The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-02

amendment without any regard to its merits. 1t
was not proper mode of iegisiatng to make
such changes in The revenue laws in the approprla-
ton bills.
Mr.. WELLER hoped the amendment would be
voted down.
Mr. DOUGLAS said he could not recognise any
arrangement to vote this proposition down. But,
in order that the Senate might vote directly on me
amendment of the Senator from Virginia, he would
withdraw his amendment.
Messrs. BORLAND, SHIELDS, UNDERWOOD,
and BELL, opposed the amendment
And the question being taken, the amendment
was rejected-yeas 10, nays &c.
SALARIES OF UNITED STATES JUDGES.
Mr. BRADBURY moved to amend the bill by
adding thereto fist increasing and fixing the
salaries of most of the district Judges of the United
States.
After debate continuing more than two hours,
the amendment was Withdrawn.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
Was here received from the House with several
of the Senate amendments rejected or amended
On motion of Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate in
sisted on its amendments, and asked committee
of conference.
CLAYTON AND BULwER TREATY.
Mr.. DOUGLAS moved to amend the bill by
striking out the appropriation for mission to
Central America.
He said he objected to this mission because of the
purpose for which it was asked. Under the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty it was understood that
Great Britain had agreed to abandon the protecto
rate she had assumed on the Mosquito coast. She
had not abandoned that protectorate, but con
tnued yet. Recently she had proposed to open
negotiations with the United States and Central
America, by which she will give up that protec
torate.
If the United States consented to unite in an
such negotiation for such object, it will be an
acknowledgment their part that Great Brit
ain is not now bound by treaty to give up that pro-
tectorate. He was unwilling to make such an ac-
acknowledgement 1t would be most successful
diplomacy on her part to get the United States to
enter into such negotiations, and when this
acknowledgement was obtained, to refuse further
proceedings under the negotiations, and forever
hold on to that protectorate.
MIR. MASON entertained different view of the
question.
Owing to an informality in the offering of the
amendment it was withdrawn for the present, but
was not renewed during the day.
PRINTING.
MIR. HAMLIN moved an amendment to pay
Wendel and Van Benthuysen Sis, 900, to cover
losses sustained by them printers to the Thrift
And after long debate the amendment was
ruled out of order.
ASSAY OFFICE IN NEW YORK.
MIR. FISH moved to amend the bill by adding
thereto several additional tons to the bill provid
ing for the establishment in the city of New York,
Office for the receipt, and for the melting, re-
timing, parting and assaying of gold and silver
bullion and foreign coin, and for casting the same
into bars, ingots, or discs. The United States
treasurer in New York to be treasurer of said as
cay office. The President of the United States to
appoint such other officers and clerks, and autho-
rize employment of workmen, &c., necessary for
proper conduct and arrangement of such office.
The owner of any gold or silver bullion in dust or
otherwise, or of any foreign coin, may deposit it
in said Office, to get receipt therefor as in cases
of deposits at the mint Such bullion to be melted,
parted refined and assayed the net value thereof to
be ascertaned and the certificate to be issued there
for, payable in coins of the metal at the sub
treasury in New York at the mint Such Ger.
tifcates shall be receivable for thirty DAYS from
their date in payment of debts to the United
States. All gold or silver bullion and foreign coin
melted and assayed as aforesaid, may be cast into
bars ingots dscs either of pure me lor stand
ard hneness, with stamp thereon of its weight and
hneness. No ingot or bar. shall be of less weight
than three ounces, unless of standard fneness. AL
assayed bullion and foreign coin to be Immediately
transferred to the mint. The general operations
of the office to be under the general direction Of
the director of the mint. The laws reai ting to the
mint to be applicable to the office. The same
charges to be allowed at the mint. One hun
dred thousand dollars is appropriated to carry this
authorized to procure, by rent or otherwise, such
buildings in New York for said assay Office and
to procure machinery and implements.
Mr.. BRODHEAD opposed the amendment.
Mr.. CLARKE supported it.
Mr.. PEARCE made the point of ORDER that this |
amendment was not in order. 1t was not recon- |
nended by the Departments. |
Mr.. FISH said it had been submitted to the |
hartman of the Committee on Finance, and it was |
be regretted that this point OF order had not been
u ggested before.
Mr.. HUNTER said he was in favor of the
IN endment, if it was ia order.
MIR. FISH read letter from the Secretary of the |
Treasury, recommending the establishment of a |
mint in New York. 5~a
Mr.. PEARCE said that branch mint was not
IN assay Office. r
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The CHAIR said the amendment contained an
appropriation, and was out of order.
Mr.. FISH renewed the amendment, striking out !
he appropriation of a hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. BRODHEAD said that the amendment still |
provisions TO create offices, and was out
IF order.
The CHAIR said that an amendment creating |
charge on the treasury was not an appropriation,
and the amendment was in order.
The amendment was then agreed to-yeas 49, |
nays las follows:
YEAS -Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Brad
bury, Bright, Cass. Charlton, Chase, Clarke, Da-
Downs, Fetch, Fish, Foot, Gwin, Hale, Houston,
Hunter, james, Jones of Iowa. Jones of Tennessee |
Mallory, Miller, Norris, Rusk, Sebastian Seward |
Shields, Smith, Soule, Sumner, Toucey, Wade, |
w alker, and Weller-3S.
NAYS-Messrs. BorIand, Brodhead Butler
Cooper, Dawson, Fitzpatrick, Mason, Norton
Pratt, Spruance, and Underwood-II.
Several other amendments were offered and re-
ected.
Mr.. CHASE moved to amend by adding thirty
thousand dollars, to be expended by the President,
o purchase Hiram Powers's statue of America, or
ome other of his works of art.
Mr.. WALKER said he had not seen the statue;
when he had perhaps he would vote to buy it.
Mr.. CHASE alluded to the great merit of Pow
,rs, and urged this aid and honor to him.
MIR. COOPER opposed the amendment 1t was
Unjust to other American sculptors.
MIR. SOULE was willing to trust the genius of /
Powers He would not execute work unworthy |
his own fame or his country.
MIR. WALKER said he could not we'll understand |
how America could be represented by a female
figure. We now have female figure on the east !
ern portco which ought long since to have been re-
moved. Perisce, who made it, was doubtless man
of genius.
Mr.. CHASE asked if the Senator ever saw any
OF the works OF Powers which he had not admired?
Mr.. WALKER said he had seen but few of them
While he admired the Greek Slave, be would not
like to see it in the public grounds. He was un-
willing to trust genius in making female figures
for the public grounds
The debate was continued for some time, and the
amendment was rejected-yeas 81 nays 80.
Several amendments were offered, debated, and
some rejected, and others adopted
Mr.. BRIGHT moved to authorize the President
to buy Winder's building in Washington, now in
use for Government purposes, if it can be bought
for $200,O00, which after debate was rejected
yeas 2l nays %.
An amendment appropriating $l4 900 in add
ton to the former appropriation for paving Penn.
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