JOURNAL

OF THE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Congress of the United States,

BEGUN and held at the city of Washington, in the territory of Columbia, on Monday, the seventh of November, one thousand eight hundred and eight, being the Second Session of the TENTH CON. GRESS, held under the constitution of government of the United States.

On which day, being the day appointed by law for the meeting of the present session, the following members of the House of Representatives appeared, and took their seats, to wit:....

Two new members, to wit: Nathan Wilson, rcturned to serve in this House as a member for New York, in the room of David Thomas, who hath resigned his scat; and Thomas Gholson, junior, returned to serve as a member for Virginia, in the room of John Claiborne, deceased, appeared, produced their credentials and took their seats in the House.

And a quorum. consisting of a majority of the whole number, being present,

A message was received from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform this House, that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and ready to proceed to business: The Senate have appointed a committee on their part, jointly with such committee as may be appointed on the part of this House, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make to them: And then he withdrew.

The oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States, was then administered to Mr. Nathan Wilson and Mr. Gholson, by Mr. Speaker, according to law.

On motion of Mr. Dawson, and seconded,

Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate, to inform them that a querum of this House is assembled, and ready to proceed to business; and that the Clerk of this House do go with the said message.

On motion of Mr. Newton, and seconded, The House proceeded to consider the resolution of the Senate for the appointment of a joint committee of the two Houses to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make to them:

Whereupon,

Resolved, That this House doth agree to the said resolution; and that Mr. Macon, Mr. Quincy and Mr. McCreery, be appointed of the said committee on their part.

Ordered, That the Clerk of this House do acquaint the Senate therewith.

Mr. Macon, 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, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make to them, reported, that the committee had, according to order, performed that service; and that the President signified to them, he would make a communication in writing, to this House, to-morrow at twelve o'clock, by way of message.

On motion of Mr. Smilie, and seconded,

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House cause the members to be furnished during the present session with three news-papers to cach member, such as the members shall respectively choose, to be delivered at their lodgings; and that the Clerk be directed to procure such papers from any number of offices that the members shall elect; provided the expense does not excced the amount of three daily news-papers.

On motion of Mr. Newton, and seconded,

Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, the daily hour to which the House shall stand adjourned, during the present session, be eleven o'clock in the forenoon. And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning, eleven o'clock.

TUESDAY, November, 8, 1808.

Several other members, to wit: from Pennsylvania, Jacob Richards; from Virginia, Matthew Clay and Walter Jones; and from South Carolina, Robert Marion; appeared, and took their scats in the House.