New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-24
On motion, the Board adjourned to
Thursday next, the "a inst, at 2. NJ.
Nv ALTER II PETEEs. Secretary
Congressional.

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The Chair laid before the Senate message
President enclosing report Of the Secretary
fqussng the attention Of Congress to the
sS g proper defsnces or me inhabitants on
susk reported bill to establish line Of steamers
Southern port Of the United States and the
of Para the Amazon river, and other intermedi-
4 Ate places
motion Of Mr. Rusk, it was ordered that when the
N EanAta denrns, it adjourn to meet again Saturday
bill the House, providing additional penalties for
incendaris in ths District Of Columbia taken up,
Il anHnded and passed.
%S a The Senate then adjourned s5
HousE Jones, of Tennessee moved that when the
1ise adonrn y adjourn to meet on Friday, which
rdson, Of Illinois, proposed that the bill secu-
the euption to settlers the line Of the Illinois
Il Missouri IT, ppias the nature and object
of the bin and after which ii had its several readings
Il and vas passed. 54i. VI
mich the bill granting lands to the different States
was disposed of former day in order that it be
the Of the Whole the state of the
Jones' IF Tennessee, moved to lay the motion on
pending which, motion was made that the
House and the yeas and nays having been taken
y ~ tived--yeas rs, nays 81
s Richardson moved to take up and pass the Ter
bills upon the Speakers table, which was OBJ
va a moved that the House adjourn, and tell
ers having been appointed tho numbers wereyeas so,
and nays were then ordered, and the motion
4 3s Tns egMas a,,sa yeas q, nays ~ ~
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table and one Of the messages of the Presi
Mr. he Ma, ,ssu Il A,.,,.,,,.
business Of yesterday being the California
Mr Brooksof New York, moved to go into Committee
on the state Of the Union which the Speaker decided
\ wasSout Of order. s Ss's
and nays then ordered on taking up the
3 Mnliinishad business Of yesterday. So
motion was again made that the House adjourn but
4 sns pgeyous question having been Withdrawn the
Mint bill the House proceeded with its
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Brooks said II his intention to oppose the
ni or propose an but to discuss the amend
"a alsnn by the Committee Ways and Means
all coin and bullion than
n0 more had come before the
Affects tbs currency Of country he said i Of
to that country Seigniorage he commended
Il ne an American word but the offspring Of eudaly
ere TWO ways he said; by which this may be
aduteration and per centage and this relic
y y now proposed to force upon the American
nsope since che time Of Charles the Second of England
would drive the transportation of the precious
trs ~ europe No seigniorage he said is levied in
britain and he challenged contradiction of the fact
III aaiu rho aovernment Of England pay sixty slings
Is 99nce on silver and reissue Il at sixtysx shngs
~ IS take half or one Der cent On
~ gold g bullion which must come out Of the pockets Of
and would send gold and silver to Enyinnd far
purpose Of being coined more measure
WHICH could not be proposed He then went into
Of the policy pursued BY England which Is to take
the american coin its Sovereignty and TO
to British COIN The object Of this policy very eyi
for wherever the coin nation circuates CON
the attention Of other nations upon ii and cx
fss1as rs trade and commerce to equal extent
ii ser gu 81 ns Secretary
Vt troo<s SAID the Secretary was mistaken, and went
70 a!ude to the necessity Of keeping silver in the coun
BY which seignorage Is exacted lie concluded
RG gentlemen, before voting on the subject. to
e ths wrong 9pld submit to that proof and confess
! Mm y, & in error