The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| BRANCH MINTs-eoLD INeors AND BARS.
| The SPEAKER stated the pending question to be
| on seconding the demand for the previous ques-
/ tion moved yesterday, on the amendment (re-
| ported by the Committee of the Whole on the state
Of the Union) to the bill establishing branch mint
in the city of New York, and a branch mint and
| assayer's office in California.
| Mr.. BURT asked the general consent of the
House to have the standing committees called for
| one hour; but objection was made.
| Mr.. BAYLY moved that there be call of the
House; whereupon
| The yeas and nays were ordered, Gin order to
afford time for absenees to arrive;) and the House
refused to order call--yeas IL, nays l07.
The question REQUIRED on seconding the demand
| for the previous question.
| The SPEAKER said that the effect would be to
| bring the House to vote, first, on the amendment
| reported by the Committee of the Whole on the
| state of the Union; secondly, on ordering the bill
| to second reading.
Mr.. BURT inquired whether the previous ques-
ton would not bring the House first to vote the
substitute and If the substitute should be disagreed
to, then to vote the Senate bill it before it
was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
| The demand for the previous question was then
| seconded; and under its operation the amendment
| of Mr. BAYLY was disagreed to-yeas 49, nays l03
| This amendment, substitute for the bill, pro-
| vidcd that the bars and ingots of gold issued
| from the assaycr's establishment in California,
| by virtue of the act of the thirtieth of Septem-
| Der, 1850, entitled "An act making appropria-
tons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the
Government, for the year ending the thirtieth of
June 1851 and for other purposes, shall be received
in California and Oregon for the term OF five years
from the date OF the passage OF this act, IN payment
| of all Government dues and demands, at the value
stamped thereon by the said assayer; and proposed
to punish, by fine and imprisonment, persons found
guilty of counterfeiting, embezzling, making the
bars or ing os Of gold of less fneness value than
that Indicated by the stamp affixed thereto by the
as5ayer, &c.
| The question REQUIRED on ordering the ORR
| ginal bill-for establishing branch mint in the
| city Of New York and branch mint and assayers
ofiice--to a third reading, when
| MIR. STRONG moved that the bill be laid on the
table; and, on the question being taken, it was de-
cided in the affirmatiye-yeas l07, nays 92-as fol-
| lows:
| YEAS.-Messrs Albertson, Ashe. Avcrett, Bayly,
Beale, Bell, Bingham, Bocock, Bowie, Boyd, Brock,
B.isbin, Albert G. Brown, Burt, jos. Gable. Geo.
A. Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell, Cartier, Casey,
| Chandler, Clingman, Colcock, Corwin, Daniel,
Danner, Deberry, Dickey, Dmmick, Disney, Dun.
can, Durham, Edmundson, Alexander Evans, Ma
than Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Fuller, Gid
dings, Goodenow, German, Hamilton, Hammond,
! HARRISON, Harlan, Isham g. Harris, Sampson w.
Harris Thomas l.. Harris, Hebard, Hbbard, Hoag-
land, Houston, Howe, Inge, Joseph w. Jackson,
! Andrew Johnson, Jas. l.. Johnson, Jones, Julian,
| Kerr, Letter, Levin, Lttleield, Horace Mann,
Job Mann, Mcdonald, McLanahan, Robert M.
| McLane, Fins E. Mclean, McMullen, Mcqueen,
Melville, Meade, John X Miller, Millson, Moore,
Ogle, Orr, Otis, Outlaw. Parker, Peaslee, Peck,
Pitman, Reed, Robbins jr., Root, Ross, Savage,
Sawtelle, Shepperd, Thaddeus Stevens, Stetson,
Strong, Thomas Jacob Thompson, James Thomp-
son, foom5s, Tuck, venable, Wallace, welborn,
Whittlesey, Wiidrlck, Williams, and Wimot-
l07.
NAYS.-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Anderson,
Andrews, Ashmun Bay, Bennett, Bokee, Booth.
Bowlin, Briggs, Brooks, William J. Brown Bull
lard, Burrows, Butler, Joseph p. Caldwell Clarke,
w. r. w. Cobb, Cole, Conger, Crowell, Dixon, Doty
Eliot Ewng Gen'Fy G191y GSer G0
Holmes, Howard, VIM. T. Jackson, Robert W.
Johnson, James G. King, John A. King, La Sere,
Marshall, Mason, Matteson, McClernand, Nc
Gaughey, McKsaock Meacham, Morehead, Nor
ris, Morse, Morton, MELON, Newell, Odds, Penn
Phelps, Phoenix, Potter, Putnam Reynolds, Rich
ardson, Rsley, Robinson, Rockwell, Rumscy, jr,
Sackett, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Sylvester,
Spauding, Sprague, Stanly, Frederick p. Stanton,
Richard II. Stanton, Sweetaer, Taylor, Thurman,
| Underb, Van Dyke, Vinton, Walden, Waldo
Watkins, Wentworth, White, Wright, and
Mr.. STRONG moved to reconsider the vote, and
+, ., lay that motion the table.
| Tb. question being taken, it was decided in the
affirmative yeas 100, nays S4
'-s-DELEeATE FROM UTAH.
Mr. BAYLY inquired OF t,.> oi''if J" ha' was Tue
order of public business. ;.,
The SPEAKER replied that the next spo~-' VI
counts.
Mr.. BOYD moved that that special order be
postponed until Friday, and that the remainder of
TO- day and to- morrow be devoted to the consdera-
ton Of territorial business.
Mr.. ASHMUN saw no possible objection to the
motion OF the gentleman The Committee on the
Judiciary had under consideration amendments to
the Senate bill, modifying it materially, and this
was good reason for postponement.
Mr.. DANIEL moved an amendmcnt-to substi-
tute Monday for Friday, as the time to which the
special order shal be postponed.
Mr.. WENTWORTH objected to the postpone
ment of the private bill day.
Mr.. BOYD said that the special order already
covered the private bill day; and the question
whether the Territories shall have two days not
The SPEAKER said that the special order took
precedence of private bills.
The objection to the motion of Mr.. BOYD was
withdrawn.
DIR. BURT moved that the rules be suspended
and that the House resolve itself into Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr.. BOYD said that number of bills connected
with territorial business might be acted on in the
House; and If gentlemen remained in the House,
instead OF going into committee, they could be dis
posed Of to-day.
Mr. BURT withdrew his motion.
And, by general consent, the special ordcr-the
bill TO establish a Board Of Accounts post
| poned until Friday next
| Mr.. BOYD, from the Committee on Territories,
reported several bills, which referred TO the
COMMITTEE oil the Whole the state of the Union.
| And he reported Joint resolution-that. for and
during the unexpired term ofCongress, or until adel
| egatc can be elected under the existing laws Al
MOB W bAhbiTT nc admitted TO a seat on the floor,
with all the rights and privileges enjoyed by the
| other delegates from the Territories He moved
that the resolution be put on its passage II Con-
gross has the power 10 establish the ofhcc Of dele
gate, il has the power TO admit delegate TO scat
on this floor. II the power be complete ought we
not to do this thing! IL appeared before the Com,
mittee on Territories that Congress established
territorial government for Utah early in September
providing tor the election ola delegate on this floor
month and a few days afterwards, namely, on
the fifth Of October following, the people OF Utah
elected MIR. BADlITT as delegate TO this Congress
II Is fact that they did not do under the law of
| Congress providing a territorial government
| They did il under the independent organization of
Dcseret Yet IL appeared before the committee
there was no sort of doubt-tbat almost the entire
people of Deseret Utah desired TO have Mr.. Bah
| BiTT as their delegate Abandoning all idea of adj
| mirsion as q State, they ask that Congress shall
| admit him as delegate from the territory AZ
| there doubt az 10 the power, was there not
equity in admitting him 10 u seat