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blessing 10 the country that possesses
Them By those qualities and their be
nlgp eff c.s has Providence marked out
the head Of this nation, with a hand SO
distinctly visible, as 10 have been seen
by all men and mistaken by none
or the other persons voted for BY the
Electors, for Vice President, the names
Of John Jay. John Hancock aud George
C intoD are familiar 10 all readers. Ro.
bert Hanson HARRISON was ChiefJusllce
Of the General Court OF Maryland. He
declined 10 1889 the appointment, Of
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of the Uni.
ted States. and died in 1890, aged a.
Samuel Huntington was Governor OF
Connecticut and one Of The signers Of
the Declaration Of Independence. John
Rulledge Of South Carolina was a mem.
Der Of The Convention that framed The
Constitution and 10 1896 Chief tiuslics
Of the United States Supreme Court
Edward Telfair OF Georgia, a member
Of Congress from I'M TO 'S3, and Gov
ernor Of the State. Benjamin Lincoln
Of Massachusetts, was a Major General
during the Revolution. John Milton "
James Armstrong. who were voted for
by The Georgia Electors, we believe
werO not conspicuous enough, as public
men, TO be named by American blogra'
pliers.
The first Congress held three SEES
sions; the two first at New York, the
third at Philadelphia. The time oil
meeting Of the first session was fixed
for the 4lh Of March 1883, but only
eight Senators and thirteen members OF
the House Of Representatives convened
in that day. A quorum al the House
was not formed until the lstiof sApril.
when Frederick A. Muhlenberg Of Penn
sylvania, was elected Speaker, and John
BpekIev Clerk. The Senate adjourned
from day TO day until the 9th Of April
when a quorum was formed By the at
tendance o. tweIve Senators Of twenty
elected from ten States, No Senators
appeared from the Stale Of New York
until July 1859.
The Senators from North Caroline
took their seats in January, 1890, anC
those from Rhode Island in June, 1890.
The following is a list OF the Senator;
Of the first Congress:
New Hampshre-John Langdon, Paine
Wingate
Neutrality-suspicious. Strong, Tristan
Dalton.
COnneciicm-Wm. S. Johnson. Olive
Ellsworth.
NeW'Je William Patterson, Johl
EImir,
Pennsylvania Robert Morris, vii
liam MacIay.
Deloware George Read, Richart
Bassett.
MG,yland-Charles Carroll, Johl
Henry.
Virginia. Richard Henry Lee, vii,
liam Grayson.
South CarOltna-Pierce Butler, Ralpl
lizard.
Georgia-Willism Few, James Gum
New York Rufus King, Philip Scbuy
Ter.
North Carolina Benjamin Hawkins
Samuel Johnson.
Rhode Island Joseph Stanton, Jr
Theodore Foster.
Total lin l79O) &c Senators, or jus
one half of the present number Of IN
Senate when full. The House Of Re.
representatives. consisted o. So member
from the Is States; lin 1910 Of "a:
members from 26 States)
On the 9TH Of April. John LangdoI
was elected President pro TEN. of tn,
Senate, and on the Slh Of April, Samue
A. Otis, Secretary OF the late Congress
TO notify General Washington Of hi
election as President, and Sylvanu
Bourne 10 notify Mr.. Adams OF his cleo
ton as Vice President Mr. Thompson
was authorized TO draw On The TreasUr,
Tor The expenses Of his journey, an
one hundred dollars were appropriate
towards paying the expenses Of Nj
Bourne
On the 2lst Of April the Wee Presi
dent appeared and took his seat, wheI
he delivered his Inaugural Address It
the Senate. On the 25lh Bishop Proves
was appointed Chaplain,
Mr. Thompson arrived at Mount Yer
non on the l4h April and announced
TO General Washington his unanimou
election as President, and presented hin
he certificate Of the President Of th'
Senate. The second day afterwards HI
set out for New York. in company witt
Mr., Thompson and Colonel Humphreys
AT Alexandria, Baltimore, Philadelphia
Trenton, and other places on The route
he was received by the people with pub
lie demonstrations Of The highest graft
fcation.
The se~ntimenis nj vpneration and aG