Mr. Yancey, from the committee of Claims, made a report on the petition of Mary Wells; on the petition of James Orr; on the petition of William Oliver; on the petition of Peter Kendall; and on the petition of Berthelemy Duverges, which were severally read: When,

Mr. Yancey reported bills of the following titles, to wit:

A bill for the relief of Mary Wells.

A bill for the relief of James Orr.

A bill for the relief of William Oliver.

A bill for the relief of Peter Kendall. And A bill for the relief of Berthelemy Duverge. Which said bills were severally 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 Caze and Richaud.

On motion of Mr. Jackson,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform them that this House is now ready to receive them, and to proceed in opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors of the several States, in the choice of a President and Vice-President of the United States, in pursuance of the resolution of the two Houses of the 10th instant, and that the Clerk go with the said message.

The Clerk accordingly went with the said message, and being returned,

The Senate attended and took seats in the House.

The President of the Senate, in the presence of both Houses, proceeded to open the certificates of the electors of the several States, beginning with New-Hampshire, which were delivered to the tellers, by whom they were read, and who took lists of the same as far as Indiana, when the Presi

dent of the Senate was about to open the votes of that State, for the purpose of having the same counted

Mr. Taylor, one of the Representatives from the State of New-York, rose and objected to the same, and stated that in his opinion the votes of the electors of the said State of Indiana, for President and Vice-President of the United States ought not to be received.

Upon which objection being made, the Senate, on motion of one of its members, withdrew; and being absent,

A resolution was then submitted by Mr. Sharp, in the words following:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the votes of the electors for the State of Indiana, for a President and Vice-President of the United States, were properly and legally given, and ought to be counted.

A motion was made by Mr. Taylor, of N. Y. to amend the said resolution, by striking out all thereof after the enacting clause, and inserting the following: That the votes of the electors of the State of Indiana for President and Vice-President of the United States, having been given previous to the admission of that State into the Union, ought not to be received and counted.

And debate arising thereon,

A motion was made by Mr. Ingham, that the resolution be postponed indefinitely.

And the question being taken thereon,
It passed in the affirmative. And

On motion of Mr. Pitkin,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform them that this House is again ready to

receive them, and continue the opening the certificates and counting the votes of the electors of the several States, for a President and Vice-President of the United States, in pursuance of the resolution of the two Houses of the 11th instant, and that the Clerk go with the said message,

The Clerk accordingly went with the said message, and being returned,

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Cutts, their Secretary, informing the House that the Senate were again ready to attend and resume the opening the certificates, and counting and directing the votes for President and VicePresident of the United States. And then he withdrew; Whereupon,

The Senate again attended and took 'seats in the House.

The President of the Senate, in the presence of both Houses, proceeded to open the certificates of the electors of the State of Indiana, which he delivered to the tellers, by whom it was read, and who took lists of the votes therein enclosed; and the votes of all the States having been counted and the lists compared, they were delivered to the President of the Senate, and are as follows:

Daniel D. Tompkins, of New-York,
John E Howard, of Maryland,
James Ross, of Pennsylvania,
John Marshall, of Virginia,
Robert G. Harper, of Maryland,

The President of the Senate, in pursuance of the joint resolution of the two Houses, then announced the state of the votes to both Houses of Congress, and declared

That James Monroe, of the State of Virginia, was duly elected President of the United States, for four years, to commence on the fourth day of March, next, and that Daniel D. Tompkins, of the State of New-York, was duly elected Vice-President of the United States, for the like term of four years, to commence on the said fourth day of March,

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The two Houses then separated, and the Senate returned to their chamber.

And the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, February 13, 1817.

Mr. Webster presented a petition of Warren Lovejoy, confined in prison in Boston, at the suit