And Mr. SMITH attended.
Whereupon, Mr. ADAMS made a report from the committee last mentioned; and
the report was read, and three hundred copies thereof were ordered to be
printed for the use of the Senate.
The report was read, ending with the following resolution:
_Resolved_, That John Smith, a Senator from the State of Ohio,
by his participation in the conspiracy of Aaron Burr, against
the _peace_, _union_, and _liberties_ of the people of the
United States, has been guilty of conduct incompatible with his
duty and station as a Senator of the United States. And that
he be therefor, and hereby is, expelled from the Senate of the
United States.
The documents accompanying the report are very voluminous. Among them is
the answer of Mr. JOHN SMITH, covering ninety-six manuscript pages.
MONDAY, January 4, 1808.
JAMES A. BAYARD, from the State of Delaware, attended.
The PRESIDENT communicated a letter from JOHN SMITH, a Senator from the
State of Ohio; which was read.
THURSDAY, January 7.
WILLIAM B. GILES, from the State of Virginia, attended.
FRIDAY, January 8.
_Executive Contingent Fund._
Another Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, as
follows:
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States_:
I now render to Congress the account of the fund established
for defraying the contingent expenses of Government for the
year 1807. Of the sum of $18,012 50, which remained unexpended
at the close of the year 1806, $8,731 11 have been placed
in the hands of the Attorney-General of the United States,
to enable him to defray sundry expenses incident to the
prosecution of Aaron Burr and his accomplices, for treasons and
misdemeanors alleged to have been committed by them. And the
unexpended balance of $9,275 39 is now carried, according to
law, to the credit of the surplus fund.