Mr. King, from the joint committee, appointed the 6th February, instant, reported that the two Houses should assemble in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock; that one person be appointed a teller, on the part of the Senate, 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 the state of the vote, and the persons elected, to the two Houses assembled as aforesaid; which shall be deemed a declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President, and, together with a list of the votes, be entered on the journals of the two Houses, and the report was agreed to.

Tuesday, February 12.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that the House of Representatives agree to the report of the joint committee appointed the 6th of February, instant, respecting the manner of counting the votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

Ordered, That Mr. King be appointed, on the part of the Senate, a teller of the votes for President and Vice President of the United States, conformably to the report of the joint committee, agreed to the 11th instant.

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.