PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
Monday, November 13, 1797.
The second session of the fifth Congress of the United States commenced this day, at the city of Philadelphia, conformably to law; and the Senate assembled accordingly in their Chamber.
PRESENT:
Samuel Livermore, from New Hampshire.
Theodore Foster, from Rhode Island.
Uriah Tracy, from Connecticut.
Elijah Paine, from Vermont.
William Bingham, from Pennsylvania.
Humphrey Marshall, from Kentucky.
Alexander Martin and Timothy Bloodworth, from North Carolina.
Jacob Read, from South Carolina.
The number of members present not being sufficient to constitute a quorum, the Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.