Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-27

'snorsucc oi any facts To support IL. or else
wi,ha knowledge that the facts which do CT
st, woald, II made known. entirely disprose
il.
Asto the source of IN miserable ,ituper.
alton, he had nothing 20 sy. he was afraid
he should be thought 20 have paid too much
attention TO II already. SIR. said Mo. w.
leave the author Of thess s.ande n vlsre he is
leave him with the worst conpsny know
OF ia the world leGre Asn ,riih hiHisey.
MIR Jarnsgin desired Ia Withdrew his rcso-
h,ion. but il wss objected 10, aud after some
brief remarks from Messrs Wesicoit, Allen
Jarusgin and Mangum. the question was taken
and the resolution was rejected. Aye ! mir
Tumey Noes -.
The senate then took up the French Spolia.
ton (paor TO ls0O) bill, and Mr.. J. NJ Clay
ton spoke IA rte favor until the adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The HOUSE this morning Immediately went
into Committee ot the Whole. aud took up
THE SMITHSONIAN BEQU EST BILL;
Which was the Special order of thu day
The Bill having been read. Mr.. Owen. the
Chairman OF the Committee who had reported
I IT, entered upon lis defence. He stated that
sixteen ycars had passed away since James
Smithscn OF London had made a bcqurst oi
hail millions OF dollars to the United State.
. VI TN was rllit's HTkA gNils III
WAS solemnly received by the Gov, im-nt.
/ The money WAS paid ia gold into the Tcasu.
~ OF the United States. aud since then moth.
ing had bcen done Ia put tbs money to the uses
designed by the literal donor.
Mr.. q. spoke with bitter and deserved com
plant OF Congress in failing To apply this mon.
cy 10 the uses designed. Mr.. Adams was lust.
ly SPOKEN OF by Nj. q. for his consistent and
uniform defence OF this measure. but much OF
the speech WAS IN opposition TO the remarks
OF MIR. Choaie, made many years since in the
United States Senate, when bill was passed
Tor carrying out u.e designs OF the donor.
The provisions in the Bill Tor Normal
School proiesSorship were defended with gres
csrnesuIcss more IN harmony with our own
Government than any other. Common schools
were the bulwsTks OF our defence. aud we
could better diliuse knowledge among men by
q careful regard for common schools than IN
any other way.
4 Mr.. Jones OF Tcnness moved so amend
the Bill ~ striking out all its provisions, and
to par over 10 ihe heirs OF James Smithson all
the funds receivel from the estate of J. =. On |
10 ray the heirs IN the stocks in which the
funds had been invested! Some OF the stocks
were IN Arkansas bonls.
The interest has not been paid nor Il e nrin-
cipal, AMI these are the funds which Mr.. Jones
I NNuiN idA uttNs MI y ufHlrfi TIE power 10
receive the money, and therefore was Tor pay
ing Il back in the bonds of a non paying State.
! Mr.. J r. Ingersoll spoke in opposition To
the ainendmcni, aud ia general defence OF the
bill. He gave an interesting account of the
origin OF the fund aud thought ihat longer
delay would b. entirely discrcdi,able to the
nation
Mr. Stanton 90 Tenn. spoke in opposition
To the amendment of Mr. Jones his colleague,
which he regarded as every way discrdiiable.
In the rrescn, j,nc,ure of our public sfIairS,
be thought that We should bc most careful 10
execute the will at the libcml donor 10 the let
Ter IL becomes ~ io put ourselves beyond
suspicion upon this question. sn1 10 show Ia
the world al once our desire 20 apply The mon
~ faithfully 10 the purpose designed
The dcba,e was further continued until the
Committee rose At sn early hour without ac-
ton upon The Bill.
The Bill IN relation 10 ,ounage duties and
The enrolment OF cansl boais Was called ur by
M Bfgsahesd OF Pa. AMI Snera brief Discus
Y ). The COMMITTEES on Conference have
nov agreed upon rspoi, a, this hour They
hoid second meeting this evening