The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-28


make revenues out OF this natter that the United States
ought TO content herself with getting the wealth out OF
the bowels Of the earth which is now lying there useless
ana content herself with receiving what would pay inc
expenses Of the administration OF such system and
that system should be just simple II could be 10
o S H., s@oas The miners Tbs Is the way
hest from me, and who says he proposes fee OF one
dollar upon the permit to the la6orer who works his
The party may Jake out the permit for as many months
a. he plssses ana sapposlng Mt President that there
are ope hundred thousand persons 70 snEase in this
u 1905 900 year., which would be far above every
expense which the United States would incur admins
ieng the system Ii would at the time be SO light
that the laborer would not feel II; and having the pryi
lege 10 shift his location just ~ often as he pleases, he
would be almost sure in the course OF time to md some
thing which would remuncraie him for his expenses
This is the footing upon which il now stands or Is now
proposed l the bill proposed 70 change H. % make
all the gold the property q the United States with
chinery, expense, capital a money put INTO we
hands Of the agents. responsibility Of the agents. and
system OF awsto be applied to the agents and to The
miners, wholly foreign to the policy OF the nation 40
not believe in the nations owning gold mines al ALL
do not believe in the nalions getting rich by amassing
gold believe in ndiyidlals managing things o. mus
every government ID in the pocket OF the the
true riches Of every nation isthe industry OF the people
And the u true policy Of every nation to encourage labor
and 10 make the body OF the people rich and
When this is done, the government is well Oh u the
find those citizens ready to contribute their money Or
blood to the services Of the government when the gov
eminent wants it therefore wholly object to the whole
idea Of deriving from these mines. am Tor the
smallest possible sum which will cover expenses as the
price for the permit The senator from California men
lions dollar month Perhaps il would be right for
him perfect the section by having the blanks filled up
before there is proposition for vote TO- strike il out
The machinery for carrying this into effect would be ex-
Ssedingy difficult II vide and sparey-se.iied country
gold and silver hand to take up that from the miners
as fast they find the gold which they may have to
dispose Of There Is now brought into the United States
gold at the rate Of more than two millions per
month. The agent therefore. must have great
capital on hand to meet the demands OF the miners
enue we do get from the gold mines; and it would
be great in that way am in favor OF getting II
through the OF commerce. and OF having no super
ntendence over the miners to what amount they find
no accountability in the miner in respect to what he gets
nobody to stand him and see how much he gets
man to call him TO account to tell how much ne gets
Let him get all he can, and il he gets il BY virtue OF
permit which will cost him but trAe, he will not only
show all he GETS but he will In good time deliver up
good portion Of il the United States for articles which
pay duties and in that way you will get goody per
cent upon his earnings. and get it from him with his
good will and pleasure. II an ofcer stood over MN 70
hold him to account ne would De DISSATISFIED WIN .aa
eminent that put him there, and would be very apt TO
conceal the amount OF what he got and would grldge to
deliver small per cenum TO the United States, when, II
left alone he would deliver up large portion Of itin
the consumption of products paying daes or in the pur
chase OF our public lands.
This question, them Is vital TO the whole system and
the attention OF the Senate trust will be called both 10
the principle OF making revenues and 10 the mode Of
doing It. think the bill now provides the simplest OF all
means, and that will be easy OF execution, easy OF
application 1t precisely the mode OF working the lead
mines which prevailed in louisiana at the time that the
two senators who sit upon my left from Wisconsin and
Iowa. or rather the older of the two, Mr.. DoDGE OF
Wisconsin, and myself, purchased in those mines The
miners could take out PERMITS but they went and dug
and the place they occupied was theirs until they ieit
l.1 anHaaC thplr Iaud
they found it. for when industrious man had found
place which promising, people came up to purchase
from him according 70 the apparent value Of It; and they
sometimes offered him great sums which could not be
realized in any other way So he went and found an
other place. always becoming the seller, and obtaining as
much as possible think. Mr. President ihai we should
sufficient to raise revenue to pay expenses, leaving
perhaps the amount which the senator from California
o. one dollar month sm Seran ~
security as far be would be TO 60, and that we
should get that small to swell up TO give the
United States very considerable income over and above
MI. FREMONT. Before the question is taken on the
amendment OF the honorable senator from Ohio, Mr..
ton by inserting in the fourth line one dollar and in
the sixth line twenty five dollars"
MIR. BENTON asked a division OF the question.
| Mr.. DAWSON asked for the yeas and nays; which
The question being taken, the first amendment was
agreed to. .
/ Inc queeuoh was meh saaseu uPoh 'ne oSSohu oAe"1
ment. t ,
1 Mr. BENTON. will inquire whether the amend
already proposed by the senator from Ohio does mol
deterninae the quantity OF ground which by permit "a
work mine may be granted! Does II leave the guam
I tty of ground undeterminateds
/ Mr. EWING. Not exceeding four acres for mine
! MIR. BENTON. That is an immense quantity.
Mr. EWING. And not exceeding ninety feet Tor
placer.
Mr. BENTON. And that not square
MIR. EWING. Not square; but 10 be lad OIL under the
direction OF the superintendent of the mines.
| Mr.. BENTON. Well, sir, cannot say how much
ought be granted for permit OF that kind, but think
great many times twenty-five dollars for permit Of
that kind In fact, am against that amendment and
when il comes INTO the Senate will state my objections
| to il fully. After the amendment has been adopted
making four mine, and those four acres laid ou
the party chooses, have doubt that twenty hvt
dollars would bear proportion 10 the one dollar oil the
laborer should move larger sum than one hundred
dollars for H. Ii should certainly be larger SUN thar
twenty i've dollars for that. should think one hun.
bred dollars an would be very small, and should
Yards amended so as 10 reduce the quantity 10 square
Then four hundred dollars should be liked as the prce
| OF four acres,
| Mr. GWIN Mr.. President, | think that that is en-.
tirey too much That enormous price TO pay, and
they have the risk of ascertaining whether there
is gold there or not The expense OF carrying machinery
there Is very great and that Of putting IL is very great
would be runous -Four hundred dollars month would
be an enormous amount. | think that II is too large
and shall vote against the proposition
Mr. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. AS understand the prop
ostion there is obligation upon the miner TO remain
upon the lot II he finds il rich in gold, four hundrec
dollars would not be very large; il not rich IN gold hs
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