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Session 3520: 1863-12-08 12:00:00

The Committee to Wait on the President is appointed; various Officers of the House are elected; notice is given of President Lincoln's address to Congress.

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

The House of Representatives

Session 3520: 1863-12-08 12:00:00

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Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President

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Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed on the part of the House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses is assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may make.

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