Gazette Of The United States

FRIDAY, MAY 1.

The Report of the joint Committee, to whom was recommitted, the mode of communication between the Senate and House of Representatives, as made by the Committee on the part of the Senate, was taken up and not accepted.

The same report of the Committee on the part of the House, and the acceptance thereof by the House was considered in the Senate, and it was determined that it should lie until further order.

A motion, "That when a messenger shall come from the House of Representatives to the Senate, and shall be announced by the door keeper, the messenger shall be received at the bar of this House by the Secretary, and the bill or paper that he may bring, shall there be received from him by the Secretary, who shall deliver it to the President of the Senate," was committed to Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Read.

And the Committee were instructed to report a mode of sending bills and messages from the Senate, to the House of Representatives.

Adjourned.

SATURDAY, MAY 2.

Agreed, That until a permanent mode of communication shall be adopted between the Senate and House of Representatives, the Senate will receive messages by the Clerk of the House, if the House shall think proper to send him, and papers sent from the House, shall be delivered to the Secretary at the bar of the Senate, and by him be conveyed to the President.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Beckley, their Clerk.

Mr. President,

"I AM commanded by the House of Representatives, to bring, to the Senate, the proceedings of the House on a resolution of the Senate, of the 27th of April: Also to communicate to the Senate, the appointment of the Reverend William Lynn, D. D. to be one of the Chaplains to Congress, agreeably to the resolves of the 15th of April,"—And he withdrew.

The concurrence of the House of Representatives on the resolve of the 17th, is as follows:

"In the House of Representatives of the United States the 29th of April, 1789.

The House proceeded to consider the following resolution of the Senate, to wit,

In Senate April 27th, 1789.

"Resolved, That after the oath shall have been administered to the President, he, attended by the Vice President, and the Members of the Senate, and House of Representatives, proceed to St. Paul's Chapel, to hear divine service to be performed by the Chaplain of Congress, already appointed—whereupon,

Resolved, That this House doth concur in the said resolution, amended and read as followeth, to wit,

"That after the oath shall have been administered to the President, the Vice President, and Members of the Senate, the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives, will accompany him to St. Paul's Chapel, to hear divine service performed by the Chaplain of Congress."

Mr. Strong, by order of the Committee appointed the 28th of April, on a bill passed the House of Representatives, entitled "An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths," reported sundry amendments; and Monday next was assigned to take the same into consideration.

Adjourned.