From Virginia.—William B. Giles, Carter B. Harrison, John Heath, Richard Bland Lee, James Madison, Andrew Moore, Anthony New, John Nicholas, Francis Preston, Robert Rutherford, Abraham Venable, and Francis Walker.
From Kentucky.—Christopher Greenup.
From North Carolina.—Thomas Blount, William Johnson Dawson, Matthew Looke, Nathaniel Macon, and Alexander Mebane.
From South Carolina.—William Smith.
From Georgia.—Abraham Baldwin and Thomas P. Carnes.
A quorum of the members being present, the House proceeded to ballot for a Speaker, when it appeared that Frederick A. Muhlenberg, one of the members from Pennsylvania, was elected; whereupon he was conducted to the chair; and made his acknowledgments to the House.[47]
The House then proceeded, in the same manner, to the appointment of a Clerk, when John Beckley was appointed.
The usual oath was then administered to the members.
Messages were interchanged between the two Houses, announcing their formation and readiness to proceed to business.
Joseph Wheaton was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms, Gifford Dally as Doorkeeper, and Thomas Claxton as Assistant Doorkeeper.