titions; and as the name of each is called, the Sergeant-at-arms shall present to the delegation of each, two ballot boxes, in each of which shall be deposited, by some Representative of the state, one of the duplicates made as aforesaid of the vote of said state, in the presence, and subject to the examination, of all the members from said state then present; and where there is more than one Representative from a state, the duplicates shall not both be deposited by the same person.

When the votes of the states are thus all taken in, the Sergeant-at-arms shall carry one of said ballot boxes to one table, and the other to a separate and distinct table. One person from each state represented in the balloting, shall be appointed by its Representatives, to tell off said ballots; but, in case the Representatives fail to appoint a teller, the Speaker shall appoint.

The said tellers shall divide themselves into two sets, as nearly equal in number as can be, and one of the said sets of tellers shall proceed to count the votes in one of said boxes, and the other set the votes in the other box.

When the votes are counted by the different sets of tellers, the result shall be reported to the House; and, if the reports agree, the same shall be accepted as the true votes of the states; but, if the reports disagree, the states shall proceed in the same manner as before, to a new ballot.

Mr. Hamilton moved to amend the said rule by striking out all after the words, "A ballot bax shall be provided for each state," and inserting the following: "labelled with the name of the state, placed in the front of the Speaker's chair, on the Clerk's table, placed in the order of the states. The Clerk shall then proceed to call each delegation in the order in which petitions are called, and the member of each delegation shall place his ballot in the box labelled with the name of the state. After all the states have thus voted, then the members of each delegation shall nominate a member of their delegation to act as teller, who shall proceed, with the rest of the tellers appointed by the several delegations, to count the votes of each state, commencing in the order in which they are called; at the close of which count, the separate vote of each state shall be declared by the senior member of the committee of tellers, as well as the result of the aggregate ballot. Should the delegation of any state fail to appoint a teller, then the Speaker shall nominate one; and where there is but one member of a state he shall act as teller. These rules shall be observed in each successive ballot until a choice is produced, in conformity with the provisions of the constitution of the United States." And, on the question to agree to this amendment, it was decided in the negative.

The question was then put, Will the House agree to the said fifth rule? and passed in the affirmative.

The sixth rule was read, as follows:

6th. All questions arising after the ballotting commences, requiring the decision of the House, which shall be decided by the House, voting per capita, to be incidental to the power of choosing a President, shall be decided by states without debate; and in case of an equal division of the votes of states, the question shall be lost.

And, on the question to agree to this rule, it passed in the affirma. tive.

The seventh rule was read, as follows:

7th. When either of the persons from whom the choice is to be made, shall have received a majority of all the states, the Speaker shall declare the same, and that that person is elected President of the United States.

And, on the question to agree to this rule, it passed in the affirmative. The eighth rule was read, as follows:

8th. The result shall be immediately communicated to the Senate by message, and a committee of three persons shall be appointed to inform the President of the United States, and the President elect, of said election.

And, on the question to agree to this rule, it passed in the affirma

tive.

And then the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1825.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, enclosing the copy of the report of the commissioners appointed by the President, to treat with the Creek Indians, for the extinguishment of their claim to lands lying within the state of Georgia, and other papers required by the resolution adopted by this House on the 1st instant; which letter and accompanying documents, were referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. McLane, of Delaware, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to remit the duties on books, maps, and charts, imported for the use of the Library of Congress," reported the same without amendment.

Ordered, That the said bill he read a third time to day.

Mr. McLane, from the same committee, also reported a bill, making an appropriation for the purchase of books, for the use of the Library of Congress; which was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill, making further appropriations for the Military Service of the United States.

Ordered, That the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of Samuel T. Tanner, John Neile, and Joseph Fox, and that they be laid upon the table: Also, from the further consideration of the petitions of Mark R. Roberts, and James Fields; and that leave be given to withdraw the former, and that the latter be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Mr. Cady, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made a report on the petition of Elias Glenn, accompanied by a bill for his relief; which bill was read the first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Johnson, of Virginia, from the committee to which was referred the report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of Moses Shepherd, made a report, accompanied by a bill for the relief of the said Shepherd; which bill was read the first and second time, and

committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill for the relief of Stephen Arnold, and others.

Mr. Cassedy, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made an unfavorable report on the petition of inhabitants of Pennsylvania, for an extension of the Revolutionary Pension system; which report was laid upon the table.

Mr. Taylor, 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 following resolution:

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· Resolved, That the two Houses shall assemble in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, the 9th day of February, 1825, 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 the votes 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 election 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 said resolution was read, and agreed to by the House:

Whereupon,

Mr. P. P. Barbour and Mr. Taylor were appointed Tellers on the part of this House.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the petition and documents of John Armstrong, heretofore presented to the House of Representatives.

The House proceeded to consider the bill confirming an act of the General Assembly of Maryland, entitled "An act to confirm an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, entitled An act incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company;" and, having been amended, it was

Ordered, That the said bill be committed to a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Ordered, That, when the House adjourns to-day, it will adjourn to meet again to-morrow, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred in the resolution reported, in part, by 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. and have appointed Mr. Tazewell teller, on their part. The Senate have also passed a bill, entitled "An act for the suppression of piracy in the West Indies;" in which they ask the concurrence of this House. And then he withdrew.

A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Everett, notifying, that the President of the United States did,

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on the 5th instant, approve and sign An act confirming certain claims to lands in the Western District of Louisiana.

Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole House on the bill making appropriations for certain Fortifications of the United States, for the year 1825; on the bill making further appropriations for the Military Service of the United States, for the year 1825; and on the bill making an appropriation for the purchase of books for the Library of Congress; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Andrew Stevenson reported the said bills, with an amendment to each of the two last mentioned.

The amendment to the bill making further appropriations for the Military Service of the United States for the year 1825, was read, and agreed to by the House.

Mr. Cocke moved further to amend the same, by reducing the sum proposed to be appropriated for contingent expenses of intercourse with the Indian tribes, from ninety-five thousand dollars to seventyfive thousand dollars.

The question on this motion being decided in the negative; it was
Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-

morrow.

The amendment of the committee of the whole House to the bill making an appropriation for the purchase of books for the Library of Congress, was read and concurred in by the House.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to

morrow.

The House then proceeded to consider the bill making appropriations for certain Fortifications of the United States, for the year 1825: When

Mr. Hamilton moved to amend the same, by adding thereto the following item:

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"For the establishment of a school of practice for the light artillery at Fortress Monroe, nine thousand nine hundred and forty dollars,' And, on the question to agree to his amendment, it was decided in the negative.

Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to

morrow.

The bill from the Senate, entitled An act for the suppression of piracy in the West Indies," was read the first and second time, and committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill of this House, providing additional means for the suppression of piracy.

The bill from the Senate, entitled "An act to remit the duties on books, maps, and charts, imported for the use of the Library of Congress," was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.

An engrossed bill, entitled "An act for the relief of Moses Plumer," was read the third time and passed.

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Ordered, That the title be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk do carry the said bill to the Senate, and ask their concurrence therein.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting an abstract of balances remaining on the books of the office of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, more than three years, prior to the 30th September, 1824; which were laid upon the table.

Ordered, That the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill to authorize the sale of a section of land therein mentioned, be discharged from the further consideration thereof; and that the said bill be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow. And then the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1825.

Mr. Harvey, from the Joint Committee for Enrolled Bills, report- · ed that the committee had examined an enrolled bill, entitled Au act making compensation to the persons appointed by the Electors to deliver the votes for President and Vice President," and found the same to bo truly enrolled; when

The Speaker signed the said bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.

The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of War, enclosing a report on the case of Richard Harris and Nimrod Farrow, made in obedience to the act of the 3d of March, 1823; which was read, and referred to the Committee of Claims.

Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs be discharged from the further consideration of the petitions of William Harris, Elisha T. Hall, and James Thompson; and that leave be given to withdraw the petition of William Harris; and that the petitions of Elisha T. Hall and James Thompson be referred to the Committee of Claims.

On motion of Mr. Buck,

: Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to inquire into the propriety and expediency of authorizing the entry of the name of Abraham Brigham, on the roll of Revolutionary pensioners.

On motion of Mr. Outlaw,

Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a post route from Windsor to Murfreesborough, in the state of North Carolina.

Mr. Bartlett moved the following resolution:

Resolved, That it is expedient to furnish merchant vessels in the West India trade, with armament; and to provide for the employment of officers and marines on board the same, for the destruction or capture of pirates.

The said resolution, being read, was committed to the committee of the whole House to which is committed the bill providing additional means for the suppression of piracy.