The New York herald., 1876-10-25


brought a rule winch adopted. that II no per-
shouiu have constlui ional majority Of the elec-
tor votes the Speaker and the members OF the House
should at return to tber chamber and immediately
proceed without debate, TO vote for President, ana
should not adjourn until they had made selection.
Tho counting, ou the llth OF February, resulted as
MISREPRESENTATION aud Burr had each scvony-hree
votes. As soon as The presiding ohicer made
the announcement. the House returned 10
their chamber and began 10 vote by States
Jefferson got eight States, Burr got SIX, anu
two Vermont and Maryandl were divided THIS
the result OF thirty-seven ballots taken during ses-
SION extending ON Loon OF the llth 10 noon oil the
lith OF Tho month. Intense sohcitude was ieit
throughout the country. more particularly because OF
the reputation OF Burr, who had suddenly sprung INTO
prominence bold and INSCRIPTIONS leader The
deadlock broken the thirty eighth bhliot when
Jefferson got Ne mont. New York, New Jersey, Fehh-
sylvnnia Maryland Virginia North Carolina, Georgia,
hentucky ana iehnessee-'en Staies, burr 70. 49,, W"
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connect.
icuiiour states. Delaware and south Carolina voted
blank. This contest made vividly apparent the neces-
sy of law rule requiring the electors TO state
the Office we'll the man for whom they voted, SO
that the telers might know which was for President
ana which Tor Vice. Therefore, MS soon us Congress
met in Deccmbors 1903, the twelfth amend
ment to the constitution was proposed, re-
Offices The amendment ratified ana procla med
September 25, 1904, in time for the Presidential cleo
tion OF that year The election OF 1904 was almost IN
formal OF 1-6 votes Jefferson had 162, and George
Clinton or Vice President the The other iouf
teen Tor Charles Coatesworth Pinckney and
Rufus King. There was nothing OF consequence
about the counting President OF the Senate. how
ever for the frat time did not read the certificates,
bat broke the seals ana hanucd tncin 10 one OF
tcllcrs who read the contents. ON this occasion tho
geographical order OF the states was officially recog-
nizcd. un commencing he presiding oliicer said:-
'Porceiving for preference In the order OF
opening the returns l VIII pursue a gcopraphi-
cal arrangement and begin with the Northern
States - He began with New Hamphire aud this
form OF calling he States the rule until quite
Gently when the alphabetical iorm came into use In
1905 Madison heir apparent without serious
opposition having 10 out of l15 votes Now, Tor the
first ;ime the distinction was made by the electors of
President and Vice President aud George Clinton was
v.la hy nj In na
King Charles C. Pinckncy had ~ votes Tor President
Al the counting, February sOg, the Senate tor Tho
first time the hall OF the House OF representa-
,ivcs Madison's ro-ccction IA M WAS also matter
OF course He had 13S and Dc Witt Clinton 50 yoes.
Eihrdsc Gerry had lsl ana samusl dnserso 90 nor
ali cne- sided He bad 1s3 votes and Rufus King 81;
Danel D. Tompkns had 1873 for Vice President.
PIgsr OBJECTION TnR VOTE OF A STATE
When tho above votes were counted. February H.
1917 Mr.. Taylor, Of New York, Interrupted at "lnc-
apah Tho Senate Immediately retired, aud Mr.. Tay-
or stated that his objection the vote OF Indiana
that the e, ctoral had been cast before Indiana
had been admitted 10 the Union. Tho declaration OF
admission was made December l6 1916, aud the vote
had been given by the Indiana Electoral College lew
days before As the vote OF the new State could not
In tho slightest affect the result neither house
took any dcnnile action, and tho point II there was
any not accepted. The Senate returned, and the
count was completed and announced in tho usual form.
At tho count in February, 1871, similar objection
made 10 the vote OF MissoIr but as every voie III
the Union except s'nse que rom Sew , nanpshiie
actual opposition to Tompkns Tor VICE President Tho
objection was not pressed. Missouri bad chosen eec
tors Tor President some months before she was fully
admitted as a State.
ADAMS JACKSON, CLAY, CRAWFORD.
In 1924 there was choice OF President by the
peopc and the excitement about the result In tho
House, Increased by all sorts OF rumors OF bargains
and bribery, was intense The usual Joint resolution
counting, John Gaillard OF South CarolDa presiding.
On this occasion the presiding officer opened two
packets from each State the sent by mall AMI tho
ono brought by messenger One of them was read by
Mr. Gazewell, the teller tor the Senate, while the
ana the fgurcs down by Philip =. Barbour, The
teller tho part OF the House.. The figures
were also taken down by tho clerks s,,o, ., tho
was read In detail by Mr. GaIIlard-Adams,
81; Jackson, 90; Crawford, ~; Clay 81. lie
then announced that no person had received a
ioritv OF the votes given for Presidents that Andrew
Jackson, John Quincy Adams and William IL. Craw-
ford were the three persons having the highest
her OF votes and that the remaining duties in the
choice of President OF the United States devolved
upon the House OF Representatives He then de
cared that John q. Calhoun, OF South Carolina, had
majority Of tho votes OF all the electors Tor
Vice President and was duly elected. The senate
then retired nnd the House at proceeded to
Thirteen states voted tor Adams, seven for Jack
and for Crawford ana the Speaker Henry Clay)
announced that John Quincy Adams had becn duly
President Tor tour years from the 3D. OF March,
1929
moved nlong IN the beaten track without incident
worthy OF note
NO CHOICE OF VICE PRESIDENT.
In the count in 1887, when Van Burcn was elected
For President tho vo,c was:Van Buren, 10; Harri-
son, rs; White, 20; Webster. II, and Mannum. IL.
For VICE President Richard ~ johnson had l47, just
one naf the whole number The President OF tho
Senate John BcD declared Van Buren, elected, and
vote Vice PRESIDENT thcre is choice Richard NJ
johnson and Francis Granger have tho highest vote,
and II Is for tho senate to elect" In such case the
taken by states but each Senator votes
hc plcascs. The result was:-Ful Senate, 81
ory, ~; legal quorum 80; present 40; Tor Johnson.
SO; or Granger 10 and the presiding officer declared
little question about the reception OF the OF Mich
gan tho latest addition 10 Uncle SANS family but rs
her three votes mado possible difference the objcc
tion was dropped.
PUTTING OFFICIAL
Heretofore there had been no especial formalitcs
observed in the meeting OF tho two houses, except
that tho House members went TO the Senate or the
Senators TO tho House, all al once. But when tho
time Tor meeting in February 1sil, arrived, the Sen
ate formed with their Sergeant Arms at the head,
! then tho yco President with tho Secretary OF the
Senate on his left then tho Chief Clerk bearing the
electoral votes and then the Senator's two by two Tho
PROCESSION met in the ro,unda by tho House Ser
geant Arms who led It down The broad aisle. Tho
Speaker received The Vice President the steps OF his
stand and conducted him TO the chair as president OF
tho Joint session. the Speaker seating hinscf on the
lett The Secretary Of tho senate took sea, at one
| end oil the Clerks tablc and the Clerk Of
| the House at the other Tho telers were
the Senate teller in the middle and the House teers
| on zach SIDE The members OF the House remained
stsndngg hilc the Senate came In The galleries were
ned with ladies' and the scene was very Impressive.
The presiding officer announced the purpose Of tho
joint session and took up the package containing tho
vo,o OF Maine. lie broke the seal, and, handing it
down, said I'll deliver to you, gentlemen tcers, the
of electors OF the state OF MaDe Tor Pres
dent and Vice President oil the United States, that the
same may be countcdn whom the counting OF the
States finished the presiding officer declared tho
result and said: :sT do declare that William Henry
Harrison, of OHIO. having n majority OF tho whole
electors President is duly elected Prcs
OF the United States for the term OF four years
ncng with the 4th day OF March, IN the year
1871 y The Same declaration made in the case OF
John Tyler for Vice President and then tho Senate
tired in formal order.
The counts IN Is45 1S49 and 1858 conducted In
the same way, and nothing occurred beyond the ord
nary routine In 1861 great oes OF time was wasted
in discussing whether the vote OF Wisconsin should
should not be counted The objection was raised by
Mr. Mason, the presiding officer OF the JOINT session,
and was on account Of irregularity, tho Wisconsin
electors having met the day after and not on the day
fixed by law. No decision was made and the matter
was dropped after days OF debate. In February,
1861 while we were on Tho very OF war the pro-
credines Of tho joint session brief and entirely
quiet The samo old iormaites wcrc observed. except
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