Part 164

New Hampshire, 6 Massachusetts, 16 Rhode Island, 4 Connecticut, 9 Vermont, 3 New Jersey, 7 Pennsylvania, 14 Delaware, 3 Maryland, 8 South Carolina, 7 -- 77 FOR GEORGE CLINTON.

New York, 12 Pennsylvania, 1 Virginia, 21 North Carolina, 12 Georgia, 4 -- 50

FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON.

Kentucky, 4

FOR AARON BURR.

South Carolina, 1

Whereupon the VICE PRESIDENT declared GEORGE WASHINGTON unanimously elected PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES, for the period of four years, to commence with the fourth day of March next; and JOHN ADAMS elected by a plurality of votes, VICE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES, for the same period, to commence with the 4th day of March next.

After which, the VICE PRESIDENT delivered the duplicate certificates of the Electors of the several States, received by post, together with those which came by express to the Secretary of the Senate.

The two Houses then separated, and the Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, February 14.

Mr. KING, from the committee appointed the 6th instant, to join the committee on the part of the House of Representatives, to report a mode of notifying the person who should be elected PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of his election, submitted the following resolve:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to join such committee as shall be appointed by the House of Representatives, to wait on the PRESIDENT and notify him of his unanimous re-election to the office of PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

And the report was adopted. Ordered, That Messrs. KING, IZARD, and STRONG, be the committee on the part of the Senate.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House of Representatives have adopted the report of the joint committee, appointed the 6th instant, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and for other purposes; and have appointed a joint committee on their part to wait on the PRESIDENT, and notify him of his unanimous re-election to the office of PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

FRIDAY, February 15.

Mr. KING, from the joint committee appointed for that purpose, reported:

"That pursuant to the resolutions of the 14th instant, the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives have this day waited on the PRESIDENT, and notified him of his unanimous re-election to the office of PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."

MONDAY, February 18.

On motion to adopt the following resolution, to wit:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be instructed to revise the account of the pension granted by Congress for the education and board of Hugh Mercer, son of the late General Mercer, from its date to the present period, and correct any error that may have taken place therein, paying all arrearages, if any now due; and that he likewise pay hereafter without account, annually, and until his education shall be completed, for that purpose, to the guardian of the said Hugh, the sum of four hundred dollars.

It was agreed to postpone the consideration of this motion until to-morrow.

THURSDAY, February 28.

The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a certificate, purporting that the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have this day chosen ALBERT GALLATIN a Senator of the United States.

FRIDAY, March 1.

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a Letter from the Secretary of the Department of State, enclosing a triplicate certificate of the votes of the Electors of the State of Kentucky for PRESIDENT and VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, obtained by express, sent from the seat of Government, as the law provides.

SATURDAY, March 2.

Mr. KING, from the committee appointed this day on the communication of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, relative to his taking the oath of office, reported that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES will, on Monday next, take the oath of office required by the constitution, in the Senate Chamber, at twelve o'clock; and that he inform the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES that the Senate will be in session at that time. And the report was adopted.

SPECIAL SESSION.