The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
TUESDAY, June s, 1852.
The Journal Of Yesterday having been read

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CALIFORNIA AFFAIRS.
Mr.. McCORKLE, by leave, presented JOINT
resolutions of the legislature of California, relative
to volunteers of that State, who without authority
law enlisted in the United States service; joint
resolution Of the same in favor of transportation
TO remunerate Elias Walden for services and ex-
penses in relieving overland emigrants to Callfor-
mia : int resolution relative to changing the time
Of casting the electoral vote of California; JOINT
resolution in relation to the establishment OF a
branch mint of the United States in California.
Mr.. MARSHALL, of California, asked the
unanimous consent of the House to permit the
Committee of WAYS and Means to report back
the bill of the Senate to establish branch mint In
California.
Mr. NJ said that this bill had now been before
the House nee the third day of the meeting of
this Congress, and it was one against which ne
did not believe there could be urged single OBJ
lection 1t was Of vital Importance to that class
in California which he and his colleague partcu-
larlv represented 1t was believed in the country
that the crude material gold was worth Sli an
ounce This was not a act. From the hand OF
the laborer the gold was turned into market at
$I6 an ounce, while it was worth Sl7l an ounce
at the yery lowest indeed the average value was
AIS per ounce, and thus the mining laborer IN
California lost more than the entire wages or the
same class of laborers in any other part OF the
United States, as their produce was half an ounce
a day. Against this they had expostulated often
and temperately for it had resulted in the loss of
twenty millions of dollars TO the laborers IN Call
fornia. This was a matter which everybody
thought should be remedied, and he begged the
House, as a personal political favor, to take up
the bill he had asked them to allow the Commit
tee of Ways and Means to report and pass 1t at
once.
Mr.. MARTIN, of New York, objected
Mr.. MARSHALL said that he expected this
much from New York, and that State would pro-
fit by it. He advised New York to insist upon
tho objection, and he promised that State
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, called the gem
The SPEAKER decided that the gentleman
was not in order
After some convers alton as to point OF ORDER
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
bill making appropriations for the construction OF
certain roads in the territory of Minnesota.
The bill was read the third time and passed
yeas IS, nays 50.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked consent to report from
the Committee of Ways and Means the Senate
bill to establish branch mint In California, stat
ing that the committee had been ready report it
three or four months at least.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York, inquired
whether the Committee of Ways and Means were
prepared TO report the question OF mint at the
city of New York
Mr.. HOUSTON replied that the committee
was ready to report bill to establish a mint at
the city of New York, and hoped the House
would now consent to permit him to report the
California mint bill, as 1t was absolutely neces-
sary to relieve the distresses OF the miners IN
California.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, objected.
The SPEAKER then proceeded to call the
committees for reports, when
Mr.. BENNETT, from the Committee on Pub