Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 1 (of 16)
United States. Congress
Law -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
_Ordered_, That Mr. FEW, Mr. MACLAY, and Mr. STRONG, be a
committee to view the apartments in the City Hall, and to
confer with any committee that may be appointed by the
House of Representatives for that purpose, and report how
the same shall be appropriated.
The committee appointed to consider under what title it will be proper
for the Senate to address the President of the United States, reported;
the consideration of which was postponed until Monday next.
The Secretary was charged with a message to the House of
Representatives, with the order of Senate passed the 7th instant, on the
mode adopted by the Senate in receiving communications from that House.
_Ordered_, That Mr. LEE, Mr. ELLSWORTH, and Mr. JOHNSON, be
a committee to confer with any committee to be appointed by
the House of Representatives, on the difference of opinion
now subsisting between the two Houses, respecting the title
of the President of the United States; and, on motion for
reconsideration, the instruction to the committee was
agreed to, as follows:
"That they consider and report under what title it will be
proper for the President of the United States in future to
be addressed, and confer thereon with such committee as the
House of Representatives may appoint for that purpose."
The Secretary carried to the House of Representatives the appointment of
a committee, on the part of the Senate, to view the rooms in the City
Hall, and to confer upon their appropriation;
The rejection of the report of the committee appointed to consider what
style, &c., it will be proper to annex to the offices of President and
of Vice President;
And the appointment of a committee on the part of the Senate to confer
on a title under which it will be proper to address the President of the
United States.
MONDAY, May 11.
_Ordered_, That the consideration of the report of the
committee upon "the title by which it will be proper for
the Senate to address the President," be postponed until
Tuesday next.
TUESDAY, May 12.
_Ordered_, That the committee appointed the 9th of May, to
consider "by what title it will be proper for the Senate to
address the President of the United States", be instructed
to confer with the committee of the House of
Representatives, agreeably to the proposition in their
message of this day.
A motion for the committee, appointed to address the
President, to proceed, was postponed to Thursday next.
THURSDAY, May 14.
The committee, appointed the 9th instant, to determine "under what title
it will be proper for the Senate to address the President," and to
confer with a committee of the House of Representatives "upon the
disagreeing votes of the Senate and House," informed the Senate that
they had conferred with a committee of the House of Representatives, but
could not agree upon a report.
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