The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-20

% his proposition 1 am decidedly 10 favor of il.
Several SENATORS Let the question OF order be de
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now be
fore the Senate is, whether the amendment can be
ceiyed HndeT the 30th rule
Mr. SEWARD. | am now about to discuss the ques
ton OF order TIE Secretary OF the Treasury at The
last session, recommended the establishment OF branch
mint In the city OF New York. and this year he has sem
IN the estimates for IL that taking these statements
together, the amendment is within the rule
Mr. BRODHEAD | want 10 hear the recommends
ton read.
Mr. PEARCE. understand that the recommendation
OF the Secretary tor branch mat etaheh mint .
Mr. SEWARD. The greater includes the less.
Mr. PEARCE. mint is very different thing from
an ASSAY Office merely
Mr. FISH The proposition for a branch mint in.
cuded an that is now proposed by this amendment and
a great deal more The recommendation OF the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, to which my colleague referred, is
IN these words
The distance from san Francisco, by way OF the 18th
mus OF Panama aud New York the Philadelphia
about thousand two hundred ana fifty miles. The
precious metals there found have, therefore, be
ported that distance and back great risk and expense
before the receive It's equivalent in the legal
coin of the United States Such Cumbersome tax upon
the interests Of California shosld be removed by the esab
shment of branch mint at the mos, eligible point in tina
Nearly all the importaons Of specie and bullion con
eehuae az me por Q, New YORK two-thIds OF all the
customs duties collected IN the country there paid in
specie"
There is the recommendation. and in the same report
an estimate is given for the work.
recollection OF the Char Is, and in that he confirmed
hy the officers oil the Senate that the practice ander the
goth rule has not been uniform and It ls not known to
the Chair that the effect OF the rule has heretofore been
ma,urey considered by the presiding officer, decided
BY the Senate An inspection of the rule satisfies the
Chair that this amendment proposing appropriation
not 10 order The part OF the rule material here is, or
moved by direction OF standing committee of The SEN
ate or IN OF an estimate from the head OF some
OF the departments"
f. These two clauses must be construed in connection
with another The first requires the direction of
standing committee. The word Correction" could not BIZ
inserted in regard to the head OF department. because
he has power 10 direct any member OF this body
therefore, presume, the meaning must have been tina
in the first case an amendment might be moved by d.
Iecon Of committee having authority 10 direct, and, IN
the second place, Sin pursuance OF an estimate"that il
in accordance with the desire OF the head of department
upon a subject falling within his jurisdiction, and fo
which he had estimated the amount required Therefore
though am aware that there have been cases in which
such appropriations have been received, 1t to the
present occupant OF the char that the meaning OF the rule
u.s. putting the clauses together that such amend
may be moved by direction OF standing committee
upon The recommendation, in pursuance OF, or follow
ing out estimate made by head OF department., al
Implying necessarily recommendation or official opin
ion of the head of department in relation TO matte
subee. to his superintendent and under his jurisdiction
that the object proper well that the amount
10 necessary for its Accomplishment.
MIR. FISH. Then | understand that the Chair rule
that The amendment which have offered is out 0
order so far AS the APPROPRIATION is concerned
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, sir.
Mr. FISH. will therefore modify my amendment b,
striking out the words
For the purpose of carrying the foregoing provision
into effect The of oU00 in addition TO the charge
authorized 10 be received, IS hereby appropriated out
any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
renew the amendment without that clause.
Mr.. BRODHEAD. The question of order still come
up, and makeit Iuis that the amendment of the sena
TOR from New York makes appropriation. Thoug
the senator from New York may omit what he has read
still The amendment makes an appropriation Tor the ON
The PRESIDING OFFICER Will the senator b
good enough TO read the part OF the amendment to which
Mr. BRoDHEAD. | will fnd it presently
MI FISH. ii the senator will ind 1t will Withdraw
Mr. BRODHEAD. know very we'll tina, the amend
men, creates new Offices and provides Tor the payment
Mr. SEWARD. If the senator will find any appro
priaon will strike it out
MIR BRODHEAD | can find il, but it will take som
time to read The amendment
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will stat
that nothing is clearer IN the practice OF the Senate an
the other house OF Congress, than that bill which ere
ates charge upon the treasury is not bill making a
appropriation The office OF appropriation is TO take
certain amount from the gross sum in the treasury, and
authorize It's appropriation 10 a particular object.
MIR BRODhEAD. Here is the part OF The amendmer
10 which refer
THE assistant of United State, in Ne
Rotary Of the Treasury shall with the appreciation aud col
of The President Tie United States, appoint sue
officers and clerks, and authorize the employ
such assistants, workmen, and servants shall be
ssy proper condnct and arrangement OF the said
flee and oil the business pertaining thereto at such CON
pensaiion as shall be approved by the President"
Mr. FISH. The Chair has already decided that ques
ton
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair is clearly o
opinion that that provision makes no appropriation.
Mr.. BkODHEAD. | ask for the yeas and nays on th
amendment
The yeas and nays ordered, and, being taken, re
sulted-yeas IS, nays las follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison, Badger, Bell, Bradbury
Bright Cas- Charlton Chase Clarke Davis, Desaussure
Dodge of Wisconsin,, Doaylas, Downs, Fech Fish, Foot
Gwin, Hale, Houston, Hunter, James, Jones' of Iowa
tan, Seward, Shields, Smith Soule Sumner, Toucey
Wade, Walker, and Weller-33
NAYs-Messrs. Borland, Brodhead Butler, Cooper, Daw
son. Fitzpatrick, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Spruanoe an
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SO the amendmeR was adopted
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