Tuesday, November 6.
Several other members, to wit: from Massachusetts, Manasseh Cutler; from Connecticut, Samuel W. Dana and Roger Griswold; from New Jersey, James Mott; from Pennsylvania, John A. Hanna, John B. C. Lucas, and Isaac Van Horne; from Maryland, John Campbell; from Virginia, John Clopton; and from South Carolina, Thomas Lowndes, appeared, and took their seats in the House.
Another new member, to wit: Roger Nelson, from Maryland, returned to serve in this House as a member for the said State, in the room of Daniel Heister, deceased, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House.
Mr. J. Randolph moved for the appointment of a committee on the part of the House to join a committee of the Senate to wait on the President and inform him that a quorum of both Houses is formed, and ready to receive his communications.
Mr. Dana inquired if a quorum of the Senate was formed? That circumstance, he thought, ought to be ascertained before the House adopted the gentleman’s resolution.
Mr. Randolph did not know whether or no the Senate had formed a quorum, but he saw no objection on that account to proceeding with their own business. He, however, had understood that the Senate would form a quorum this day.
The resolution was carried, and Messrs. J. Randolph and R. Griswold appointed the committee.