Tuesday, April 28.
Mr. Richard Bland Lee, from the committee to whom was recommitted the report respecting the mode of communicating papers, bills, and messages, between the two Houses, reported as followth:
"When a message shall be sent from the Senate to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the Chair, by the person by whom it may be sent.
"The same ceremony shall be observed when a message shall be sent from the House of Representatives to the Senate.
"Messages shall be sent by such persons as a sense of propriety in each House may determine to be proper."
The said report was twice read, and, on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the House.
A letter from Matthias Ogden, of New Jersey, referring to sundry petitions from citizens of that State, complaining of illegality in the late election of Representatives for that State to this House was read and ordered to lie on the table.
The order of the Senate of the 13th instant was read, appointing a committee to confer with any committee to be appointed on the part of this House, respecting the future disposition of the papers in the office of the late Secretary of the United States; whereupon
Ordered, That Messrs. Trumbull, Cadwalader, and Jackson, be a committee for that purpose.