The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-08


ed ihe death Of his colleague, Mr. kaufman,
which look place suddenly az his rrsidrnre
last evening When tho decreased lrh the
House a. . o'clock be- appeared 20 be- In per
irct health
Sir kaufman was q native Of Cumberland
county, Ia, Messrs Morse, Mrlanahan, and
MrClrrnaud spoke 10 the highest terms Of
the deceased when iht customary resolutions
were passed also one "a attend the funeral
on Monday aud tho House adjourned
MoSpAY, Fcb. 3.
hENArE,-lhe Senate mel, and on motion
adjourned 10 alloud tho funeral OF the late
Hon. d. kaufman
HOUSE, Mr ksaimans funeral took place
from tie Hall Of the llou-i,
Row Mr Butler Chaplain Of the Senate,
read The funeral service. after which Air Cur
ley delivered q brief and eloquent sermon,
LAe- lnrpAe u. IN l4eA.4ll lles. s...s.. tg.4.-
eut, President Fillmore, tl.a members of the
cabinet, Senators, judged Of 1be supreme
Court, Gru- Srult aud others
The procession formed acc0hiing 10 prI.
Rrlmmei Pnd lac eorpsr was conveyed "a The
Cohgressi9na bupiug ground
TUESDAY, Feb, (,
SINATr--A message wa received FROM
the President enclosing report OF the De
rector OF the mint; also, q communication
from the Secretary Of State, In response 10 %
resolution ui the -vru'r- ruitiug tnr Rii the
correspondence i,vt~rrn tliiy- tinertrprnt
and Great Britain, relative 90 the posscssory
rigl'tH ct the iiuti-uu Bay cumTrs'ty5 laid
on the tabir and ordered TO hc printed.
Mr. Atchlson introduced petition from o
citizen ofMi,souri, setting forth that his slave
was la the service Of the T., s. Quartcr-mas.
rrrT
negligence Of the u, :, Army officers, the
slave fled away and II lost, lie asks for rom-
penaation from the T., $,
Me lrlr moved thar the petition be- laid on
the table, Lost
Mr. BnflaGd presented memorial Of tho
Legislature of Arkansas, asking Congress 10
take appropriate steps towards the acquisition
of Cuba
Mr. Pcarce presented memorial from
membefs OF the Constitutional Convention
Of Mgry land, IN favor ofa line Of steamers To-
Liberia
John Davis reported a bin making Cam
bridge, Mas, port Of entry. II was con-
sidorrd, and is cugro~mcut ordered.
Ca motion of Mr. Hunter the Senate took
up The bill Disappointing appraisers az large
and Tor other purposes, This bin wa, intro.
durrd originally by Mr. Winthrop The Ii
ulurc Committee reported substitute Cor IT,
hc question pending wa ON striking out
ihc original till, and inserting, Ia lieu th,r.
oL the substitute.
Mr. Hunter cNphincd the sulnimrc.Whirh
be- 7''-'d"rcd'hirhy important aud nccc..a-
rs.
All N-tt'tI'F"f'-' ,-- ti,uuyiui that the Com
hiitec had acted 80 promptly on bis hill q. but
regretted that the Wholesome provision for
home valuation bad been siricken out. IN.
der the circumstances he supposed he must be-
contcnt with this bill but though thorough
reform IA the mode of collecting duties may
not prevail ~ the Senate or House AT this
session, stu the time would come, and IL was
speedily approaching, when that change
would bc forced upon them by the necessities
OF the people and ofthc country -..
hu bll Wa then amended. .tngrosscd and
hnally passed The following amendment 10
The bill was adopted Be il enacted. g..
that the certificate OF any one Of The apprais.
rrs "l the l nitcd states, of the dutilhr val
uc ct any imported merchandise .rruuirrd Ia
he appraised, shall be- deemed and iak,n Ia
hr the 1pprJistmcnt of such merchandise.
required ly the existing laws, to hr made hy f.
,nea appraisers, and whore su,h mcrr handizc
'hhll he entered at ports where there are no I
appraisers, the ccrtiil ate of the revenue OIL
'cr 10 whom is committed the ESTIMATING and
-l-lErllan ni duties lhe duiiaL!a.....,,,-
any merchandise required To be- apprai.,d .
shall Ice deemed and taken Ia be- the appr,isr-
ncnt Of such merchandise required Gy ''cN,v
sung laws TO be made by such Revenue oil
'crs.
The California private Land claim was then
aiken up.
Mr. Benton offered several amendment 10
cyerdl scTIi0ns, winch were All rejected.
On motion of Mr. Gwinn, the section AN.
iroprating' 100000 to carry the Lill into 81.
r't,waS stricken out 70 avoid reference of
nc OH 10 committee OF the Whole in the
House.
Mr. Gwinn moved to allow the Commis.
toners and Clerks under the hin $1,000 each
or travelling expenses, in addition TO their
alarie, rejected.
Mr. Walker moved an amendment. that nat
nts issued by the Commissioner o4 Courts be
onr'nSlNc only against the United Scatcsand
'ot against third parties, Adopted, yeas 20.
lays ~.
The bill was then reported to the Senate.
nd ordered to be printed as amended. Al
ourncd.
hoUsE'-Ihc House then went INTO Com
nlttee OF the Whole on the bill TO establish
ranch Mints in New York aud California.
AIR Schcnck offered a substitute to remove
he mint from HhilAanlt4Aia ~ N...t1
pproprIute 100000 for purchase of site and
rcction of buildings in Non Yark ,-
NJ Mcdonald raised question ororder.
me Chairman, Mr. Carter decided the
ulendmcnt ont of order, for tile rrasen that
was to destroy the Philadelphia Mint. and
ot to perfect the bill, which provided for
nuts in New York aud California. I
The committee sustained the Chair-ycas
!, nays a..
AIR Morse moved TO appropriate 81 ,oO0,-
90 Tor Mint in New York There were
ut two places whrre MINIS ought To be es q
loi'shcd-one in New Orleans, whore most ,
the specie comes, and one at New York;
here most of the bullion arrives
MIR Mclean Of Maryland, concurred in the I
'markS of the gentleman that there should
Mint IN New York but thought : $3.50, 900
as enough now to be appropriated, as it
ou!d take several years to erect the build a
y.
Mr. McClernand said there should at !;
asbbe Branch Mint at New York, and
'ntended the question simply was whether 7
e CONGREGATIONAL currency shall be com &
'rativclt increased in price, merely for the
npose Of Keeping the Mint one hundred