Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-06
TAirt, Third eoOsrei-flr,t Session.

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the hour aud alter the usual routine proceeded to
! business n
The committee Printing reported adversely to Mr..
Bayars bill proposing To establish aGovernment printing
office.
Mr. Caytons resolution calling Cor correspondence re-
ve to the Sandwich Islands, Offered some days ago.
adopted
/ The resolution offered by Mr. Bright calling for the cor
rcpondcncc Of tho Minister Constannopc In reference
to the koxsa case, was adopted.
Mr. Cass said that he considered the greatest Injustice
bad been done to Mr. Brown who had boon long tho
dragoman OF the American mission Constautinopi by
the prcss and otherwise to his agency in this matter
IL but Justice to Mr. Brown, whom he highly extocd
that the correspondence should be published. lc said
that the newspapers had published from end Of the
country to the other that Mr. Brown had brought this
country an impos.cr and had palmed him oil this
government representative from tho Sultan. He Mr
Cass,) had before him letter f. Rcschid Pacha
the Grand Vrcr in which no expressed tho great saac
ton Eel, by tho Sultan in consequence OF the attentions
shown his representative by tho American government
and people
personal knowledge that great Injustice had been done
only to Mr. Brown but also Mr. Marsh He desired
the correspondence should be- made public that JUS
tice might be done to these gentlemen The resolution
then adopted.
Mr. Phelpss being taken up Mr. Butler spoke do
nying that executive appointments continued acr the
meeting OF the cgsature-tEe Legislature being the
constitutional constituency OF Senators, their failure to
ill vacancy could not be supplied by executive author.
| Mr. Badger followed taking similar view
Mr. Clayton contended that tho Senate ought to hear
Nj Phelps before any further expression Of opinion took
place.
Mr. Phelps then addressed the Senate till three O'Clock
in support of his claim He had got through when he
yielded the floor.
Mr. Douglas hoped some disposition would be made of
this subject as the Nebraska bill would up to-mor-
row.
Mr. Pratt with the view OF giving Senators full time to
consider the subject and enable Mr. Phelps to prepare his
further argument moved that the subject DO postponed
till final action of he Senate on the Nebraska bin
The Chair ruled that the motion out Of order
Mr. Pratt moved TO postpone it n fortnight.
till next Thursday.
After au executive session the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Iho house, alter going through tho routine of unrpor
deficiency BILL
Mr.. Preston had offered Ar amendment sppronr;,,in,
at Louisville.
Mr. Lilly moved to strike Cous,om House and insert
rost ohce He said only one PEI was employed In
tam money Tor Custom House would bs getting money
under false pretences the building mainly Tor the
fost Office, he wished to say So
Mr.. breckenridge remarked that the whole amount
appropriated at different times for this object was a. "a
40 Sixteen thousand had be taken TO purchase site
Inc lowest bid for erecting the buidi g alone was
proof ~
Mr. Clinsman was opposed Custom House in the into
ror OF the country lsiiiends wattej beautiful building
there IL it was erected he would rather give th,
money for improving rivers for charitable
Mr. Preston said that Louisville pays twice as much
revenue as Norfolk, namely more than sis, 900.
Mr. Milson defended Norfolk.
MI Disney spoke in favor Of APPROXIMATIONS for tba
Western Custor Houses.
Ar Leteher said only $4,000 appropriated for
the Norfolk Custom House. and why was Il that Cps,ou
House in Louisville could not he built for SI5b Ooos In
old times Custom House could be built for $45 900 hut
IN these democratic times for not less than three hundred
thousand dollars. He could understand this
Mr. Stanton, OF kentucky in reply TO Mr. Lecber sail
tue Louisville Post Office the largest distributing ono in
The Western country, with thrytwo clerks and other
employees while only four clerks at the Norfolk Post
Office.
Mr.. Preston's amendment was agreed to-ayes 10,
| nays G5
Mr.. Benton offered amendment appropria,ng one
hundred thousand dollars for completing the Custom
House at ST. Louis He said the appropriation is recon-
mended by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The amendment was agleed to. eighty.nine against
| fifty six.
Mr.. Riddle offered an amendment appropriatng twelve
thousand one hundred dollars for the Custom House at
| Wilmington, Delaware.
Tho amendment agreed to- ciphty.tyo AGAINST
| lhirty-nine.
Other amendments debated in five minute speech
Without coming to a conclusion the Committee rose
The Speaker laid before the House message from tho
President enclosing the report OF the Directors of the
Mint at Phlsdephia, for 1858. Laid on the table and
ordered to be prntedan the printing committee directed
70 inquire into the erPedency of printing twenty thousand
ostra copies.
The report states that the coinage including gold bors
30 i, A 40 = go. 80 '""'' na'
y, VI Ncn sao'oooo:l were ia gold coins
S . IN tenheu soIi bars sos' in silver coins
A" ~, ~ 80 80 III eopPer CONS.
LUZ, ooags was comprised IN o'7'5S7 pieces being
more thhh twice the number OF pieces before struck
at the Mint in n single year.
asH e"l -; were Sa'aioOa2 IN gold and
IN silver including silver purchased pursuant
70 .na act OF MARCH, $685. making total OF i,Gs2GsO
!" T r"unn numbers,
Inc conase AZ Tue oranch Mint at New Orleans amount
20 S,1ioooo OF which 222oOOO were in gold coins, and
.'Sso'oOo III SILVER: me number OF pieces struck was
o'01'ooo deposits 2bi in gold and 1886 900 in
Inc coinage at me branch mint at Charlotte, N. c.,
=" :o1s,".o IN gold, comprised in 77,Os6 pieces
NV I' soVo'io', III so'd;
ihe coinage Al hc branch mint at Dahlonega Georgia,
amounted TO si629lS in gold comprised ia 90 439 pieces
The total coinage of the mint and branches for the year
1898, sum up as follows:
Gnld, s55,2l39O7
Silver, Q,977,6Tl
copper, $1,000
TOTAL $6i,359,58S
IL may be ofnteret TO state that million Of dollars
weigh III gold 1858 pounds avorupoi', and in silver
o1soi pounds IL two thousand pounds be proper the
ton, "l be t1at tho large operations during last