A message from the House of Representatives brought to the Senate "the several memorials from sundry citizens of the State of Massachusetts, remonstrating against the mode in which the appointment of Electors for President and Vice President has been proceeded to on the part of the Senate and House of Representatives of said State, as irregular and unconstitutional, and praying for the interference of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, for the purpose of preventing the establishment of so dangerous a precedent."
The message last mentioned, referring to the memorials of sundry citizens of the State of Massachusetts, was read.
Ordered, That the message and memorials lie on the table.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House agree to the report of the joint committee "appointed to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President, and of notifying the persons elected of their election, and to regulate the time, place, and manner of administering the oath of office to the President," and have appointed Messrs. Nicholas and Van Dyke tellers on their part.
Wednesday, February 8.
The two Houses of Congress, agreeably to the joint resolution, assembled in the Representatives' Chamber, and the certificates of the Electors for the several States were, by the President of the Senate, opened and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the number of votes, presented a list thereof to the President of the Senate, which was read, as follows:
| States. | For President. | For Vice-President. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison. | George Clinton. | C. C. Pinckney. | George Clinton. | James Madison. | James Monroe. | John Langdon. | Rufus King. | |
| New Hampshire | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Massachusetts | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| Rhode Island | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Connecticut | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Vermont | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| New York | 13 | 6 | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | ||
| New Jersey | 8 | — | — | 8 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 20 | — | — | 20 | ||||
| Delaware | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Maryland | 9 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Virginia | 24 | — | — | 24 | ||||
| North Carolina | 11 | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| South Carolina | 10 | — | — | 10 | ||||
| Georgia | 6 | — | — | 6 | ||||
| Kentucky | 7 | — | — | 7 | ||||
| Tennessee | 5 | — | — | 5 | ||||
| Ohio | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Totals | 122 | 6 | 47 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 47 |
The whole number of votes being 175, of which 88 make a majority.
Whereupon the President of the Senate declared James Madison elected President of the United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next; and George Clinton Vice President of the United States for four years, commencing with the fourth day of March next.
The votes of the Electors were then delivered to the Secretary of the Senate; the two Houses of Congress separated; and the Senate returned to their own Chamber.