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The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Fred. Douglas on the War. (search)
Constitution was administered to each of them. Appointment of Clerk, Etc. On motion of Mr. Orr, of S. C., the Secretary was authorized to appoint an Assistant Secretary, a Journal Clerk, andnt a suitable page. [Master Wm. H. Talman was appointed.] Rules of order. On motion of Mr. Orr, of S. C., it was Resolved, That a committees of three Senators be appointed by the Presido count the votes for President and Vice President of the Confederate States. On motion of Mr. Orr, of S. C., Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Representatives informing that The message was communicated by Mr. John Bell Bigger, reading clerk pro tem. On motion of Mr. Orr, Ordered, That the Senate will move in procession at 1 o'clock P. M., to the Hall of the Hlers, on its part, to superintend the counting of the said votes. The President appointed Messrs. Orr and Sparrow tellers on the part of the Senate. Committee to wait upon the President.
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], A British Troop in the Union army. (search)
compose the Committee on Rules: Messrs. Curry of Alabama, Lewis of Georgia, Perkins of La., and Jones of Tenn. The hour having arrived for the two Houses to go into joint session, the Senators were supplied seats upon the floor of the House, and the President, pro tem., Mr. Hunter, announced that in pursuance of an act of the Provisional Congress fixing this day, that Congress would now proceed to count the votes for President and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America--Messrs. Orr of South Carolina, and Sparrow of La., on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. Barksdale and Miles, on the part of the House, acting as tellers. The States were called alphabetically, commencing with the State of Alabama and ending with the State of Virginia. The result showed that one hundred and nine electoral votes had been cast, and that for the office of President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, of Miss., had received 109; and for Vice-President, Alexander H. Stephens, o