The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-05
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs
After the reading OF the journal


TERRITORIAL BUSINESS.
Mr. BOYD said that time since the House had
made the bill and the claim board bill special orders
subsequently. territorial business made order Tor
yesterday this and the three following days As both the
former were sill pending. he proposed to postpone
them until Thursday next, and 10 take up the special
0'S Mr. V VAN n DYKE DYKE Directing,
| The SPEAKER announced that the proposition, re-
quirng the unanimous consent OF the House, could not
now be entertained.
The SPEAKER explained, ruling tina, if the territorial
business reached in the time sci apart Tor II, II
would have its precedence special order; and then,
after conversation between the SPEAKER and MIR
BOYD on the subject.
| MIR. STRONG made point of order, that the adoption
of the original resolution OF Mr.. BoYD made the first
four days of the curreH, week dies for anything
else that the territorial bills not special ORDERS but
business for the transaction OF which certain days had
been apart, in which they overrode all pending special
orders.
But the SPEAKER everything this point Of order,
MIR. VAN DYKE moved the suspension OF the rule to
20 into Committee OF the Whole the state OF the
Union consider the special ordertbe San francisco
and New York mint bill agreed to-ayes "a, noes'62.
THE SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK BRAN Gil MINIS
So, Mr. CARTIER being called the chair
MIR McLANE desired TO know when the territorial
bills made special ORDERS and al what lime the mint
bill was made special order.
The CHAIR, alter giving the dates IN question: an
nounced that the mint bill had precedence.
The question was then put on the pending amend
men, the min, bill of Mr.. BRooKs, to transfer the Uni
ted States min: from Philadelphia TO New York; not
Mr. McLANE raised poin, of order, and went on TO
show that territorial business now 10 order, to the
exclusion OF the mint bill The action OF the House N
designating that class Of business special order after
the mint bill made special order, gave the iofmer
precedence, the day for lis consideration having arrived
The CHAIR everything the point Of order,
Mr.. McLANE took an appeal whereupon The decls-
ion of the Chair sustained
Mr. BAYLY desired 10 propose, substitute Tor the
amendment substitute OF MIR. CHANDLER, SIMPLE
project for an assaypg establishment in San Francisco,
IN lieu oil mint there. .
After conversation points OF order between Aessrs
RUMSEY, MCDONALD, and the CHAIR,
Mr.. SCHENCK proposed amendment for trans
erring the movesble property connected with the United
States mint establishment from Philadelphia to New
York. providing for the sale of the grounds and build
ngs used Philadelphia, for the purchase OF grounds,
aud erection OF buildings Tor this purpose in New York,
sc.
Mr.. MCDONALD, raising point Of order, held that
under previous decisions a proposition to the
mint from Philadelphia to New York could no, be here
entertained.
The CHAIR sustaining the point of order
MIR. SCHENCK appealed.
And then, after conversation between the CHAIR, Mr..
SCHENCK, and MIR. BUR the question on the appeal
put by telers; when the decision OF the Chair was
Mr.. BROOKS proposed to amend the bill by providing
that The saeh'nery Of The min, should be removed
from Philadelphia to New York but
The CHAIR ovenued the amendment
Mr.. BROOKS then offered pre- Jo,ma amendment,
and went on to reply to wha, MT. oHasDLEs had a
amounts paid by the government at New York city.
showing that such payments were made there for use
where, and by request OF the contractors and others,
no, residing in New York, who were to receive them
After five minutes speech from Mr.. CHAsDLER in
reply,
Mr.. KING, OF New York. moving pro lorna amend
ment TO the amendment went to argue in favor of the
removal Of the mint from Philadelphia 10 New York.
Mr.. CHANDLER replied for 1--WE minutes to the re-
marks OF Mr.. r.
The question on the pro forma proposition of Mr..
Kiso. OF New York. was then put; when il was not
agreed TO.
The question then recurring the amendment OF Mr..
bRooKs, II was not agreed to.
Mr.. MORSE moved 10 strike ont the appropriation
embraced in the bill for the mint At New YORK city, and
to insert 81, 900 900 in lieu thereof.
MIR. NJ then argued for Ave minutes to show that the
coming facilities Of this government should be r~htuily
only ut New York and New OrlsansL