Monday, February 24.
Disputed Presidential Elections.
The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill prescribing the mode of deciding disputed elections of President and Vice President of the United States.
On motion, to amend the bill, section 5th, line 7th, so as to provide that the proceedings of the committee be held in public, by striking out the words "with closed doors," and inserting, "in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, with open doors," in lieu thereof:
It passed in the negative—yeas 8, nays 16, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Cocke, Franklin, Langdon, Mason, and Nicholas.
Nays.—Messrs. Bingham, Chipman, Foster, Goodhue, Greene, Hillhouse, Howard, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Marshall, Paine, Read, Ross, Tracy, and Wells.
And, after progress, the further consideration of the bill was postponed.