Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-02

IL January, Lu, an. SUBJECT Il orc 1.-the resolus
va. drbseJ through DIVISION ei The que.'"o
Mr.. GEDDiN6s. Of oh o. made some rem, RS
upon tile main question, but consented 10 post ne
what else lie had TO SOY until the Whole subject
should again come before the House.
The motion carried.
Mr.. WISE, during the day, asked The SPEAK sr
not TO pun him upon any Of The Standing CpmnIt-
Tees and the House To excuse him from scfsing.-
Witch ~ss consented 10. lie bad reasons Of per
sonai character. lac sad. for making the request.
RULES AND ORDERS.
Mr. HOFFMAN Of N. y. as Chairman ofthr
Select Gommifee on Rules and Order, moved
that the Commute be allow cd TIL The lnh OF Jauu
10 make lhrr report TO the House. The resolu-
iion adop ed.
cHApLaINs TO CONGRESS.
/ Here the motion reconsider the and The
joint resolution in felaun to tie ChSplains 10 Con.
eress "as aiken up. hnd discussion allowed.
MI COOPER, OF ia. supported the matina to re-
/ CONSIDER. and opposed the election ola Chaplain
i Tie Constitution OF the United STATES recognized
the appointment OF no such officer, aud Inc thought
We were better withoutit.
/ Mr.. WISE made some remarks against The re.
consideration Of the vote. ADD IN defence ol the APP
poutment ola Chaplaie. liza hoped the day would
never come when the Congtess OF the United STATES
would be without such nffeet. Personally, he
/ felt The importance aud value OF Religion. lie
thought himself perhaps the naosl sinful nle0ber oi
the House, and believing, lie was for having
T Chapl4n.
Mo RICE GARLAND, Of In. lad some esre-
reucr in regard 10 Chapsins. lie had heeo disgust
ed by Their conduct bol N the application l"f iheIf
places IN otr conduct. lie had seen Ministers
pressing flieit claims opnn parry grounds.
/ Mr. NESBlr, Of Ga spoke NJ some length IN
/ nppos Dn 10 The motion To feeonsider. II Tor APP
/ prarante sake and other. he hoped tie motion
would not prevail. The time would be bad one
4 fnr they Country when Congress dispensed "uh
/ the appointment 81 sueh an oh Get. MI ~ spoke
eloqoentls aud appropriately oil tie importance oi
the subject Of religion aud ihr necrssyi OF IT'S inhh
+ ence in Congress. lie cited r. auGe and her Re-
violations as striking illustrator OF the effects "l
a disregard of religion, and hoped no such dis
regard of important subject would be shawn
+ here.
Mr.. SLADE, OF VI followed and eompimented
Mr.. N. Tor The noble sentiments he had uttered.
! lie defended also the appointment OF Chaplain.
! From the Contin entail Congress down we had this
sfTcrr aud could rot do without HIM. I he Legs
/ Lture Of Vermont aud the Coans OF Vermont were
always opened with paier Religion was a pan
81 our system OF government, or should be- and lis
efrct fe th OF III all times aud generations.
Mr.. GRABB, - Ala. MAS IN favor ol having
I Chaplin appointed. but he would have Them nol
upon salary, but " II bout money and wtlopt r,lre
/ They would then pfpac h to US from the love ottrnh
and as many OF al EN- do from the love o.
money.
Mr.. COOPER. Of Geo. here replied 10 his col
league Mr.. Neshit. He had the same regard lorte-
/ gion which Nj. n hsB. buthe bad not thus re
gard for Chapalns. Besides there was Consufn-
ronal objection TO the appOini.nent "f such an Off
4 Ger.
Mr. CRAIG of va told Mr. Cooper that IL,
i Constitution Of The United States authorised In
/ House 10 elect Speaker ana other 81 icels. TIL,
/ Chaplain Of the officers OF the House, ant
AS such the House had tight to appoint HIM.
lietetEe debate WAS cnt shorI by mniion for Tia
Previous Question upon the motion tn it consider
The main question was ordered, aud the iloas,
refused 10 reconsider 10y thu following strong vote
! Ayes - noes IG3.
SO tho House refused to re consider. aud decide,
| TO so into the election.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
motion VAS submitted 10 pint Is QUO copies o
/ HE Presidents Message Without the accompanying
documents and 5000 copies with the n. The Pre-
Gus Question was put, and sustained, AID tin
ih use decided 10 print 5000 copies OF Tie Message
with Tho accompanying Documents an 10 600 with
out them.
The House Then Adjourned I'll Mouda}.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The VlCE-PGESIDENT Of the United Staie
, appeared ~ his paee Ia the Seratc.
/ MESSAGES AND REPORTS.
A mcss,, WAS received from the President Of tn,
i,d Sforc, relation TO the Transfers of the sever
IT, spa,lmcnrs
An in relation 10 the Nlalc Fishery
trasut nmissloners OF iooHe bul" g i'lu oelof
he'"t g Annual X 'P9lt'
l. l
,eeeiyed I'm IN several senator, il
Peulions were ,uhiecis Of \ urivaIe nature.
relation rIous of the ineno' ed iutfoductl o
Notices were gwen
several bulls. l. Tr ,i,t,'
NAnD - amman e The COMMITTEE
Mr.. HUBBARD, as oh ,cnos,,I,,,i, . q Boan
on Claims reported bill 10 LIN, M. G. ON
for the examination Of Private I 4 -. ,,ss,..
mittee were unanimous IN favor
SURVEYS.
Mr. NORNELI, of Mich. introdr rer.,,o,i :,
lhoising certain surveys Ia be made
The CamnI,tce On Commerce.. -, ,,,,-,
CRIMES AGAINST TIE UNITED S.
Mr. WALL. chairman Of the Commute r
judiciary, repodcd bill for the punishment OF
tain crn.es against tie United States.
The same committee also reported bull, ana re
commended It's passage. IN iriat,on I" eouuterets'
MISCELLANEOUS
MI LINN, cf Mo. introduced several bills oi
local character, and IN reialun to the Missouri
border troubles
Mr.. BENTON brought forward sundfy iesolu-
ions of pubc character aud two bulls. One was
T. the more easy collection OF small notes ~ il'
io' I OF Columbia, aud the other TO abolish HE
DIsrl> Sal
"n,y on mount of private business was done du-
Rieat a UGH as referring petuons giving no
uces oil ohs, lui> 70 O'Clock the Senate adjourn
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