Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and ready to proceed to business.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that a quorum of the House is assembled, and have elected Jonathan Dayton their Speaker.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have appointed a joint committee on their part, together with such committee as the Senate may appoint, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive any communications that he may be pleased to make to them.
Resolved, That the Senate do concur in the appointment of a joint committee, and that Messrs. Livermore and Langdon be the joint committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Livermore reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited on the President of the United States, and had notified him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled; and that the President of the United States acquainted the committee that he would meet the two Houses in the Representatives' Chamber, at 12 o'clock to-morrow.
Tuesday, May 16.
William Blount, from the State of Tennessee; Theodore Sedgwick, from the State of Massachusetts; and John Vining, from the State of Delaware, severally attended.
A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House are now ready to meet the Senate in the Chamber of that House, to receive such communications as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. Whereupon,
The Senate repaired to the Chamber of the House of Representatives, for the purpose above expressed.
The Senate returned to their own Chamber, and a copy of the Speech of the President of the United States, this day addressed to both Houses of Congress, was read.