The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-01

lively Httle capital invested Her
engaged n commerce. and the port of New York would
receive all this iron and her Shipping would bring
i to our shores He could not vote to take away
or TO iacriace the capital invested in single interest
He held it to be the best policy of the country take
of its iron The the United States was OF far
more importance TO the than the gold OF Cali
fornia Why send to Europe for iron TO lay down upon
euar iron Why not abolish the duty on tho on from
which your forks, and knives and farming utensils are
NADER Why not select sugar cotton and woolen fabrc,S
These are all Of more common than railroad iron
At quarter past four he gave way to motion to ai
journ which was lost by ayes 10, noes 30
Mr. SESARD considered 1t unjust to reduce the revenue
nt the expense OF those engaged in iron manufactures
Tsey after years Of misfortune have by their industry
and at the moment they about to place it TO their
lips the government is called upon to dash ii to
the h;, ground. The government ought not, he
said, to encourage the spirit of railway specu-
lation now pervading the country. In Ohio there
scercey village Of five hundred souls that had not
morteaged its all in subscriptions for railroads This go-
vernpent some granted 50 COO 600 10 railroads
M ~ hsa ggen ts lands previously to the same end it
ought no. no. to crush particular interest to give fur
tber aid tO that class OF enterprise.
Att quarter to FIVE O'Clock, Mr. DAVIS moved 70 cl-
Journ. Loss--yeas 10 nays 24
Mr. HE said If there were TO le $50 600 ore cs -ail
read iron r IN the next year aIs there op eight
furnaces in Pennsylvania at work those furnaces co
nos supply ouetenth OF the amount demanded the oEcr
nine tenths wo:ld st have to be imported IL tits
am snlmcnt be not adopted Tho 1~y on thcaa nine.
enths will be isee millions and hreequsftrrs psr yesr
Ore enh Of he Guiy laid The WHOLE viii 20 TO lie
beneftof lew manufacturers, the other nine tenths OF
the @l0ie duty VIII DO tax levied the
rally Corporations not the only peope interested
in Loads The Shoie people were. Was the Senate
disposed TO tay the Whole people Of this country in the
sum OF icnr millions year, in order that few persons
engaged in iron DaracturDg might enjoy the benefit Of
one tenth OF that sunr The Senator FROM New York said
that every village Of FIVE hundred souls in Ohio
mortgaged TO road spectators.
Mr. CHASE Gree soA) Of Ohio, said that not the
case
Mr.. HAIL. did not take It TO be literally true II was
but mere hckwckian enlargement of 1ea-thats all
Iaughter) On this subject he mounted the Baltimore
o n u O fnSt no West
lie remembered when Ohio the west Mr. Monroe pro-
posed to The Indians west Of Lake Michigan where
they could be once got, u supposed they would
be so far west that nothing but sunset would reach
them. lausl, er) New Hampshire, which had the
she had lost him. has disco vered She has lost
him ss hs is citizen of an Eastern State. Gaugher
sylvana all over, and who would almost get OH
the platform t0 stand h biz State has told the Senate
This them the proper time TO make this movement
Prices are high these cnrers will be induced to
embark extensively IN tho business and If this duty il to
be taken of as it will certainly be sooner or later it had
Mr. HUNTER appealed to his colleague to withdraw the
amendment.
Nj. MASON declined.
Mr.. BRoDHrAp moved an adjournment which
agreed to, by yeas 28 nays 26.
TIE NAVY BILL ETC.
BEFORE the vote announced the Navy Appropriation
bill was taken up and referred.
bill granting the right Of way to the Sclectmen ar
Chelsea Massachusetts, certain hospital
grounds in that place, was passed
House Of Representative.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S, 1853.
REGISTERS yESsGIs.
The House Passed the bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury issue registers to the bark May and b.
Boundary and TO change the Of the steamer Roger
Williams.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE CUBAN AFFAIRS.
On the motion Of Mr. DocKERY, (whig) Of North Caro-
lima 1t rcso,ed that the President of the United
States communicate to this House If not incompatible
with the pubic interests copies all the correspondence
between this ,ernmcn and Minister at Madrid, and
bstween the latter ard tho Spanish goyernmsnt
subject ofeapeditions from the United States agas,
island oi Cuba and the punishment and release of all
pc, sons in any way connected Herewith.
PENSION FOR A Hind woMLN.
Dir WAlsH made earnest appeal 10 the floue 10 take
up and pass bill giving pension to poor blind woman
The House did
EXTENSION or THE PRE- rmiuoa RIGHT
On the motion OF slr BKows, (dem of New York. the
House took up the Senate bill to extend pre- empons to
unsrrveyed lands and for other purposes.
An amendment was adopted TO extend the pre-empton
laws as they now exist the alternate reserved
tions on all the lines Of railroad in the United States
wherever public lands have been grntcd by act OF Con
gress. The bill passed as thus amended.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
state OF the Union on the Senate's amendments to
iii, DEFICIENCY mLI.
During the proceedings Mr.. STEPHENS, (whig) Of Ca
offered an amendment appropriating 5000 to enable
GioIe Agreed to.
various kinds and for House reporting Of the last session
in the Congressional Glcbe.
Nearly "A 600 voted to pay the expenses attend
ing the investigation Of the Corwin and Gardiner Com
mittee, during the recess.
Tie Committee sidered the senate's amcrdmcnt au
tbosizng the President to appoint an assayer for The
branch mint provided for at San Francisco advance of
the erection o the mint buildings and lease purchase
rent buildings nd machinery suitable tho melting
and asaying Of deposites Of gold dlst otherwise
or the custodya Of gold coin the expense attending
the same to he paid out OF the appropriation for the
mint.
Mr EIBBARD den) OF N. H., moved proviso repeal.
ing the act providing Tor the establishment OF branch
mint in California. He said the appropriation OF
100000 heretofore made for this purpose wholly
INADEQUATE and two o. three millions would be reqqrcd
made IN tlc erection Of i branch mint
Mr.. MatsiiAtt, flcm ofual spoke Of the gross ne
glect ana opptFsun nhmr when te,u"rha mas Eoofed
nce she crle mo the Union ia did not want to scare
any body he did no know that he could but he woali
say that the United States have neither the energy
intelligence TO supply Of the sovereign States with laws
securing the common rights Of freedom, the people would
be obliged in yndcaion Of their Saxon descent to show
that they lave sprung revolutionary stock and pro
vide for heInelyt and coin their money and make
such treaties t Union in its wisdom, choose To
confirm He earnestly opposed the senates amendment,
and ccndenued L continuance OF the assay Office IN san
Francisco, ard there several proposals at the
Treasury Department .or erecting the branch mint
Mr. TooMRs Wig of Ca. did not with the
gentleman II o remarks to the treatment Of Cailor
mia lie thought no par, OF the Union bad been treated
better The section was bad and ought to be stricken
out o. amended. let san Francisco have her mint.
There were good many things covered up which he could
re-, II this subject.
lr. MARSHALL wish The -rntlenan would uncover
them; would myself ii !. not tor peculiar circum-
stances.
The Senates amendment was rejected
On motion of Mr.. DrSHiM (dcm OF In. The segnoragc
amendment OF the senate was modified to read that
when gold silver shall be cast into bars ingots
formed into disks at the mint its branches the charge
for refining casting, or forming said bars ngots d Ks,
shall be equal to- but not exceed the actual cost Of the
operation, including labor wastage oi materials,
&C. to be calculated from time to time ~ the Secretary
Of the Treasury provided said charge shall exceed
-hnlf of one per cent.
The Committee Of Ways and Means recommended
non concurrence in the Senate's amendment paying
100000 to California out Of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated 10 be applied to the expenses
OF the State government.
Mr. MoCoRkIE (dem of CAL, moved to amend by in
cTeasing the TO s470000 it right to pay any,
II was right TO pay all The money collected without
the authority OF law and at time when the people of
California without representation He claimed this
money on the ground Of principle and justice.
Mr. MEADE (dem,) OF Va inquired whether California
did nnf net the nnld m