The Message was read, and five hundred copies thereof ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
TUESDAY, October 18.
PIERCE BUTLER, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of
South Carolina, for the unexpired time for which the late John Ewing
Colhoun was elected to serve, produced his credentials, which were read,
and the oath required by law was administered to him by the President.
JAMES JACKSON, from the State of Georgia, attended.
The credentials of SAMUEL SMITH, a Senator from the State of Maryland,
were read.
FRIDAY, October 21.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State
of Massachusetts, for six years, commencing the 4th day of March last,
produced his credentials, which were read; and the oath required by law
was administered to him by the President.
Mr. CLINTON, after a few prefatory observations on the necessity of
designating the persons, severally, whom the people should wish to
hold the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States,
and stating that the State which he represented, as well as others in
the Union, had, through the medium of their Legislatures, strongly
recommended the adoption of the principle, laid on the table the
following motion, which he read; and it was made the order of the day for
the next day, and printed.
[The amendment proposed by Mr. Clinton grew out of the attempt
in the House of Representatives to elect Mr. Burr President,
and to prevent such attempt in future, in the event of an
equality of votes between the two highest on the list, it
required the electors to discriminate between the presidential
and vice-presidential office, and name the persons voted for
for each.]
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE gave notice, that he should, to-morrow, ask leave to
bring in a bill to enable the President of the United States to take
possession of the territories ceded by France to the United States, by
the treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th of April last, and for other
purposes.
SATURDAY, October 22.
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States_:
In my communication to you of the 17th instant, I informed you
that conventions had been entered into with the Government
of France for the cession of Louisiana to the United States.
These, with the advice and consent of the Senate, having now
been ratified, and my ratification exchanged for that of the
First Consul of France in due form, they are communicated to
you for consideration in your Legislative capacity. You will
observe that some important conditions cannot be carried into
execution, but with the aid of the Legislature; and that time
presses a decision on them without delay.
The ulterior provisions, also, suggested in the same
communication, for the occupation and government of the
country, will call for early attention. Such information
relative to its government as time and distance have permitted
me to obtain, will be ready to be laid before you in a few
days. But, as permanent arrangements for this object may
require time and deliberation, it is for your consideration
whether you will not forthwith make such temporary provisions
for the preservation, in the meanwhile, of order and
tranquillity in the country, as the case may require.