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WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. ISL
HOUSE OF REPREsESTArIyEs.-At II o'clock
..,;sely. Speaker jones took the Chair, and called
= House to order The roll was called by The
cI,,k Hon. C. J. McNuity, and us members an
....,,;os 20 their names it was announced that
,sor,,m was present. Benjamin White from Maine,
70. L. Yancey Of Alabama Alfred P. Stone Of Ohio;
George Fuller of Pennsylvania, and two or three
,,h.rmsnbers, newly elected, were each announced
Az one Of their colleagues. Having assembled
,,oupd the Speakers Chair, the oath was admins
s,sd by the Speaker-after which they took their
sais.
Message from the Senate informing the House
,,t the Senate was organized and ready TO proceed
pbnsiness.
CAVE JOHNSON offered Joint Resolution fer the
,,noinrfnsn of Committee 10 inform the President
h,tCongress was in session, ready to receive any
COMMUNICATION from His Excellency. Resolution
passed.
M. HOLMES Of S. c. offered resolution that the
Ho,se now proceed TO the Election of Chaplain.
Mr.. PETIT OF Indiana offered an amendment tba,
,,d Chaplain be paid by subscription by the men,
tsts, and not by the Government.
He proceeded 10 address the House ior twenty or
tiriy minutes in support OF his amendment. He
aid that Chaplain was an officer not Known TO
be Constitution. We are expressly forbidden 10
pss any law for the establishment Of any religion.
he had been shocked by seeing religion Knocked in
his way. He had seen the Minister invoking the
Messing Of Heaven upon a multitude, in which reli-
sion, morals and dccency were outraged afterwards
by the singing of low, nbald, vulgar songs. It is
Dot necessary 10 recognize any church or sect Tor
d. carr, ing on of this Government. This resou
ion is az attempt 10 pass law for the encourage
nsnt Of certain sect of religion. 1t must pass
bb Houses and be signed by the President. Ii is
n hanUl lbJlv the
pubIic money TO build up one cred in religion he
had come from The people confirmed is his opposi-
ton to this Appointment Congress has NO right 10
PASS such law. Several Of the State Constitutions
and Laws secured the people against any compu-
SION 10 pay to, attend on, or support any religion
He would subscribe double treble his share for
The payment Of such Chaplain. He might be
called an InGdel-he might be attacked by the
,houssnd scrbbers for the ttle pspers-the learned
might denounce him, but still he would put the
question 10 the members Of this House he pro-
.s,ed in the name of the Constitution and Of his
country, against taking the public money IN this
ysy. His and other members constituents were
ycured against supporting religion in which they
lid not believe, and why should not the people
stand on the same ground? Be warned the men,
t.n that they stood on a volcano that would ex-
plods unless they looked TO their conduct
The five hundred dollars given 10 the Chaplain.
nking both houses together, would average about
rhne edollars and forty cents to esch member. He
hd prepared subscription list for the payment OF
ibis sum- and he had headed il with HE usn sub
srption for FIVE dollars. He cared not for attacks
tom the ignorance Of chimney corners, nor for at
| rcks from the pulpit He hoped that the House
rould agree with him in paving for their own Chap
n as other people had to do, and that they nigh;
aect Chaplain that will honor the cause otreligion.
| Gen. Mcconnell Of Alabama moved the preyi-
Gus question. The Speaker reQue sted those IN ia
s0t OF putting the previous question TO rise. sui
| dc;ent number rose, Gen. Mcconnell urging them,
nan under tone, - Gentlemen, DO your country
i Rrice for once
gentleman from n. c.. raised the point OF order,
| uhs,hcr we could entertain Ibis amendment, when
approximation had already teen made for The sup
| lNtof a Chaplain. The Speaker ruled that after
lie vote TO put the previous question he'd passes,
vas TOO late to raise the point OF order. The yeas
and nays were then taken on MIR. Pettts amend
| ynent. The following gentemen voted for 1t:
BOYD, KY Burke, n sy h,n; l1doFa No5 trnis Ffk
% nsls oSnan n n feH H"s: eDwe dS hsh 6ho
a. Peiut Ind Reding N H. Ritter, Pc; sidell. La;
| I'D Weller, Ohio.
4 Making in ALL twenty for the amendment, against
! tons hundred and 6fty-two.
| JOHN QUINCY ADAMS gave notice that ne would,
pmorrow, introduce resolution 10 rescipd the 25!h
uls ION petitions on Siaveryl Notices OF intention
introduce certain bills We're then given by several
nembers. Among others noticed one by Mr. Wei
ero exund the right Of suffrage in the District
Another to amend the charter Of the city OF Wash
nstoa, and another by Dir. Wentworth relative 10
the Michigan Canal.
A resolution was passed making the hour ofnc
| ns l2 o'clock.
Adjourned I'LL tomorrow at l2 o'clock.
SrsArE-The Senate assembled ut II o'clock,
Hon. w. P. MANoum in the Chair. The following
,snle,nen answered to their names Hon Messrs.
Allen, Atherton, Bogby, Bates, Ben'on, Bsrrier,
Buchanan, Clayton, Crittenden, Dayton, Evans,
lsr6eld, Hannegan, Huntington, Johnson, McDui-
i., Mansum, Niles, Phelps, Rives, Semple. Stur-
!.On, Tappan, Upham White and Woodbury-2o
Afer the passage of the usual resolutions the
Senate adjourned
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