Majorities,-Harrison, 1,802. Woodbridge, 1,248. Van Buren, 3,287.

Birney (Abolition) 321.

ARKANSAS.

President-1840-Congress.

President-1836.

Har. V.B. Fowler, W. Cross,V.B. White. V. B.

Arkansas

120

78

135

120

82

38

Van Buren, 1,606. Cross, 2,088. Van Buren, 1,162.}

MISSOURI.

President-1840. Congress-1839. President-1836,
V. B. Allen, W. Hur.,V. B. Whig. V.B.

Har.

*Not official. † Rejected for informality: 60 votes for Van Buren.

Arkansas

4,363

6,048

1,238

2,400

737,711

763,587

Total in 25 States, 1,274,203 1,128,303

In 1840-Harrison majority, 145,900. In 1836--Van Buren majority, 25,876.

ELECTORAL VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT-1840.

President.

Vice President.

Harrison. Van Buren. Tyler. Johnson. Others.

States.

Maine

New Hampshire

7

Massachusetts

CONGRESS.

THE Congress of the United States consists of a Senate and House of Representatives, and must assemble, at least once every year, on the 1st Monday of December, unless it is otherwise provided by law.

The Senate is composed of two members from each State; and of course the regular number is now 52. They are chosen by the legislatures of the several States, for the term of six years, one third of them being elected biennially.

The Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate, in which body he has only a casting vote, which is given in case of an equal division of the votes of the Senators. In his absence, a President pro tempore is chosen by the Senate.

The House of Representatives is composed of members from the several States, elected by the people for the term of two years. The Representatives are apportioned among the different States, according to population; and the 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th Congresses have been elected in accordance with an act of Congress of 1832, one representative being returned for every 47,700 persons, according to the Census of 1830, computed according to the rule prescribed by the Constitution: five slaves being computed equivalent to three free persons.) The present regular number is 242 representatives and 3 delegates.

Since the 4th of March, 1807, the compensation of each member of the Senate and House of Representatives, has been $8 a day, during the period of his attendance in Congress, without deduction in case of sickness; and $8 for every twenty miles' travel, in the usual road, in going to and returning from the seat of govern. ment. The compensation of the President of the Senate, pro tempore, and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is $16 a day.

TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.-THE SENATE.

Name.

SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD, of New Jersey, President pro tempore.

[The figures denote the expiration of the terms of the Senators.]

Residence.
Maine.

Reuel Williams, Augusta,
George Evans, Gardiner,"

New Hampshire.

Franklin Pierce, Hillsborough,
Levi Woodbury, Portsmouth,

Vermont.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 27тH CONGRESS. which will expire on the 3d of March, 1843.

JOHN WHITE, of Kentucky, Speaker.

1843 Lewis F. Linn, St. Genevieve,
1847 Th. H. Benton, St. Louis,

1843

1845

Salary.

$3,000 Wm. Patton, 2d Engr. Clerk,

1,500

1,800 Edward Dyer, Sergeant at Arms
1,500 and Doorkeeper.
1,500 Rob. Beale, Ass. Doorkeeper,
1,500 John L. Chubb, Messenger,
1,500)

1,500

1,450

700