New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-06
HOUSE OF ALTERNATIVES.

The Speaker announced the first business to be
the report from the Committee of the Whole on
the State of the Union, amendatory OF the New
York and California Branch Mint Bill, which
amendment is a substitute for the entire bill,
and provides that the bars and ingots OF gold
issued from the Assayers office In Callfor'
MIA by virtue of the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill of last year shall be received
in California and Oregon for the term OF years
from date Of passage Of this act in payment oil
all Government dues and demands at the value
stamped thereon by the said Assayer, and I'M
poses fines and penalties tor countertetlng or EN-
bezzng or adulteratng the same. The question
was on secondng the demand for the previous
question on agreeing to the substitute:
Mr.. BAYLY moved call OF the House: Inc
Yeas and Nays were taken thereon and the mo-
ton disagreed toll to l07.
The demand of the previous question was then
seconded
The amendment wss disagreed to-Yeas, 50;
Nays, lO3 The Question now required on order
ing to third reading the Bill for branch MINIS az
New. York and California as it originally came
from the Senate, when Mr.. Strong moved to lay
it on the table.
The Question was decided In the ainrmatWe-
Yeas, l07; Nays, 90.
Mr. STRONG moved the vote bereconsidered and
that the motion lie on the table. Decided In the
affirmative-Ye 100, nays, "a.
On motion of Mr.. BOYD, the consideration OF the
bill TO establish a Board OF Accounts was post
noned until Friday to-day and tomorrow to be
devoted to Territorial business. ,.,us
Mr. BoYD reported several TA--.se,I@i Di rs
uuki~L ---.- .UNneu W the committee oi 'ne
Whole.
He reported Joint Resolution, admitting AL
mon w Rabbit to a seat as delegate from the
Territory of Utah. He said Congress has power
to admit the delegate 1t appears that Congress
established Territorial Government for Utah
early in September last providing for the election
of delegate about month attefward The peo-
pie of Utah elected Mr. Babbitt as their delegate,
not under the law of Congress, but under their
own organic law, they having abandoned all idea
Of State Government
Mr.. BURT asked what was the difference be-
tween the present application and that which the
House had heretofore rejected
MIR. BOYD replied, that was an application Tor
seat as Representative from the State Of Deseret,
but there was an alternative-if Congress should
establish Territorial Government, he should be
admitted as a Delegate.
Mr.. BURT did not assent to the argument OF the
gentlemen, and moved that the subject be referred
10 the Committee of Elections.
Mr.. JONES moved to lay the subject on the Ia
BILE; decided in the negative, g. to 81. The reso.
luton was then referred to the Committee OF
Elections.
The House went into Committee Territorial
Business and after short time spent IN consider
ing the bill authorizing Oregon and Minnesota to
dispose of their School lands, the Committee rose
and the House adjourned.
The following was the vote on laying the Mint
bill on the table.
AyEs-Messrs Alber,son Ashe fAverett, Bayly Beale,
Bel Bingham Bocock Bowie, Boyd Brock, Brown, Burt,
Csbe Of Ohio Caldwell Of KY, Calvin, Campbell, Cart
ter Casey Chandler, Chngman, Cocock Corwin, Daniel
Banner Deberry, Dickey, Dmmck Disney, Duncan Dun
nam Edmundson, A. Evans OF Md. n. Evans OF Ohio,
Fitch Fowler Freddy, Fuller Oiddiugs Goodenow, Cor
man Hamilton Hammond, HARRISON, Harlan, Harris Of
Tenn Harris Of o. Harris OF Ill, w. Hebard H. Hubbard,
HoaRlauo Houston Howe lnge Jackson OF Ga Johnson,
OF Tenn johnson oKy, Jones, Julian err Letter Levin
Liulefeo Mann Of Mass Mann OF Pa Mcdonald, Nolan
afap r. NJ McLane + Mclean McNlulen, Mcqueen
McWilne Meade, Miller Of Ohio Mlllson, Moore, Ogle
orr Oils Outlaw Parker. Peasee, Peck Pullman, Reed
Robbins Root Ross. Savage, Sawtele, shepherd, T.
stevens of Pa Stetson, Thomss Thompson OF Mss,
THOMPSON Of Pa TOOmbs, Tuck, Nenable, wallace, Well
norm Whittesey WiIdrck, Williams, Wilmot.
NAYs-Nessrs Alexander Allen, Anderson. Andrews,
Asbmun BAy Bennett Bokee, Booth, Bowin, Briggs
Brooks Brown OF Indiana, Billiard, Burrows Butler
Caldwell OF ~ C., Clarke Cobb Of Ala, Cole Conger
Crowell Dixon Duer. Eliot, Ewing, GenIry, Gerry, Gil
bert Ciolt Gould Greene, Grnnell, Howard, Haloway
Henri Jackson Of n Y Johnson Of Ark. King ofN j.,
John a. King lie Sere Marshall, Mason, MaEeson, Nc
Ciernhnd McGaughey MckissOck, Morehead, Morris,
Morse Morton Nelson, Newell ODDS, Penn Phelps, Phr-
nix Potter Putnam Reynolds, Richardson kisley, Robin
son Rockwel Rumsey, SacLeti Schermerhorn, School
craft Sylvester Spading, SPrague, Stanley X h. stanton
orTenn r p Stanton Of Ky, Sweeaer, Taylor, Thur
man Upderhil, Van Dyke, vinton, Walden, Wado, wal
Eips Wentworth Wright White and Young