The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-01
lish his threshing machine In Q neighboring town.
In conclusion he showed that the Phisdelphis Mint


Mr DIsSrr, deny Of Ohio, oontsndsd that this was
the estimates for the the present
win exceed thoseo Of last BY ak or millions be-
msnt Of mint in Esw Yo1s Woaa ,vos. snotssr
million Of dollars We were told yesterday, and BY
report of the director that the facilities Of the Pha-
delphia mint had been increased to I've six times
why create another mint in New York II one be-
York would be prevented He called on the COMMITTEES
to eondenn at once the proposition.
..ssntaito estsSIish mint In % Ne" York, do 60 bSs
do not do 50 the representations from that city,
when necessity has been show to exist for invov
Ing the government In such . large expenditure
Suppose the mint ct Philsdephis insufoisnt what
then? Establish mint In California This would
had no objection to New York becoming a. rich a.
Tyre Her citizens ought TO rally around the govern
ment for without Its action, through the monetary
system and taxation and distribution polioy, she
would become, rs New York ought TO bs-a respeota-
BILE town, as large as New Orleans and Charleston.
Mr. PHasrx (whig), Of New York, replied to Mr
Chandler and referred to stststss to show that the
amount Of bullion constantly arriving at nsw YosS
psricularly and does not meet the rsquirsmssts He
spoke Of the expense Of ,.nsportinS bullion between
New York and Philadslphia, which he estimeted st
about three hundred thousand dollars annually-mors
than enough 70 buy . lot and erect building and
mschinery in New York, and, in conclusion, summed
up arguments in favor OF the establishment of mint
In New York
mr. THOMPSON, (dem.) OF ReUnDylv2nto, SPOKE In IA
vor Of Mr.. Chandlers amendment that all
bullion for coinage could be brought from New York
70 Phladsphia tor coinage and sent back for nftssn
King and Phoenix saying that it would bs the sheer.
est folly to have such establishment at Ne~ York.
Three years would psss before the mint and msshins
~ could be erected there and by that time the Cali
f0'1' mi god nin,s 1ss would y, Ss,ay Be dry
question had been brought down to bstwee
New York and Pennsylvania, IS to which would get
doubt that the members rem those states would vote
with exclusive view to this question, but he hoped
that such wsuld not pc the case With members from
that the national debt is now eighty millions and We
hsve laid the foundation for ninety millions he
ssked the House whether there such pressing
oessity for mint in New York ss warranted the pas.
Mr. CABLE (dem) of Ohio, offered an dment to
come in at the end Of the fret section, thus PRO
vded onefourth OF the aggregate coinage shall be In
gold dollars onefourth In quarter eagles fourth
In halt eagles eighth In eagles, and eighth In
double essssn He said that the scoundrelism Of the
Philadelphia mint at this time, was very provsrbial
(Laushter) You viii fnd that during the last year
than twenty three millions have been coined in
double eagles; abeut two millions, ak hundred thou
sand in eagles and the remainder, a million and .
half in smaer coin. This object very clear. IL
was to draw gold away from circulation among the
people II the plan Of bankers jobbers and sps-
their shin plasters. The scheme was to plumber.
Mr. Cables amendment was declared adopted
Mr. Van Dykes amendment substituting Jersey
City for New York, va, negstived.
Mr.. HOLMES offered amendment, to establish q
mint at Charleston. Declared out Of order.
Mr. BEooKs (whig) OF New York, offered proJoraS
amendment, to enable him to say that New YORK
asked tor mint not for her benefit but because
the Dstituton and the government undertake to
gslate the coinage Of the bullion which into
New York. IT, you make the gold dust and bullion q
legal tender IL would not be necessary to have mint
In New York II duty OF government in sx-rcis-
ing power private property to exercise for the
benefit Of commerce. The government has right to
taks our property, and make us transfer 1t to Phia
dephs, thereby ncurring heavy expenses instead Of
providing for a OF coinage in the great mart
Of commerce. 1t was tho duty of the govern ment
when exerci,ing the power, TO 90 with view the
most convenient place for coinage and the greatest
good 10 the greatest number. This arg umsnt Of the
gentleman from PennsJ ania. (Mr. Chandler) IL 1t
showed anything showed that instead OF taking the
gold bullion Philsdelphis TO be coaed the bricks
morter and machinery should be transported to New
York Let us alone, and will let you alone. Re-
ceive gold dust and bullion in pay ment of our
debts. and do not want extravsgsnt building in
New York tor mint t-much less for With splendid
colonnades At for the muses. to dwell In We
thing but a plain building, with mac chinery TO coin
Mr. yssARLs, deny Of N. q, answered the gentle
man who're argument, he said would prove that there
ought TO be mint at all the most convenient
plices In the United States. But all the gold dust
which arrived at New York did not belong there 1T
soon separated and went of TO other portions Of the
country There difficulty In getting money
from Philaos lHhs to New York and the delay Of half
The committee then rose, and the House adjourned.