Their wisdom will also see the necessity of making every preparation for whatever events may grow out of the present crisis.
TH. JEFFERSON.
December 18, 1807.
Ordered, That the Message, together with the papers therein referred to, be committed to Messrs. Smith of Maryland, Adams, Anderson, Bradley, and Gregg, to consider and report thereon; and that the same be considered as confidential.
Monday, December 21.
Mr. Reed, from the State of Maryland, attended.
Thursday, December 31.
Case of John Smith.
Mr. Adams stated that the committee appointed on the 27th of November last, “to inquire whether it be compatible with the honor and privileges of this House that John Smith, a Senator from the State of Ohio, against whom bills of indictment were found at the Circuit Court of Virginia, held at Richmond in August last, for treason and misdemeanor, should be permitted any longer to have a seat therein,” were ready to report: and he made the following motion, which was read and agreed to: