The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-23
THIRTY-FTFTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
WAslDNdION, FeU' Il, IoVS.
CLAIMS ON THE TURKHH GOVERNMENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb %, 1859.
CLAIMS ON TURKBH GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. KING, (opp.) Of N Y, presented memorial from
John Reeves Naval Architect Brooklyn asking that our
Minister at Consantnope be instructed to urge his claim
upon the Turkish government Referredto the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
PRINTING THE COAST SURVEY REPORT.
Mr.. Frm, from the Committee Printing, moved to
reconsider the resolution to print 900 copies of the
Coast Survey for distribution along the seaboard.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION
This motion gave rise to considerable discussion, pend
ing which Mr.. HUNTER moved TO take up tho Executive
Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill Motion
ried.
The bill appropriates for Senator's compensation and
mileage $9 0lS for Senate Clcers clerks, messengers
and others 900; for contingent expenses viz binding
$50 000 engraving 0O0 stationery IS 00 newspapers
$780, Congressional Globe and binding SAG 800. reporting
proceedings for Globe SIS 046 committee clerks pages
police, horses and carriages 49, 900, and miscellaneous
items 100000 compensation and mileage of members and
delegates Of the House, 81 09 000 House officers clerks
messengers and others, $1S7O0; contingent expenses
Sns stationery horses
items, labor, police, &c, $4,000; folding documents
$50 900; miscellaneous, $4,000 committee clerks
$4,000; temporary and otherwise, $17 ,00o; John c.
Rves one cent per page extra for over of the
Globe $1 000 usual additional compensation the Globe
reporters, $4,000; for printing the proceedings OF the
same, 500 600 miscellaneous library and printing,
Goo Court Of Claims, S3l 900; Executive, $3.50 900
State Department, 1000; Treasury Department,
$500 900; Interior Department s40o Surveyor Gene
rai's Department $IO3 900; War Department, $50.
oOo Navy DEPARTMENT, sio2 900; post Once Depart
ment, $4,000; Executive printing, $5S 900; Pbadel.
pha Mint, $145 900; San Francisco Mint, $i4l 900;
New York Assay Office, $4,000; New Orleans Mint
$50 0OO Charlotte Mint $50 900; Dahonega MINT 81 900
Oregon s34 ooO New Mexico, ST. ,oOs; Utah, $1,000;
Washington s34 900 Nebraska 1856 900; Kansas s32 900
Judiciary slsl 600; Attorney General $94 900 Indepen
Treasury $26 000 exper collection land revenue
1855 deficiency paper for the second session of the
Thirty fifth Congress- $i3s6 500 other DEFICIENCIES paper
$50 GO. msceianeous say 10000 The total amount
appropriated is about five and half millions.
About half past one O'Clock debate ensued 30 the
Tho CHAR submitted to the Senate whether they should
the consideration OF the Appropriation bill or
take up the bill for the acquisition of Cuba
Mr. SuDML, (adm) Of Ia, said " the Cuba bill was
postponed he would consider II evasion Of direct
vote the bill He had been informed by its opponents
that they Intended TO prevent upon this session.
He regretted that It's friends missing the dinner
hour approached, while the opposition seemed disciplined
and better sers lie trusted that the bill would
DO disposed Of at this session.
vote being then taken the question OF postponD g
the Cuba bin, IT was agreed 10 by yeas 80, nays 80
The only amendments Of Importance introduced in the
bill, RS reported from the Finance Committee,
making appropriation OF $40 900 10 take of
the people Kansas with the view of her admission into
the Union as state one approprang 900 for tho pay
oil the Oregon Senator's aso additional sections relating to
the mintviz extending the time for the issue of cents
two years; also that when refined gold bullion shall de
posted at the mint It's branches, the Treasurer shall
make payments therefor II coined; and tina,
the charge for coming from the refined gold bullion shall
be tbreeeigbths Of one per centnm-a of which were
adopted
Mr.. KING, topp) Of n " offered amendment 70 the
bill that any surplus in the receipts the expenditures
Of the Assay Once in New York shall be expended under
the direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasury in the alter
alton Of the premises and the purchase Of machinery for
coming gold and silver and that az possible coin
age shall be commenced
Messrs KING and SEWARD OF ~ y, advocated the reso-
luton and Mr.. HoIER Of Pa, opposed IT, nil with con.
siderable pertnacity.
Mr. HALE, (opp) Of N. H. though he had no Partially
for either city thought that the New York Office merely
asked permission TO expend the savings had made by
iudcous management and that II In economical and wse
10 have the money coined nj New York where the gold
brought, instead OF having carted 70 Philadelphia and
| back
Mr.. HUNTER, adm Of Va, raised point Of order
Mr.. fvFosN, adm Of Ca. who wpB in the Chair sus
tanned Dir. Hunter and decded that the surplus II Their,