Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-22

y the MINES OF the persons rcmoy ed anu the names
4 those appointed
Tho bill To revive certain banks in the District Of
columbia was read second time aud LAID over IN
al TOMORROW
The unfinished business being the motion TO print |
'xra copies Of the Secretary report on the finances
which was discussed by Mr. Evans in reply to Mr.
Woodbury. and by MIR Wright in reply to his until
The Senste adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
June IL. l64l.
On motion Of MFR Sergeant after some debate the
following resolution was adoPtedl
Resolved. That from and after Saturday next the
hour os meeting for the house shall be ten o'clock
A. NJ
On motion Of Mr. Fillmore IL was nlso resolved
that from and afer Saturday Cor the ensuing
week and no longer. II shall be the duty of the
speaker TO adjourn the house Mt O'Clock, NJ un
less il shall adjourn au earlier hour MIR Gmer OF
fered The following resolution which was adopted
after some debate.
Resoired. That committee Of FIVE members OF
this House he appointed. whose duty il shall he 10
examine particularly to the number Of officers
agenp employed. the expenditures. and modes Of
transacting business in.the scvnaal Departments Of
the public service the seat Of Government and
ai such other point the committee may deem ne
| cessary, may be indicated by this House. and
that such committee report nj the next session whe-
Il
penses Of the civil list. the number arrange
ment Of the persons thus employed. and whether the
patronage ofthu persons thus employed, and whe-
Their the patronage Of the Executive branch Of the
Government may not nc diminished or regulated as
10 those aPPointmcnisfor which there is indis-
pcnsable necessity.
| Mr. Trueman Smith offered the following resolu-
| lion which was adopted:
Resoined. That a select committee Of FIVE he ap-
pointed 10 inquire iuto the contingent exposes Of
this House and into any corrupt. illegal or impro.
per practices which may have existed or which docs
exist in this branch Of the public service and to
certain whether the expenditures, or some part OF
them, have not been wasieful and extrayaguni; and
whether same can be reduced consistently with n
proper discharge by this House { its uIional
duties; and whether the method ofkeeping the nc.
counts OF such expenditures cannot be improved; and
| whether there clerks and other pc rsOns
employed in the service of the House and in and n
lbout the Capitol and the public grounds adjoining
than the public good requires; and whether the sal.
aries pay such clerks and other persons should
be reduced or otherwise altered or modified; with
authorYfo report by bill Otherwise as they may
see it,
TIE LATE PRESIDENTS FAMILY.
On motion of Mr. Adams. tho House resolved it,
self into Committee of the " hole ON the state of the
Union, MIR Taiafcro Of Va, in the char.l on the
bill far The relief Of the widow of the late William
Henry Harrison; which read follows
BILL for the relief Mrs Harrison, widow Of the
late President Of the United States
Be il enacted 10y the Senate and House ufRepre-
seniaiives Of the United States Of America m Con
sress assembled. That the Secretary ofIhe iTrensu
~ pay. ont of any money IN the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. 10 Ms Harrison, widow of vii
liam Henry Harrison. late President of thu United
States IN the OF her death be fore psym en
then 10 the legal representatives THE said William
| Henry Harrison the sum eE-
The bill having been read nj the Clerks table
Mr. Adams moved To fill the blank, m the bill with
the sum Of $500
tCries in various paris Of the Hall OF "agreed. :
agreed"
| This was debated but no division WIS had unit
the house adjourned.