Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-04
TWENTIETH CONGRESSES SESSION
Saturday, March l, 1873.

TWENTIETH CONGRESSES SESSION
Saturday, March l, 1893
Senate did not $, to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Van Rensselaer,. frpm the Committee on
the Public Buildings, reported the following
resolution, viz:
Resolved. That The use If the Hall Of the
House Of Representatives, uu!es, specific Ally
eranred BY order # the Hor sc, re proh,Disrd
FOR any other purpose than the public business
fCong ess, AID rel gio"s service on sunday.
This resolution was read; when,
NJ. Bartlett mo, ed 10 amend the resoIutior
by striking out the Ia ter clause, the flee OF
which would be IL forbid the Hail balng usej
for Public Worship on Supdays.
Thr question ing nut on this ann ndmen',
it was,a,ried Ayes 65, Nor, So.
The qres ion then recurring on the resolu
ion as amended, deb ur Il os-. Afer some
remarks from Mr. Meow, Mr. Bartlett, and
NJ. Suth-rland,- Nr. St,rrs, Vita d view L"
ub ain the object which gen lrmen seemed 10
de ire, NOV d rcco sldera,pn of tn rn'e bv
winch The amendment had be- adopted, and
,h, uues' On being n he reconsideration.
Fac IL use wrre entertained, and no donbI,
highly cdi6 d, bv some sage and g'a'e obser'
vations rom Nt>srs. Kremer and Chi ION -
Mr.. Chill on was Of opinion, that The use II the
Hous, shouEi 5c granted for public worship on
The Sabbath. He warmed with the subject,
and r., alv broke forth in he fol""ing impas-
81 G! strain: Sir, canno, VIII lot, al.
lack the motive, Of rsn lemcn npon this i'pr,
who have voted diHe EMILY from me: No, sir
am satisfied that tneir motives are our; but,
| mus, b. uernited TO sly; that, N the oonrs'
Of my short experience Ia l,fe, Which has been
marked with alter pi asures aud pains;
with scenes Of oy nd OF mort fica,i"n-l never
before xpe ien,ed or a'er regret, Nor was. l
ever more a,toni,hed, than wh.n witnessed a
WILLINGNESS, OF hr par, Of rnr House, to pros
claim to the WORLD mot Of design, 81, BY the vote
ri,en) ,ha, rel zion is desrltulc OF eth r"tnrm
or cnml,ness." ! am sure, sir, 'ha no mem
her I'D IN this hoor chcrishes such all opinion.
I am equally sure, that the rtf.c lion would e
nainlu 10 the House, .ha' other nations, 'ha
the world al larg", should be imp'esatd "lth
the belief tina, an American Congress could
gravriv cas-, a censure nnon R"hg'or, whic n
comforts US amid the calamili"s Of life; which
,omiorts us 10 death; and witch alone can
cheer gloomy prospe Give OF both" time and
eternity
To lhrse truly eloquent remarks Mr.. Kre'
mer replied in his u-ua ine style, IS fol ows:
What, said Mr.. X. are We now t. re odd 'ha'
,hi, Hall mus, be used for any other purpose
, than thai oe Legislation! And Is l. true hat
we Cannot 60 to Heaven unless we have prear h.
! inp hrre9 rhrie was time when l. W s very
prnper to !epd this Honss for the purpose OF
public worship The City was new, and the
! few inhabitants resided almost in a wilderness,
! Th.y were like thnse persons who dwell IL
cabins in our new S t,iements; and under such
circumstances, i: was very we'll to acc"mmo
! date them here. But n"w they are mum rous
! and have churches OF their nwn, and the nt>
Ce,si,y has cntireIv ceased |; VS. certainly
/ more cnn>enirni To ST, in he Ch"rohe than In
this Hall, and as % the fighI To seats, is II not
| fact, that. when we Come here, our 81 as are
all occupied? II; did no, know Of single
membar who occupied his ow" ca on the
Sabbath. Large numbers OF pe"ple w'rr ~
I've habit e attending; whether II was b cause
there W as better preaching here than els he e
| he could not say; wha' their motives were, Ire
| did no, know. Blu this he knew. thai, fpr the
hea,h OF the members, the House ought to
have bpen Cl anscd long since, and II was 2
vel known fact, that more tth va, hr"ugh'
| INTO il on the sabbath, ,h,n during the wAole
week. He had srokrn for Two weeks pat o.
max ing mo ion 10 adjourn OVER Tor day, ma
| ,he carpet mgh' or taKea up ava 'he CIR ie'
moved. He shoe d vote agams, the rec"nsId.
Grafton. He believed tat all purp '>es ut Rrli'
sion could be as well attended 20 IN the Church
as in this place Did he bre e it tn b. at al
rss, ntial to the preseu, or f.,uie happiness o.
the members, TIA, they should have preaching
herr, he certainly should not oppose it.
The vote for striking out The last clause wa:
then re-c onsider-d. The debate thin contin'
usd on the amendmrn; 10 the resolution unit
the Speaker announced that the hour allotted
for the considerat,on of porIs md resolutions
had xpired Mr. G.. moved to dispense will,
The ru e fol his day, but the motinn was meg
! a,iyrd; aud tae deba'r Oh his resolution being
susn, I'd 1, the House passed to The orders oil
me day.