The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TERRITORIAL BusISEss
On motion of MIR RICHARDSON, the House
proceeded to dispose of the territorial business
upon the Speakers table, when the following bills
were passed, namely:
\ bill to settle and adjust the expenses which the
people OF Oregon incurred in defending themselves
from Cayuse Indian hostiliues In the years lSi7
and ISIS.
A bill to reduce and define the boundaries of the
bill to provide for the protection of the Terri
tories OF New Mexico and Oregon, and the States
ofTexas and California, by the distribution of arms
among the people, and providing for the calling
out Of the militia volunteers whenever 1t shall be
deemed advisable.
bill amend the act establishing the terrific
nal government Of Oregon.
till authorizing the President of the United
States designate the places for the ports of entry
and delivery in the Pugers Sound and Umpqua dis
trci, in the Territory of Oregon, and fix the com.
pensaton for the collector at Astoria.
A bill providing for additional clerks, and
tending the session of the Legislative Assembly Of
New Mexico.
bill to appropriate lands for the support of
schools in certain townships and fractional town.
ships in the Territory of Minnesota, not heretofore
provided for; and
bill to create the office of surveyor general Of
the public lands in Oregon and TO provide for the
survey and TO make donations to the settlers of the
said public lands.
PORTRAIT OF HENRY CLAY.
Mr.. CHANDLER offered the following joint re-
sJlUtion, which adopted, viz:
ResOlu6d by The Senate aud House Of Representa-
tisss Of The Unitfd States Of america IN Congress
seIa5lsd. That the portrait OF Henry Clay, present
ed to the nation by Giuseppe Fagnani, a resident
Of New York, DO placed IN the Library Of Con-
Eress.
eRASTs OF LASD.
The SPEAKER announced the pending question
10 be on laying upon the table the bill heretofore
reported by Mr.. BENNETT, proposing TO grant pub
lie lands 10 all the States at the rate Of one hundred
AID fifty thousand acres for each Senator and Rep
resentstive in Congress; and 10 ca Of the organ
lied Territories aud the District Of Columbia
hundred and hity thousand acres. The States q
Missouri, Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin,
LOUISIANA, Mississippi, Florida. Arkansas, CaliiOr
MA, Illinois, and Indiana, 10 apply their share IN
the construction Of railroads; and the remainder VI
the States 20 pend theirs for educational purpOses
All the land granted (by any other aoD during the
present erosion Of Congress 20 any State, TO aid in
the construction Of any railroad therein to be dc
Quoted from the amount granted by this act to said
State
The question having been taken IL wa decided
iu thc neRatiye-yeas %, nays 90
\ motion 10 reconsider the vote by which the
main question on the bill had bcen ordered, wac
laid upon the table-yeas 90, nays go
The amendment Of Mr.. BEssErr, designating
the railroads to which portion OF the lands APP
prJpratcd 20 the eleven States above named shall
be applied, read; pending which the morning
hour expired.
PENSsgLvASIA coETEsTED ELIcTioS CASE.
Mr.. ASHE moved that the House proceed 10 the
confederation Of the Penney lSania election case
II. h. Wright contcsting the scat Of the sitting
member, u NJ FuLLER, from the eleventh Con.
gressional district Of Pennsylyana.
A motion made that IL be postponed until
Thursday next and THE was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays ~.
BRANCH MIST IS cALUoRSIA.
Tic House resumed the consideration Of the bill
90 establish branch Of the mint Of the United
States az San Francitco. in California.
The question was taken on tho pending amend
tueut. reported from The Committee Of Ways and
Means tnut there shall be- charged scigniOragc 81
rot more than one per cent on the amount Of boil
bon coinedi and u wds decided In the negative
yeas ~. nays los.
TIE following amendment, reported from the
Committee on Ways and Mfans, Was agreed 10.
"SEc N 4Hdb,it fHtb.r enacted, That before the
Secretary n the Treasury shall procure or erect
ha OJ.dings provided for In the second section II
fhIsact, commence operations under any Of The
prOvis0ns 81 the came, az San Francisco, State Of
California, IL shall bret be bic duty 70 make con-
tract, Or CONTRACTS. Tor the erection q said build
iug-, aud procuring the machinery necessary for
the operations Of sad mint. NJ sum or sums
which shall not in the whole exceed tic sutn o.
$500 900. which said contract or contracts shal
uc secured by good and Sufficient suretes, 10 %,
satisfscton u tn said Secretary Of the Trcasury
and TIC Presidsn mt Of the United Stntcs
Mr.. McCoRkLE asked the unanimous consent
Of The House 70 offer amendment, 20 repeal q
lhu n 81 me sct as pfONi1es Tor an assay once 1ud
hUng The value Of bullion in California. The dit.
ference, he sald, between ihis and the scctiOn in
fhe Senate bill was: the latter provides that the
say Office shall lie continued until the mint sbaI
90 into operation. The people e that State nov
taxed tv0 and three quarters per cent for ssssy
irR their gold and running 4 into bars.
Nr. JONES, 81 Tennessee, asked how, " the II
he should be abolished, the miners would re
their gold assaycd
NJ McCORKLE replied, they would not e., j.
a.-ayfI az all
Mr JONES. They not compelled 10 do q,
uuHrr trI. Uli
Mr. MeCURKLE said that. in fact, the miner
were charged more than two and thrpc. quarter
yer cent nat The Office was IN the hands I'D ".
der 'e tontoi OF speculators, and that there wsr
not, ACCORDING 20 she director Of the mint. two O
The coins hey manufacture Of tic came value.
The amendment vas not received there beiul
Oh Ctlon 90 ~.
Inc blll was then passed
And ne H0use adjourned