The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-28
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fore the recess, no debate was permitted.
CORPORATION wAsHIseToN
The committee non -concurred in the following
amendment of the Senate. viz:
90 To reimburse the Corporation OF Washington
the amount advanced to complete the paving Of
Fifteenth street in front of the Treasury Depart
ment, including the culvert, two thousand three
hundred and nine dollars and ninety cents upon II
being shown to the Secretary of the Treasury that
said sum of money was 30 advanced by the Corpo-
ration OF Washington"
HypRooRAPHIcAL AND TYPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS.
The Clerk having read the following clause,
viz
''For making photographed and typographical
surveys to decide on the pracicability and cost OF
improving the navigation of the Ohio river by
system of reservoirs to feeders in periods
OF low water, according to the plan proposed by
Charles Ellct, junior, civil engineer, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars"
Mr. BAfLY, on the part OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means, recommended that the amend
ment be not concurred in.
MIR. BlSSELL sent up amendment. He
asked that the title only be read, viz: "An act
making appropriations for certain rivers and har-
bors.
Mr.. BAYLY Immediately rose to question of
order. The River and Harbor bill, he said was not
relevant to the Civil and Diplomatic bill
The CHAIRMAN 30 decided
MIR. BIS, ELL appealed from the decision.
The CLERK began to read the bill.
MIR. BlSSELL suggested that it be not read.
Mr.. JONES. Yes, every word of it.
The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will proceed to
read the amendment.
The CLERK read page MORE when
MIR. JONES withdrew his request for the read
Mr.. BIssELL made slight modification of his
amendment.
Mr.. CARTER. Read on T"Oh non'l
Mr.. McCLERNAND asked what amount the
amendment Of Mr.. BIssKLL appropriated.
A gentleman informed him eight nine hun
dred thousand dollars.
The committee sustained the decision of the
Chair-ayes 10, noes 81.
And then rejected the amendment of the Senate
BRANCH MINIS IN NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO.
The Clerk read the Senate's amendment appro-
pratng five thousand dollars for assayer of gold
in California when
Mr.. PHOENIX moved to amend by adding
| S225,0OO for branch mint in New York, and
| $500 OUO for branch mint in San Francisco.
| The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to be
| out OF order; and the committee sustained the de-
| cision--ayes u.s. noes 69
Mr.. PHOENIX again moved like amendment,
| and it was disposed of in a similar manner.
| Mr.. McCLERNAND offered amendment, to
| establish branch mint at New York, and one at
| San Francisco; and
Mr. KING, of New Jersey, offered the following:
| That the mint at Philadelphia be removed to the
| city of New York; and, henceforth, that branch
| mint be established at the city of San Francisco;
| and that authority be given hereby, to the mint
and Its b. anches, to stamp value according to ex-
| sting standards, on bars of gold and siiver-as
we'll as to coin money of gold, silver, and copper
and that Ss225o0O be appropriated therefor, to be
| expended under the direction of the Secretary of
| the Treasury.
Both of these propositions were declared to be out
of order; the latter by-ayes II, noes At.
large number of Senate amendments were
| acted on, some Of which were not CONQUERED in;
among them the appropriations for custom
house and independent treasury at ST. Louis, and a
| similar building at Cincinnati.
The following amendments were concurred in,
| viz
| To defray the expenses incurred under the au-
| thority of the committee of arrangement for the
funeral of General Zachary Taylor, deceased, late
President of the United States, eight thousand
| hundred and forty six dollars, to be disbursed by
| the marshal for the District of Columbia.
To d,fray the expenses of transporting the re-
mains of General Taylor from the cemetery in
| Washington, to Kentucky, to be expended under
the direction of the President Of the United States
| four thousand dollars.
To enable the War Department to make such
| examinations and surveys as may be necessary to
determine upon the best and most available mode
of supplying the city of Washington with pure
water, and TO prepare plan and estimate of the
probable cost of the same, to be reported to Con-
| gress at its next session. five hundred dollars
! 1.-The House was in session when our paper, at
a late hour, was put to press