Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-17


Resolution Of inquiry, which WINS adopted, re-
lative 20 Marine hospitals.
A bill was reported and passed. directing
the dispoeitlon Of certain unclaimed goods be-
longing to the United States.
"A Ball TO establish n Dry Dock in the city
ct Ph'isslelPhis, WIS reported from the Com
inittce on CONNIE RE. and referred TO the Com
mi,,ee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Caleb Smith Of Ia. off nd a resolution
rom the Committee on Foreign Relations, cal
ling ior Information as to the payment OF the
tth aud 9Th instalmcnts Ia the Mexican In
~deinuity. TIL. resolution was adop ted.
MIR. Davis. from the s1me committee. rcpor-
ted a resolution sdvcrsr TO tho claim of Alex
andcr Everett.
A Bill dcclnrstofy of the powers and legal
ling the acts ef the Chief Clerk of the Patent
Ofhrc. was reported by Mr.. Henley. The bill
proNitcs thai when the Clerk has acted i'm the
absence cfa L pmloisSioncr, or tor tho Commits
sioucr. the Acts oi the Clcrk shall be valid
The bill Was pssscl.
PAINTING.
MIR. Csmpbell oi y. Y. oil, rcd a Joint Res
%olution from the Committee on the Library,
looking Ia the filling OF the vacant PANEL in
The Ro,undo-the I~inung having been or.
dcred from Henry Imam and not finished
The Resolution provided that the design OF
Mr.. Inman should be completed, or n new
pointing orde rcd.
Mr.. Campbell said tina, Mr.. Huntington a
Distinguished artist, had Offered To finish this
~psiniiug of Mr.. humans Tor the sum due To
Mr.. ], Al he had completed The same. The
oiier had been made BY Mr.. II. ms the pupil oi
lnman.
MIR. Adams did not like the idea Of having
two artists employed upon on. picture. The
money paid to MIR. !. 8 $1,000 had been lost,
and II was not n matter OF sufficient impor-
lance Ia have IL in the iorm proposed.
MIR. -. lnger,oll would saw nothing de-
rogatory to Mr.. Huntington. hut there were
other competent American artists who could
b. looked to to flush the work or make a new
design aud psinting.
Mr.. J. X. lngersoll thought il was q mat
ter Of small economy To save sc 600 in order
Ia finish a picture slrrsdy commenced. There
were ~ many wre,chcd pieces Of art or man
~uiactory about the Capitol that il was quite
time TO have SOMETHING worthy OF the Govern
ment executed.
Mr.. winthrop Of Mass. moved that the
whole subject be recommitted To the Com
mittce on the Library. with instructions To.
Report what progress had been made in MIR.
Inmans piCtuie.-whcther IL was expedient
To finish it.-whether IL was not expcdicnt To
leave the vacant psnel opcn TO the compc-
hIion Of all American artists.
Mr.. Sch-nck, oil Ohio, proposed. by way Of
amendment To this resolution, that the com.
mit,ee also enquire into the exTedieucy OF en-
ploying Hiram Powers Ia execute seine group
or piece OF ststuary illustrating some nation.
al event, and TO be placed in some part of the
Capitol.
The smenlmcu, was agreed 10, aud the
whole subject referred back 10 the Committee
ON the Library.
REVOLUTIONARY PENSION BILL.
Mr.. Mckay OF n. &. moved tina, the House
60 into Committee 81 the Whole.
The Reyoiutionsry Pension Bill was con
sidered ia continuation Of the debate OF yes
terlay.
In thirty minutes the Committee were
found Co IN without a quorum.
Mr.. Mckay mov~d that the Committee
and report TIM TACT to the Hou,e. The
Communities cryre and sx1notiou was msde To
.Ns~s~ Wv sacsi-~ s~es lost by q vote Of
l22 20 81.
TIE HOUSE again went into Committee OF
the Whole and wcfc again found without q
quorum.
The Committee rose and a call Of tho Hsuse
was ordered. Mr.. Heniy OF ia. demanded
that The doors BE- CLOSED.
The Speaker decided hat they could not
until ,be roll hal been called. unless The nni-s
were suspended. The ndes were then s,s-
pended by = vote Of tws -tisisAs and the doors
closed.
The call of the HOUSE ~as ,is~n ordered.
Some ofthe sbscntees soon appeared in the
galleries, and some q fthem msd- their appear.
snce with most marked sxiiiiy in the Halt.
One was scfn ia the very grotesque sppear-
snce Of findins his way 10 the fioor by means
OF one OF the marble columns leading from
the ladies gallery. Others entered from the
gen,iemsn's pliery and the House were kept
la q merry mood by this Summary mode OF en-
tering the He'll.
A motion MAS made 60 suspend the call and
carried by the Gloss vote Of 80 tai a..
The House after more confusion adopted a
Resoluiioa 90 terminate the debate al 3 o.
clock.
At this hour the speaking closed aud the
Committee were brought TO vote upon amend
nents. The Committee then mse and At -four
o'clock, without passing The Bill. the House
adjourned.