THEODORE FOSTER, from Rhode Island.
NATHANIEL CHIPMAN, from Vermont.
WILLIAM HILL WELLS and SAMUEL WHITE, from Delaware.
JOHN E. HOWARD, from Maryland.
STEVENS THOMPSON MASON and WILSON CARY NICHOLAS, from Virginia.
ABRAHAM BALDWIN, from Georgia.
JOSEPH ANDERSON and WILLIAM COOKE, from Tennessee.
STEPHEN R. BRADLEY, appointed a Senator by the State of Vermont, for the
remainder of the term for which their late Senator, Elijah Paine, was
appointed; JOHN BRECKENRIDGE, appointed a Senator by the State of
Kentucky; CHRISTOPHER ELLERY, appointed a Senator by the State of Rhode
Island, for the remainder of the term for which their late Senator, Ray
Greene, was appointed; JAMES JACKSON, appointed a Senator by the State
of Georgia; GEORGE LOGAN, appointed a Senator by the Executive of the
State of Pennsylvania, in the place of their late Senator, Peter
Muhlenberg, resigned; SIMEON OLCOTT, appointed a Senator by the State of
New Hampshire, for the remainder of the term for which their late
Senator, Samuel Livermore, was appointed; URIAH TRACY, appointed a
Senator by the State of Connecticut; and ROBERT WRIGHT, appointed a
Senator by the State of Maryland, severally produced their credentials,
and took their seats in the Senate.
The VICE PRESIDENT being absent, the Senate proceeded to the election of
a President, _pro tempore_, as the constitution provides; and ABRAHAM
BALDWIN was chosen.
The PRESIDENT administered the oath, as the law prescribes, to Mr.
BRADLEY, Mr. BRECKENRIDGE, Mr. ELLERY, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. OLCOTT, Mr.
TRACY, and Mr. WRIGHT, and the affirmation to Mr. LOGAN.
_Ordered_, That the Secretary wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
and acquaint him that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that, in
the absence of the VICE PRESIDENT, they have elected ABRAHAM BALDWIN,
President of the Senate, _pro tempore_.
_Ordered_, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that
a quorum of the Senate is assembled and ready to proceed to business,
and that, in the absence of the VICE PRESIDENT, they have elected
ABRAHAM BALDWIN, President of the Senate, _pro tempore_.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that a
quorum of the House is assembled, and have elected NATHANIEL MACON their
Speaker, and are ready to proceed to business.
_Ordered_, That Messrs. ANDERSON and JACKSON be a committee on the part
of the Senate, together with such committee as the House of
Representatives may appoint on their part, to wait on the PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES and notify him that a quorum of the two Houses is
assembled, and ready to receive any communications that he may be
pleased to make to them.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the
House agree to the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a
joint committee to wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and have
appointed a committee on their part.
Mr. ANDERSON reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited on
the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES and acquainted him that a quorum of
both Houses is assembled, and that the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
informed the committee that he would make a communication to them by
message to-morrow.
TUESDAY, December 8.
JONATHAN DAYTON and AARON OGDEN, from the State of New Jersey, and JESSE
FRANKLIN, from the State of North Carolina, severally attended.
_Resolved_, That two Chaplains, of different denominations, be appointed
to Congress for the present session, one by each House, who shall
interchange weekly.
_Presidents Message._
The following letter and Message were received from the PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, by Mr. Lewis, his Secretary: