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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 Spa 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, of Ga., had received 109 votes. The result; was then announced by Mr. Hunter as stated above. A motion was made that a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker, to act in conjunction with a similar committee appointed by the Senate, to notify the President and Vice-President elect of the result of the vote.
d requested to publish in the Richmond papers the bill providing for exemptions from military duty. Mr. Fleming moved as a substitute that 2,000 copies of the bill be published in pamphlet form, which was adopted. The Speaker presented a communication from, the Governor relative to gross frauds committed by Col. John Snyder, in command of the 135th Regiment, and Col. A. C. Balley, in command of the 142d Regiment Virginia Militia. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Hunter presented a resolution from the Committee on Courts of Justice, that a constitutional majority of either House of the General Assembly shall consist only of a majority of the members actually elected. Laid on the table. The bill making an appropriation for the construction of a military road from Huntersville to Warm Springs was defeated for want of a constitutional majority. The vote was afterwards reconsidered. The following resolutions of inquiry into expediency were referre