The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-04
THE UNION.

bic upon which motion the yeas and nays were order
I'd. and the question decided in the negatvcyeas ST.
The question recurring on ordering the bill to be en-
crossed and read third time, it decided in the aima
The bill was accordingly read third time, and the
question then taken the passage of the said bill
by yeas and nays, with the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson. Bayly Bed
ssw bsss R M oSa
Burt John H. Campbell, Caihcart Augustus A. Chapman
ssH0s ou Ssap"cs an cR%a eobs so
De Mott Dobbin, Douglass Dromgoole Dunlap, Edsall,
Giles Gordon, Harrnanson Henley, Isaac i. Holmes,
Hopkins, Hough, Geo. s Houston f. W. Hubbard, Hun
Johnson, Joeph johnson, A. Johnson, c. W Jones Sea
bonn Jones, kaufman, Kennedy Lawrence Lsake, Letter
Crate, Mebaaiel, Joseph ! Mcdowell, Mckay, John P
Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris Morse, Newton, Nivep,
Relic, Rhets, Ritter Roberts, Russell sawele, Summon
Seldom, Alexander D. Sims, Leonard Il Sims, simpson,
TredWay, Wick. Williams Woodward woodwork and
NAYs--Messrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
nson VIVA cso john 0n btGM B"
q, Dosssry John il; Ewing, Edwin i. Ewing, Foot
LIN mamR nn VI HaTs, mes d ms an Hhoge Ella.
Washington Hunt, Joseph R. Ingersol Daniel p. King
Preston King. Thomas King, Lewis Long, McGnughey
pende,on, Pollock, Ramsey Ripley, Julius Rockwell John
A. Rockwell Root Runk, Schenck, Seaman, Severance
yin'oa. Wentworth, Wheaton, White. Wmot winthrop.
Wood, Wright, and Young--Sl
| So the bill was passed.
motion made to reconsider the vote Just taken
on the passage of the BILL and the motion reconsider
| was laid on the table.
INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
On motion of Mr. DROMGOOLE, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr. COBB in the chair and proceeded TO the
sideraon of the supplemental independent treasury bill
Mr. SEAMAN asked if it would be in order to pro-
pose amendment the shape of additional section
to the bill
Mr. SEAMAN then submitted his amendment, which
proposed to establish branch OF the mint OF the United
States in the city of New York.
This amendment having been partly read,
Mr.. SEAMAN said he was not particularly anxious
about having all read at present He would however,
the Secretary OF the Treasury on the subject and would
also refer to the Presidents message the topic
MIR. DROMGOOLE made few remarks in reply,
which not distinctly heard
MIR. MCKAY moved that the committee rise; which
was agreed to, and the committee accordingly and
MIR. WINTHROP rose to question Of order 1t was
well known that count was taken upon the question Of
rising, and that no quorum voted:
Mr. MCKAY offered resolution to terminate the de.
bate the bill within half hour after the House shall
again go into committee on the same
Mr.. COBB explained the question of order 1t was
true thatless than quorum voted the motion to rise;
but majority of those that voted in the affirmative rose,
and therefore he held that the committee must rise with
out reference to the fact that there was not quorum
voting Less than quorum could vote to rlse the same
as they could for an adjournment
Mr.. WINTHROP reioined briefly
Mr.. MCKAY renewed his resolution.
Mr.. WINTHROP objected to it, on the ground that
there was not quorum present
The resolution was read and the question on agreeing
to it put and decided in the affirmative.
I'm fho p1,yal too1f into
mittee OF the Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr.
Coon the chair and resumed the consideration of the
Mr 2afRssdn mads Fl eW remarks refer
ence to the bill in general and the anendnent of the
men BY Striking out the words New York and the
stitutng ''Jersey City, in lieu thereof
Mr.. w. HUNT addressed the committee in opposition
to the amendment He commended that the sub treasury
scheme had been fairly tesedhat had been generally
condemned and therefore they ought dispense with it.
He moved to amend the first section BY striking out the
same and inserting That act entitled An act to
provide for the better organization of the treasury and
for the collection sae-keepng transfer and disburse
ment of the public revenue, approved August 6, 1916,
be and the same is hereby repealed"
! Which amendment was rejected
| Mr.. w. W. CAMPBELL addressed the committee in
favor of the amendment of his colleague Mr.. SEA-
MANI II was not sectional question; but one which
concerned the best interests Of the whole country
The question on the adoption of the said amendment
was then taken and decided in the negative.
| Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL proposed further TO amend
the second section of the bill by adding after the word
payment, in the It'll line, the words cor prefers to
ceve any draft notes OF any person coporaon,
to leave it optional with any public creditor to receive
treasury drafts at par notes of persons or corpora
tons.
This amendment disagreed to-
Mr.. WINTHROP remarked that the second section of
the bill was machine which compelled the people to
take government paper and that therefore government
bank was at last established
| Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved to add to the Sd
section the following proviso, viz
Provided also That Secretary of War and Secretary
the Navy shall be hereby authorized issue
said notes drafts paper currency medium OF ex
change in sums of less amount than five dollars each"
| The proviso was rejected.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL moved to amend the said sec
ton by adding
sand whenever amount of specie exceeding $4 0000 900
shall be found in the treasury OF the United States, shall
be the duty of the Secretary Of the Treasury to invest such
| surplus in government stock
The amendment was disagreed to-
| Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved to strike out the
sd sections which motion rejected
Mr.. RIPLEY moved to strike out 'sthereof" in the
said section, and Substitute ''of such coin p which
disagreed to.
| Mr.. SEAMAN'S amendment was here read, as fol-
lows:
mint of the United States shall be established in the city of
New York. for the coinage of gold and silver And for the
purpose OF purchasing site, erecting suitable building,
and completing the combinations OF machinery
for the said branch the of hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars is hereby Appropriated be paid
OF money in the treasury otherwise Appropriated
cessary buildings shall be erected for the purpose of well
conducting the business of the said branch the following
officers shall be appointed, upon the nomination Of the
President, and with the advice and the Senate,
viz; superintendent, treasurer assayer,
meler and reiner and coincr And the said supern
tendent dal engage and employ as many clerks and