Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-22

ina: Tor number of years past too much
money had been lad out In tho manner
now proposed. aud the char yes that had
been made before the country, were 10 "a
great extent true. tie then spoke p.ner.
ally IN lavor Of u reduction OF the public
expenses
Mr.. Dillingham;, of VI, advocated a
liberal appropriation. This was the prop
erIy of the nation The Presidential
Mansion belonged ~ the country and
should be kept IN condition 10 make IL
comfortable TO the inhabitants of il, aud
those who enjoyed the hospitality d,spen-
sed there. The people ,hemselve. enjoy.
I'd the benefits of The expenditure Of this |
money as much as the President. They
visited there and were entertained, and i, |
was as much To promote their own conve- |
n'cnce as that of any body else, lha, this
money was To be expended Il was due
10 the nation, Ia our character as liberal, |
eni'ghn neil and iloirishing people, that
nc C'iei magistrate should occupy res
dcnee that was respectable and comfor,a-
| BILE.
This was well enough ms far as il went,
but most unfortunately when the tine TO
act arrived, gentlemen were not true 10
their professions. Tho public voice dc.
manded economy. and II members did no,
obey II, they would have a heavy recko>
mag TO make with their constituents.
MIR. HOLMES offered an amendment pro"
v'd'ng that the Presidents house shall be
used as one of the Departments, and that
a private house shall be rented for the use
OF the President so that we may return
10 republican simplicity. No, acted on.
Mr.. D'uglass spoke IN favor of The APP
preparation lilo said that the Presidents
house was not IN even a decent condition.
INC chairs were rIcketiy, and there was
danger IN sitting down in them The car
pets were IN holes, and in walking over
them one had always TO be nn his guard
t1r fear he should trip himself and fall .
No private gentleman in The city had as
inferior furniture as the President. He
was opposed to the hue and cry about ex.
travagance, when it was proposed to ma re
rs necessary expenditures as these. Tie
had said he would agree To expend twenty
thousand DO lars if sir. Clay had been e.
lecled, snd he felt lirIle more inclined 10
grant that sum. as his favorite canddat
was to be The occur ant of the White
House.
| Mr. Cobb, Of Geo, moved that the Com
m'ilee rise for the purpose of adopting a
resolution to end this debate, which was
likely, he said, to consume much time.
The motion was adopted, and the Commit.
lee rose accordingly.
MIR. Cobb then offered a resolution pro.
yidIn5 that the debate sha II cease in Com,
mIt'er, I'D hive minutes after the subject
shall be again taken up. The previous
question was demanded and seconded and
The resolution was adopted. The House
then again resolved itself COMMITTEES off
the Whole and continued the consideration
OF the White House bill.
The amendment in favor of striking
ont ticenfy thousand 81 inserting ten thou
SdHd was then rejected
! A proviso was then adopted atho,izino
tho expenditure of the sum specified in
the first section Of the bill PROVIDED that
amount shall be necessary for the subiecr
contemplated.
A similar proviso in relation to the
sum specified 10 the second section of the
bill was also adopted.
M. Hudson offered nm amendment, pro
hIbting the expenditure Of any part of
he money in tho purchase OF vines, g..
1t was rejected.
Cthe amendments were rejected.
MT. Burk moved 10 strike on, oftbe |
bill so much OF /, as required the articles
purchased for the use of The Presidents
house 10 be Of American manufacture.
The motion was rejected. Years IS,
nays 70.
mr.. Huston offered a proviso that the
articles purchased shall be Of American
manufacture as required in the bill ifMry
can be had as cheap as The foycien. This |
amendment was adopted.
A motion 10 strike out eight thousand |
dollars from Inc I'd Section of the bill
and insert tour thousand was rejected.
! An amendment providing that for the |
encouragement Of domestic manufactures. |
no vines bit American shall be drank |
and no scgars hut American shall! be |
smoked IN the Presidents house, was re- |!
Iected. |
On motion the Committee then rose
and the Bill as amended was repor,cd
10 the House. The first amendment was |
concurreI in, when The yeas end NAYS
were ordered on thll offered by Mr.. IIns~
ton, whrrh provides tha, the articles pnr |
chased Tor the use OF the Presidents /
house shall be Of American manufacture, |
II they can he procured on terms as CHEAP
rs the IJrelgn.
This amendment was also concurred m.
Yeas 80, nays 70
All the amendments having been con.
Cured in, The bill was about 10 be nut DIS |
| on Its passage, when
Mr. CIV. Jones moved to strike out III, /
lst section Of The bill. The motion was
decided TO be out # order, and the snue
gentleman moved 10 lay the bill on The
/ table
Mr.. Dromgoolc moved a call Of the
| House, which mo ion was rejected