The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Mr. MoCORKLE presented several resolutions
Of the Legislature Of California, among them one
asking for the establishment of branch mint IA
that State st the earliest possible moment; which
was referred 10 the Committee Of Ways and
Means.
Nj. MARSHALL, Of California. (Mr. BissELL,
Who wac entitled TO the floor, giving wsy,) asked
the unanimous conscnt Of the House that the Com
mitteo u Ways and Means might report a ScDate
bi l. which had been before the House rom the
third day Of the meeting Of Congress, 20 establish
"a branch mint ~ California. Tie felt confident that
no man had a single objection 10 a. u Was one oi
the most vital importance 20 that clafs IN CalOr-
mia which be and his colleague (Mr. McCohELE)
peculiarly represented IL bad been saIJ IN the
House and before the country that the pure mc a.
gold, IL worth seventeen dollars an ounce lois u
not a fact. From the hand Of the labOrer it is
turned into market at sixteen dOlars an ounce, but
% is worth seventeen und bali AZ the very low cs,
aud the average is near eighteen dollars. The pro-
ducc being half an ounce Gay, each man laDOnng
pave. 90 be- day's labOr, greater am0untihau the
entirc wages II day's labor in any other part II
the United States. This wa an outrage q which
tbey bad suffered long, and against which they
had frequently protested, and which bed rc.uitsd
in a lOss q tWenty-one millions % that peculiar
Class Of labOrcrs since the gold was discovered He
repeated he asked the consent Of the House that
the committee might make their report
Mr.. SIANLY rose to a question Of order.
Mr. MARSHALL said that be did not know
that The rules allowed parenthosis within pa
renthosis.
The SPEAKER said the gentleman from Illinois
(Nr. BrssELt) bad yielded the floor 70 the gentle
man from California.
Mr. BIssELL said the gentleman now an
BOunced 20 him that he desired - speak long
time If be bad known tins be should not have
yielded The floor.
Nj. MARSHALL remarked, be had no desire 70
consume the time Of the House be object was 70
appeal 70 their 4 justice and nov, alter the
lsgsc Of ok or mOuths, DO good % the cOun-
Try and the world, by taking ~ the California
Mint bill, with a view 90 lie passage Many an
hour 81 the time Of The House bad been wasted IN
Improbable Excursions point Of order, not as
large as the seven hundrcdth part q the point VI a
needle bot, ia The consideration Of this subject,
good 20 be Effected. lie believed that the bill
came from the Senate unanimously IL ought To
be taken up. Nobody objected The Committee
Of Ways and Means Itscli was now ready ~ report
IT, lie begged, a. personal and political favor,
that the House would take Up the bill, while they
had n chance 10 escape from their own rules, and
do an act Of Justice which was absolutely required
Mr.. MARTIN objected; when
Mr. MARSHALL said he expected the objection
20 come from New York, and New York viii pro-
IT by a.
Mr. BIsSELL moved that the vote by which the
House yesterday refused 10 lay upon the table the
bill making appropriations for the support OF the
INDECENT insanp be rccousidcred; his object being
10 bring the bill bciOre toe House this morning for
their action.
After brief debate. the Speaker decided that
the motion was not in order
ROADS IN miENEsoTA.
On motion of Mr. RICHARDSON, the House
took Cd the bill making further appropriation for
the construction Of certain roads in the Territory
Of Minnesota.
Mr. sJANLY said he wished TO have general
system Of internal improvements, that The Tern
tories and States might stand on an equal iOoung
n. h,.rf hat