From Rhode Island--Richard Jackson, jr.
From Connecticut--Epaphroditus Champion, John Davenport, jr., Lyman Law, and Jonathan O. Mosely.
From Vermont--Martin Chittenden, Wm. Strong.
From New York--Daniel Avery, Harmanus Bleecker, James Emott, Asa Fitch, Sam. L. Mitchill, Benjamin Pond, Thomas Sammons, Pierre Van Cortlandt, jr.
From New Jersey--Adam Boyd, Lewis Condict, Jacob Hufty, and Thomas Newbold.
From Pennsylvania--Wm. Anderson, David Bard, Robert Brown, William Crawford, William Findlay, Abner Lacock, Aaron Lyle, Jonathan Roberts, Wm. Rodman, Adam Seybert, John Smilie, Geo. Smith, and Robert Whitehill.
From Maryland--Stevenson Archer, Charles Goldsborough, Joseph Kent, Philip B. Key, Peter Little, Alexander McKim, Samuel Ringgold, Philip Stuart, and Robert Wright.
From Virginia--John Baker, Burwell Bassett, Matthew Clay, John Dawson, Thomas Gholson, Peterson Goodwyn, Aylett Hawes, Joseph Lewis, jr., William McCoy, Hugh Nelson, Thomas Newton, James Pleasants, jr., and John Roane.
From North Carolina--Willis Alston, jr., William Blackledge, Meshack Franklin, Nathaniel Macon, Archibald McBryde, and Joseph Pearson.
From South Carolina--William Butler, John C. Calhoun, Elias Earle, William Lowndes, Thos. Moore, and Richard Wynn.
From Georgia--William W. Bibb, Geo. M. Troup.
From Kentucky--Henry Clay, Speaker, Joseph Desha, and Stephen Ormsby.
From Tennessee--Felix Grundy, John Rhea, and John Sevier.
From Ohio--Jeremiah Morrow.
From Indiana Territory--Jona. Jennings, Delegate.
A quorum, consisting of a majority of the whole House, being present, it was ordered that the Clerk do acquaint the Senate therewith.
On motion of Mr. DAWSON, a committee was appointed 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 communication he may be pleased to make to them.
Mr. DAWSON and Mr. BLEECKER were appointed the committee on the part of the House.
TUESDAY, November 3.
Several other members, to wit: From Massachusetts, FRANCIS CARR; from Connecticut, TIMOTHY PITKIN, jr.; from Vermont, SAMUEL SHAW; from New York, ARUNAH METCALF, SILAS STOW, and URI TRACY; from Pennsylvania, JOHN M. HYNEMAN; from Virginia, JOHN SMITH, and THOMAS WILSON; from North Carolina, RICHARD STANFORD; from S. Carolina, LANGDON CHEVES, and DAVID R. WILLIAMS; and, from Kentucky, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, appeared, and took their seats.
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 on the part of this House, to inform the President of the United States that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make to them.
Mr. DAWSON, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, reported that the committee had performed the service assigned to them, and that the President answered that he would make a communication to the two Houses of Congress to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
And then the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, November 4.
Several other members, to wit: From Vermont, JAMES FISK; from North Carolina, WM. R. KING and ISRAEL PICKENS; from Georgia, BOLLING HALL; and from Kentucky, ANTHONY NEW, appeared, and took their seats.
A Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. [For which, see Senate proceedings of this date, ante, page 567.]
The Message having been read was referred, with the documents accompanying it, to the Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union.
THURSDAY, November 5.
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