[conimbricenses]

Certainly. The Confederation Congress actually spent the last days of its existence making preparations to hand over the reigns to the new government. They set the dates for the 1789 presidential election and scheduled the 1st Congress to meet (2 days after their last session closed). In effect, elections under the new government occurred concurrently with the closing of business under the old, and on the schedule prescribed by the old.

[Who is John Galt?]

Thank you!