Wednesday, February 13.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives that the Senate are ready to meet them in the Senate Chamber, to attend the opening and counting the vote for President and Vice President of the United States, as the constitution provides.

The two Houses having accordingly assembled, the certificates of the Electors of the fifteen States in the Union, which came by express, were, by the Vice President, opened, read, and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the votes, presented a list of them to the Vice President; which list was read to the two Houses, and is as follows:

FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON.
New Hampshire,6
Massachusetts,16
Rhode Island,4
Connecticut,9
Vermont,3
New York,12
New Jersey,7
Pennsylvania,15
Delaware,3
Maryland,8
Virginia,21
Kentucky,4
North Carolina,12
South Carolina,8
Georgia,4
—
132
FOR JOHN ADAMS.
New Hampshire,6
Massachusetts,16
Rhode Island,4
Connecticut,9
Vermont,3
New Jersey,7
Pennsylvania,14
Delaware,3
Maryland,8
South Carolina,7
——
77
FOR GEORGE CLINTON.
New York,12
Pennsylvania,1
Virginia,21
North Carolina,12
Georgia,4
—
50
FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Kentucky,4
FOR AARON BURR.
South Carolina,1

Whereupon the Vice President declared George Washington unanimously elected President of the United States, for the period of four years, to commence with the fourth day of March next; and John Adams elected by a plurality of votes, Vice President of the United States, for the same period, to commence with the 4th day of March next.

After which, the Vice President delivered the duplicate certificates of the Electors of the several States, received by post, together with those which came by express to the Secretary of the Senate.

The two Houses then separated, and the Senate adjourned.