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

Tue CHAI&n4 ruled It cuf Of order. and Il No
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that before ollered M MIR. JonMson, 81 Afkansas
and after det6te itswAs rejected yeas 6o aavs IS
There wss much confusion throughout the pro
Oh authorixing the appointment Of ofacers and
workmen for the assay Office Id New York. and The
renting Of building and procuring machinery.
The committee next proceeded to the considera-
ton OF the following amendment.
That there be placed at the disposal of the Pre-
sident OF the United States the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars, to enable him to compensate
Clark Mills for the execution of the equestrian
statue Of Andrew Jackson, recently placed upon
the public square in the city Of Washington north
OF the Executive mansion, and to make the same
the property of the United States, and that said
sum be paid, under the direction of the President,
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated when clear and satisfactory title to
said statue shall be vested in the United States .
Debate ensued in the course of which it was
stated that $4,000 were subscribed by private
lndvduAla. but that this sum was not sufficient to
complete the work; and, further, that Mr.. Mills
had incurred debt of $1,000, beside spending
his time since l848
A proviso was adopted, that no part of the
$4,000 hereby appropriated shall be paid to the
original subscribers to the said statue.
This subject was passed over TO take up the
DEFICIENCY BILL.
ence on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the deficiency bill, made report.
The House had stricken out the provision of the
Senate for the establishment of aesay Office in
stead OF branch mint in San Francisco, and the
Senate insisting upon it, the committee agreed that
the Houae should recede.
Mr.. TOOMBS opposed this part of the report,
and expressed the opinion that it was covered
up job.
Mr.. DUNHAM replied, saying the committee Of
conference had in no wise compromised the dig
nifty of the House.
At the termination of the debate the question
was taken, and the report of the committee of con
ference was non concurred in ayes 49, noes 81
Mr.. NABERS moved to reconsider the vote: and
said, In the course of his remarks in favor of the
report, that the members from California in the
House were opposed to an assay Office in San Fran
cisco, (and wanted branch mint,) and that the
Senators from that State want the ASSAY Office He
wished to avoid an extra session. which was always
disastrous.
Mr.. STUART moved that the motion to recon.
sder De laid upon the table; and this agreed
Mr.. TOOMBS moved that the House appoint an 7
other committee of conference on the bill. He did
not wish to detan the House, but all this terror of
an extra session to drive the House was erroneous
We ought to have sound legislation. No extra
session was legitimate. He would give millions
for proper legislation, but not cent for Jobs.
The motion was agreed to.
THE ARMY BILL.
MIR. PHELPS, from the committee of confer.
ence, made areport on the disagreeng votes of the
two Houses on the Army Appropriation bill, and it
was concurred in.
The House again went into Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union on the Senate's
amendments to the Civil and Diplomatic Appropri.
alton bill.
The amendment (above stately giving Clark
Mills $40, 0O for his equestrian statue of jackson
was concurted in.
All the amendments having been acted upon,
the committee rose, and the bill was reported to
the House.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved the previous question,
which was seconded, and the House proceeded to
vote on colcurring in the amendments
1.-THE House were in session until late hour.
and at the time of our going to press ]