A message was received from the Senate, announcing their concurrence in the report of the joint committee made this day; and then the House adjourned till to-morrow morning.
Tuesday, December 24.
Respect to the Memory of General Washington.
The Speaker informed the House that, conformably to the resolution of Congress, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives had requested Major General Henry Lee, one of the Representatives from the State of Virginia, to prepare and deliver a funeral oration before both Houses, on Thursday, the twenty-sixth instant, in honor of the memory of George Washington, late General of the Armies of the United States; and that Mr. Lee had been pleased to accept of the appointment.
And, on motion, the House adjourned.
Thursday, December 26.
This being the day appointed by the resolution of Congress for the funeral procession in honor of the memory of George Washington, late General of the Armies of the United States, the House proceeded to the German Lutheran Church, where they attended the funeral oration, prepared and delivered on the occasion by Major General Lee, one of the members of this House for the State of Virginia.
The House, having returned, adjourned until to-morrow morning.
Friday, December 27.
John Fowler, from Kentucky, appeared, produced his credentials, was qualified, and took his seat in the House.