TWENTY EIGHTH CONGRESS,


FIRST SESSION.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER l6, ls43.


SENATE.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The SPEAKER announced that the regular
order Of business required that the States should
be called for petitions.


Mr. BARNARD, Of N. ". moved to suspend
the rules, in order TO go into the election Of a
chaplain; agreed 10.
3 MIR. STR0Nti, of N. Y, named Rev. Fred
crick Tiffany. Episcopal.


Mr.. DUNCAN named Rev. Mr.. Kechum.
ar. HENRY named Rev. Mr.. DAILY, Meth
MIR. GILMER named Rev. Mr.. Tinsley, Bap-
tist.


Mr.. DOUGLASS named Rev. Mr.. Dodge.
Mir. KING named Rev. Mr.. Bul6nch, Uni
tartan.


Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON named Rev. Mr., Null
Ter, Lutheran.


During the pause that ensued,


Mr.. Mckay asked that, by general consent,
he might offer resolution referring the.annual
report of the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 the
Committee OF Ways aud Means, excepting por
tuns whicisShe proposed 10 refer, severally, 10
four other committees.


Mr.. ADAMS objected TO this modern depar
ture fom the established custom. in respect to
this document, which was TO refer it entire 10
The Committee on Ways and " cans.


After some demur on the part OF Mr.. Mckay,



thus referred,


The House then proceeded TO vote viva voce
for chaplain, and there was no choice


Mr. PETIT, of Indiana, then moved that the
House dispense with the services Of chaplain
for this session.


The SPEAKER said that the motion was not
in order, as the House was now engaged In
making the election.


Mr.,WRIGHT, of Ia, moved to postpone the
election, in order to get this resolution before
the House, but the motion failed, and the ballot
ing was resumed.


Mr.. PETIT thought the members ought to
pay for their own preaching, and not tax the
people for this purpose.


Upon the second balloting, Rev. Mr.. Tinsley
was elected. .


A motion was made to suspend the rules to
go into the election Of Postmaster to the House,
but ii was rejected.


The States were then called, in their order,
for petitions.


MIR. KING, of Mass, presented heresolutions
of the Commonwea eath Of Massachusetts against
the annexation Of Texas to this Union; referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.


Mr.. ADAMS presented the petition Of E. Ap-
ple,on and 81 Others for an international copy
right law; and on his motion, It was referred to
a select committee. Also memorial from citl-
zens Of New York, praying that they may be
absolved from all connexiOn with slavery.


The Speaker at first decided that this came
within The rules but Mr. A. insisted that a
similar memorial last session was referred, and
requested the Speaker to recur 10 the Journal


Some conversation followed, and Mr.. Gill
MER moved an adjournment.


number Of Executive communications were
opened referred, and ordered to be printed


Tie House adjourned.