Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-15
and nays we've ordered. aud The motion wa,
,or,,.d In We = ~ Nav ~

and nays were ordered. aud The motion wa,
agTtcd To-. le 5 50, Nays 80.
ADMISSION OF WISCONSIN.
On motion ot Mr.. Rockwell al Conn. the
vote by which the bill authorize. the people
ol Wisconsin to form constitution aud adopt
a State Government preparatory TO admission
into the Union, WAS rccunsidcred.
4 The bull WAS thcu amended by striking out
/ the ProtiSe allowing the State To- adopt any
boundaries within the present limits OF the
Territory, aud Was then again passed
On motion vi MIR, Sims, OF :. e. the House
thou went into committee of the Whole upon
the state OF the Jniun Mr.. Boyd. of Ky. in
the Chair, for the purpose OF considering bills
relating to the District OF Columbia.
MIR Houston ol Ala. made am attcmpt tc
have the bill to reduce aud graduate the pric,
ol the public lands taken up, but it did no
succeed
Mr.. Sims, OF S. c. moved to take up the bill
, TO incorporate the Gas Cunpany of the Cit,
Il Washington. Lost.
ROTATION IN OFFICE.
5 MIR. Rathbuu, of ~ Y. moved to take nj
t the bill reported by him from the Judiciar
5 Committee providing Tor the appointment d
4 certain officers in the several departments G
/ the government OF the United States in tn
c city oi Washington, and for the more genera
/ and equal diffusion of such offices among IN
!, several States aud Territories, and in the Dis
4 tric of Columbia
The motion was agreed to, ayes 73. noes l9
This bill having been read through, the frs
, section was again read and agreed to-
Alter the adoption OF some slight amend
= ments Mr.. Hamlin, OF Me- offered an addi
9 uonal section TO the bill as follows:
Sec. 10. BE ii further enacted, that the mex
I annual L. s. Register which shall b. publish
cd shall contain the name OF the State i'm whic
: each officer named was born. aud also th
State of which he was a resident when an
y pointed, aud how long he has resided therei
a next before his appointment; also the tim
which each person named in said register Ina
held the office then held by him, and the tim
# he may have held any and all other offices, wit
the amount he has received from the govern
c mcnt as salary or payment for his services i
y each and all of said offices.
i A debate sprung up which was participate
d in by Messrs. Hamlin, Rathbun, Douglas,
Sawyer and others, which caused some merri
c ment especially the remarks of Mr.. Sawyer
MIR. Sawyer avowcd III just SO many word,
c which he reiterated over and over again, tina
# To 1.-THE victors belonged the spoils OF victory
i This he SAID had been the rule of his pul Ii
c and private life. lie chimed as one of In
T. successful party, that there should be- nom
but Democrats IN Office.
He knew, for he had ,kcn pains toinauire
just how mlny clerks there were in office il
Washington. and just how many wings am,
democrats, and just VIII; States most of then
came from, and all about them. There wer
80 clerks and of this number there were %;
wings! These wings out To be turned out an,
democrats ought TO be put in.
MIR. ). spoke in this strain for nearly al
hour, when the Committee rose.