Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16)

by United States. Congress

Tuesday, November 18.

Aaron Burr, from New York, appeared to-day, which formed a quorum, and enabled the Senate to proceed to business.

Messages were accordingly exchanged between the two Houses, and a joint committee was appointed to wait on the President of the United States, to inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and are ready to receive any communications that he may be pleased to make to them.

Mr. Izard, from the joint committee appointed for the purpose, reported that the President would meet the two Houses in the Representatives' Chamber at 12 o'clock to-morrow.