Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-12
.. VI; Elijah " Chas.ain Of G4; and Wn


%. Me; VIM Hebard Vt; Elijah Chastan Of G; and Wr
On Naval AtiIirs-MeSsrs Frederick Stanton of Tenn
1h"s B,cock of Va; Lorenzo Burrows of I; Sampson
VI Harris ui Ala; Cangtun Cabel of Fa; lhos Il IS o
ol Pcnna EbcncZer Penniman OF Mich; Isaac NdricE
II }; and Robert linodenow OF Me.
Committee on Foreign Ahirs-Mcssrs. Thon1s IL Bay
nt Va; Joseph Woodward nf {; Robert Tunms OF Ga
E'o II Polk of Tenn; John l. Taylor OF Ohio; John Apple
Ton Of IL. Cnin ag"so! Of Cons; Joseph 4 Chandler
Penn; ard John Breckcnrlgs of Ky.
Committee cn the observation-disclosures. VIM 4 Rclardso!
nj Ill; Alexander Il Hniladay of Va; Tnos l. Clngan OF
G Jas Stnne nf kyi Joshua Ciddings Of Ohio; Davt
Bailey of tia; Zeno Scudder of Ma&s Chas L Stuart
Men: end james I.ucksart Of Ia.
Committee OF Revolutionary Pensions-Messss John
Sliiison ." Va Juseph Russell Of Y; Amos Tuck Of Il
/ Norton To"ns.end oi Ohioi Geo Fl Brown Of N j. WI
II Cnurchwcll oi Tenn jos ) Cottman of Nd; Jehn
Goodrich of Mass and Willis Allen of ILL.,
Commute: on Invalid Prnsians-lsham G Harris OF Tenn
Rod.'an Price Of \ J; Fre!erck Martin nj u Rich
ard Moony Of lIl Benz Eastman of Wis john johnson
o Ono; Joseph Fl kuhns OF PENN Daniel J Jones OF n Y
and Cias Chapman OF Conn.
Committee on Roads and Canals-John l. Robinson o
I'D; Vim i Crcock of G; John w Howe Of Penn; John
Aason .! kr Ber Santun OF Ohio; Emanuel B Hart o.
" Charles Faulkner OF Va; Josiah Sutherland Jr. OF
y j. and James Johnson of GI.
! Committee on pu;cnts-David Carter of O; Milo III
Dlnnick OF Penn; Wan Ward OF Ky Benz Thurslon .!
| X |; and Alex White of Ala.
COMMITTEES Public Buildings and Grounds-Richard H
Stanton of Ks; Hcnry A Ednunsdon Of Va; Richard /
Of n Y. oN''~ o'S' 80 ''N
Cobb of Ah Thomas How, Jr of Y; Thomas VI Bi.
hish4u4 o Pcnn; Geo Busby Of Ohio and Israel Wash
burn Jr, OF Maine
Committee on Accouns-Jnhn C Mason of Ky; John
Morrison of Penn John Welsh of Ohio: Reuben Robic OF
Ncw York; and James II Duncan OF Mass.
Committee MiIeage-rhnmas Hendricks of Ind Jno
freeman pI Miss; Fl Hoar, Huws Of Y; John LEIGH
er of Va; and John Allison of Penn.
Committee on Engraying-Edward Hammond Of Vic;
George Reed Riddle Of Dell and Altman l. Miner If VI.
JOINT Committee the Library Of CongressMessrs Jo-
seph Chandler "f Pl Joseph Woodward Of ) G, and
Horace Mann OF Mass.
On Enrolled Bilis-Messrs Isaac Wildrck of Y and
Nelson EaTrcre of Ohio.
On Expenditures in the State Department aisssrs Chas
i Stuir ot Michigan; WIN Ashe OF c. John Wells Of
Ohio.
un Expenses in the Treasury Department. n
l;nn !nurston Of II l. Thomas Hendricks Of In!iln,
:ierrv WaoTid.e Of n Y Galusha 4 Grow Of Pa, aud
John Aiiisnn vi Pa.
Conmit,ce on Expenditures in the War Department.
acs.rs Milo M D!;;nck of Pa Willard Ives oi Y; Ooa
Chnsain Of Ga.
Committee Expenditures in the Navy Department.
Mrssrs Fayctte McAlnen of Virginia; Sampson " Harris
." Ala; Jcdcda Her.:ord Of Y; Thomas B. Florence Of
pa L Darlington CabeI Of Fla.
Committee Expenditures in the Post Office Depart
partWcnt- Mcssrs Alexander G Penn Of La; william II
knrtz Of Pa George Davis Of Mass; Augustus Hascai
Of n Y; and John Savage Of Tenn.
Committee on Expenditures the Public Buildings
MeSsrs TnJnas Bartlett J of Va, Hobart Haws oil Il;
David Outlaw OF e; William Churchwel Of Tenn; John
l. Taylor Of Ohio.
message received from the Senate, informing the
House that they had passed Joint resolution authorizing
the Appointment of Chaplain by each House who should
interchange weekly
Mr. jones o! Tenn, said he would not make speech
tine OCCASION but should oppose the pussage uf the esuu
ion l" TWO reasOnsst because they have power and
secondly, because he considered il burlesque upon the
Chris.inn religion. Hc therefore moved that resolution
be laid OH the table
The ayes and nays being demanded the question
sivcd by vote OF q in the affirmative and 59 In the
yafisc.
Mr. HEM of iowa, then moved amendment, that the
Chaplain sond receive compensation from the Treasury
o tie United States and Mr Evans of Maryland called for
The previous question: which sustained, q call for
the ayes and nlys negativcd.
The resolution, originally proposed then put and
carried and House proceeded to the choice of Chap
ain the following Reverend gentlemen having been nomi-
atcd Messrs. Cushman, Wesorouk lsamnn, Gur!sy. Wis
hart, Wlsncr Morgan, Emerson Fireman. Finncy Gala.
ghcr, Jalry Jenkins and Dorsey The Rev. Mr. Gurey
cc.ed 70 votes bu, 81 being necessary for CHOICE the list
again called, Dir. Gurley had 81 votes and Mr.
Morgan who the first ballot had S5 increased the number
10 10.
There not being sufficient iora choice there third
ballot during which number Uf the members changed their
minds and it ultimately settled down eighty -four for Cur
icy and ciahywo for Morgan. This number being also in
sufficient for choice, fourth and last ballot took place.
when Mr Morgan had l03 votes and MIR. Gurlcy 3d. The
former gentleman is elected of the House of Rep
rescnai!ves.
Mr.. Hawes of New York gave notice that he would at
future day, ask leave to introduce bill to amend
entitled regulate the carriage OF passengers in
merchant vessels.
The House adjourned.