Wednesday, December 28.

James Ross, from the State of Pennsylvania, attended.

Wednesday, January 11, 1797.

John Vining, from the State of Delaware, attended.

Thursday, January 12.

Aaron Burr, from the State of New York, and Stevens Thomson Mason, from the State of Virginia, attended.

Friday, January 27.

John Hunter, appointed a Senator by the State of South Carolina, in place of Pierce Butler, resigned, attended, produced his credentials, and the oath required by law, being administered to him, he took his seat in the Senate.

Thursday, February 2.

Mr. Sedgwick reported, from the joint committee appointed on the part of the Senate, on the subject of the election of President and Vice President, that, in their opinion, the following resolution ought to be adopted, viz: