The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27

Mr.. BUTLER was in favor of reference. and
report of the facts of the case; this he considers
necessary before any action could be had 49,
4 Mr.. DAVIS considered an examination and re
port the question of the right oil Great Britain
colonise this region az necessary before any de
bate or action should be had.
Messrs CASS, GWIN, SHIELDSS MASON, am
DAWSON continued the debate on the prophet,
of referring the subjects and before any vote wa
taken
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
q NEW YORK BRANCH MINT BILL.
i The SPEAKER announced the first business ii
order to be the bill to establish a branch of th
Mint of the United States in the city of New
York-the pending question being on it's rejec
ton. A'
Mr.. BROOKS resumed his remarks from veg
terday, and argued to show the nefficiency of th.
mint at Philadelphia, and that it was not entitled
to the purity and character claimed for it by the
| gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. CHAsDIER
| He set forth the advantages which would result
/ from branch in New York, and defended tba,
] city from certain charges which had been made
i against it. When he concluded, the question was
taken the rejection of the bill, and decided in
| the negative-yeas So, nays 81. y
! The SPEAKER then stated the question on or
dering the bill to be engrossed and read third
Mr. BROOKS demanded the previous question
which was seconded. 9
Mr.. CHANDLER moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union.
The SPEAKER replied that the main question
had been ordered on engrossing the bill and read
ing it third time.
Mr.. CHANDLER inquired whether the bill had
The SPEAKER replied that ii had not even been
ordered to be engrossed. sels
Mr.. GOODENOW moved that the bill be laid
upon the table; and the question was decided ii,
the negative-yeas 70, nays So.
Mr. HOUSTON rnoved that tho- r,,loe ho 80,
pended, and that the House resolve itself into a
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
The SPEAKER said that the main question, hav
ing been ordered by the House, OVERRIDE all other
motions but to lie on the table Of to adjourn Not
even motion for call of the House could be
made ., Z
The question was taken on ordering the bill to
be engrossed for a third reading, and decided in
the negative yeas 81, nays s9-as follows: 81
YEAS.--Messrs. Abercrombie, Willis Allen,
William Appleton, Ashe, Babcock. Rarrere, Bart.
lett, jr., Bennett, Bowie BOVINE Brenton, Brooks.
! Albert G. Brown, Burrows, Caldwell, Thompson
Campbell, Chapman, Clark, Cobb, Conger. Darby,
Dean, Doty, Floyd, Freeman, Gay lord, Gentry,
Goodrich, German, Grey. Hall, Hart, Haws, Has
call, Haven, HEM, Hibbard. Horsford Howard,
Thomas How, jr., Ingersoll, Ives, Jenkins, Ro-
bert w: Johnson, Daniel T. Jones, George G..
King, Preston King, Little, Lockhart, Martin,
Meacham, Miner. Molony. Murray, Nabers, Odds,
Penn, Penniman, Phelps, Preston, Richardson !.
Riddle, Robbie, Robinson, Russell, Sackett, Scher-
merhorn, Schoolcraft Schoonmaker, David L.
Seymour, Origen 8. Seymour, Smart, Smith,
Snow, Frederick p. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton,
Abr'm P. Stephens, Alexander H. Stephens
Stuart, Sutherland, Sveetser, Taylor, Thurston
Wsibrjdge, Ward, Wells. and Wifco.-s7.
EFT, Beale, Bragg, Briggs, Busby, Joseph Cable,
Lewis D. Campbell, Chandler, Chastain, Church
well, Clemens, ClinEmAn, Oolcock, Curtis, John
G. Davis, Dawson, pimmick. Dockery, Duncan.
Durham, Eastman, Eamundson, Faulkner. Fav
Ficklin, Florence, Henry M. Fuller, Thomas J. b.
Fuller, Gamble, Giddings, Gilmore, Goodenow.
Hammond Harper, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w
Harris. Hendricks, Hlyer. HolIaday, John w.
Howe, Thomas NJ. Howe, jackson, Andrew John
son, James johnson, John johnson, George w.
Jones, ]. Clancy Jones, Kurtz, Landry, Letcher,
Mann, Marshall, Mason, McLanahan, McMullen.
McNair, Millson, Henry b. Moore, John Moore,
Morehead, Morrison, Murphy, Newton, Orr, Out.
law, Andrew Parker. Porter, Powell, Reed, Rob
bins, j.. Ross. Savage, Shelton, Benjamin Stanton,
st. Martin, Stratton, Toombs Townshend, Tuck
Venable, Wallace, Walsh. Watkins, WEIGH, Will
drick, Williams, Woodward, and Yates-s9.
Mr.. BRIGGS, having changed his vote to the
negative, in order that be might move reconsid.
eration of the vote. did sol when
Mr.. FLORENCE moved that the motion lie upon
the table.
The question was taken and decided in the af.
hrmative-yeas 81, nays 80.
Mr.. BRIGGS then said, addressing the Speaker.
bow with christian resignation to the defeat of
the Mint bill, though extremely hard it be.
pEFIcIENcY BILL.
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state Of the Union---Mr BRown,
of Mississippi, in the chair-and resumed the con
sideration of the bill to supply deficiencies in the
appropriations for the year ending June 80, 1853.
ANDREW Observation-Disclosures yEToEa
Mr. VENABLE offered an amendment, appro.
priating $4,000 for the completion of the pedestal
of the statue of Andrew Jackson and for enclos;n
the same with an iron railing. rs
MIR. STANLY moved to amend this nv add;por
"and this appropriation is made not only in honor
of Jacksons military services, but also because of
his devotion to the Union, exhibited in his patriotic
opposition to notification and secession. y
Mr. DEAN raised question that this was NOT in
order because 1t was not to carry out any existing
The CHAIRMAN decided the amen Omen, Il h.
Mr.. STANLY said though his constituents had
the highest admiration for that great mans con.
duct in war, they look upon his military achieve
ments as thrown in the shade by his ardent, pa
trotic, undying devotion to his country, as Presi-
dent OF the United States, in putting down nuliifi
cation and secession He (Mr. 81 shared in this
opinion. II he had been old enough at the time
ne snonid nave voted against jackson, and never
supported;his civil administration.
He thought that jackson, as President. commit
ted many errors; but he claimed his gratitude.
and bad it. He claimed the gratitude Of his con
sutuents, both Wings and Democrats and had It
When this Union was in danger as he believer r.
was, disregarding every thing else but sense Of
duty, jackson gave utterance to that noble senti
ment. which has made him immortal, ssThe Fede-
raj Union-it must be preserved He was warm,
ed with gratitude when he attended the inaugu.
ration of the jackson statue on the eighth Of jan
uary last, and he looked with swelling heart on
| the inscription upon its base All honor for the
military achievements, but more honor still for
his conduct in the year 1885,, when the sentiment
to which he had referred was uttered Let Con.
gress show, not mere wild admiration for Jack.
sons military services, but gratitude to the man
who, President, said that the Union must be ore
served, and crushed the felfnpirit of disunion.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, rose to q question Of
Order and appealed from the decision of the Chair
[Cries, s'Too late, too Iate.'l man under that
decision could make speech after the debate has
| been closed. ~ 81 Ss e5 ri ~
Mr. STEPHENS,ot Georgia, was opposed to the
amendment. He did not concur in the remarks
Of the gentleman from North Carolina, nor in.,the
sentiment expressed in the proposition. He did
not understand that jackson ever put down multi
ncation IN this country. When and where was it
donef That General ia :kson, as President of the
United States. and = citizen, was against the
ooctrine OF nuiiihcation, taught by South Caro-
una: &c conceded. but that jackson aver put down
nuhincatlon he denied. Did jackson ever silence
~ he might agree with tho gentleman from
Mortn Carolina a. to the principles announced 10
the proclamation; but if the gentleman would
iooK 20 the history of the country no would find that
the principle of Modification was never Abandoned
4 ii sf =