The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-20


The laws Of the United States ior the goyenmen Of the
mint and officers in rea,on 10 he receipt paymen and
,tody Of de poss and settlement OF accounts the duties
and officers aud Others employed therein.
the oath be aken and the bond and suiess 10 he gwen
tend 10 The assay office hereby established and It's o
Gers, assistants, clerks worknen, and others employed
| therein .
The same charges shall be made and demanded at the
said assay office ol refining parting casting INTO bars IN
disks, alloy, shall be made and do
manded at the mint and no other charges shall be made 10
mnt and the amount received from the charges hereby
authorized shall be accounted for and appropriated for de-
tfaytng the contingent expenses OF the said Office
For the OF carving the foregoing provisions into
effect, of 100000. ia addition TO the charges au
noasy n The Ieas9; no, oSeqiss appopIaIed And
the Secretary OF the Treasury is authorized TO by
rent lease. Otherwise, building In tho
ciy New York suitable for the operations Of the said Of
ice unless he shall be OF opinion that suitable
ia the house in that city may be assigned for ,bi.
purpose And he is also hereby authorized aud directed
procure the necessary machinery and implements Tor
the proper carrying on OF the operations and business OF
in New York. from and after the me that the said office
shs be opened aud IN operation shan be $4,000 per an
| mum instead OF the snm now allowed.
| Mr. FISH As this amendment proposes appropna-
ton, applied TO the department Tor an esllaate and the
sum whicn have named in the amendment Is based upon
the estimate of the Treasury Department am not dis
posed tins late hour 10 enter INTO discussion OF the
merits OF the proposition unless discussion be necessary
/ Mr.. BRODHEAD. This is very important measure,
aud ha, hoped that the chairman OF The Committee on
Finance would have raised question OF order in regard
Il it. confess have no, had time to examine it's pro-
Visions Ii lpTales large amount oi money II es-
tablishes Offices and creates new officers, and
larges The salars OF others. Ii authorizes certain build
ngs be rened and certain other buildings 10 be pur-
chased in the city OF New York and confess II ought
go upon this bll in my judgment, even II should
| be thought right by some members. | venture TO say
! here not i've membrrs in this body who have had
.Je 10 examine il. They certainly nave not had time
/ 10 ex anime ts details
| In view of the facts which have stated, in view OF
the late period of the session. view OF the other amend
mcns which about TO be offered to this bill sugges
10 the honorable senator from New York the propeiy
OF wihdra wing the amendment at this session Al The
next sessiou will promise TO confer with him upon this
subject may be that there are no well grounded ollec
tons the measure, but confess that should lk. 70
have time 10 confer with gentlemen in my own State and
ho better informed upon the subject than
Mr. CLARKE. My impression is that there has been
no reasonable and proper amendment offered Than
the one proposed by my friend from New York. Why,
sir recall 10 your recollection that for the last six
years, since you and have been here, there has been
hardly a session OF Congress IN which 1t has not been
urged and urged with great force and propIey that there
necessity for establishing mint in the city OF New
York.
MI PEARCE Will the honorable senator at this
point give way that may raise aqueson OF order 1t
might as well be raised at once.
Mr. CLARKE. give way.
! Mr. PEARCE l understand that estimate properly
considered is not merely statement OF the cost OF the
thing proposed but also suggestion or recommendation
OF lis propriety from The department. Now if undes-
stand arght there is in This case no such recommend
ton from department have not seen the letter, but
suppose II TO be one IN reply 10 one IRON the senator from
New York in which the Secretary inma,es that the ex
ppnse of the plan proposed will be gwen sum, what
ever that may be- II that be SO. think II is not such
lect that when Two or three years ago. ntodnced an
ndmeni providing for increase OF the allowance TO
a certain steam line in New York, produced letter from
the Secretary OF the Navy in which he estimated the
amount at much, upon such principle assumed but
did not recommendt and the amendment was ruled out
of order II this correspondent TO that, ought
be settled, and il will save time by deciding at once
| Mr. HUN TER believe the senator from Maryland
is right in his construction OF the rule An estimate
| ha ell viii i
understand estimate 10 mean a mere expression OF
opinion thai thing would cost so and So
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senator from New
York will be good enough to state the nature OF the
paper.
Mr. FISH The senator from Maryland is about
right called the department for an estimate OF the
necessary for this appropriation IL Will be re-
membered that in the earlier part OF the last session ia
roduced the Senate bill for the establishment OF
branch mint in the city OF New York think It was
within the first week OF the session. At the same
time bill introduced or mint IN California, which
was reported upon almost Immediately, ana passed
through the Senate with very little delay, Yet the oil
| for the New York mint delayed by the Finance
Conn ee for months II was finally reported but
for reasons to which it is necessary for now to
refer IL wa. not called up by myself by the committee
The subject considered in the House Finding that
there be discussion there, deemed II unnecessa
~ 10 the time OF the Senate by bringing sub
ect before il which might possibly be debated IN the
House. for they had under consideration II therefore
lei, the bill lie That discussion has recently been
had in the House and within a very few days past the
House has rejected the proposition for the establishment
of a branch mint ia New York At the time was con-
fined 10 nv room by sickness, but Immediately on coming
out prepared this proposition, and submitted IT as soon
as could 10 the Senate. laid 1t on the table mere on
Saturday last.
The senator from Pennsylvania complains that ne has
not had time 10 consider the proposition SIR the senator
from has had the same time that otner SEN
aors have had We are not bound TO consult nun upon
the propositions which we intend 10 submit, lad the
ropos,ion on the table the very FIRST day that the civil
and diplomatic appropriation bill brought before the
Senate The amendment printed and distributed to
some my certain knowledge IL was laid on the table
of every member Monday, at any rate think,
therefor ha, there ample notice. called upon the
department the first opportunity bad after was prepared
Tor an estimate; and the paper which have 10, as tne
gentleman from Maryland states, letter in answer 10
one from me asking the amount Upon the quesnon on
order, am not prepared 10 go into the mens OF tne
proposition submitted the amendment to he chairman
of the Committee on Finance and heard from him no
objection to No point OF order was suggested oy nm
was upon his suggestion that applied to the depart
men for This yery e. nate aad submit tina, IN candor
II had been intended raise this question upon me by
,yo members Of the Committee Finance, II would have
,san bot bea for them 10 have suggested that time
hat recommendation well as estimate should be
asked for.
II Mr. HUNTER | will explain 10 the senator from New
York that raised no question OF order upon him When
he suggested the amendment 10 me never once thought
about the question OF appropriation That occurred
to me until lew minutes ago; but when II raised
et bound To that the point OF order stated by
the from Maryland. am in favor OF the sena
tors measury, II It is in order.
i Mr.. BRODHEAD | do not complain OF my worthy
friend from New York. presume that 1t did not occur
70 him TO Introduce tns proposition at an earlier period