Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-11

Tbone 81 Grace but on the next week they would hav,
one different denonnation whose prayers could not pos
sby he head Now-and he was not disposed 70 urge TIM
subject urherhow childish it prescribe such hmiia
ton II majority of the Senate should prefer Catholic
although majority Of this House might be Catholics, they
would be prohibited in their selection to elect chaplain o.
their creed, The observation would apply to al
other denominatons And why. he would ask if they were
ethodsts should they have Methodist chaplain here
II. repeated that the restriction in this resolution was childish
and absurd and he should first move to strike out the words
different denominations" SO that al! creed5 and denomina
tons should be at liberty and participate IN the scram
bic for the prize.
He should next ask the House add the resolution this
prysion Prorided Such chaplans shall be paid by the
members of the respective Houses and the United States shall
not be liable for their salaries any part thereof lie
should ask for the adoption Of this povso because ne dound
the poprey Of appropratng money from the Pubc treasury
for such purposes, while the Constitution OF the uned states
retained lis existing provision prohibiting legislation on the
subject Of religion He had objection, as he had s9ld al
ready each days deliberations with prayer ana
for the services of chaplain he would pay as mucn as any
He not that he needed as nuch again as
auy other member benefits of prayer but ne was wiling
pay much again. In this respect he was disposed 70 be
LIBERAL they continued the remuneration heretofore gwen
Sj00he proportion of each would be $3.50 but he would
pay IS of that 1t not from dislike OF prayer
that he thus objected, but from conviction that they mad no
power put their hands into the public Treasury and take
the money which drawn from believer and unbeeyer,
Christian and Jew, Gentle and Mahomean and pay Tor
religion in which many who contributed 10 that common
fund did believe. He believed that they had no such
power He spoke prompted by consciousness OF doing right
He would detain the House but little longer, though he
would take say that he had spoken on this subject
his constituents and again. and they knew that
he came here prepared to pursue this course SO long as they
hcnored him with seat this floor He was aware that
he had exposed himself aspersons but TINS dd not
influence him. He could, 1t were necessary, give some
beautiful illustrations Of the class OF that aspersed him
men, of them whose hair would not have grown but
for Executive cemency Yes he had been denounced by
who had not been weeks from within the walls of
penenay for the violation of the laws both of God and
manthe shedle of brothers blood The denunciaons
of such he needed not, for he had acted from
seriousness of duty and of right and he in the
spirit asked the House relieve him from the necessity of
voting for chaplain of denomination different from the
the Senate should select and relieve him from the unpleasant
necessity Of voting against this resolution If respectable
chaplain could be obtained he repeated his offer pay dou
bic the amount that any other member should pay. He de-
sired the services Of chaplain, but he convinced this
House had power to appropriate money for such purposes
could be done for such purposes here, it could be done
for like purposes elsewhere The power by which they could
do here would enable them TO provide chpans for every
precinct and township in the country and TO compel the peo
pie to pay into the Treasury money osensby for the support
OF the army and the navy, from which to pay for such chap
ans Congress might appoint for them II they had power
to do here, they had power 10 do it over the whole Union
and thus the constitution would be subvered He desired
the members of this House pay their chapans they
paid for every thing else These not services be
dered 10 the Unon but them individually, and hence they
should pay for such services themselves He concluded by
moving strike the words of different denominations
bers Of the respective Houses and the United States shall not
be liable for their salaries any part thereof"
The amendment having been read rejected, and the
resolution adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. HENLEY offered the following resolution:
Resolued, That the standing committees Of this House be
now appointed
Mr. VINTON inquired whether the standing committees,
if appointed would expire in days, with the rules un
der which the House acted
The SPEAKER replied that by resolution of the House,
the existing rules operative until the third Monday Of the
present month
Mr. ylNTON was understood to say that he desired to
guard against possible contingency to which ne had REFERRED
and also divide the duties of of the standing committees
Of this House, and therefore he offered series of resolu
ons substitute for the resolution of the gentleman from
Indiana, [Mr. HENLEY
[Of these resolutions failed procure copy. They
proposed to divide the duties of the Committee Commerce
4 between Committee Foreign Commerce and Commit
4 tee on Commerce among the States.
Mr. COBB rose 10 point Of order He desired TO be in
formed whether the resolutions Of the gentleman from Ohio
could be received substitute for the resolution of the gen.
tleman from Indiana, (Mr HESLEr) The gentleman from
Ohio in fact offered rule in relation to standing COM
miiee amendment resolution, which he appehend
Ell was not in order To such a course he objected.
I The SPEAKER remarked that, if objection made,
days notice would be necessary before the House could
upon the proposition of the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.VINTON would move then amend the resolution Of
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr HENLEY) by adding Z"
cept the Committee Commerce., and provision to limit
the appointment Of the committees to the present Session
Mr. HENLEY accepted the latter part of the amendment
Mr. g. j. INGERSOLL inquired if it proposed by this
resolution TO appoint the committees forthwith.
/ The SPEAKER replied that il was simply proposed to
give the Chair authority TO appoint the usual standing COM
mittees
Mr. JAMESON asked whether, the rules Of the last Con-
gess having resolution been adopted by the House
be in force until the select committee that subject should
report the necessity for such resolution this not there
by superseded and the Speaker could not proceed with
out other authority, to appoint the committees
! Mr.. STANTON too inquired whether the amendment Of
the gentleman from Ohio, in its modified FORM
| in order
The SPEAKER understood ii simply amendment
to suspend the authority to appoint the Committee on Com
merce and he considered il in order.
Mr. yINToN reminded the House Of the extent Of
this Unon the great amount Of It's commerce. and the grow
ing Importance OF commercial relations, only between
the several States of this Union, but with foreign nations
which furnished in his judgment, sufficient business for
empated The internal among the States would
o course embrace the coasng trade between Boston and
New York or New York and New Orleans, which was as
much internal trade that between Chicago and New York
: Cleveland and Boston. He desous a commit
tee hc internal trade OF the Union appointed, because
great that commerce was and gIea' the
sources Of his country, knew comparatively nothing
, themn0hnp Of what doing should eve
know any thing Of ourselves until had home department
'i by which could obtain statistics Of trade With hcs
o vew he had proposed the appointment Of such committee
d with the design Of preparing for the establishment OF hom
/ department If had committee to take into consdea
ton The trade among the States would be enabled not on
e 70 direct attention that important branch Of bu