTE. FEBRUARY 10. 1859

The electoral votes for President and Vice Pres-
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Der, 1858, VIII be counted before the two houses Of
Congress on wednesday, the 10th Of February next,
The two houses shall assemble In the hall OF the
House OF Representatives at the hour Of O'Clock
7. n. on the second wednesday me-, IN February next
and Vice President OF the United States, and the
President OF the senate shall be their presiding
the senate and two on the part the House OF Re-
representatives., 70 whom shall be handed they are
opened by the President Of the Senate. the certn-
Gates OF the electoral votes; and said telers having
read the in the presence and hearing the two
houses thus assembled. shall make list Of the votes
as they shall appear from the said certificates; and
the votes having been counted the result OF the same
shall be delivered TO the President OF the Senate who
shall thereupon announce the state OF the vote and
the names Of the persons, II any, elected, which an
nouncement shall be deemedta suficicnt declaration
OF the persons elected President aud Vice President
OF the United States, and together with list OF the
votes be entered on the Journals OF the two houses
IT. upon the reading OF any such certificate by the
ellers, any question shall arise IN regard to counting
the votes therein certified, the same having been
stated by the presiding ofcer. the Senate shall there
upon withdraw, aud said question shall be sub
mitted ~ That body for Its declson and the Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives shall, 10 Ike man
ner, submit said question TO the House OF Repre-
sentatives for Its decision. And no question shall
be decided nfnrmatively, and no vote objected 70
shall he counted except by the concurrent votes OF
the two houses; which being obtained, the two
houses shah Immediately reasonable. and the pre-
sizing oiicer shall then announce the decision OF the
question submitted; aud upon such question tnerc
shall be no debate In either house. Ana any otner
question pertinent to the object for which the two
houses are assembled MAJ be submitted and deter
mined In like manner
Al such jont meeting Of the two houses seats shall
he provided as foilows:-For the President OF the
Senate the Speakers chair; for the speaker, chair
immediately upon bis LETT for the Senators, In the
body or the hall, rpon the right OF the presiding
officer: for the Representatives, In the body OF the
hail not occupied by the Senators for the tellers,
the secretary OF the senate and Clerk Of the House
OF Representatives at the Clerks desk; for the other
officers OF the houses. In front OF the Clerks desk
and upon either side OF the Speakers Platform.
such Joint meeting shall nos be dissolved until the
electoral votes are all counted and the result de-
cared, aud no recess shall be taken unless Ques-
ton snail have arisen In regard TO counting any OF
such votes, In which case II shall be competent for
either House, acting separately In the manner here
npefore provided, to direct recess not beyond the
next day, at the hour OF one O'Clock r. NJ.
Following the rule established before the inaugu-
ration OF George Washington, In 1Ts9, immediately
upon the declaration or the result OF the election
Joint committee OF two members OF the House and
one Senator Ia appointed to wait upon the persons
elected and inform them OF the result