A message was received from the Senate, stating that they had appointed a committee in conjunction with such committee as should be appointed by the House, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that they had concluded the business pending before them, and were ready to adjourn. A committee was appointed on the part of this House to join the committee of the Senate. Mr. SMILIE offered the following resolution: _Resolved_, That the thanks of this House be presented to JOSEPH B. VARNUM, in testimony of their approbation of his conduct in the discharge of the arduous and important duties assigned to him whilst in the Chair. Mr. ROWAN moved that it be postponed indefinitely. Messrs. ROWAN and LYON supported the motion; and Messrs. EPPES and JACKSON opposed it. The resolution passed, 68 to 9. The SPEAKER returned his acknowledgments to the House for this tribute of their approbation, as follows: _Gentlemen of the House of Representatives:_ The kind expression of your approbation of my conduct, in the discharge of the duties which you have been pleased to assign me as Speaker of the House, affords me that consolation which an approving conscience alone can surpass. You will please, gentlemen, to accept my thanks for the liberality and candor which you have uniformly manifested towards me: and be assured, that the friendly aid which I have experienced from you in the discharge of my official duty, has made a deep impression on the affections of my heart, which length of time cannot eradicate. Mr. CUTTS, from the committee appointed to wait on the President, reported that they had performed that duty, and that the President had informed them that he had no further communication to make. And the House adjourned _sine die_.[4] FOOTNOTES: [2] This ordinance of the Congress of the confederation, which became the basis of all the Territorial governments, was sanctioned by the Congress of the Union at its first session, with certain provisions added to it in order to give it full effect under the constitution. The following are the terms of this enactment:--