The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-19
WASHINGTON, MARCH 10, 1853.

lied An continue half pay certain widows and
orphans approved February 3, 1853, STA 00O."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. HUNTER. The Committee Finance has also
instructed me to report the following amendment:
SEC. =. .9ad DC Ipiasr enacted, That when private
establishments shall be made fine gold bullion, ,he See
retary of the Tr asury II he shalt deem them capable OF
executing such work hereby authorz and required
limit the thereof which shall be refined in the moi
at Philadelphia from quarter to quart and to reduce the
progressively such Establishments shall he extended
eventually ana may be- exclude refining
from the mint and TO require thar every deposte of gold
bullion made therein for coinage shall be adapted 10 sad
purpose without the neei of refnine Prpidsd THAI no
advances coin shall be made upon bullion after these
atoms shalt be carried into effect except upon bullion
| refined as herein prescribed
The design of this amendment is to do what Alexander
Hamilton said in his first report the mint ought {, be
done The of the should justify IL is
enable the Secretary of the Treasury, whenever can lie
done by private entepr leave The business Of refining
private individuals get rid Of that portion of the
uc,ure which has been done her tofore at the mint
which desired in the mint, AMI beIeve II
would relieve the mnt great deal ana enable Il TO operate
eff tny, besides saving deal of
| The holders Of gold
| Mr. BRODHEAD. l conf-es do not very well un-
this and desire inquire of The chairman Of the
finance Committee Whether he Understands distinctly from
officers at the that they desire such
eba"ge tins, whether they have been consulted a,
alp
Mr.. HUNTER. ] consulted Mr. Patterson, who
here short time ago-a re sensn who is well known
the from pennsy .ariaand he is very anxious
u
ing it,
| The amendment, WINS agreed to,
! MIR HU FER TIE Committee F has in.
attucied me To II amendment relation to custom
hnus will state th,t this amendment which
reserved ucul after The of tie Senate similar
anne dments which were csppsed Of on Saturday. The
Senate having oVerruled the and off the
'mlta'ion in regard TO the cnslon-houses the committee
has now instructed me 10 report The following;
"For the cons rucon Of cusom-house. to include
other ruli; oihcs Richmond Virginia. SIS 600: Pro
presc bed the whole directed he expended r
tina, purpose shall en cot of the uichasa
Of the site aud the pletion of the bu ldrg.
For he construction al custom. house Norfolk Vr
GINA s35, 00 Proved Tat II sum- addition the
sum here o'nre prosecuted as te whole amount to be ex
pended for that purp shall constitute the of
the purchase of the site aud the completion Of the build
| ing"
| Mr.. BRODHEAD. cannot understand the reason why
shouli adopt TINS amendment, except II Is that
wrong justifes another understood The scnsor from
xgina The other day, say that these limitations ought
d. and thst the Senate heretofore did right placing
| the limitation. Now, SIR, such a why should
take off the limitation gard these
unde rstand that the contractors unit rook bn them
for but bee the has been arged
other places it be enlarged this. say does
not follow matter Of course understood the senator
Virginia the other day. that the limitation
should not he taken off regard to the custom-houses in
the West The Senate, decided other
haps for very gnd that do not exist,
probably. III THIS case
Mr. HUNTER. My own opinion at that time was thar
this much stronger than any of those which
pr sented IN the Wes but sui, as | was anxious
that the principle of limitation should be observed, dd
like appe of departing IRON the of
my own State will be observed that a for
now, for am for holding them 10 some limitation. viii
explain the from Pennsy vania Why this
proposed IL is in pursuance of estimate from the
Treasury Department. Not dollar has been expended
yond IL found no sever, that the
cost much that enough has been for the buid
ings unless put up brick bui dinss There in The
neighborhood of Rlchmond-very near lt-some of the
6oes granite in the world 1t was proposed TO pot up
granite buildings there, they doing in the Of
cusomhouss and there Is some reason for it, be-
the neighhorhood. We sli preserve the lin
ia,ipn-a limitation which much more than in some Of
the custom-h nuSes-for will reduce the whole
s225, 0o0 and below that ought reduce
| MIR HAMLlN. move to amend the amendment by
| adding;
TO complete tho foundation Of The cus,om-house in
Bangor Maine and connect the with the shore
| Si5,u00."
desire say that have here the estimate and
mepdao Of the department for that approp raon and
within the limitation contained in the Original aprrnprs-
ton. That limited the of the building so 900
They have laid the foundation thu bed Of the and
they must connect IT with The shore, contract
his been made to erect the building within the original Inn
itoon.
The amendment TO the amendment agreed to.
i Mr. HAMLlN. l move further amend the amend
msn', by adding the following:
"To complete the cusom-house at Bath, Maine,
sl2, 900"
That is oso made in pursuance OF estimate from the
Treasury Department The original appropriation for that
place S250OO but purchasing the site they
compel ed eYpend larger than supposed first
he cessary which limited the for the
and post-ofice to s2l,OOO The department haS recon-
mcnoed the additional sum OF $4,000
i The amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
| M HAMLlN. i have another amendment to the
amendment:
"For the purchase Of site and the erection OF custom
house at B-fst Maine $50 900; Psod.d That the plan
Of the building shall bc such the whole cost both of
the building and site, shall exceed the approp
alton hereby made"
/ The amen imsnt 10 the amendment was agreed 10.
| The q iesron beng then taken the amendment IS
amended, agreed to-
Mr.. HUNTER | desire 10 offer amendment
which has been unanimously adopted by the Commute
Finance in regard the class hcson and organization Of
ami trouble to esplsn instead Of resng the amendment
can explsn IL IN a very few words u prop
the D-pa of the Treasury lueof
War Navy and Pet ohcr-lesvng the State D-ptrl-
mcnf because the this scheme ginated Mr. Web
,equesed leave Il ouin four classes clss one,
receive 500 per class tvo 81 300; class TIRE
81 500 and class four 81 800 per annum. 1t allows, be-
mis- chief clerk those bureaus where chief clerk
u now allowed $1,000 and chief clerk each of the
proper where they allowed, at 81 300.
IL provides that there nay be dsbnrsng cerk
each department Of the Navy, War, and Post Office
more than three for re,-ury ard h,o three
,r the Dep ,rimen Of the Ineror get rid Of the
nv dshursng certs wh oh they have, and
e under tho re yuson &C ind pendent treasury
In addition this 1t PROVIDED that no new clerk shs
he sepon,ed until he shall have BEEN examined and found
duy qualified by board Of three persoos Of
hem 10 be The head the bureau into which he to be
oon,ed the to be appointed by the head of
the department Who appoints the clerk
These pro. OF the section w nrranges inc