The New York herald., 1876-12-31
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES.

Tna PRESIDENTIAL COUNTS: A Complete Official Record
of the Proceedings of Congress at the Counting Of
the Electoral Votes in all the Elections President
and Woe President the United States, Together
with all Congressional Debates Incident Thereto or 10
Proposed Legislation upon that Subject ID. Appleton
a Co.
Under the above comprehensive title Appleton l.
Co have published a compilation of preccdents and
authorities the all absorbing question OF the rights
and duties Congress in the matter OF counting the
oral Tor President and Vice President
Twcnty-one Presidential elections have taken place
under the federal constitution without any df
aculty having These elections have, however
formed n strong and unbroken chain Of preccdcnts
which in this perilous hour offer safe anchorage
, ior all men who hold law and country above
uII cons nsderations OF party. For the first time
in the history OF this Republic the decision OF who
snail be President depends upon disputed votes. On
ono 1c undsputed voeS the other 165 with
twenty 10 dispute While the wording or the
tulion affords room for some diversity of opinion 10
the power OF Congress the counting OF votes
broken precedent asserts that authority in the strong
manner.
THE FIRST PREsDRsr.
The credentials OF the members present being read
and 10 be hied the Scnae proceeded by ballot
TO tho cnoIce of President Tor the sole purpose OF
opening aud counting the votes for President Of the
United states
John Iangdon was elected.
Ordered That Mr. Ellsworth inform the House Repre-
senaIves that quorum OF the Senate formed; that
thcates and counting the vote, Of the eiecrs of tho
dem, Of the un,ea States and that lie Senate is now
ready II tho senate chamhe to proceed II the pesenee
have appointed o. their membersto t at the clerks
submitting i to the wisdom Of the House appoint
of their members for the like purpose.
MIR. Ellsworth having discharged his duty OF notify
ing the House of Representatives II was, motion,
Resolved. That Mr. Speaker attended by the House do
Withdraw the Senate Chamber, Tor parpo-e
Parker and Mr. iievr be appointed the of this
:. and ID M the s mss ss the s Be
declared.
Mr. Speaker accordingly LEFT the chair and, attended
by the House. Withdrew the Senate Chamber, and
alter some time returned to the House.
Mr.. Speaker resumed the chair. Mr.. Parker and
Mr.. Hester then delivered in ut the Clerks table
list OF the OF the electors Of the several States In
the choice OF President and Vice Presden, OF tho
United States, the same were declared by the Pres
dent OF the Senate the presence OF the Senate and
OF tins House, which was ordered to be entered on the
journal.
ON the Goth January. 1907. a committee ap
pointed by the Senate ascertain and report modo
examining the votes Tor President and Vice Pros
dent and confer with similar committee appointed
by the House Fcbfua =.
Sir. sedgwck reported from tho joint committee
appointed the part oi the Senate the subject OF
the election OF President and Vice President that in
their opiUion, the following resolution ought to be
adopted, VIZ :-"That the two houses shall assemble
IN Tue Chamber OF the House OF Representatives
Wednesday next nj twelve O'Clock; that one person
be appointed teller on the part OF the Senate to
make list OF the votes they shall be declared ;
that the result shall be delivered TO tho President Of
the Senate who SHALL announce the state OF the vote,
and the persons elected the two houses assembled
as aforesaid. which shall be deemed declaration OF
the persons elected President and Vico President and
together with iist OF votes DC cn,eredou the Jour.
| nals OF tho houses. y On motion IL agreed
TO aaopt tho report, and that Mr.. Sedgwck DO
tho teller OF the votes on tho part OF tho Senate.
Aud the 4th OF February, message FROM tho House
OF Representatives informed the Senate that they have
agreed the report Of the JOINT committee upon
mode OF examining The votes Tor President and Vice
President OF tho United States, have appointed
tclcrs OF tho votes on their part
fAiLuEE TO ELkCT
Onthc llth Of February 1901. II ordered in the
Senate that the secretary notify the House OF Repre-
sen'aves that the Senate IS ready to meet them IN the
Senate Chamber Tor the purpose OF being present at
the opening and counting tho votes Tor President
OF tho United states.
i The Two houses Of Congress accordingly assembled
| In the Senate Chamber and the certificates OF the
electors o sixteen States were, by tho Wee President
opened and delivered 10 the tellcrs appointed Tor tho
purpose. wno having examined and nscertaiLed the
number OF votes, presented list thereof to the Vice
| President, which was read.
wacrcupon the Wee President declared that tho
result oi the votes. delivered by the teiers, was
+ Tnomas jefferson, OF Virginia, ,had............ 70
Aaron Burr, OF New York had. ad.................. %
John Adams, OF Massachusetts, ,had............. G5
John Jay, OF Now York, had.
Tho Whole number OF electors who had voted were
! 13S, OF which number Thomas Jefferson aud Aaron
Burr had maJo.ty; but The number OF those voting
Tor them being equal no cnoics was made by tho
/ people, and that consequently the election OF
/ President tad fallen the House OF Representa-
tivcs and Thomas Jefferson having received majority
| oi votes declared elected
Wednesday, February s, 1887, being tho day
specially set apart by joint resolution Tor the Two
houses 10 convene IN joint meeting Tor tho o.
ny and countug tho electoral votes given ny tue
President and Vice President OF The
Y United States.
Nj Haynes sa,d as tho hour had nearly elapsed, he
begged 10 PROFOUND nm INQUIRY The Chair Ia relation
TO the order ia ch the senate should be received
4 Jy The ousc on asons like tho present.
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