Wednesday, December 16.
Thomas Claiborne, from Virginia, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat.
Address to the President.
Mr. Madison, from the committee to whom had been recommitted the draft of the Address in answer to the President's Speech, brought in a report. The clause now added consisted of a modification of the clause objected to yesterday. On motion, the House went into a Committee of the Whole, Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair. The amendment was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Giles then moved an amendment in the third line of the last paragraph. It was thus: for "the several interesting subjects which you recommended to our consideration will receive every degree of it," read of attention. The committee then rose, and the House agreed to the report.
It was then moved and agreed to, that the Speaker, attended by the House, do present the address, as amended, to the President, and that a committee should be appointed to wait on the President, to know where and when he will be ready to receive the Address of the House.
The same gentlemen, viz: Mr. Madison, Mr. Sedgwick, and Mr. Sitgreaves, who had been first appointed to draft the Address, were named for waiting on the President.
The committee that had been appointed to wait on the President, returned with notice that he would be ready to receive their Address, at his own house to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
The House then adjourned.