The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-22

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hour the reception Of bills OF which previous ia"
been given and TO which objection should DO mace
being understood that upon the recepuoh an sinsa
member objected the bill should not DC eonS'asieu
Mr. LETCHER, Of Virginia, had understood the dec's'
ion of the Chair yesterday when tue question w ~
TO be that when raenber on the MOOR " present
bill no other member could get the door 10 OBJECT 70 inc
introduction of the bll and that by moving inc previous
question It's reference might be secured. 80,
The SPEAKER stated that the decision OF the bur au
been 10 this efect-that when bill was introduced oy
general consent aud under the order read hfs ana sec
ond time, the member introducing y hao heni on w
question Of reference tue rgn' 70 move ING
Mr. MACE of Indiana insisted the regular order OF
business believing that more could De aeeompsnsu ~
that way than by propositions submitted out OF order
Mr. CAMPBELL, Of Ohio moved that The rules DC sus-
pended and the House resolve itself into Committee oil me
Whoe The state of the Union In order TO consider he
Presidents message. ..
Objection was made
ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN. .....
The SPEAKER stated that, in examining the Journal
an error discovered in the counting OF the vote on the
motion to indefinitely postpone the election OF chaplain
and furthermore, that quorum had voted The cues
ton WAS therefore, the motion oil the gentleman iro
New York Mr. FLAdLER to indefinitely postpone the iur-
ther execution of the order for the election OF chaplain
Mr. BRANCH of North Carolina, desired TO know
whether Ii the order indefinitely postponed there was
an existing order Of the House Under which their daily se
sons would be opened with prayer He was in favor OF
having the daily sessions opened by prayer but at the
same time opposed to the election OF a chaplain ,
The SPEAKER stated that the order heretofore adopted
inviting the clergy of this city to alternately ocae Dy
opening the House with prayer woud commune III eA'
Mr. FLORENCE, of Pennsylvania called the attention
of the House 10 the fact that there resolution on the
Speakers table iro the Senate asking concurrent vote
Of the House elect chaplain to alternate each week or
day with chaplain elected by the Senate and the subject
would come up again that resolution even II the present
order was indefinitely postponed Besides the House had
no that the gentlemen composing the clergy OF
this city would perform the duties 70 which they were IN
tla lpfin H-n IL
troduced to pay each of them what would be paid chap
lain He was therefore opposed to the indefinite postpone
ment OF the order and hoped il would not prevail;
The question taken, and the motion 10 indefinitely
postpone was disagreed to-~yeas 49, nays 90.
Mr.. SHORTER, of Alabama, moved to reconsider the
Mr.. H. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved to lay the mo-
ton the table which motion was agreed toyeas So
nays 81. ...r .......... -.
Mr. ORR, of South Carolina moved that when the House
adjourn it adjourn to Monday next which mo-
ton was agreed to.
Mr. LETCHER of Virginia, moved to postpone the or
der for the election Of chaplain until the Sd of March
1851 the whole affair seemed manfesty 10 be farce III
the estimation of members and others w..
Mr. H. MARSHALL desired to say that however farei-
cal this thag might appear to the gentleman from Viz
gnia il seemed 10 be very solemn proceeding, and
that The good of The country would support them in
lie supposed that after the House by vote had refused to
postpone indefinitely and after they Lad refused
slider that vote, they would have gone into the cleo
ton but il appeared that they were TO have contest On
the subject,
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the legislature of the State of Virginia to elect chaplain
open is proceedings with prayer 1t had been the
tom of that legislature for series of years to invite min
listers Of the city OF Richmond and such other ministers
from the surrounding country as visiting that city
in and open its sessions With prayer each morn
ing and that system had been found to york WELL and
had given satisfaction He understood that far As the
ministers of the city of Washington concerned
they did desire the election of chaplain aud that they
perfectly willing TO come here aud oiciae precisely
the ministers Of Rchmond in the habit of doing
and he felt persuaded that If this done 1t would be
much likely to give satisfaction 70 the members OF
the Honse composed AS they were ofa shades OF religious
caste and OF religion at ALL IL IL could be done
In this way he thought 1t would be acceptable to all
Besides when he spoke Of this thing being frciea be
alluded to the facts just preceding the election, about
which there appeared to be of that soemny TO which
his friend from Kentucky referred and, Tar the soem
nifty concerned he thought from the In which
bis friend addressed the House that he much put TO
to conceal what farcica 10 the matter himself
Mr. SMITH, Of Virginia in favor of The existing
rangement of alternating and thought that IL had been
found by experience TO work well.
Mr. MlLLS0E OF Virginia thought that II the people Of
the country accustomed TO judge of the dangers to
the Union from the OF excitement in the halls OF
Congress- they would be apt the conclusion that
all institutions In imminent danger for he con-
fessed that he had fer years much excite
the floor Of the House seemed to be produced
by the attempt to elect humble Chaplain The Of
eecting chaplain coey with the government and it
anterior to the adoption of constitution. 1t
had been adopted by every successive Congress from the
fret the present and be would take the RESPONSE
bty Of being the first to depart from l..
Mr. CRAWFORD, of Georgia, had uniformly voted
against the proposition TO elect chaplain, not intending
70 put himself in opposition to having chaplain but in
opposition alone the election Of a chaplain oficiate
them The resolution which had beeD adopted the
early part Of the session. inviting the clergy Of the city
open the daily sessions of the House by prayer bad been
found To work we'll One of their number had appeared
regularly, and offered up prayer each morning. and he
hoped that the existing arrangement would not be
changed.
After some further debate,
Mr. FLORENCE moved to lay the motion to postpone Oh
the table which motion was agreed TO.
VOTE FoR cHAyLAH
The House then proceeded to vote for chaplain The roll
called first time, with the following result Whole
number Of votes 2o necessary to choice 65 Of these
Rev Daniel Waldo received
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There being choice the House proceeded TO second
vote with the following result /; taa
Whole number of votes l2gg necessary choice "a i
of these- Et
Rev Daniel Waldo received.
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