The Senate assembled: present as on Friday.
The number assembled not being sufficient to form a quorum, the Vice President was requested by the Senators present, to write a letter to each of the absent Senators, stating that a fortnight has already elapsed without the formation of a Senate, and urging their immediate attendance as necessary to enable Congress to commence the business of the session.
The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Tuesday, November 18.
Aaron Burr, from New York, appeared to-day, which formed a quorum, and enabled the Senate to proceed to business.
Messages were accordingly exchanged between the two Houses, and a joint committee was appointed to wait on the President of the United States, to inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and are ready to receive any communications that he may be pleased to make to them.
Mr. Izard, from the joint committee appointed for the purpose, reported that the President would meet the two Houses in the Representatives' Chamber at 12 o'clock to-morrow.
Wednesday, November 19.
John Edwards, from Kentucky, this day attended.
The Senate agreeably to appointment attended in the House of Representatives, in order to receive the President's communications; and, on their return, the President's Speech was read, as follows: