Monday, December 10.
A new member, to wit: Richard Dobbs Spaight, returned to serve in this House as a member for North Carolina, in the room of Nathan Bryan, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, and took his seat in the House; the oath to support the Constitution of the United States having been first administered to him by the Speaker.
Address to the President.
On motion, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the Speech of the President of the United States, Mr. Dent in the chair; when
Mr. Sprague proposed for adoption the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that a respectful Address ought to be presented by the House of Representatives to the President of the United States, in answer to his Speech to both Houses of Congress at the commencement of this session, containing assurances that this House will take into consideration the various and important subjects recommended to their consideration.
The resolution was agreed to without objection, and the committee rose and reported the resolution. The House took it up, concurred in it, and appointed a committee of five to prepare an answer accordingly.
The committee consists of Messrs. Dana, Venable, Harper, Hosmer, and Baldwin.