The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-07
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIvEs.


A, IL O'Clock m, the SPEAKER took the chair, and
having called the House TO order
The Clerk proceeded to read the journal of the preceding
On motion of Mr.. ROCKWELL of Connecticut, the
House pro ceeded to elect a chaplain.
Mr. POLLOCK nominated the Rev. R. R. Gurley
MIR. LORD nominated the Rev. Orville Dewey.
No other nominations having been made and the
Speaker having appointed Messrs POLLOCK LORD, and
ROCKWELL of Connecticut telers,
The Clerk called the roll each member naming the can
dite for whom he voted, when his name was called.
Mr.. Bolts inquired whether the rule preventing a
member from voting, if not inside the bar of the House
when his name was called, applied in of election
The SPEAKER answered that 1t did not; whereupon
Mr. B. voted
The Clerk having cast up the result. announced
by Mr., POLLOCK, behalf of the teers as follows:
The whole number of members voting, 173; necessa-
~ for a choice, ST.
The Rev. r. R. Gurley received 1856
The Rev. OryiIle Dewey Is
The Rev. Robt w. Cushman
SO the SPEAKER announced that the House had duly
elected the Rev. Mr. Gurey to be It's chaplain for the
session;
And the Clerk was ordered to notify the Senate thereof
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked leave to offer the follow
ing resolution; which being objected to, was not granted
R'sopd, That the President Of tho United States be
Information Of the imprisonment of of the
Uhted States in the province OF Ireland by the British gov
eminent; and if so, the thereof And aIso if
deemed Inconsistent with The public interests, inform
this House what steps have been taken for their release
and furnish with copies all correspondence that has
taken lace in relation TO the matter.
Mr.. HAMPTON asked leave to introduce bill.
Mr. HUDSON objected to the introduction of any bill
which not in order. So leave not granted.
The SPEAKER announced to the House that there
upon his table message from the President, re-
ceved few minutes before the adjournment at the last
session. He desired TO know the pleasure of the House
upon IT.
Mr. KAUFMAN moved that its reading be dispensed
Mr COBB of Georgia concurred in the suggestion, as
its contents (referrng to Oregon) were known to the
House
ordered, without objection, that this message
be laid on the table and printed.
The SPEAKER laid before the House sundry commu-
nlcaoDs, as follows;
communication from the President of the United
States, which laid before the House at the close of
It's last session, and published at length in the public pa
pers in August last.
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmit
ting copies of the Treasurers accounts with the United
STATES for The third and fourth quarters of 1S47 and the
mrs. and second quarters OF 1915 which were laid the
liable and ordered to be printed.
letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in
obedience 10 the Goth section of the act of the 25th Au
gust, 1872 AMI the act making appropriations for the
civil AMI diplomatic expenses of the government for the
year 1885, statements showing what expenditures have
Deen made under the authority OF that department during
The year lSis which statements laid upon the table
and ordered 10 be printed.
letter from the Secretary OF the Treasury, stating
that was found impractlcabc for the department to
comply with the joint resolution OF Congress OF the Sd of
March, lst7 prohibit the sale at private entry of
lain lands IN Cincinnati, Ohio.
r hu"'lphat papers appeTlanlpg 10 those lad before
Congress at its last ses sion by N p. Trst
Mr.. COBB of Georgia then moved that the House ad-
lonrn which, after an Intellectual effort on the part Of
two or three gentlemen to obtain the yeas and nays
upon II, was agreed to--ayes 6 {, noes g.
And so the House adjourned.
lin the course of the morning, Mr. BEGHAM gave no.
uce under The rule OF intention to introduce the follow
Ing bils bill making grant OF land to aid the
sSomp'eson OF the CLIFTON and Kalamazoo canal, in the
Stale OF Michigan and also bill for the construction
OF military road from Lansing, the capital of the State