New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-03

! Dir. SIXTH asked leave II print speech
which q bad prepared OF the subject OF the dcisy %
orsresr Objections were made
| The Chairman (Mr Stuart said it vas not in
/ Tt power 81 the CoTlmit,ee % grant such Leave,
Nr. SMITH then enumerated the three prop
I osrous be wished 20 discuss ls,. Tie intended ~
move thst tie yresi delay Of business chargelbe
I tie members IlsughteT civ This House hss Oh.
jou-ued over every iAy th< Congress n coasgiru,s
short sessCu having Al urned fortynas days .t
- sion ard twelve or tftsen this session And Sfv
He expected show iasf sky I've members are ~. n
larry ahssut from the use and that when merasers
are present they do not stfend 70 business For these
thiues be proposed remedy, namely that Whenever
any member % adjourn over, excest 81 extfsS.
dusry occasions shseuts himself he shall no, rsv.
his per diem He expected 20 show that sky 50
members receive pay without working tor It. Tals sss
the great of his speech Whether the House ss-e
him leave not, he should make public docune-s y
bis speech. Laughter
The Committee then proceeded 20 act on he
Senates amendments. There much complaint that
the amendments could not be understood. as they werc
not printed.
Mr.. STEVENS Penn said he could not I'M
ders'and what be wal voting II they should saopt
the Is amendments in this way, il would be scandal
% the country TbeJ ought st least 70 know what they
were votirg The amendment should have eeeu
printed He knew OF better way than TO vote down
everything they coul not understand ami let II a 20
20 q Committee Of Conference.
Mr.. JoSEs Tenn hoped there would De no
c. rlmiftee OF Conference Let the House dispose Of
the bin or lCt IL be lest
Mr. TooNBs remarked they could know no.
thing vhsiever of the propositions upon which they
called % II he could not consider things intel
hgible he weuld not act He would have no righi 70
set II part of his duty nor his right 70 vote
away the public money and determine grave questions
when be could not hsve intelligent understanding Of
what ne was doing. Tie concurred in part with the
gentleman from Tennessee Mr. Jonesl but did nos
agree with the gentleman from Pennsylvania MFR.
Stevens II the House intended 20 sbrogste is duties
and refer all ts business On four they hsd better all
gohome instead o. spending the public money tor DOING
nothing.
Mr. STEVENS pa said if these amendments
should be referred a Committee OF Conference he
expected the Speaker to appoint three good who
would know how TO defend the rights OF the Hosse
eysinst the duresse Of the Senate under which She
House had been acting for few year. past
Mr. ToOMBs desired 70 know how Com.
ntee Of Conference could know the will Of the Hoase
until after the House had taken action on the matters
resrred them. twas the duty Of the House to pss
upon all Of these amendments, snd then II Committee
Of Conference should be ordered 1t would be the duty
OF the Speaker to appoint Committee who would stand
by the rights Of the House.
Mr. HoUsron said that eyenifthere should be
DELAY until the amendments could BE- printed gentlemen
would have nothing more before them, than thu, which
wss before them now They could get explanations
. unless they examined everything themselves
Mr. TOONBS said il the amendments were
before HIM he could have the advantage Of his own
intellect instead Of depending upon the explanations OF
others. IL was Impossible Tor nlin 10 ACT WlnOut
intelligence II they had got into such condition that
the public business could not be done intelgby ought
be done at all III true they have not time,
then they ought 20 reject all the amendments and stand
By the original bill.
Mr.. Phelps adyerted to preceding Con
crosses TO show that toward the close of session
amendments had always been acted upon without being
printed
The amendment appropriating 100000 for
az Assay Once in New. FORK having been read.
NJ nr said Assay Office 2hnuiI bp
established there it would probably settle the question
OF a Branch Mint There Is more than million Of sd
received there monthly aud nobody will contend there
should not be an Assay Office for the benefit Of those
who bring their gold dust 70 that port It
set of Justice 10 New-lork that Assay Office was
asked for but 10 the persons who have gold dust that
Trey may DOT be plundered by the Brokers of Walst
nor the Railroad Companies of New Jersey. II v SAFER
10 cross the shmus and escape the robbers than 20 es
cope the exactons Of the Brokers who getthedus
II they get out OF the frying pan in New York. they set
Into the ire OF Jersey
Mr. STEVENS pa did not think this was a
proper provision to be inserted in the bill The amend
nent 10 establish institution wholly inconsistent
with fair and judicious legislation. But a. TO com
prouse--sn Assay Office instead OF a Branch Aint-t
l. lust nest egg be Matched year into Branch
Mint lie hoped the amendment would be rejected.
Mr.. GooDRICHwasi in favor of the amendment
Of the Senate but by for the reasons given by
the gentleman from New.York He rose to enter his
protest against the Wholesale SANDER against the entire
City OF New York What have the brokers of that city
done TO the gentleman to justify him in calling them
robbersi They only charge the regular market price
for transporting gold dust from New York 10 Phlaiel
/ pla. He did not Ike 30 hear wholesale SANDER
against honest men, he knew many of them TO he.
He did not spprove Of all the Railroad Company does
but because they charge for transporting the dust it by
no means proves they are robbers.
/ MIR Books briefly advocated the amendment
only asked for the OF sssayng the gold
dust received there having 10 pay seignOrage. He
would not pledge himself as TO the future but was obv
that unless something of the kind should be DONE
the two great Commonwealth would continue their
controversy az a 10 the country Of more than IL
will take TO establish the assay Office He simply asked
/ for justice
Question taken.
The CHAIRMAN thought that the amendment
was rejected
Mr. BRrGGs called for the tellers, when, hay-
ing voted, the amendment eoncurred in Ayes &C.
. Noes, g.
The amendment providing for the appoint
OF Assistant Secretary Of Stste at annual salary
/ OF g, oC0 per snnum was agreed 20.
That OF raising the salaries Of the Vice-Pres-
sdent and the heads OF the Departments from $500 to
, 5000 per anuum voted down Ayes, 50 Noes
| lot counted.
The amendment appropristing $4,000 for
supplying Washington with pure water was agreed to
Yes., o. Nays IS.
The Committee rejected the amendment ap-
propnatng $4,000 10 refund duties that have been
paid on goods consumed by ire Ia New York and
100000 On similar account IN California
Mr. Johnson ARK offered an amendment,
ito suspend for two years the duty railroad IRON
He briefly advocated assisting the most important
works OF the age.
Mr.. WOODWARD said lands were granted 10
encourage the making OF railroads yet tax laid On
railroad ron which acted as a. obstruction. What an
/ sbsurdry and Inconsistency.
The amendment was rejected o. against ~.
Mr.. COBB moved one establishing the time
for the payment Of duties railroad iron for years
/ The CHAIRMAN ruled il out of order, aud was
sustained by the House.
An amendment suspendng the law, for one
year Of the duties railroad nOn discussed and
voted down Ayes, 59 Nays IS.
There was much confusion throughout the
proceedings.
At : o'clock the CHAIRMAN reminded the
Committee that they likely u have long session,
azfaH IN grlaF