Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

The CHAIRMAN stated that no action could he tad on
thi. amendment until after the orginsi bill should be per
fectsd. 4lsaaaegu M a 89
Mr.. SCHENCK moved to amend the bill by striking out
the FIRST sections, (Which relate the establishment
branch mint in the city of New York and substituting IN
lieu thereof provisions for the removal of the mint from Phs
dephia the city Of New York, and making aPPropra
The CHI AIRMAN ruled the amendment out Of order,
stating that the bill under consideration for the establish
men Of branch mints in New York and California, while the
amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio contemplated
the destruction Of the mint at Phlsdephia.
Mr.. SCHENCK appealed from this decision
And the question being put TO the committee, the Chair
was sustain, Ayes n, noes A.
long debate then ensued the necessity of establish
ing mnts at New York, San Francisco, &C., which
participated in by Messrs. BROOKS, Oh ANDLER KING,
Of New Jersey, MORSE, McCLERNAND, SACKErT,
sCHENK, PHENIX, GORMAN, EVANS. Of Maryland,
On motion Of Mr.. SCHENCK the first section strick
en- from the bill Ayes 81, noes 81. #t4sa.
On motion of Mr.. STRONG, the second section then
stricken out Ayes ~, noes 90: Ei. 5,t FL
On motion Of Mr.. GORMAN, the other sections Of the bill
providing for the estabshmen Of mint in the city Of New
York were stricken out. ai fH s3 aas
On motion of Mr. THOMAS the remaining sections Of the
bill (Which provided for the establishment of branch mint
and an assayers Office at San Francsco) stricken
moved BY Mr. BAYLr for the substitute Of Mr.. CHAsDLER,
(Which latter provided for the establishment Of branch mint
and an assayers Office ct San Frsncsco and an asayes
Office in the city Of New York .,l 1lsHI Ns5as
bis propositions He said that his substitute met the whole
emergency Of the BY law Of the last session Of Con-
gess provson made foe making gold w California into
ingos Under these regulations the Secretary OF the Irea-
suly sent out assaye with directions TO put gold into bars
OF ngos Of one hundred dollars five hundred dollars, and
one thousand dollars But that law provided punishment
for coun.sreng these ngots made no proyson or the
punishment Of any assayer who made way with any Of the
gold deposited with him. The substitute which he offered
removed that defect in the law and without that defect in the
law, the emergency of the w met II his substitute
should be adopted there would be occasion whatever for
branch mint San Fancsco provided Tor IN the amend
rnen Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. CaAsDLEH,
because this bullion would be much better to send 10 the
United States and to all parts Of the world that all the gold
would be put into these ngos except 90 much as would be
necessary for circulation, and the coin which had already
gone California would be nearly sufcent to supply the
local circulation there These ngots would be better than
CON- as they would harder to counterfeit for they would
have their value stamped upon them, and the most ignorant
could tell whether was what purPorted to BE- when
these ngos should into New York they would be used
there Of commerce. and basis OF issue tor
banks They would be 80 much convenient than coin
that the baks would be dsgorgd OF coin and thus much
coin would be thrown into circulation than by the es
Enlistment of mnts. He did not any occasion for
branch mint in California. He believed that the influx OF
would be the there any truth in geology and his
tory If experience proved TO be otherwise, would be
tne enongh undertake to establish mint there when
prices would not be SO high.
were in the world he said, than one hundred mnts-
being France. Not quite twotenhs Of that num-
Der were located the American continent. The world
produced annually about hundred and sixty million
dollars in value Of the precious metal, OF which more than
six tenths were taken from the American continent -Four
mnts only within the limits Of the United States, and
yet California had supplied than half the whole amount
of gold produced by world He advocated the policy OF
coinage required large for the capacity Of the Pha
depha mint He took occasion to say that he felt no IN
tes whatever in the controversy between the States Of New
York and Pennsylvania.
The question then taken on the substitute moved by
Mr.. BArLT, and it was agreed TO Ayes 78, noes 49.
Mr.. SHENCK moved TO amend the substitute by adding
thereto section providing that the branch mint at Charlotte
North Catona, and the one at Dahionega Georgia. shall
be abolished, and making the duty OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury from thence the uncoined bulon dies
other movable pr pery that belongs to the Government
and have such prop y can be used with benefit to The
public conveyed the assay office in California and
such property canno be used with advantage at the assay
office to be placed in the mint at Philadelphia.
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out Of order on
The ground that il proposed matters foreign to the bill.
Mr. SCHENCK appealed from this decision
And the question being taken, the Chair sustained
The substitute Of Mr. CHAsDLgR as amended py MI
BAYLY then agreed to-
The committee then and reported to the House.
The question being agreeing to the amendment OF Mr.
BAYLr, as reported from the COMMITTEES Of the Whole
Mr.. BRIGGS moved the previous question
Mr.. STRONG moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. VINTON moved that the House adjourn which mo-
ion not agreed to
The question ung on the motion to lay the bill on the
able
Mr.. STRONG withdrew it.
Mr.. CABLE renewed the motion and the question being
aken it was decided the negative by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Abortion, Ashe Averett, Beale Bing-
,am Bocock Boyd Brisbin, Albert G. Brown Burt, JOS
Cable Calvin Carter Chandler, Colcock Danner, Dckey
0mmick Disney Durham, Edmundson, Freedley, Giddings
Sorman Hamilton HARRISON, Isham g. Harris, Sampson w /
Iarrs Hebard, Hosgland Holiday. Howe, nse, Joseph
W. Jackson, Andrew johnson, Jones, Julian Kerr, Levin
-ittlefeld Job Mann, Mason, Mcdonald McDowel Nc
.anahan McMuen Mcqueen, Melville, Meade, Mllson,
Moore Oge Orr Parker Reed Robbins, Robinson Savage
rhaddeus Stevens Strong Thomas Jacob Thompson James
Thompson Venable. Wallace, Welborn Whttlesey Wild
rick Wilmot, and Woodward-70.
NAYS-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Andrews, Ashmun, |
3ayly Bell Bennett Booth Bowie, Bowlin Breck, Briggs,
Brooks, VIM J. Brown, burrows, J. r Caldwell Camp
elL Casey Clarke, Cole, Conger Corwn Croweli Daniel
svans Fowler Fuller, Gilbert, Got, Gould, Grnnel, Hall
holloway Thomos L. Harris Hay Raymond, Henry, Hb-
,ard Houston, Howard, Wm 7, Jackson, Jas T. Johnson
Geo. G. King Jss G. King, John King. La Sere Horace
Manu. Marshall, Matteson McClernsnd, MeGaughey. Nc
Sssoek, Robert M. MsLane, Meacham, Morris, Morse,
Norton Nelson Newell Olds Ots Peasee, Penn, Phelps,
Phrnx, Pman Potter, Powell, Hutnam, Reynolds, Rich
rdon Risley, Rockwell Ross, Rumsey, Sacke Sawtelle
.n, p
Sweetser TAYLOR Thurman Tuck, Underhl, Ninton, Wal
ien Waldo Watkins Wentworth, White, and Wrght-iO6
The question then REQUIRED secondDR the demand Tor
he previous quesonpendng which, the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s., 1851.
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