New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MIR. CLIPPINGS, from the Committee on Terri
tories ported bill for the purpose Of considering il
on Monday next providing Tor survey ana location OF
Awsgon road from Missouri to the settlements OF Cali
tornia and Oregon Referred to the COMMITTEE OF the
Whole on the State Of the Union.
Mr.. DuNHAM, from the Committee of Ways
and Means, reported the Senate bill, with amendments,
smcndatory of the fixing the value OF United States
Coins He explained that the intention was 70 make
gold the standard coin of tho country and render silver
subseryient to it, No individual who has given attention
10 the subject think otherwise than that the change
sbould be made. We all know The value Of coin hike
eyer,thi else ia in proportion TO the labor with which
tits procured ifgentlomen please IN proportion 10
the supply and demand IL Is known that within the
last few wears il he's required lees labor produce gold
fhan silver The consequence H. gold Is comparatively
cheaper in our market than abroad and when mo
ney Il exported IL 10 in silver thus leaving our own
country almost devoid OF coins OF that metal Tor purpo
.es of trade There Is other way OF retaining this
silver than by changing The relative intrinsic values
making them correspond The Committee did not pro
nose to recon the silver already in circulation but only
70 affect the new coinage OF half dollars qusI,ers, Ounce
and hall dimes to be received by Government 10 pay
,nent OF small amounts-the hrst to weigh l92 grains
and the others In proportion lie SAID TIE ou also pro
poses segnorage the coinage of gold 70 the sctua
expense OF the coinage-in other words not exceeding
one half of one per cent.
Mr.. Books remarked, he must interrupt
,hsgentleman In order 60 ask lit intended press
This segnorage itom ID passage undoy the previous
question: So he would wish &c get At acs as the dis
vussion went on.
Mr. DUSHAN said he intended e. ask the
House TO put the bill through. He alluded 20 former
remarks OF Mr. Brooks namely, that sclgnorsge rs q
Telc of feudalism The gentleman from Newfors
talked learnedy Of feudahty and feudalsm that be
<Dunhan) thought he was relic Of fegdal umes, when
gentlemen spoke earnedly ON things which hey DID
ne, understand.
Mr.. Books said the Philadelphia Mint as
now shown by the estimates took from dcposors about
s20O0oO per snnum. sesnorase of oneh half of one
per cent; would take S2500O0 more per annum
Mr. gentleman unHpr-
estimated the intelligence Of the House in order 50 De
4er the adoption Of measure iudiciOus IN Iseh
Mr.. Brooks said seignorage last session got
hut 20 votes.
Further proceedings on this subject were in
ferrupted by the arrival ol o'clock, q; which hour
there was special order-the hill concerning Ban in
Civil Causes in the Dstrie; Of Columbia
This bill, after few remarks from Mr. Jones
OF Tenn. in explanation, passed.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole the State OF the Union the bill making sp-
tropiianons for the support Of the Amy for the next
Bscsl year.
Mr.. german offered an amendment that from
and after July the st NEXT SO much ct The SGT Of Cen
gfe.s Of 1872 places toe National ArmouGs Vhder TIE
superintendeaee Of officers o. the Ordnance Corps be
repealed, aud that said srrOyies be placed under civil
superinensenee prior to the passage Of sad act
Mr.. EVANS said II appeared that the cost Of
lie manufacture OF arms had been ~reatly reduced
snce the armones have been under military spperin-
tendence Congress ought not thero.ore, hastily %
Iessla,e without calling Tor information rom the War
Department He knew the Secretary 81 Wsr was op-
posed 10 the change Persons IN Springfield are con.
nnusly Quareing 10 whether the Arnory ther- shall
be under military or civil superiu,endeuce II this
change should be made, would be merely TO provide
sinecurcs Tor politicians.
Mr.. GoRNAN remarked that last Session he
made report upon this subject aecOrlpaniol by bI
IL occupied allhe ground and sufficiently elucidsted the
points TO be acted upon he took issue VITA the gentle
from Maryland, and insisted with the docuneats
before him that manufactured 81 those ar
pories considerably cheaper under the evl than under
the military superintendency. Tnose places were kept
Tor supeTasIsied officers VINO not 10 be il the
service and who shosd be put the retired list Ills
by the rule of despotism the one man powcriha the
military officer governs tic civilian. Let hun rule
sodieys no, citizens. Petitions from persons employed
At Springfield and IlsrpeTs Ferry come hiihcr asking
Tor the restoration OF the Civil SUPPLEMENTARY
Mr.. CARTIER asked what is the trouble
MIR. GoRsAN replied, the complaints are as
diversified As the men who make theH- The main poink
inc tyranny and desPotism practced by the Military
superintendent
Mr. lNoERsoLL said alarge portion OF the peo-
PIE ot connecsieu, WHOM ne represented were deeply