No business of importance before the Senate to-day.
THURSDAY EVENING, March 3.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that they, having completed the Legislative business before them, intend shortly to adjourn without day.
Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that the Senate, having completed the Legislative business before them, are about to adjourn; and having acquainted the VICE PRESIDENT that he had delivered the message,
The Senate adjourned without day.
FIRST CONGRESS.--THIRD SESSION.
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, December 6, 1790.
On which day, being the day appointed by adjournment of the two Houses for the meeting of the present session, the following members appeared and took their seats, to wit:
From New Hampshire--ABIEL FOSTER, NICHOLAS GILMAN, and SAMUEL LIVERMORE.
From Massachusetts--FISHER AMES, BENJAMIN GOODHUE, and GEORGE THATCHER.
From Connecticut--BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON, ROGER SHERMAN, and JONATHAN STURGES.
From New York--EGBERT BENSON, WILLIAM FLOYD, JOHN LAWRENCE, and PETER SYLVESTER.
From New Jersey--ELIAS BOUDINOT, LAMBERT CADWALADER, and JAMES SCHUREMAN.
From Pennsylvania--GEORGE CLYMER, THO'S FITZSIMONS, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, PETER MUHLENBERG, and HENRY WYNKOOP.
From Maryland--JOSHUA SENEY.
From Virginia--JOHN BROWN, SAMUEL GRIFFIN, and JAMES MADISON, Junior.
From North Carolina--TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH and HUGH WILLIAMSON.
From South Carolina--WILLIAM SMITH.
From Georgia--ABRAHAM BALDWIN.
Which not forming a quorum of the whole number, the House adjourned until to-morrow.
TUESDAY, December 7.
DANIEL HEISTER and THOMAS SCOTT, from Pennsylvania; RICHARD BLAND LEE, from Virginia; and DANIEL HUGER, from South Carolina, appeared and took their seats.
WILLIAM B. GILES, from Virginia, returned in the place of Theodorick Bland, deceased, also appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat.
WEDNESDAY, December 8.
ELBRIDGE GERRY and JONATHAN GROUT, from Massachusetts; ANDREW MOORE and ALEXANDER WHITE, from Virginia; and THOMAS TUDOR TUCKER, from South Carolina, appeared and took their seats.
A message from the Senate informed the House that they are ready to meet the members of this House in the Senate Chamber, to receive the usual communication from the President of the United States.
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