MONDAY, November 27, 1809.
This being the day appointed by law for the meeting of Congress, the
following members of the House of Representatives appeared, and took
their seats, to wit:
_From New Hampshire_--Daniel Blaisdell, and Nathaniel A. Haven.
_From Massachusetts_--Ezekiel Bacon, Richard Cutts, William
Ely, Barzillai Gannett, Josiah Quincy, Sam'l Taggart, Charles
Turner, jr., Jabez Upham, Joseph B. Varnum, (the Speaker,) and
Laban Wheaton.
_From Vermont_--William Chamberlin, Martin Chittenden, Jonathan
H. Hubbard, and Samuel Shaw.
_From Rhode Island_--Richard Jackson.
_From Connecticut_--Epaphroditus Champion, Samuel W. Dana, John
Davenport, Jonathan O. Mosely, Timothy Pitkin, junior, Lewis B.
Sturges, and Benjamin Tallmadge.
_From New York_--James Emott, Jonathan Fisk, Thomas R. Gold,
Robert Le Roy Livingston, Peter B. Porter, Erastus Root,
Ebenezer Sage, Thomas Sammons, John Thompson, and Killian K.
Van Rensselaer.
_From New Jersey_--Adam Boyd, James Cox, William Helms, Jacob
Hufty, Thomas Newbold, and Henry Southard.
_From Pennsylvania_--William Anderson, David Bard, Robert
Brown, William Crawford, Aaron Lyle, William Milnor, John
Porter, John Rea, Matthias Richards, John Smilie, George Smith,
Samuel Smith, and Robert Whitehill.
_From Maryland_--Charles Goldsborough, John Montgomery,
Nicholas R. Moore, Roger Nelson, and Archibald Van Horne.
_From Virginia_--Burwell Bassett, James Breckenridge, John
Clopton, John Dawson, John W. Eppes, Thomas Gholson, junior,
Peterson Goodwyn, John G. Jackson, Joseph Lewis, junior, John
Love, Thomas Newton, John T. Roane, John Smith, and James
Stephenson.
_From North Carolina_--Willis Alston, junior, James Cochran,
William Kennedy, Nathaniel Macon, Archibald McBride, Joseph
Pearson, Lemuel Sawyer, and Richard Stanford.
_From South Carolina_--Lemuel J. Alston, William Butler, Joseph
Calhoun, Robert Marion, Thomas Moore, and John Taylor.
_From Georgia_--Howell Cobb, and George M. Troup.
_From Ohio_--Jeremiah Morrow.
_From Kentucky_--Joseph Desha, Benjamin Howard, Richard M.
Johnson, and Samuel McKee.
_From Tennessee_--Pleasant M. Miller, John Rhea, and Robert
Weakley.
_From Mississippi Territory_--George Poindexter.
_From Indiana Territory_--Jonathan Jennings.
_From Orleans Territory_--Julien Poydras.
ADAM SEYBERT, returned to serve as a member of this House, for the
State of Pennsylvania, in the room of Benjamin Say, resigned, appeared,
produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat.
JONATHAN JENNINGS, returned to serve as a Delegate from the Territory
of Indiana, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took
his seat.
A quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole number, being present,
Mr. GOODWYN and Mr. ROOT were appointed a committee on the part of the
House, jointly with such committee as may be appointed on the part of
the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform
him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive
any communications he may be pleased to make to them.
TUESDAY, November 28.
Several other members, to wit: from New Hampshire, JOHN C. CHAMBERLAIN
and JAMES WILSON; from Rhode Island, ELISHA R. POTTER; from
Pennsylvania, WILLIAM FINDLAY and DANIEL HEISTER; from Virginia,
MATTHEW CLAY and JACOB SWOOPE; and from North Carolina, JOHN STANLEY,
appeared, and took their seats in the House.
A message from the Senate informed the House that a quorum of the
Senate is assembled, and ready to proceed to business. They have
appointed a committee on their part, jointly with the committee
appointed on the part of this House, to inform the President that
a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive any
communications that he may be pleased to make them.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a certificate of the election of ADAM
SEYBERT, to serve as a member for the State of Pennsylvania, in the
room of Benjamin Say, resigned; which was read, and, together with the
certificate of the election of JONATHAN JENNINGS, the delegate from the
Territory of Indiana, referred to the Committee of Elections.
WEDNESDAY, November 29.
Several other members, to wit: from New York, JOHN NICHOLSON; from
Maryland, JOHN BROWN; and from Virginia, WALTER JONES, appeared, and
took their seats in the House.
THURSDAY, November 30.
Several other members, to wit: from New Hampshire, WILLIAM HALE; from
Massachusetts, GIDEON GARDNER and EZEKIEL WHITMAN; and from New York,
VINCENT MATTHEWS, appeared, and took their seats in the House.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following letter, which was read:
_Respect for the House._
_To the Speaker of the House of Representatives_:
Sir: An occurrence having recently taken place between a
member of the House of Representatives and myself, produced
by circumstances not at all connected with his official
duties or opinions, which from the time and place may be
considered disrespectful to the House of Representatives, I
take the liberty of tendering through you my most respectful
declarations, that I am the last who would wilfully
manifest a deficiency of that reverence which is due to the
Representatives of my country, or that sacred regard which is
also due to their privileges.
To yourself, sir, personally, I tender the assurances of my
very great respect.