The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-01

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the honor of raising the Senator from Michigan.
and thought she had lost him, has now discovered
she has not Lost him, for he is citizen of an East
ern State [Laughter.1 The Senator the
way, (Mr BRoDHEAD,) who is Pennsylvania oil
over, and who would almost get off the platform
to stand by his State, had told the Senate that the
furnaces in that State were not Furnishing now
This, then, was the proper time to make this
movement Prices are high, these manufacturers
will be induced to embark extensively in the Blu
siness; and if this duty is to be taken off. it will
certainly be sooner or later, it had better be done
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Mr.. HUNTER appealed to his colleague to with
draw the amendment.
Mr.. MASON declined. a5
Mr.. BRODHEAD moved an adjournment; which
was agreed to-yeas %, nays 26. Before the vote
was announced the
NAVY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Was taken up and referred. ri
A bill granting the right of way to the select
men of Chelsea, Massachusetts, over certain Gov
eminent hospital grounds in that place,
passed. fsa xia1 Oh
And the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House passed bills, authorizing the Score
tary of the Treasury to issue register to the
barque May, of Baltimore; also one to the brig
Boundary, and authorizing change of name to
the steamboat Roger Williams
The Senate amendments to the Army bill were
referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union e.
On motion of Mr. DOCKERY, it was resolved
that the President of the United States be request
ed to communicate to this Hous e, if not incom-
patlble with the public interests copies of all cor.
respondence between this Government and the
American Minister at Madrid, and between the
latter and the Spanish government, on the subject
against the Island of Cuba, and the punishment
and release of all persons in any way connected
herewith.
Mr.. WALSH moved, and the House took up and
passed private bill, giving pension to poor
blind woman. s,egsef
PERCEPTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. BROWN, of Mississippi, the
House, by general consent, took up the Senate bill
to extend pre- emptons to nnsurveyed lands and
for other purposes At his instance it was amend
ed SO as to extend the pre- emption laws they
now exist over the alternate reserved sections on
all the lines of railroads in the United States TOR
which public lands have been granted by acts of
Congress. The bill was passed.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON m we'd that the House resolve it.
self into Committee of the Whole on the state OF
the Union.
should be not done, the appropriation bills would
be lost.
The motion was agreed to; and Mr.. HALL was
called to preside.
the Senate amendments to the bill to supply de-
fciencies in the appropriations for the service of
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853
The committee having acted upon sew eral of the
amendments, considered that empow ering the
President to appoint Tin the manner prescribed bv
the act ss to establish branch of the mint of the
United States in Cafornia'') an assayer for said
branch in anticipation of the completion and es
tablshment thereof, and authorizing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to procure, by rent or lease,
building or apartments, and to lease, purchase or
rent machinery in the city of San Francisco suit.
able for the receipt, melting, and assay of depo-
sits of guild, in dust otherwise, and for the Gus
tody of gold coin, the attendant expenses to be
paid out of the money heretofore appropriated for
the establishment of a branch mint in California;
and provided that no contract shall be made for
the erection and establishment of the said min,
until the further order of Congress.
Mr. HIBBARD said the Committee of WAYS and
Means recommended Inconvenience in this
amendment, and then moved additional pro-
viso repeating the act to establish a branch mint
of the United States in California No contract has
yet been made for the erection of the mint, and
he understood the three hundred thousand dol.
lars heretofore appropriated is not sufficient for
that purpose, but one, two, or three millions Of
dollars will be necessary
Mr.. MARSHALL, Of California, said that the
Senate's amendment in effect provided for the re.
peal of the California Branch Mint act; and in
this connection he complained Of the gross neglect
and oppression under which that State labors He
did not wish to scare anybody, and hated to talk
of disunion but if the United States have neither
energy nor inteligenceto supply one of the mem
common rights of freemen, they will be obliged,
in vndication of their Saxon descent, to show they
sprung from revolutionary stock, provide for
themselves, coin their own money, and make such
treaties with the Union as its wisdom may choose
to confirm. There were now pending in the
Treasury Department proposals for building the
mint, in compliance with the existing law He
showed the oppression practiced by the assay of
g. Co. So Io-s
continuance; and argued in favor of rejecting the
Senate's amendment.
Mr.. TOOMBS did not concur With the gentle
man as to the treatment of California. He thought
part of the country has been treated better But
his opinion was, the amendment was bad one;
and, if it should not be stricken out, should be
amended. Let San Francisco have the mint There
were good many things covered up which he
could reveal. 55fi f& s2st Esf aa
Mr.. MARSHALL. wish the gentle man would
uncover them. would do so myself but for pecu-
liar circumstances. 4
The Senate's amendment was then disagreed to-
Mr.. DURHAM offered an amendment to the
seventh section-that when gold or silver shall be
coined into bars or ingots, formed into disks al
the mint of the United States, or any branches
thereof the charge for refining, casting, and form
ing said bars or ingots. shall be equal to but not
exceed the actual cost of the operation, including
labor, wasage, use of Materials &C., to be calcu.
lated from time to time by the Secretary of the
Treasury, provided said charge shall not exceed
After debate, the amendment to the Senate's
amendment was agreed to- s4s@# = zpS
After further proceedings the committee pro
ceeded to the consideration Of the Senate's amend
ment, as follows: t}fs
se'rhat the sum of three hundred thousand dol
lars be paid to the State Of California out Of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated to be applied to the expenses of the State gov
eminent prior to the admission of California into
the Union as a State"
Mr.. McCORKLE proposed to amend by in.
creasing the sum to $$470. 600. 7a
This and other amendments to the proposition
was debated.
The committee, motion, then rose, when
Mr.. STANLY offered resolution, which was
adopted, to exclude all debate whatever on the
amendment under consideration. * As
The House again went into committee, and re-
jected the amendment of the Senate, as above
stated-ayes 81, noes 49,
The committee rose, and the House concurred
in the amendments reported, with the exception
OF that striking out the provision of the House
allowing compensation to the Superintendent of
the Census, at the rate of three thousand dollars
per annum, from the time bis salary as Secretary
OF the Census Board ceased.
Mr. COBB made an unsuccessful motion to sus
pend the rnlea for the purpose Of taking up the
bill 70 reduce and graduate the price Of the pn bic
lands. rs 5.E s''. S
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q Nj. VENABI.E asked the courtesy Of the House
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