A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate, that a quorum of the House is assembled, and ready to proceed to business.
Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and are ready to proceed to business; and that, in the absence of the Vice-President, they have elected Jacob Read, President of the Senate pro tempore.
Resolved, That each Senator be supplied, during the present session, with copies of three such newspapers, printed in any of the States, as he may choose, provided that the same are furnished at the rate of the usual annual charge for such papers.
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 notify 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. Bingham and Tracy be the committee on the part of the Senate.
Resolved, That two Chaplains be appointed to Congress for the present session, one by each House, who shall interchange weekly; and that the Right Rev. Bishop White be Chaplain on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Bingham 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.
Thursday, November 23.
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 please to make them.
The Senate then repaired to the Chamber of the House of Representatives for the purpose above expressed.