A B C D E F G H I J K L New Hampshire, 5 5 Massachusetts, 10 10 Connecticut, 7 5 2 New Jersey, 6 1 .. 5 Pennsylvania, 10 8 .. .. 2 Delaware, 3 .. .. 3 Maryland, 6 .. .. .. .. 6 Virginia, 10 5 .. 1 1 .. 3 South Carolina, 7 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6 Georgia, 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 1
Whereby it appeared that GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq. was elected President, and JOHN ADAMS, Esq. Vice President of the United States of America.
Mr. MADISON, from the House of Representatives, thus addressed the Senate:
MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate, that the House have agreed that the notifications of the election of the President and of the Vice President of the United States, should be made by such persons, and in such manner, as the Senate shall be pleased to direct.
Whereupon, the Senate appointed CHARLES THOMSON, Esq. to notify GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq. of his election to the office of President of the United States of America, and Mr. SYLVANUS BOURN, to notify JOHN ADAMS, Esq. of his election to the office of Vice President of the said United States.
A letter was received from James Duane, Esq. enclosing resolutions of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty, of the city of New York, tendering to Congress the use of the City Hall.
Messrs. ELLSWORTH, PATERSON, MACLAY, STRONG, LEE, BASSETT, FEW, and WINGATE, were appointed a committee to bring in a bill for organizing the Judiciary of the United States.
Messrs. ELLSWORTH, LEE, STRONG, MACLAY, and BASSETT, were appointed a committee to prepare rules for the government of the two Houses in cases of conference, and to take under consideration the manner of electing chaplains, and to confer thereupon with a committee of the House of Representatives.
The same committee were also to prepare rules for conducting the business of the Senate.
The Senate proceeded to ballot for a Secretary, and SAMUEL ALYNE OTIS, Esq. was elected.
Cornelius Maxwell was appointed messenger.
Messrs. LANGDON, JOHNSON, and FEW, were appointed a committee to make arrangements for receiving the President, and were empowered to confer with any committee of the House of Representatives that may be appointed for that purpose.
RALPH IZARD, from South Carolina, CHARLES CARROLL, from Maryland, and GEORGE REED, from Delaware, appeared and took their seats.