Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-05

reign countries shall and are hereby suspended and
no duty shall be collected thereon and all railroad iron
imported within that time shall be admitted free OF duty
After debate, the amendment was rejected Ayes 60,
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amendment Of the Senate was then concurred in
Committee of the Whole again rose to receive re-
port from u committee Of conference.
DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr.. DUNHAM, from the committee of conference ON
the dsagreeng OF the Houses the deficiency
bill submitted report, recommending the House
cede from its dsagreements several of the Senate
amendments and that the Senate in of the
amendments of the House to said amendments and
cede from some of its amendments
Among the amendments which the report recommended
the House to recede FROM the in reference the
establishment Of an assay Office in San Francisco Cali
fornia
The report having been read
Mr.. DUNHAM said that as. the report must be under
stood by ALL he would demand the previous question
Mr.. TOOMBS hoped the House would vote down the
demand for the previous question: not permit three
gentlemen to legisate for in this way carrying through
both Houses immense Jobs.
The question then taken and the House refused
to second the demand for the previous question
Mr.. DUNHAM did not understand what the gentleman
from Georgia meant in his remark about ssjobs"
Mr. T0OMBS said he would explain what he meant,
and TO the genemans satisfaction. When the question
Of assay office before the House. by almost
nimous consent, it non-concurred in-one of the
gentlemen from California denouncng It, aud explaining
the operations of the assay Office to be such plumber
and rob the people Of that State. He (Mr IT, intended
then to make remarks upon the very curious prov
sons OF the amendment, and told the House but
the whole House and the gentlemen from California
themselves seemed almost with unanimity to repudiate
and put their hands it, he deemed it unnecessary
He suspected then that the intention force this
matter through committee Of conference Mr. T. then
pointed to those portions of the amendment which showed
that the establishment Of this assay office to
LOB In conclusion ne moved that the House disagree to
the report and ask another conference when he hoped
the rights dignity and opinions of the House would be
better maintained If not, he hoped the House would
vote down the bill
Of conference 1t well enough talk of jobs here,
but if the gentleman had been elsewhere he would have
heard different story about jobs If gentlemen from
California in both branches Of Congress could
their interests he would ask the House could
that gentlemen who had interest whatever with the
matters OF California, except those general interests in
which the whole country concerned could perfectly
understand the subect In making this report the
mittee had in nowse compromised the dignity rights
of the House.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, earnestly appealed to the
House. in view of the press of business to take vote
upon the report and demanded the previous question.
1t seconded and under the operation thereof the
report was not agreed to- Ayes 48, noes 81.
Mr. NABERS moved to reconsider the vote just taken,
and member of the committee of conference defend
ed its action He had recommended the House to concur
the amendment of the Senate because he believed that
assay office would be beneficial to the miners Of
California
On motion of Mr., STUART, the motion to reconsider
was laid on the table
Mr. T0OMBS then moved to appoint another committee
Of conference and he would say gentlemen that this
idea of driving the House agree amendments under
terror of extra session. and of party utterly
erroneous They ought to have sound legislation. His
principle was that extra session legitimate, if
the country needed it. He would give millions for proper
legislation, but not cent for jobs
The motion of Mr.. TooMBs was then agreed to.
| ARMY BILL.
Mr. PHELPS, from the committee Of conference the
dsagreeing votes of the Houses submitted report
recommending the House to recede from of their
disagreements to various Senate amendments and the
Senate TO recede from several of their amendments.
The report received with evident marks of approba
ton and adopted with scarcely dissenting voice.
SO this bill stands passed.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
The House then again went into committee, and re-
sumed the consideration of the amendments Of the Senate
TO this bill.
The amendment placing at the disposal of the President
the Of 200, to enable him compensate Clark
Mills for the execution of the equestrian statue of Gen
Andrew Jackson and make the property of the
United States be paid when clear and satisfactory
title to said statue should be vested in the United States
agreed Aftor debate with amendment proyid
ing that part of the money should be paid TO
the original subscribers.
Having disposed Of oil the amendments
The committee rose and reported its action to the
House.
committee
Mr. HOUSTON moved the previous question, which
was seconded
Mr. II. then suggested that the House take single
concurrng in the report Of the committee for the
purpose Of facilitating business.
Cries of agreed, "agreed," and "no," "no"
The question then taken the action Of the COM
mtee upon each Of the amendments separately and
was generally concurred in.
Among the amendments Of the Senate which we're dis
agreed to by the House the amendment appropri-
ating $780, 900 towards introducing into this city,
which was lost, ayes 81 noes SO.
The House also disagreed to the amendment appro-
pratng $4,000 for the erection Of bridge the Po-
tomac at the Little Falls.
Also, disagreed to the amendment proposing to remit
the duties machinery imported into the United States
for manufacturing fax SC.
Also, disagreed TO the amendment approprating
$50 100 to Clark Mills, compensation for the Jackson
statue.
Also, disagreed TO the amendment increasing the saia
ries Of the Cabinet officers to IS 900 per annum.
The amendment providing for the classification of the
clerks in the various Departments agreed to.
The Senate amendments to this BILL as passed upon
by the House amounted to hundred and three in num-
Der, many Of which were disagreed to-
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion Of Mr. HOUSTON, the House proceeded 70
consider the Post Office appropriation BILL returned from
the Senate with several amendments but before taking
any action thereon at IL o'clock the House adjourned
after continuous session Of thirteen hours.
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