CITY OF WASHINGTON, _Nov. 26, 1800_.
The Senate returned to their own Chamber; and the reply of the PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES having been read, adjourned.
FRIDAY, November 28.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of
the Senate, attended.
MONDAY, December 1.
JESSE FRANKLIN, from the State of North Carolina, attended.
The VICE PRESIDENT communicated a letter from JAMES LLOYD, a Senator
from the State of Maryland, resigning his seat in the Senate; which was
read.
TUESDAY, December 2.
JACOB READ, from the State of South Carolina, and JAMES GUNN, from the
State of Georgia, severally attended.
THURSDAY, December 4.
RAY GREENE, from the State of Rhode Island, and ELIJAH PAINE, from the
State of Vermont, severally attended.
MONDAY, December 15.
WILLIAM HINDMAN, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of
Maryland, for the remainder of the term for which JAMES LLOYD was
elected, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in
the Senate.
FRIDAY, December 19.
JONATHAN MASON, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of
Massachusetts, in place of BENJAMIN GOODHUE, resigned, produced his
credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the Senate.
MONDAY, January 5, 1801.
_Mississippi Territorial Laws._
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of
Representatives_:
I transmit to both Houses of Congress, for their
information and consideration, copies of laws enacted by
the Governor and Judges of the Mississippi Territory, from
the 30th of June until the 31st of December, A. D.
1799.[57]