The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-28
MORNING EDITION---FRIDAY, JANUARY ss 1853

men, he hoped the time would not be consumed ia use
less debates We are all Jackson men, some way
mr. FLORENCE (dem) Pa do clsim Jackson a.
party man | am not willing to give tsis up neither
q anghter) ~
Mr. GlDDsos, Crce soil) of Ohio moved an amend
msnt appropratng S25 900 for the erector Of bronze
statue to Albert Gallatin
The CHAIRMAN decided this out OF order
MI. elpDiNts, with view of attaining hs object
moved to diminish the in Mr.. Venablcs an,-ndment
five dollars His object in doing this was TO saw shat he
wishedto wash his hands O, Consuming the tims f he
House in discussing the erection OF monuments Thai
the character OF jackson Washington is to be af
eced in this manner he did not beevc-t could not be
done The history of these great men Is made up. is
tehttng then, to erect monuments of brass marble
brick, Or mud to their memory. The practice is cor
rupiing to the tastes and morals Of the nation He
offered his amendment proposing monument to Gala
tin, to put him in contrast with military chiefains and
others had donea thousand times elevate man
KIND than those who have gone merely into the field of
military glory.
Mir HoCsToS, (dcm) of Ala. briefly opposed the amend
ment and appealed to gentlemen all sides to allow h
bill to by perfected and passed.
Mr. Giddings amendment was disagreed TO-
Mr. SWEEPER (dem) of Ohio proposed TO increa Sc the
sum in Mr, VenlUies amendment five dollars He did
this to reply to his colleague to the erection Of
ments TO the departed dead He desired them set up
IN all tie pubic squares that the youth of the country
might in gazing on them be reminded of the virtues Of
those IN whose honor they may be erected Something's
to ourselves and the generation to u.s. and
now with an oyerfewing treasury, and amid universal
prosperity ne submitted whether we could better expend
money than by raising statues in memory of distn
guished public beneacors.
MIR GpDnss was opposed to the increase and the
ton OF monuments He supposed some future Congress
would erect one to his colleague. Gaughter)
Mr. snnaz5-I hope my. friend from the Western Re
serve VIII be the first thus honored.
Mr. GiDDNos said, rather than gentlemen belittling
themselves, iu erecting monuments, let them devote
themselves to the PRONUNCIATION OF the arts Of peace If
he treasury Is oNerowing let extend education to the
humble and poor youth of the country and the eleya
ton OF the laborng classes.
Mr. SwiErsER-My colleague comes from State which
makes ample provision for education She asks nothing
from the national treasury
hr GpDMGs resumed, saying he would then go with his
colleague for the collection of than
economical administration of the government demands
He lAir. Gddngs) was too much of democrat
(aughter) to squander money. and if his colleague
OBJECT was to Join the arocracy to squander the public
money, let him no longer call himself demo
crat Qauehter) The money comes from the la
boring and those who destitute of the
OF he They toll that may erect extrayagant
Just so He would not wrench from the hand of
poverty onethousandth part of cent to squander in
thls way de had been laboring man himself and
therefore knew what 1t is TO labor He would be in
srumental in crushing aboriny raise monuments
to adorn squares.
blr Giddings' amendment was disagreed to- and Mr..
yenables, appropriating three thousand dollars for
finishing the pedestal of the jackson statue adopted
Mr. TAYLOR (whig) of Ohio, offered amendment ap-
propratng twenty five Thousand dollars carry out the
resolve OF Congress ivl 1885, to munument to Gen
Nathaniel Greene Ruled out OF order.
Mr.. DEAN offered amendment appropriating fifty
thouand dollars tor removing the mint from Philade
phia TO New York
Mr. LErcHER (deni) of Va raised question Of order
and the Chairman ruled out the amendment.
Mr. STANLY, (whis) Of N. c. offered an amendment
that hereafter no books shall be distributed among
bers OF Congress except such ordered TO be print
cd as public documents by the Congress of which they
arc members He said the value Of books which each
member receives under present usage is 5000 1t is a
great and growing abuse Ii those books retained
~ members toad them in dscharghg their public duties
there would be less objection Few however trouble them
selves to save them is known to be fsct that books
have been sold by members Of Congress and these very
books again parchased for distribution by the House.
This is great abuse. 1t is doing harm to republican
government, and will lessen the standing OF members
among the people, when the fact shall becoue gene
rally known. 1t is time the abuse corrected Let
then the House adopt his endment In Offering it. he
had but discharged his duty.
The amendment was adopted.
The committee rose and the House concurrel in the
amendments which had been reported and PASSED the
bill
The body then adjourned