Gazette Of The United States, & Daily Advertiser

By the Senate, Nov. 11, 1800.

Gentlemen,

We propose on Thursday next (if agreeable to your house) to go into a joint ballot for the election of a senator to represent this state in the Senate of the United States, after the third day of March next.

By order,

WM. GREENE, Clk.

House of Delegates.

The committee to whom was referred the message of the Senate of the 11th inst. have taken the same into consideration, and do thereupon recommend the following message in answer thereto, viz.

By the House of Delegates,

Nov. 13, 1800

Gentlemen of the Senate.

Your message of the 11th inst. highly merits and has justly, obtained our most respectful attention and our most serious consideration. And could we consistently with our ideas of the imperative duty we owe to our constituents, we would willingly accede to your proposition of proceeding to the Election of a Senator, to represent this State in the Senate of the United States: But persuaded as we are, that the interest of the Republic would be greatly advanced by a reference of this momentous subject, to the consideration of the next General Assembly, we are unwilling at this time to proceed to the election, the event of which will be obviously of such extensive and lasting importance.

By order.

LEWIS GASSAWAY. Clk.

On the second reading of the report of the committee appointed to answer the message of the Senate of the 11th inst. for appointing a senator to represent this State in the Senate of the United States, the question was put, that the following be received as an amendment to the said message.

Yeas--35

Nays-41.

The report being read throughout, the question was put that the House concur therewith.