IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 4, 1829.

The resolution from the Senate, proposing the appointment of a joint committee “to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes of the President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election," was then called up, read, and adopted by the House; and

Mr. Philip P. Barbour, Mr. Ingham, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Moore of Kentucky, and Mr. Bell were appointed the committee on the part of the House.

IN SENATE, February 9, 1829. Mr. TAZEWELL, from the joint committee appointed for the purpose, reported, in part, the following resolution:

Resolved, That the two houses shall assemble in the chamber of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 11th day of February, 1829, at 12 o'clock; that one person be appointed teller on the part of the Senate, and two persons be appointed tellers on the part of the House, to make a list of votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, as they shall be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce to the two houses, assembled as aforesaid, the state of the vote, and the person or persons elected, if it shall appear that a choice hath been made agreeably to the Constitution of the United States; which annunciation shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the person or persons elected, and, together with a list of the votes, shall be entered upon the journals of the two houses. The report was read and agreed to, and Mr. Tazewell was elected teller on the part of the Senate.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 9, 1829.

Mr. PHILIP P. BARBOUR, from the joint committee appointed "to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election," reported, in part, the resolution above given.

The resolution was read, and concurred in by the House; and Mr. P. P. Barbour and Mr. Van Rensselaer were appointed tellers on the part of the House.

IN SENATE, February 11, 1829.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The House of Representatives have, in pursuance of the resolution of the 7th instant, in relation to the mode of examining and counting the votes of President and Vice-President of the United States, appointed tellers on their part; and are now ready to receive the Senate, and to proceed in opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors for President and Vice-President.

At 12 o'clock the members of the Senate repaired to the House of Representatives.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 11, 1829.

It being 12 o'clock, the Speaker announced the special order of the day, which was the opening and counting the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States; whereupon

Mr. P. P. BARBOUR moved that the Clerk announce to the Senate that the House was ready on its part to proceed to that duty.

The motion was agreed to.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

February 11, 1829.

The Clerk left the House, and seats having been prepared for the Senate in the vacant space in front of the Clerk's table, they soon after entered the hall, with the Vice-Presi dent at their head, preceded by the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.

When the Senators had taken the seats assigned to them, and the Vice-President had seated himself at the right hand of the Speaker, the teliers took their places at the Clerk's table.

The Vice-President then, having before him the packets received, one copy by express and one through the post-office, from the several States, took up those from the State of Maine, and announcing to the Senators and Representatives that those packets had been certified, by the delegation from Maine, to contain the votes of that State for President and Vice-President, proceeded to break the seals, and then handed over the packets to the tellers, who opened and read them at length. The same process was repeated until all the packets had been opened and read; when

Number of electors appointed by each State.

Mr. TAZEWELL, retiring to some distance from the chair, read the following report:

The Vice-President of the United States then announced to the two houses the state
of the vote for President of the United States as delivered by the tellers to be-
For Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee..
For John Quincy Adains, of Massachusetts..

178

83

and the state of the vote for Vice-President of the United States as delivered by the tellers to be

171

83

For John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina...
For Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania......
For William Smith, of South Carolina..

7

The Vice-President of the United States then declared that Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, having a majority of the whole number of the electoral votes, was duly elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March, 1829; and that John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, having a majority of the whole number of the electoral votes, was duly elected Vice-President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March, 1829.

IN SENATE, February 11, 1829.

Mr. TAZEWELL, from the joint committee, reported that the joint committee, in further execution of the duties with which they were charged by the two houses of Congress have agreed to the following resolution; in which resolution their committee recommend to the Senate to concur:

Resolved, That a committee of one member of the Senate be appointed by that body, to join a committee of two members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by that house, to wait on Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, and to notify him that he has been duly elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March, 1×29.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said resolution; and

Resolred, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That Mr. Tazewell be the committee on the part of the Senate.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 12. The above resolution was concurred in, and Messrs. Hamilton and Bell were appointed a committee on the part of the House.

The joint committee reported to each house, February 17, that they had discharged the duty for which they were appointed, to notify Andrew Jackson of his election as President of the United States, and that the President-elect had, in signifying his acceptance of that office, expressed his deep sense of its responsibilities and his gratitude to his country for this recent proof of its confidence. He had, moreover, requested the committee to convey to their respective houses the assurances of his high consideration and regard.

ELECTION FOR THE TWELFTH TERM.

ANDREW JACKSON, President.

MARTIN VAN BUREN, Vice-President.

IN SENATE, February 1, 1833.

The following motion, submitted by Mr. Grundy, was considered and agreed 10: Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election.

Ordered, That Mr. Grundy, Mr. Rives, and Mr. Wright be the committee on the part of the Senate.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in said resolution.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 2, 1833.

The above resolution from the Senate was read and agreed to; and Mr. Speight, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Clay, Mr. Muhlenberg, and Mr. Sewall were appointed the committee ou the part of the House.

IN SENATE, February 6, 1833.

Mr. GRUNDY, from the committee on the part of the Senate, appointed to join such committee as might be appointed on the part of the House of Representatives, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, reported that the joint committee, in part execution of the duties with which they were charged by the two houses of Congress, have agreed to the following resolution, in which resolution their committee recommend to the Senate to concur:

Resolved, That the two houses shall assemble in the chamber of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 13th day of February, 1833, at 1 o'clock; that one person be appointed teller on the part of the Senate and two persons be appointed tellers on the part of the House, to make a list of the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States as they shall be declared; that the results shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall announce to the two houses, assembled as aforesaid, the state of the vote, and the person or persons elected, if it shall appear that a choice bath been made agreeably to the Constitution of the United States; which annunciation shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the person or persons elected; and, together with a list of the votes, shall be entered on the journals of the two houses. The Senate proceeded by unanimous consent to consider the said report and resolution; and

Resolved, That they concur therein.

Ordered, That Mr. Grundy be the teller on the part of the Senate.

IN THE HOUSE of RepresentaTIVES, February 7

Mr. SPEIGHT, from the joint committee appointed to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, reported the following resolution :

[The resolution, which is here given in the House proceedings, is identical with the one given in the Senate proceedings of February 6.]

This resolution was read and agreed to by the House; and Mr. Drayton and Mr. Hubbard were appointed tellers on the part of the House.

IN SENATE, February 13, 183

A message was received from the House of Representatives, by their Clerk, stating that the House was ready to proceed to the counting of the votes for President and VicePresident, and were waiting to receive the Senate.

Mr. GRUNDY then moved that the Senate proceed to the House of Representatives for the purpose of performing the duties referred to in the message; which motion was agreed to.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 13. 1833.

It was ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate that the House is now ready to receive the Senate, and to proceed in opening the certificates and in counting the votes of the electors for President and Vice-President. The Clerk accordingly delivered the message above alluded to.

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE of RepresentaTIVES,

February 13, 1833. The Senate attended in the hall of the House; the President of the Senate pro tempore was invited to a seat on the right of the Speaker, which he occupied; and the Senators having taken the seats set apart for their accommodation,

The President of the Senate pro tempore, in the presence of the two houses of Congress, proceeded to open the certificates of the electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, beginning with those of the State of Maine and ending with the State of Missouri; and the tellers-Mr. Grundy, on the part of the Senate, and Mr. Dray. tou and Mr. Hubbard, on the part of the House-having read, counted, and registered the same, making duplicate lists thereof, and the lists being compared, they were delivered to the President of the Senate pro tempore, and are as follows:

The President of the Senate then announced to the two houses the state of the vote for President of the United States, as delivered by the tellers, to be:

And the state of the vote for Vice-President of the United States, as delivered by the tellers, to be:

Whereupon the President of the Senate proclaimed that Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, having a majority of the whole number of votes, was elected President of the United States for four years from the 4th day of March next, and that Martin Van Buren, of New York, having a majority of the votes therefor, was elected Vice-President of the United States for the same time.

IN SENATE, February 13, 1833.

Mr. GRUNDY offered the following resolution, which was passed: Resolved, That a committee of one member of the Senate be appointed to join a committee of two members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by that House, to wait on Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, and to notify him that he has been duly elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March next; and also to notify Martin Van Buren, of New York, that he has been duly elected Vice-President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March next.

Ordered, That Mr. Grundy be the committee on the part of the Senate.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 15, 1833. Mr. Speight offered a similar resolution, which was adopted; and Messrs. Speight and Hubbard were appointed as the committee on the part of the House.

IN SENATE, February 26, 1833.

Mr. GRUNDY, from the joint committee appointed on the 13th instant, reported that, in part performance of the duty assigned them, they had waited upon Andrew Jackson, and informed him of his election to the office of President of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March next; and received from him, in answer to the communication made by the committee, that he felt grateful for this manifestation of the continued public confidence and favor, and would endeavor to merit a continuance of the approbation of his fellow-citizens by constant efforts so to discharge his duties as to promote the welfare of our common country.

MARCH 1, 1833.

Mr. GRUNDY, from the joint committee appointed on the 13:h instant, further reported that they had waited upon Martin Van Buren, and informed him that he had been duly elected Vice-President of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March instant; that Mr. Van Buren stated, in reply, that he sensibly felt the manifestation of the public confidence which the committee had communicated; that, in obedience to the public will, he should enter upon the duties of the office, and endeavor, to the best of his abilities, to discharge them.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 26, 1833. Mr Hubbard, from the joint committee appointed on the subject, made a similar report to that of Mr. Grundy to the Senate on February 26.

MARCH 2, 1833.

Mr. Hubbard made a report to the House similar to that of Mr. Grundy to the Senate on the same day.

ELECTION FOR THE THIRTEENTH TERM-1837.

MARTIN VAN BUREN, President.
RICHARD M. JOHNSON, Vice-President.

IN SENATE, January 26, 1837.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to join such committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives, to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes of President and Vice-President of the United States, and of notifying the persons of their election.

This resolution laid over until the next day.

FEBRUARY 27, 1837.

The above resolution was taken up, amended, on motion of Mr. Clay, by adding the following, and was then adopted: And, also, to inquire into the expediency of ascer taining whether any votes were given at the recent election contrary to the prohibition contained in the second section of the second article of the Constitution; and, if