The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After the reading OF the journal

after
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIVES
After the reading OF the journal
IMPRISONMENT or CoLoRED sEAMEN.
Mr.. GIDDINGS asked the unanimous consent OF the
House to introduce resolution as follows;
Resolved That tho President be requested az consistent
with the public intres communicate TO this BODY any
cores pondeuce which may have taken place between
Great Bn,ain and this government e'pec'ing me nps
Of BRUSH seamen in ports OF The untted states
Mr. CARTIER ohjectng, leave not granted.
Mr.. BURT called Tor the regular order OF business
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
to be the call OF the committees Tor reports; when
AN ARMY RETIRED.
Mr.. BURT, from the Com nee on Military Affairs,
reported back the Senate bill 10 make retired army list
{of oices,) with amendment extending the operation
OF The bill to the marine corps.
Mi moving to pu, ,hs bill lis passage addressed
the House in favor OF that moon, and IN explanation OF
its tenor and OF that of the proposed amendment.
Mr.. GIDDlNGS addressed the House against prec'pi
tate action this BILL and then moved IT'S commitment
10 The Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Alter few remarks from Mr.. JOHN A. KING.
urging immediate action on the bull Mr. n, moved thr
previous question which ielers being ordered, was
seconded by the House--ayes u.s. noes H.
The main question being next ordered the question
recurred the reference OF the bl to the Committee OF
tie Whole on the stale of the Union.
Mr.. JONES moved that il be laid on the table; OH
which motion the yeas and nays were demanded anu or
dered. when it was agreed to-yeas "a, nays 81.
"
Mr.. TOOMBS moved to lay that motion on the table
Mr.. McLANE raised point OF order. Under the
rules the motion 10 lay the table motion to recon
slider vote laying bill on the table could mol be made
until other business had interviewed
The SPEAKER oyerruled this point OF order
Whereupon the question was about TO be put on The
motion OF Mr. TooMBs when
MIR. WENTWORTH demanded the yeas and nays ;
which being ordered,
Mr. w moved to suspend the rules to go into Com
miee of The Whole The sale OF the Union on he
supciaI Or,er-the branch mint bill
On which motion Mr.. JONES demanded the yeas and
nays which being ordered the House refused to into
COMMITTEE OF the Whole on the stale OF Tue Union
The question REQUIRED on the lay the table
the motion TO reconsider the vote laying The bill on the
table; which was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 81.
MIR ROBBINS Qae morning hour having explred)
moved the suspension of The rules TO go into Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr. STANTON, OF tennessee, asked the unanimous
the House for leave TO make report from the
Committee Naval Affairs, which he desired merely TO
have laid the Speakers table, and ordered to be
printed.
But objection being made leave no, granted.
THE SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK BRANCH MINIS
And then the motion OF Mr.. ROBBINS prevailing,
The SPEAKER called Mr.. CARTIER TO the chair;
Whereupon The Committee of the Whole, taking ny
the special order. Uhe San Francisco and New York
branch mint bsl)
Mr. CHANDLER, who was entitled TO the foor ad
dressed the opposition 10 the clause ~ the
bill proposing 10 establish branch OF the mint IN New
York city; which, II earned out, he held, would be
wilfu waste OF large sum OF money Nations he con-
tended, were always unwilling 10 multiply conveniences
tesiablishlnents) for coming Mr. G. next enumerated
the grounds which the establishment of the New York
branch mint to be advocated He con,ended that
though the Phiadep hia mint year ago incompetent
to the work required OF II. under the new arrange
menis made II was competent TO com any quantity of
bullion that might oder.
France, the greatest coming nation in the world. had
never exceeded twenty i've millions IN year Britain
had but once come up 10 that amount, when she bad
coined forty FIVE millions. This for The most parl
a rsconaRe, under circumstances which Mr. G. explained
Last year the Philadelphia mint had coined ten thou
sand pieces The circumstances which produced the
of the mint TO coin sufficiently last, he
explained being for the want OF proper assayng iaci
ties, which had been recently furnished to that establish
ment The delay, he repeated, had resulted from want
OF power to assay sufficiently fast. The Philadelphia
mint could now coin from seveny-hve TO one hundred
millions OF dollars, as he went on 10 prove IL had been
sad that all the immense amount oil coinage effected al
the mini had been in double eagles. Now, it was known
that the descriptions OF coin depended on the fancy OF
deposi,ors He further commended that the capacities OF
the Philadelphia mint were equal 10 double The demand
from California and elsewhere upon IT. and that its capa
cities could be doubled AT any moment Mr. {, went on
to show that eight times smaller pieces bad been
turned out OF double eagles The cet~1ge machinery
had been employed more than eighth OF the year.
Thus the asssying facilities having been greatly increased
plain that The Philadelphia mint could keep up with
the New York and all other demands He also argued to
show tina, there need be moments delay return
ing coin Tor bullion; all that necessary to have
order from the Secretary Of the Treasury authorizing
on nand 10 De Danoed over 10 uepONOra pu
lion MIR. C. here quoted from letter from the snpern
tendeDt OF the Philadelphia mint, urging that all that was
wanted 10 furnish facilities Tor any possible quantity OF
coming the employment OF additional hands, easily
to be had.
The speaker then addressed his reparks to prove
that Mr. BRecs the preparation OF his statistics, had
taken periods particularly into consideration which did
not give fair idea OF what the Phladelpha mint had
done heretofore Against the plea that the DELAY in the
transportation OF bullion way and coin the other be
tween New York and Philadelphia rendered mint ne
cessary in New York, he urged various arguments
and wen, on to show that il the deposi,or deposit
Ing his bullion in New York. could receive instantly
from the New York he would be put lite
rally to no inconvenience He denied that the expense
of the transn lesion OF bullion and coin between New
York and Philadelphia item OF importance to be
taken into the estimate Adams Co., The express firm,
would transport $25 900 900 both ways Tor el5 900
This would be all The extra expense On the other hand
TO establish mint in New York city would cost full
5000 900 ii once He held that If il were cost blu,
81 0O0 900. there would resu loss OF $780, 900 nterest
annually. without takiag into consideration the pay OF
persons employed in the proposed New York mint Mr..
c. then held that The estimate OF $3.50 900 per annum
was too little for the expense (annua oil new mint.
and that 10 coin all At Phadepha would result but
fifteenth OF the cost il the branch mint New York
dered AS the existing branch mins with the Philadelphia
mint and the proposed Ssa Francisco mint would sup
ply all the demands Of the country he held from what
he had before ead that to establish the New York mint
would be 10 throw array money, only 10 crafty the fancy
of New York TO have such an institution there.