The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. q

. Q - 20 new YoaK BRANCH MINT BILE. = \ & II |
The SPEAKER said that during the 'mornin 3
| hour yesterday report was made BY the Commit
tee of Ways and Mea bill to establish branch
of the Mint Of the United States in the city of Nes
York Il having beensread first time for inforr
nation, and the Guestion recurring on it's SECOND
! reading, the gentleman from Pennsylvania NJ
| CHANDLER) objected Before action was taken or
the rejection ofthe bill the House pas ed from the
| morning hour: Having since yesterday examined
the rules and the parliamentary law, and reviewed
his decision meantime, he pow announced that the
bill was before the House-7the question being on
its rejection; and further, that the de.
batable.ti ft-5ls,rEt,i Fg-- es ,efe a- -ftr.tse
l. Mr.. BROOKS, (who reported the bill caused the
one hundred and sixteenth rule, to- beread and
raised the point Of order that the gentleman from
Pennsylvania CHR. CHAspLER} could, not take the
floor from him to object to the SECOND reading o.
the bill The first reading was t.for in.Ormation,'
| and he claimed that he had light to state what
the bill was, and to make any further remark
Unless that.priviiege was given to a member re-
porting bill, it would be Impossible for the House
TO know wnai he bill is before they shall be called
upon to vote on its rejection. AEl.' a13ob G2
2 The SPEAKER overruled the point, and stated
I the reasons for doing so.br ysG7tt3b bna Huv
Mr.. BROOKS withdrew his appeal, with the re-
mark that the House called on tovote for the
rejection of the bill without even hearing itread.
Mr.. FLORENCE said that objection was obvi
ated by the fact that copies OF the bill had been
distributed more plentifaily than ON any previous
occasion Wftnfn Ms feCOlteCil0H.tf t' FtiSft''
/ Mr.. ALLISON asked that the bill be read; when
The CLERK proceededto. do 80, resuming at the
point where he discontinued yesterday ald +
Mr.. CHANDLER was about to nddress the
House the guestjea before Shall the bill be
! Mr.. sWEETsER raised the point Of ,isfdsr that
the subject was not debatable. '12's 10 ,saEDF'
-. The SPEAKER overruled the question: s,il1na
Mr.: SWEETSER appealed from the decision;
butwas not sustained by the House, :. sjliy u
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reading Of the bill, because he understood II was
the desire offts friends to spring it on the House
and move action upon il, and, by the previous
question, cut off debate. He desired to place the
ELI in another situation There wassomething
beyond the mere house and machinery, andJa few
pecunarily paid officers appointed ty the Presi-
dent, or the benefit of few gentlemen boasting Of
the results of tier industry. 51 Nations do not
readily part with the tokens OF their sovereignty,
or scatter them plenteopsly as it iy proposed at
is $ national matter, and not a New York matter.
We have not arrived at that point when it can be
ssid heFe-aa itis said Paris is Francs-that New
York is the United States, ~ was ready to meet
this bill fairly, end give it The course Which every
Other should takei but he did not desre that Il
should take precedence OF those bills which appeal
to the justice we'll as patriotism Of the House,
and which call for deli beralion and action. He
confessed (and members, who were here in the last
Con gress would coness) his great establishment at
the periinasity with which this bill was then pre-
sented and az he Pssssrs time, Most OF the gen,
tIemen who then Occupied seats in this Hal! would
rscolteei keeourse of argument made Iusefus ta
sustain the measure of a branch mnt'in the city
of New York. They wosaid remember the ,outcry
was the mint in Philadelphia was incompetent to
the coinage of the gold of this connryi that, by
many millions, il was insufficient to msetathe
wants of thosewho brough their golddust Cali,
serniaf He replied in the course ofhis argument,
that tfie ia!rtin Philadelphia was able, and the
directors willing, 70 H4est all demands; and, iur
millions annually, 6f every denoininati5n Of coin
sanctioucd By iag.taAtl he theh promised had
been amply fulfilled; but no nan, or get OF men, or
the GOVERNMENT itself, would be able to meet the
everlasting wants OF the horse-leeches who cry
"Gve, give, give" in the great metropolis Of the
Union. tt5hz.e2a - 81 HiL1L
He, at a former session, met another objection;
and referred to some OF those arguments about7the
vast inconvenience and the exceedingly heavy
expense # conveying gold from New York 10
phiiadelphia; and .hsn propounded an inquiry,
r"dow came New York to se tthe recipientef the
gold dust OF California; The ahsH er Wa, the
lberaity of other States, and of this House, enR-
biea New York to carry on her enterprise, and 70
receive this treasure; and she makes use OF thls
eiengation of dollafs OF an argument why we
should pour every thing else there. Sha takest the
tayors without thanks, and InaAes that f1ao,ays
Tor hsElng further assistance. The expense of
conveying the gold dust from New York to Phil Ia:
dephla, and then back again in coin, involves a
prenfiCrn of only 1925 900 for hundred millions,
Oh tyo hundred millions; and bthose who conduct
the transportation offer the ampiest security The
question is not one of danger, for not dota rhas
been lost on the way; norof tinie for the distance
between the two cities ii only three hours and
half Nv lille the Philadelphia mint is abundantly
able to coin all the gold from California We have
in the meantime anthorized the erection off q
branch mint at the very door Of the gold mines,
snd not only authorized il to coin money, but
make IL spts, This disposes Of the whole question.
Az! he went; q coRmsEfs and. bpsip efa men are
more than satisfied by the branch mint 10 Galfor,
MAJ A considerable amount 10 coined here for
England, and not for us i We do not cit in this
Halt 70 iegislate for British brokers and London
bankers, Who send their gold duet to Philadelphia
TO be- coined, Because il Costa less than 10 pay for
assaying in Aondan; 81, We have mads New York
STATE st. sSa sify of lssrs A IL gr sss
teeiias f4v5r Of the estab iisiaeh of bfahsb Q;
ssis I'D @ 81 s ebpesiso os
here, be;vo1id buy, votes with money. -.
7 MI. DEAN called upon the gentleman for the