The New York herald., 1845-02-17

Mr. Jorls, Of Tenn said that ss friend and advocate
Of retrsnchment, he should vote for the amendment
Of Msjor General entirely useless and unnecessary
and as causing tax upon the people for an office and
Mr. DRoMaooLE asked If the members prepared to
vote uPen all the propositions OF the amendment they
had eAamed thsn7 they knew whether they we're right
and Jusi II they had examined hemi and they knew
what were the duties ard the proportion OF compensa
ton which was proposed He insiancsd some instances
which he said were unjust and believed the committee
was not prepared to act upon t.
The question called for and Mr. DUNCAN asked for
tellers.
Mr. MCKAY said he desired to mention that the Com.
mtee of Ways and Means had been guided their
Of duty in reporting appropriations 10 satisfy claims
their opinions the justice proprety OF those laws
He free to confess that he thought many salaries too
ties existing which ought to be reformed He was in ia
Of .duction Of salaries but he thought that the
subject ought to be considered entirely separate and dis
tinc from an appropriation bill He gave notice that if
this were carried he should propose similar reductions in
the Navy
MIR BLAcK of s. said, in order to test the sense of
the House. he moved to lay aside this bill and take up
bill to regulate the pay of the Army and for other pur
On this telers were called aud ordered In the afr.
native 40. In the negative 81. No quorum.
Mr. C. ): IreERsoLL moved to take pthe bill fixing
the pay OF members OF Congress at Sc per day. He
thought they should begin at home.
Good! Good" from various parts Of the House.
The CHAIR said was not In order there being quo
rum present
A second count was called on Mr.. Blacks motion
Tellers ordered Some confusion occurring the teers
could notreport and another count ordered Yeas
81. Nays 81. So the bill was laid aside
The question was them taking up Mr.. Blacks bill.
Tellers we're ordered Yeas 6s-nays So the bill waa
ken up and read by sections and various amendments
adopted When the section for the appointment Of chap
lain and professor Of ethics up,
Mr. PsTTIr of Ia said he could not the propriey Of
eschpg morality to those who engaged and taught
to kill without sparing He moved to strike the words
chaplain and He sald he expected TO be voted down,
but he doubted not that shortly the people would speak
in tones that they would not dare to despse and then
they would have to squanderiag the public money
in this way He informed. he said that there exist
ed paper, in Mr. Msdisons collection. and writing
against the consttuonaly OF employing chsplains BY
the government in any department He willing to
stand by that mans de and be charged with nalelty,
and he knew net what He said that they to have
ethical killing and ethical numbering and it was sole
cism which he hoped to see the country repudiatng
a disgrace to the country The amendment lost
When all the sections had been gone through, and
rious amendments agreed to,
the bill to the House, which agreed to. Mr. B. then
moved that the amendments be agreed in and demanded
the previous question which seconded and the main
question ordered The House agreed to the amendments,
ard then,
The House adjourned.