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
The committee appointed the 9th instant, "to consider and report under
what title it will be proper for the Senate to address the President of
the United States of America," reported:
That, in the opinion of the committee, it will be proper
thus to address the President: "_His Highness, the
President of the United States of America, and Protector of
their Liberties_."
Which report was postponed; and the following resolve was agreed to, to
wit:
From a decent respect for the opinion and practice of
civilized nations, whether under monarchical or republican
forms of Government, whose custom is to annex titles of
respectability to the office of their Chief Magistrate; and
that, on intercourse with foreign nations, a due respect
for the majesty of the people of the United States may not
be hazarded by an appearance of singularity, the Senate
have been induced to be of opinion, that it would be proper
to annex a respectable title to the office of President of
the United States; but, the Senate, desirous of preserving
harmony with the House of Representatives, where the
practice lately observed in presenting an address to the
President was without the addition of titles, think it
proper, for the present, to act in conformity with the
practice of that House: therefore,
_Resolved_, That the present address be "_To the President
of the United States_," without addition of title.
A motion was made to strike out the preamble as far as the words "but
the Senate;" which passed in the negative:
And on motion for the main question, it passed in the affirmative.
The committee appointed to consider and report a mode of carrying into
effect the provision in the second clause of the third section of the
first article of the Constitution, reported;
Whereupon,
_Resolved_, That the Senators be divided into three
classes;
The first to consist of Mr. Langdon, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Morris, Mr. Henry, Mr. Izard, and Mr. Gunn;
The second of Mr. Wingate, Mr. Strong, Mr. Paterson, Mr.
Bassett, Mr. Lee, Mr. Butler, and Mr. Few;
And the third of Mr. Dalton, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Elmer, Mr.
Maclay, Mr. Read, Mr. Carroll, and Mr. Grayson.
That three papers of an equal size, numbered 1, 2, and 3,
be, by the Secretary, rolled up and put into a box, and
drawn by Mr. Langdon, Mr. Wingate, and Mr. Dalton, in
behalf of the respective classes, in which each of them are
placed; and that the classes shall vacate their seats in
the Senate, according to the order of numbers drawn for
them, beginning with No. 1.
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