New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


ordering the New York Mint bill 10 be engrossed for
third reading, in order that he might reconside
ration oil the vote by which that question was decided
10 the negative This accounts for bis name appearin.
In the negative vote.
This morning Mr.. PHELPS, from the Commit
tee Ways and Mesns, reported bill making appro
pTiahon for the transportation OF mails in ocean steam
CTS and otherwise.
Mr.. HoUsTos, from the same Committee, re-
ported bill making appropriation for the service Of
the Post Office Department Both bills referred
TO the Committee Of the Whole on the State OF the
Union.
Mr.. STAYLY said be was permitted by the
Committee OF Ways and Means 10 report his bill author
zing the Secretary Of the Treasury TO deposit with the
several States the fourth instanent Of the money
thorzed 10 be deposited with the several States under
the act Of June 1896 BY this New York would receive
81 33S COO and Pennsylvania $685. ssthe money 70 be
devoted TO the transportation Of free people Of color in
those States 10 Liberia The Committee, he said had
authorized him TO report the bill with recommendation
It not pass. He designed to submit few remarks in
it, favor, but
The SPEAKER said, as il proposed an appro-
praton from the Treasury it be debated in Com.
nittee Of the Whole on the State Of The Union.
Mr.. SwEErsER moved the bill be tabled. De-
oided affirm atively; Yeas los. Nays CO.
YEAs-Abercronobe, Allen (Msss) Allen (Ill) Avsrctt
Bailey, GA Bsyy. Vs, Bartlett Beae, BOcock, Bragg
Brown, Cable (ol Cartier Cssle chastsn; charchwol
burkee Eastman, Edgstop, Faulkner Picklin Florence
German. Green, ball, Hamilton. Harris, (TennJ Harris
ala Hart, Hem, HyeI Holiday, Houston, How, Jr,
johnson jGe Johnson AM Jones a. " Jones renn,j
Jones pa King IN " Kurt Leteher Lo.shsTt Mace,
MANI MssUp MeLSnahs an Mill,0n Moony Murphy M9r
Robbins Robe, Ross, Seymour, IN ~ Seymour Comm
SHELTON Smstt Smith, Snow, Stanton, tKy) Stevens,
IN " Stephens, (Gs st. Martin stntton, Stuart Suth.
Widr OK, Woodward.
NAYs-Appleton, Banere, Bennett, Bibighsus, Bowie,
BCNVne RreDtOn, Brown. BurrOWs, CALDWELL CamDbel.
(OhioD ChDuder Chapman Cottman Cullo Darby Davis
s PTSEeY DSnp Haven ETa Tsy tq He Cen
tiae, Martin, Meachsn. Miller Moore, JPaJ Moore,
ter sacktt schererhorn SHOEMAKER stanly Stanton
lGhio) Taylor, Thurson Tuck, Walsh, Watkins. Welch,
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union on the Deficiency Bill
Mr. Brown, OF Miss, in the Chair
The proposition pending was the amendment
of Mr. Venable appropriating $1,000 for finishing the
pedestal of the equestrian statue of Jackson aud incos
inc the same with an iron fence.
Mr., DEAN, having the floor from yesterday,
said the statue of Jackson is now public work, and
placed on the public grounds by the legislation of
former session at which 5000 appropriated for
the erection Of the pedestal He did not propose TO take
part in the debate relative 10 the services Of Jackson
party can claim hinnhis fame ia national and Ire
longs to the whole country While he would vote for
statues not only TO Jackson, Henry Clay and other of
our great statesmen he hoped the time would not be
consumed in useless debates. We are all Jackson men
some way.
MIR. FIoREYcE-I do claim Jackson as party
man. am not willing to give this up, neither. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. GIpDINGs moved an amendment appro-
priang $4,000 for the erection Of bronze statue to
Albert Gallatin.
The Chairman decided this out of order.
Mr.. GIpDINGs, with view of attaining his
object, moved to diminish the sum in Mr.. Venable's
amendment five dollars His object In doing this was
10 say that he wished wash his hands of consuming
the time OF the House in discussing the erection OF mon
umeuts That the character of Jackson or Washington
is 10 be affected in this manner he did not believe. 10
could not be done The history of these great is
made up. IL is belittng them TO erect monuments of
brass, marble, brick mud to their memory. The
practice Il corupne 10 the tastes and morals of the
ton. He had offered his amendment proposing
ument to Gaatin TO put him In contrast with military
Chieftans and to show his admiration OF man who
with many others had done thousand times more to
elevate man kind than those who have gone merely into
the field of military glory.
Mr.. HousroS briefly opposed the amend
ment and appealed to gentlemen on all sides to allow
this bill TO be pefected and passed.
Mr.. Gidding's amendment was disagreed 70.
Mr.. SwErrsER proposed to increase the
sum in Mr. Venables amendmept S.. lie did this 20
reply to his colleague the erection of monuments
TO the departed dead lie desired to zee them set up
in all the public squares that the youth OF the country
might, in gazing on them be reminded Of the virtues
of those ia whose honor they may be erected. Some
thing due TO ourselves and the generations TO come
after us and with overlooking treasury and
amid universal prosperity he submitted whether we
could better expcnd money than by raising statues IN
memory of our distinguished public benefactors.
Mr.. GIDDINGs was opposed 10 the increase
and the erection Of monuments. He supposed some
future Congress would erect one to his colleague
Laughter
Mr.. SwEErsER-I hope my friend from the
WesteI Reserve win he the first thus honored.
Mr. GIpDIN6s said rather than gentlemen be-
lifting themselves in erecting monuments let them de-
vote themselves to the PRONUNCIATION ofthe arts ofpsace
II the Treasury is everowing let US extend education
the humble and poor youth Of the country and the
elevation OF the laboring classes.
Mr.. SwEETsER-My colleague comes from
State which make, ample provision for education. She
asks nothing from the National Treasury,
Mr.. GIDDiS6s resumed, saving he would then
70 with his colleague for the collection OF no more rev
snu ethsn an economical administration of the Govern
Democrat, laughter. TO squander money, and II his
colleagues object 10 join the arstocracy - squan
der the public money let HIN no longer call himself
Uaushferl tn money comes from the
nborng poor ana these who destitute of the neces
.aries OF HE They toll that may erect extravsgsnt
statues TO those who have gone before US. voice.
e just sol He would not wTencA nom the hand Of
poverty one thoussndth part of cent TO squander IN
his way He hsd been laborirg man himself and,
therefore knew what IL il to labor. He would never be
Instrumental in crushing aboring men to raise monu-
mcnts to sdorn our squares =.
Mr.. C,IppIyGs's amendment was disagreed To
and Mr. Venabes appropristing 5000 for finishing the
pedestal of the Jackson statue adopted
Mr. TAYLOR moved an amendment aPpropri-
atipg $2 900 to carry out the resolve OF Congress IN
l1s6 to erect monument 10 Gen Nsihsniei ureene'
Ruled out Of order.
Mr.. DrAx offered an amendment appropri-
siing s5co 600 for removing the Mint from Philadelphia
10 New-lork.
Mr.. LErcHER raised question OF order, and
he Chsirmsn ruled out the amendment
Mr.. STASLY offered an amendment that
neresfer no books shall be distributed among members
Congress- except such ss are ordered 70 be pnied
pubic documents by the Congress Of which they arc
members He said the value OF books which eaeh
member receives under present usage Is sSOo Is
gYen, and growing abuse II those books were retained
by members to sid them in dschargng their public d-
ties there would be lees objection. Few however,
thaf,selxas IN saye them L. known be