The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-22
THE DAILY UNION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


i The reading OF the journal being commenced
Mr.. BRODHEAD rose and moved to dspens
With NJ rs he understood it would consume an hou
Or moro
Mr.. PETIT objectng,
The motion was not pressed.
/ The Clerk having made little further progress,
! Mr.. BOYD renewed the motion to dispense will
the reaslhg observing that 1t would be useless
! CONSUMPTION of time.
| Mr.. PETIT objected.
The SPEAKER stated it would require a vote o
two-ihirds to dispense with the reading.
| Mr.. BOYD hoped two-thirds would vote for it
! Mr.. PETIT hoped not. They could only know
thai the journal was correct by the reading
The motion was agreed to; and the further reading
| was dispensed with.
Mr.. @. w. JONES wished for the reading Of GER
tain portions oft.
Mr. PETIT objected, Unless the whole were
read
AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
| The SPEAKER, on leave, laid before the House
a communication from the President OF the United
States, communicating in reply TO the resolution Of
the House Of the 25th February last, report from
the Secretary of State, together with the CORES.
pondence of George W. Slacum, late consul of the
United States at Rio Janeiro, with the Department
of State, relative to the African slave trade which
On motion ofMr. JOSEPH JOHNSON, was laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in
order the election of chaplain under the order OF
the House of Friday last; and that nominations
were now IN order
MIR. BRoDHEAD nominated Rev. A. A. Null
Ter.
Mr.. BRINKERHoFF nominated Rev. Mr.
Sproe.
Mr.. BOYD nominated Rev. VIM. II. Mburne,
of Illinois.
Mr.. FROST nominated Rev. Mr.. Gurley.
d. MI
MIR. ABBOTT nominated Rev. Mr.. fusion.
Mr.. CRANSTON nominated Rev. Mr.. Stockton
Mr.. JAMES THOMPSON nominated Rev. Cy.
rus Dickson.
Mr.. HAMLIN nominated Rev. Orvile Dewey.
Mr.. MCDOWELL nominated Rev. George w
Maley
Mr.. HOPKINS nominated Rev. Mr. Mathews.
Mr.. RATHBUN nominated Rev Mr. Hovey.
Mr.. HOLMES nominated Rev. Mr.. Daily, the
chaplain to the House at the last session of Con-
gress; but subsequently Withdrew the nomination on
the announcement from
Mr.. HENLEY, that the gentleman wished not to
be considered candidate.
The SPEAKER nominated as tclers Messrs
BRopHEAp, BoYD, and BRiNKERHofF, and an
nounced that the names Of gentlemen would now be
called in their order.
Mr.. PETIT rose and asked to be excused
from voting His reasons for making the request
were simply these: he did not believe that this
House, or that Congress, had any sort Of fostering
care over, or any power to appropriate money for,
any subject which they had not the right to legis-
late upon. II clearly the constitution that this
House, or that both houses Of Congress united
could not legislate on the subject Of religion; he
therefore believed that il direct and papable
violation of the constitution Of the country to foster
in any form or in any manner, any religion what
ever; or to pay out one dollar Of the public money
= nay, one farthing of it-for this purpose. He
therefore asked to be excused from voting.
The motion being agreed to- Mr.. PERTH was
excused.
Mr.. SAWYER, at his own request, was also ex
cused.
The House then proceeded to vote, and the frs