Tuesday, April 7.
Messrs. Ellsworth, Paterson, Maclay, Strong, Lee, Bassett, Few, and Wingate, were appointed a committee to bring in a bill for organizing the Judiciary of the United States.
Messrs. Ellsworth, Lee, Strong, Maclay, and Bassett, were appointed a committee to prepare rules for the government of the two Houses in cases of conference, and to take under consideration the manner of electing chaplains, and to confer thereupon with a committee of the House of Representatives.
The same committee were also to prepare rules for conducting the business of the Senate.
Wednesday, April 8.
The Senate proceeded to ballot for a Secretary, and Samuel Alyne Otis, Esq. was elected.
Cornelius Maxwell was appointed messenger.
Thursday, April 9.
Messrs. Langdon, Johnson, and Few, were appointed a committee to make arrangements for receiving the President, and were empowered to confer with any committee of the House of Representatives that may be appointed for that purpose.