Thomas Sumter and John Gaillard, from South Carolina.
Abraham Baldwin, from Georgia.
David Smith, from Tennessee.
Thomas Worthington, from Ohio.
The Vice President being absent, the Senate proceeded to the election of a President pro tem., as the constitution provides, and the Honorable Samuel Smith was appointed.
The credentials of the following Senators were read, viz:
Of Abraham Baldwin, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Georgia, for the term of six years, from the 3d day of March last; of James A. Bayard, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Delaware, for the term of six years, from the 3d day of March last; of James Fenner, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island, for the term of six years, from the 3d day of March last; of Nicholas Gilman, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, for the term of six years, from the 3d day of March last; of Aaron Kitchel, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, to serve during the term limited by the constitution; of Timothy Pickering, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, for the term of six years, to commence on the 4th day of March last; of Daniel Smith, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, for the term of six years, from the 3d of March last; and of Buckner Thruston, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Kentucky.
The oath was administered by the President to the following Senators, as the law prescribes: Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Fenner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kitchel, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of Tennessee; also, to Mr. Sumter, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, for the term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of March last.
Ordered, That the Secretary wait on the President of the United States, and acquaint him that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that, in the absence of the Vice President, they have elected the Honorable Samuel Smith President of the Senate pro tempore.
Ordered, That the Secretary make a like communication to the House of Representatives.