New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

BY Bdn's Electro Chemical Te'cgrdph
Mr.. McLAsE Ioco) of Nd. moved TO take up anc
pass the Senate bill in relation TO the iacilitatior
of coinage of bullion at the Mint He said there
was now great embarrassment and difficulty, and
this bill was 10 prevent bullion from going to Eng
land, which ought to come 10 the | nited states
Objection was made.
PREsroy KING Free Soil Of y. Y moved the
House go into Committee on the Census bill
Mr. COBB Loco OF Ala rose 70 the question, leav
ing for the House TO determine whehercne ofPriv-
ilege or not
Mr ISGE-l call Tor the reading Of the paper.
Cries" II cad" "readl
The Clerk took up NewYork paper OF yes
tcriay, and began to read extracts from Webster S
fpeech
Mr.. CLINGNAS objected
Mr. CopB said, we seldom hear such eloquent
language.
Cries Readv "read :" and laughter
The SPEAKER knocked to restore order, and was
in the act o: putting the question whether the pa
per should be read, when
Mr. CoBB withdrew il.
Mr. IsGE-Oh! no. Read read.
The House then went into Committee OF The
Whole on tie Census bill
Mr. SrEPHESs, (Whg of Ga, again ad-
dressed the Committee. There was not single
point Conformation in the BILL beyond the enume
rat on of the inhabitants, that was authorized by
the Constitution, and he would resist H. The bill
proposed an inquIsitora power to inquire INTO
mems private pursuits, for the qualification OF Idle
and prurent curiosity. Gentlemen say that they
want to see how all sections are getting on. Inc
Federal Government was formed for no such pur
pose. II must be confined TO its legitimate sphere
Fer himself he shrunk from 40 responsibility, and
he gave glowing description o' the prosperity
and resources Of Georgia. AMI Wugld ten gente-
men that they would see paupcri III re-. Ihey
would not see there rs in New Nork, hive hundred
thousand men demanding the rights OF iaoo,'-
Formulation is no criterion Of prosperity, o1t lauor
and its just reward is the proper scale to Judge oy
No State is more prosperous than sunny georgia
+ OF ali sections intend to their own business-to
the objects for which the Constitution was lo meu'
Mr. swEETsER Loco of Ohio inquired whether
the manufacturing establis imenis IN Gooreia were
not owned AMI controlled 10y New'hnsiand captai
IFS
Mr. grrppESs replied that he thought that the
cotton factories are owned by Georgia capitalists.
In 1910 when he was at college. he did not know
rs n s;pgle one They had fifteen millions of dol
lars in railroads. Every dollar was paid Gentle.
men don't see the securities ot Georgia hawked
about Che built railroad Of one hundred and
,bir,v ak miles over the Allegheny Mountains
Which ia prominent monument Of enterprise-at
an evpense Of eighteen hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. THOMPSON, Loco of Penn said, go far
os the eulosy on Georgia is concerned he con
pratulsred that State on her prosperous cond ton
and bored she would maintain il. No doubt Geor
ola s the paradise she is represented to be. We
soc IN that section, speck about the size OF man
finger We have not forgotten the chicken panic
which convulsad that State, Notwithstanding her
prnsperitv The old women were frightened "hen
thev were told that Van Buren, intended 10 tax
their live stock As the gentleman has notified the
House that he will resist the bill he Mr..
Tboupsoul roped robody wruli be killed. There
is nothing unconstitutional in this bill. we
have right To .nliehten the public mind by CD
aiming ail the information the bill calls FOR. IN
March last Mr. Pslfrey bill was passed, auihoIH'
ing Census Board TO arrange tables Tor taking the
statistics of agriculture, mining. commerce, INDUS
nv and education H. found Mr. Stephens and
o,bers voting for il, although they had al
dressed The Committee against obtaining such IN
formation in this bill
MR SrETHFSs said that he voted for Palire!
bill but did not know what tables The Board would
present 20 the House They were 10 be subjected
10 subsequent action. -
Nj THosPsos replied-That won't 10. lbs
bill proposed the same end ne Mr.. pnlireys bill
ur srEFRFSs repeated u hat he had said