Part 163

YEAS.--Messrs. Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Monroe, Potts, and Taylor.

NAYS.--Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Brown, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong, and Wingate.

And on motion to agree to the main question, to wit:

"that the doors of the Senate Chamber remain open whilst the Senate shall be sitting in a Legislative and Judicative capacity, except on such occasions as, in their judgment, may require secrecy; and that this rule shall commence and be in force on the first day of the next session of Congress."

It passed in the negative--yeas 10, nays 18, as follows:

YEAS.--Messrs. Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Hawkins, King, Monroe, Potts, and Taylor.

NAYS.--Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, and Wingate.

On the question to agree to the last resolution moved for on this subject, it passed in the negative.

TUESDAY, February 5.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that the House of Representatives have resolved, that a committee be appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the Senate to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT, and of notifying the persons who shall be elected of their election; and for regulating the time, place, and manner, of administering the oath of office to the PRESIDENT; and have appointed a committee on their part.

This resolution of the House was read.

Ordered, That the consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.

The Senate proceeded to consider the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill sent from the Senate for concurrence, entitled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," and agreed to the amendment, to wit: To strike out the word "deemed," in section first.

Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives therewith.

WEDNESDAY, February 6.

The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution of the House of Representatives, that a committee be appointed, to join such committee as may be appointed by the Senate, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT, and of notifying the persons who shall be elected of their election, and for regulating the time, place and manner of administering the oath of office to the PRESIDENT.

Resolved, That the Senate concur in this resolution, and that Messrs. KING, IZARD, and STRONG be the committee on the part of the Senate.

MONDAY, February 11.

Mr. KING, from the joint committee, appointed the 6th February, instant, reported that the two Houses should assemble in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock; that one person be appointed a teller, on the part of the Senate, to make a list of the votes as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the PRESIDENT of the Senate, who shall announce the state of the vote, and the persons elected, to the two Houses assembled as aforesaid; which shall be deemed a declaration of the persons elected PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the journals of the two Houses, and the report was agreed to.

TUESDAY, February 12.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that the House of Representatives agree to the report of the joint committee appointed the 6th of February, instant, respecting the manner of counting the votes for PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Ordered, That Mr. KING be appointed, on the part of the Senate, a teller of the votes for PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, conformably to the report of the joint committee, agreed to the 11th instant.

WEDNESDAY, February 13.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives that the Senate are ready to meet them in the Senate Chamber, to attend the opening and counting the vote for PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, as the constitution provides.

The two Houses having accordingly assembled, the certificates of the Electors of the fifteen States in the Union, which came by express, were, by the VICE PRESIDENT, opened, read, and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the votes, presented a list of them to the VICE PRESIDENT; which list was read to the two Houses, and is as follows:

FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON.

New Hampshire, 6 Massachusetts, 16 Rhode Island, 4 Connecticut, 9 Vermont, 3 New York, 12 New Jersey, 7 Pennsylvania, 15 Delaware, 3 Maryland, 8 Virginia, 21 Kentucky, 4 North Carolina, 12 South Carolina, 8 Georgia, 4 --- 132

FOR JOHN ADAMS.