PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS, BEGUN AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1823. MONDAY, December 1, 1823. The First Session of the Eighteenth Congress, conformably to the Constitution of the United States, commenced this day at the City of Washington, and the Senate assembled. PRESENT: necticut, in the place of ELIJAH BOARDMAN, deceased; JAMES LLOYD, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of Massachusetts, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last; JOSEPH MCILVAINE, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation SAMUEL BELL and JOHN F. PARROTT, from of SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD; ROBERT Y. HAYNE, New Hampshire. JAMES LLOYD, from Massachusetts. HENRY W. EDWARDS and JAMES LANMAN, from Connecticut. NEHEMIAH R. KNIGHT, from Rhode Island. WILLIAM A. PALMER and HORATIO SEYMOUR, from Vermont. RUFUS KING and MARTIN VAN BUREN, from New York. MAHLON DICKERSON and JOSEPH MCILVAINE, from New Jersey. WALTER LOWRIE and WILLIAM FINDLAY, from Pennsylvania. SAMUEL SMITH, from Maryland. South Carolina. JOHN ELLIOTT, from Georgia. JAMES BROWN and HENRY JOHNSON, from Louisiana. DAVID HOLMES, from Mississippi. JAMES NOBLE and WALLER TAYLOR, from Indiana. JESSE B. THOMAS, from Illinois. JOHN CHANDLER and JOHN HOLMES, from Maine. DAVID BARTON and THOMAS H. BENTON, from Missouri. JOHN GAILLARD, President pro tempore, resumed the Chair. SAMUEL BELL, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last; HENRY W. EDWARDS, appointed a Senator by the Executive of the State of Con appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of South Carolina, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last; HENRY JOHNSON, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last; and JESSE B. THOMAS, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Illinois, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last,-respectively produced their credentials, which were read; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to them, and they took their seats in the Senate. The credentials of THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last, were read. The oath was also administered to Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. KNIGHT, and Mr. DICKERSON-their credentials having been read and filed during the last session. On motion of Mr. BARBOUR, it was agreed that when the Senate adjourn, it be to half after one o'clock, P. M.; and, on motion, the Senate adjourned. Half after one o'clock, P. M. The usual orders for the appointment of Chaplains; for supplying the members with newspapers; and for the appointment of joint committees on enrolled bills, were severally passed. Messrs. BARBOUR and MACON were appointed a committee, jointly, with such as the House may appoint, to wait upon the President of the United States, and inform him of the organization of the two Houses, and of their readiness to receive any communication from him; and then the Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to-morrow. |