Statement of the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States for four years from the 4th day of March, 1861. The President of the Senate then announced That the whole number of electors appointed to vote for President and Vice-President of the United States is three hundred and three (303,) of which a majority is one hundred and fifty-two (152.) That for President of the United StatesAbraham Lincoln, of Illinois, received.... John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky received....... 180 votes. 72 12 of Georgia. John Bell, of Tennessee, received.. ... ..... The President of the Senate declaredThat Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, having received a majority of the whole number of electoral votes for President, is duly elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March, 1861. And that Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, having received a majority of the whole number of electoral votes for Vice-President, is duly elected Vice-President of the United States for four years, commencing with the 4th day of March, 1861. The business for which the two houses were assembled having been finished, the Senate returned to its chamber. Mr. Winslow moved, at 1 o'clock and 37 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn. And the question being put, Yeas It was decided in the negative, {Nays 87 88 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr John B. Alley William H. English John F. Farnsworth Thomas B. Florence Muscoe R. H. Garnett Mr. Daniel W. Gooch James H. Graham J. Morrison Harris Mr. John U. Pettit James H. Thomas Clement L. Vallandigham Cadwalader C. Washburn Mr. Thomas J. Barr Mr. Stephen C. Foster Augustus Frank Mr. Edward Joy Morris Charles H. Van Wyck Orris S. Ferry So the House refused to adjourn. Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Resolved, That two members of the House be appointed by the Speaker to join a committee of one member of the Senate, to be appointed by that body, to wait on Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and inform him that he has been duly elected President of the United States for four years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1861; and also to inform Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, that he has been duly elected Vice-President of the United States for four years from the 4th day of March 1861. The Speaker appointed Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne and Mr. Burlingame the said committee on the part of the House. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Theaker, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a resolution of the following title, viz: H. Res. 39. Joint resolution directing the accounting officers of the treasury to settle the accounts of the late Robert Stockton, quartermaster, &c. When The Speaker signed the same. The regular order of business being the bill of the House (H. R. 701) "to secure contracts, and make provision for the safe, certain, and more speedy transportation, by railroad, of mails, troops, munitions of war, military and naval stores, between the Atlantic States and those of the Pacific, and for other purposes," with the amendments of the Senate thereto, the same being the special order for this day— Mr. Curtis moved that its further consideration be postponed until to-morrow. And then, On motion of Mr. Winslow, at 2 o'clock and 6 minutes p. m., the House adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1861. The following petitions, memorials, and other papers, were laid upon the Clerk's table, under the twenty-fourth rule of the House, to wit: By Mr. Pryor: The petition of S. D. Watkins, praying for extra pay for services rendered on mail-route No. 4171; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Longnecker: The petition of citizens of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in favor of the Crittenden resolutions. By Mr. Cox: The memorial of citizens of Washington county, Ohio, in favor of the passage of an act by Congress submitting the border State propositions to the people. By Mr. Moorhead: The petition of citizens of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in favor of the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. By Mr. Longnecker: The petition of citizens of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, of a like import. By Mr. Kenyon: The petition of citizens of Catskill, New York, praying for the adoption of the border State propositions. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorial be laid upon the table. By Mr. Bristow : The petition of citizens of Gordonsville, Logan county, Kentucky, praying for a mail-route from Gordonsville to Furguson's Station; which was referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads. By Mr. Tappan: The petition of T. A. Curtis, praying for compen sation for services as chief clerk in the office of the engineer for the Treasury extension; which was referred to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Niblack: The resolutions of a public meeting at Patoka, Indiana, in favor of the Crittenden amendment; which was laid upon the table. By Mr. E. Joy Morris: The petition of G. W. English, asking compensation for the discovery of a remedy for the weevil and other destructive pests of the crops; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Conkling: The proceedings of a public meeting held at Utica, New York, recommending a settlement of impending national difficulties by congressional action. By Mr. Wood: Two memorials of citizens of Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, in relation to our national difficulties. By Mr. Blair: The petition of citizens of Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in favor of the Union, the Constitution as it is, and the enforcement of the laws. Ordered, That the said petitions and memorials be laid upon the table. By Mr. C. C. Washburn: The petition of G. M. Walkins, praying Congress to authorize the reissue of a certain land patent; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. Mr. Edward Joy Morris, by unanimous consent, presented the petition of the Board of Trade of Philadelphia in favor of the "Morrill tariff bill;" which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates of salaries of superintendents of Indian affairs and agents in Washington Territory; which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Fenton, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That leave be granted for the withdrawal from the files of the House of the papers in the case of Nancy G. Van Rensselaer for the purpose of reference to one of the executive departments. The above-mentioned papers were thereupon delivered to Mr. Fenton. On motion of Mr. Sherman, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the bill of the House (H. R. 865) making appropri ations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes. for the year ending June 30, 1862, with the amendments of the Senate, be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and that the said amendments be printed. Mr. Pryor, as a question of privilege, submitted the following preamble and resolution; which were read, considered, and agreed to, viz: Whereas the following statements have appeared in the New York Times newspaper: "It is ascertained that, in addition to the other frauds perpetrated by the seceding members of Congress, they have taken from the congressional library, which is, probably, the best in this country, containing many books which cannot be obtained elsewhere, some of the most valuable volumes in the whole collection. Thousands of dollars' worth have been thus abstracted and carried off by these members. Among them, a single South Carolina member, I am informed, has more than four hundred dollars' worth of digests of the most valuable character, and which can never be replaced. Scarcely one of these gentlemen took the trouble to return his books, but, on the contrary, were very cautious to have them carefully packed and sent off. I am further informed that a member from one of the border States, who favors secession, and thought his State sure to secede, sent orders for upwards of one thousand dollars' worth of books recently, which, under the rules of the library, were refused. This is regarded here to be very near akin to what Webster defines as theft:" Resolved, That a select committee of three be appointed to inquire into the truth of the above accusations, and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, and have leave to report at any time. The Speaker appointed Mr. Pryor, Mr. Maynard, and Mr. Edwards the said committee. The Speaker having announced as the regular order of business the |