UNITED STATES, _November_ 28, 1797.
The Senate returned to their own Chamber, and adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, November 29.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the memorial and address of the
people called Quakers, from their yearly meeting, held in Philadelphia,
in the year 1797, requesting the attention of Congress to the oppressed
state of the African race, and the general prevalence of vice and
immorality; and the same was read and ordered to lie on the table.
THURSDAY, November 30.
_Ordered_, That the memorial and address of the people called Quakers,
presented yesterday, be withdrawn.
FRIDAY, December 1.
JAMES HILLHOUSE, from the State of Connecticut, attended.
MONDAY, December 11.
THEODORE SEDGWICK, from the State of Massachusetts, attended.
WEDNESDAY, December 13.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice President of the United States and President of
the Senate, attended.
FRIDAY, December 22.
JOHN E. HOWARD, from the State of Maryland, attended.
THURSDAY, December 28.
JOHN BROWN, from the State of Kentucky, attended.
FRIDAY, December 29.
STEPHENS THOMPSON MASON, from the State of Virginia, attended.
MONDAY, January 8, 1798.
JAMES ROSS, from the State of Pennsylvania, attended.
THURSDAY, January 11.
JAMES LLOYD, appointed a Senator by the State of Maryland, in the place
of John Henry, elected Governor of said State, produced his credentials;
and, the oath required by law being administered, he took his seat in
the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 17.
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of
Representatives_:
The situation of affairs between the United States and the
Cherokee Indians having evinced the expediency of a treaty
with that nation, for the promotion of justice to them, as
well as of the interests and convenience of our citizens, I
have nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, appointed Commissioners to hold conferences,
and conclude a treaty, as early as the season of the year
and the convenience of the parties will admit.
As we know very well, by experience, such negotiations
cannot be carried on without considerable expenses, I
recommend to your consideration the propriety of making an
appropriation, at this time, for defraying such as may be
necessary for holding and concluding a treaty.
That you may form your judgments with greater facility, I
shall direct the proper officer to lay before you an
estimate of such articles and expenses as may be thought
indispensable.