Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-22

On HIS RESOLUTION TEEDTRIEG TIE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE CuMpERLASD PrRsprrKRIAE
CHURCH TUE Use Critic. senate CHAMBER AND
THE HALL or REPREsENTATIvEs
Mr.. SPEAKER: was in hopes that no discussion
whatever would have iisen upon Ibis resolution; but
10 nv utter astoniskment find that there some
few Senators opposed TO it. am asked whether
there is any precedent for it. Why certainly there
are .precedents all over the United States. The
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church invited into the capitol ct Indianapolis,
and believe they were invited into the capt.
tol at Washington. But We have precedent at
home By resolution Of the House Of REPRESENTS
tives two years ago, the General Conference of The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, were rendered
the use of the Representative Hall. had the honor
OF being the author Of that resolution, and take
pride in presenting this; for en- no seetarian In
my views 10 the various religious denominations,
aud am not acineted by any such feeling in the in
PRODUCTION of this resolution; for L am not even
m, mber of the ehurch proposed tc be thus hoDored
with our courtesy and egsrd. But this act upon
our part WI not only compliment tia. honorable
assembly of rel gens men, bat viii aeo reflect ere d.
it upon the Legis sture and the whtle Ate ttus
manIfestiug our high appreciation OF the liable
and holy pursuits that arc to presume eonyenes
that homo asle body of ehiisisns We will sddto
tn, If convenience AZ we'll as 10 that Of the ru -.
tudes of visitors who will attend their de it,
erationsr by Agisipg them the use Of these spa
cinus halls They, Ike W, have committees;
these committee rooms will be quite convenient.
Now, wha harm cou'd result from this measured
They.wilf not damage the Capitol. This Capitol
has been let 10 the Of lee urers and even, on
one occasion, to the uge of q concert and TOW,
wouldn't it look shameful TO refese 10 dedicate it 10
80 holy and useful purpose as that in contCmpla-
lion? They have hOnored this city ard this State
by nominating this SIS he most suitable place for
The ir next General A. s mbl,; ard nov lsts reciP-
rocs their courtesy. / am a ked Icy the Senator
from 0bion whether the church has applied for the
of the Cal itol No, sir, they have not; nCr do
j suppose that they would, under apy circun-
stance; and if they hRd 1t would not sifcrd half
the pleasure upon our part to granti We wish to
pay them this comp!in ent yolun arily, not at all
The Senator from Rutherford thinks this resolution
unnecessary; that tie commissioners would have
lei them had the Of tie Capitol. suppose that
they would but is the church to go hunting up
commits sioners here and there to get @ We? They
will not thus seek,it. l desire that they get
the of this Capitol they MAJ fesl that the whole
State, through it's Representatives aud Senators,
has weleom d then. and not that il is the mel e
complin cot # the Building or Capitol Co Bmittee,
Seine Senators think this resolution be partial,
because it does not embrace other denominations.
Well there is no other denomination that will have
such q meeting as the one under consideration
in this city within the next two years, OF i
would certainly have embraced them all; and in
order to convince Senators that am not partial if
any one will move to amend il 60 as TO embrace ell
other denominations that may have similar meet
ings here will accept il vi bout putting the Senate
to a vote on the amendment 80 '-.
An amendment to thar effect was offered ard
adopted. ""