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

porant that svery person may with safety approach him.
and for that purpose is necessary that ms lines should
be fixed IL very nconvenient, Also mat these agents,
who may be At q distance of SO o. 90 miles away.
boundaries o. each miner i amatter Of great impor
in This b aha! every isdisidas should b able 70 aAesr
tain and settle his own boundaries so that others may
approach him with certainty Of not interfering with s
many mere temporary occupan and will change
his location whenever be finds Improbable so much
for the first amendment As respects the second 20 also
in the case Of the placer for although machinery 4 e
ployed will be removed whenever The location is found
to be Improbable II is not to be expected that men VIII
remain anywhere Tor mining purposes unless 'he nine
The question being taken on this amendment II was
Mr.. EWING. Mr.. President. wish To- move an.
other amendment II is simply TO make the language OF
the slh ssciona little more aielfgibls. Il reads
'sEo And BE- farther eeesd. That permits are not
ration commenced. the may be sold but If sold %
person having permit. IL becomes merged in the Other
being for the public interest 70 avoid monopolies" 3t
Now il ia not very obvious which permit 10 forfeited
by the measure DO not know myself even winch one
was intended. will propose 70 amend i thus That
permits al large shall be assgnable but alter per-
init is located and operations commenced, the same may
be transferred by assignment in the OF the agent
and By delivery Of but the so assignee nave
can have two permits at the same time
The amendment was read as follows: n. .,t
strike out fifth section and inserts That permits
and operations commenced, The may be transferred
by assignment IN The presence Of the agent and by delivery
oil possession but IL the assignee have prior permit ~
shall thereby become void. as no one can have two permits
az the same time'" ~ itiSss Qe m41 ~ PGH
Z. Mr. TURNKEY. | will inquire whether, by the pro-
vision Of ,hs bill any going to California can ap
Mr. EWING Any American citizen. iastis
MI TURNEY. Then il any American citizen can
government 10 prevent The negoiiabty Of these permits,
Il can only be done eectualy by prohibiting their trans
fer altogether is not 10 be supposed on the other
for and obtain permit without cost would purchase
one Unless II is intended by this means TO allow Tor
eigners come in by Of purchase, can see no
permits al all and think ii will be better to strike out
! Mr.. EWING, il would not do to strike il out i,
Ses. pers e would
they have any value in that way But when the holder
has located his permit, makes improvements upon his
location finds valuable one, but gets sick and cannot
MI. TURNEY. To whom could he sell it
MIR. EWING. To any American citizen.
Mr.. TURNKEY. How can he sell TO an American cit.
zen. when every American citizen receive permit
MI. EWING. He sells the advantages Of his location.
Another American citizen cannot have that location by
MI GWfN suggested tina, transfers should be only to
American citizens Ae I.. bIaa ta.
\ Mr. EWING There is provision in the bill which
does not allow any other than American citizens 10 hold
MI. GWIN None are granted to other than Amer.
sy SgaS Be &
H. but think tina; such is not the case The gentleman
from California will please to examine and see il be
The question being taken, the amendment was agreed
Mr. EWING II have another amendment OF more i'm
poranee than Of these have shown to the senators
from California | do not know whether they wall pre-
fer the bill as il stands or the amendment. wish to
say word two with respect 10 il before offer the
amendment and have il read. The bill reads, IN the 7lh
section, thus:
"src T. And be Il further enacted That the respective
agents shall demand and receive for the OF the United
States for permit TO work placer ey manual labor a., ~
h, ask and Tor Ps% 70 %Si. o m,ss ~n
months as the applicant shall demand not. exceeding
twelve months In either but new permits may be
granted to the same persons at the expiration OF the irs
he was working"
Now, this provision Of the bill taxes Just heavily he
man who is unfortunate and gets no gold as the man
who finds pocket OF mass OF gold, and makes n,m
the cases. and is therefore, as think, in that re.
spect unjust There are many gold diggers who earn
very little in consequence OF hitting upon an
location. Ii is just about much those poor fellows
do 10 live al all without paying anything; whereas
those who are Fortunate make themselves rich directly
do not think they ought to be taxed alike in both
cases. - /.
There is another thing 10 which wish to call aen.
ton The current price Of gold Califoniahat Is al
San Francsco--as understand, is sixteen dollars an
ounce lfthe United States have il, and have their mint
in San Francisco the assayer provided by the bill we
passed last night, this gold 10 worth eighteen dollars an
the United States Now. in order that the miner
may not think himself taxed at all, and in fact not
be faxed allin order that he may have the United
States as purchaser at the mines, that he shall not
be doubly shaved at the mines and at San Fran.
cisco, ! propose an amendment, the provision OF
which think would secure handsome revenue TO the
United States, and does not. in fact tax the miner a
purchaser OF his gold al the mine where he dug II,
giving him the full value Of il there and, ms observed,
yield very handsome revenue TO the government
move the amendment +, l /
The amendment was read as follows: t0's
+" Strike out section T. and inserts
dnd bs fsrihsr enacted, raat all gold extracted from
The mines and placers OF the United States in California
shall be and remain the properly OF the United States as
well before from the placer mine
and the gold collected by each person havnga permit and
oener detanded for the district, shall
give him therefor gold silver coin OF the United States
stamped bullion, a certificate enuing the lessee OF
his assigns receive the mint assay oce of the
United States 10 California gold silver con stamped
bulion daft the treasury OF the United Satos
8I6 Tor eysry OF crude gold, with its usual
alloy, as taken from the placer or mine And any person
having permit shall neglect or refuse 10 deliver 10 the
agent demand all the gold he shall have taken IRON any
such placer inc, shall SELL bare rsor oeiw dis
pose Of any such god he shall forfeit his permit and oca
all interest OF such person his assgnee heein shau be
absolutely for cited to the United States"
Mr.. FREMONT. The amendment offered by the hon
orable senator from Ohio IMr, EwfsGl introduces a
change or would be change 10 system no: al all con-
iempaied in this bill II il leading object Of thus