The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11

J. Jones of N. Y, and Charles Chapman o.
Conn.
Coumitss on Roads and Canals John l.
Robinson of lad, William +. Cplcnck of s. q
John w. Howe, of Penn, John c. Mason of Ky
benjamin. Stanton Of Ohio, Emanuel B Hart OF
N. Y, Chahes J. Faulkner of Va, john J
Sutherland, jr., OF N. Y, and James Johns OF
Ga
COMMITTEES on Patents -Dlv.d X. Cartier o.
o., Milo NJ Domck of Penn, William ]
Ward of XIV, B niamn b. Fhurston Of r. L.,
and Alexand.r White Of Ala
Comm,ues on Public Buildings and Grounds
Richard III. Stanton of KY, Henry A. Ed
mundson of Va, Richard l. B,wie of Md
james Duane Doty Of Wis, and John ii. Boyd
of N. Y.
Committee on Rcrisal and Unfinished BUS,
ness.--W. r. W. Cobb of Ala, Thomas Y.
How, jr, of N. Y, Thomas M. Bibighaus OF
Penn, Geo. Fl. Busby of Ohio, and Israel Wash
burn, jr., Of Maine.
Commmittee on Accounts c. Mason of
KY, John A. Morrison Of Penn, John WEIGH OF
O., Reuben ROBBIE of N. Y, and James ii. Dun
can of Mass.
Committee on Mleage--Thomas A. Hen
bricks Of Ind John d. Freem1n of Miss, J. II
Hobart Haws of N. Y, John Letcher of Va, and
john Allison of Penn.
Comm,ltes on Engraving edward Ham
mond of Nd, George Reed Riddle of Del, and
Altman l. Miner of Vt.
JOINT CJmnlUtee on The Library of Congress-
Messrs Joseph r. Chandler of Pa, Joseph A.
Woodward Of s. c., and Horace Mann OF Mass
On Enrolled Bills --Messrs. Isaac Wildriek
of NJ Y, and Nelson B,rrere of Ohio.
On Expenditures in The STATE Department.
Msssrs Charles f, Stuart of Mich William
s. Ashe of N. c. ,hn Wells of Y, Thomp
son Campbell Of ILL.,, and Alexander Harper of
Ohio. .a'
On Expenses in The Treasury Departments
Messrs. Benjamin B. Thur.ton OF r, l., Thomas
H. Hendricks of Ind, Henry s. Walbridge of
N. Y, Glusha A. Grow of Pa, and John Ali.
son of Pa. ...' 49,"
Committee on Expenditures in The War De-
pqrtmenl-Messrs. Milo NJ. Dinmick of Pa
Willard Ives of NJ Y, obadiah Bovine of N. Y,
Andrew Parker of Pa, and Elijah w. Chastain
Of Tia
Committee on Expenditures in The Nary DE.
partment -Messrs. Fayette McMulln of Va,
Sampson w. Harris Of Ala, Jededah Horsford
of ~ Y, Thomas B. Florence Of Pa, f. Caring
son Cabell of Fla. 49,.
Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office
departments Alexander G. Penn Of
La, William H. Kurtz of Pa, George L. Davis
of Mass, Augustus p. Hascal of n. Y, and
John II. Savage Of Tenn.
Commute, on Expenditures on the Public
Buhiags.-Messrs. Thomas lrtett, Jr. OF VT,
]. H. Hobart Haws Of n. Y, David Outlaw of
N. c., William NJ. Churchwell Of Tenn, and
John l.. Taylor of OHIO.
message was received from the Senate, COM
municatng a joint resolution, which that body
had read sbAri he
Chaplains, one by each House, who should inter
change weekly.
Mr. JONES, of Tenn, said he would not make
speech on the subject, thereby OBTAINING the
House, but should oppose the passage OF the res
oiution just read first, because they had not
the power to do So and secondly, because
1t would be a buriesque on the Christian
religion. He therefore moved that the resolu-
ton be laid on the table.
The yeas and nays being called for, the motion
was rejected by l59 to %.
Mr.. HEM, of Iowa, then moved an amend
ment, that the Chaplain to be appointed, should
receive no remuneration from the Treasury Of the
United States and Mr.. EVANS, of Md, called
for the " previous question:" which was sus-
tanned, and call for the yeas and nays was
negatved.
The resolution as originally introduced, was
then carried and the House proceeded 10 the
choice of Chaplain, when the following reye'
LEY, CUsHMAS, BEAMAN, WEsTBRooKE, WIENER,
WIsHART, MoRGAN, EMERsoH, FREEMAE, FIs-
NEY, GALLAGHER, DALEY, JuSKINs, and DEwr;
Of whom the Rev. Mr.. GURLEY, (Presbyteutr, >
received 10 votes but 81 being necessary for a
choice, the roll was agaiD called, wnen thai gen.
tleman had 81 votes, and Mr. MoRGAS (Met OF
ist,) who at the Isl ballot hal ~ votes al tEt q
10 there not being sufficient number OF votes
for a choice, there a third ballot, hIci.
resulted after much changing of votes, ~ 81 Tor
MORGAN, and 81 for GURLEY. This numt'I also
not being sufficient f'r choice, fourth ard last
ballot ok place, when Mr. MORGAN fsd 1913
votes, and Mr.. GURLE,, 50 ; the former gentle
man therefore, is Chaplain Of the House OF Repre-.
sentauves.
Mr.. HALVES, N. Y ;, gave notice that he
would at some future day, ask leave TO introduce
a ball 10 amend an act, enulled Z" An ae' TO reg 4
late the carriage Of passengers in merchant
vessels"
The House adjourned until tomorrow, at -
o'clock.