The resolution was carried, and Messrs. J. Randolph and R. Griswold appointed the committee.
Wednesday, November 7.
Several other members, to wit: from Maryland, Joseph H. Nicholson; from Virginia, Walter Jones; from South Carolina, Thomas Moore; and from Georgia, Joseph Bryan, appeared, and took their seats in the House.
Mr. John Randolph, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, reported that the committee had performed that service, and that the President signified to them he would make a communication to this House, in writing, to-morrow at twelve o’clock.
Thursday, November 8.
Several other members, to wit: from New Hampshire, Samuel Hunt; from Massachusetts, Samuel Taggart; from Connecticut, Simeon Baldwin and Calvin Goddard; and from North Carolina, Samuel D. Purviance, appeared, and took their seats in the House.
A Message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Burwell, his Secretary, as follows:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to hand you a communication, in writing, from the President to the two Houses of Congress.
The communication was read, and, together with the documents accompanying the same, referred to the Committee of the whole House on the state of the Union. [See Senate proceedings of this date, page 164, for the Message.]