New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-23

braskn. $50 COO Kansas 49, 600; judi sry si97 0ao
Attcrne, General $si Oo0 lndepeodeat Ir-ssary
$l26Oo0; eIpeuse collecting lsnd reye1ne, $50 o0a
deficiency on paper FOR the second session of u
XXXVtb Cor gIess, sl3s $40; other Deficiencies 10 pa
Der ard triDtirg. $4,000; Washington CITY ITEM,
about 500 900; Miscellaneous, cay 1900. the toA
smourt appropriated is about five and taf mil 100.
About | O'Clock debate ensued as 10 the order u
business.
The CHAIR submitted to the Senate whether they
should continue the consideration Of the Appropnsaos
bill or take up The bill for the acquisition of CaeA
Mr.. sLIDELL said if the Cuba bill sss 'e,poset
he would consider il as evasion ot direct vote on the
BILL He had been informed by It's opponents AS
they intended 10 prevcnt vote upon t tins se,sioa
He regretted that friends misSiog as the disssr
hour approached. While TIE Opposition seemed dsc'-
phued, AMI we're better stters. lie trusted thai the
bill would be disposed of at this session.
vote being then taken the question OF po'epon-
ing the Cubsn bill, it was agreed TO, by Yeas 81.
Nays 81.
TIE only amendments of Importance introduced In
the bill, reported from the Finance Committee,
making an appropriation of so 600 10 take
cersus of the people OF Kansas vita the view VI heS
admission into the Union as a State one appropnst
ing Sc 600 for the pay Of the Oregon Sen.tors; as
sddops sections relating 10 the Mint viz: Ertesd-
irp TIE time for the issue of cents two years also M
when refined gold bullion shall be deposited st Tia
Miut or its branches, the Treasurer shall make pay
mepts therefor as soon il is coined and tina. lie
charge of coming from the retoed gold bullion shall
be three-eighths Of one per centum-anVi which ven
adopted.
mir. KING N Y offered an amendment to the bI
-thst any surplus in the receipts over the expead
tures Of the Assay Office in New.loik shsh BE- er,
pended under the direction of the Secretary OF The
Treasury in the alteration of the premises, and the
purchss OF machinery for coming gold and silver a
that as soon pos Die, coinage shall be commencet
Msssrs. KING aud SEWARD IN. " advocated
the resolution, and SIR. BlGLER PENN opposed ~
all with COZ siderable pertinacity.
Mr.. HALE N. }, though he had no partially tx
either city, thought tlat the New.iork Office merely
asked remission 10 expend the savings It had msle
by indioious Management, and that It Is econ omoi
aid wise to have the money coined at Now o<k,
where the gold is brought, instead of having it cart
to Philsdelphia and back.
Mr. IVERSON (Ga J, who was in the chsr, sus-
tanned Mr. Hunter and decided that the surplus, II
there was any, at the New-fork Assay Oihce, Do
lopeed to the Treasury and hence Mr.. Kings amend
ment was equvslen To an an additional approprla-
ton ard therefore out OF order.
MIR. KING would not appeal from the Chairs de-
cson, but would take another opportunity to put the
subject before the Senate.
At late period Of the debate Mr.. CLINGMAN
IN C. moved to strike out all appropriations for The
Assay Office AZ New-Iork.
MIR. CAMERON PA ssid they are 8 careful and
a pru tent peope in Philadelphia. He did not mean to
impeach the integrity Of the people Of Ssw.iork but
they are great people there, and they do tnnss mag
nfcenty and expenslvely'
great deal Of money is wasted in that great oily.
which aspirss not oDl, to be the commercial but the
political metropolis of this country.
Mr.. CLlNGMAN said if his amendment prevailed,
he woulc move to abolish the interior Custom-HousH
in New. York State.
Mr. SEWARD said this Vas the first time he had
ever heard OF seen any member Of that House think
he could affect the State Of New York by It's deprvd
Of the patronage Of the Federal Government. Mr.
Seward WAS perfectly willing for anybody to try. La
them 20 ahead. snd see how they would come out q
it. The New-Y0rk Assay Office had beea established
- "A I.4 -. -,NaA Aty 40
millions Of gold four ant half millions OF silver
Tie cost of transport to and from Phiadephis Is 81
per 81 600 on golt ana 50 per Thousand weight %
silver. The transport Of the amount coined a. New.
York was therefore equal to S3,OOO saved TO the
Assay Office.
Mr.. IyERSON GA said the MINIS of North Caro-
lima and Georgia were established for the benefit d
the poorer classes of the miners of the surface miaes
aud the NewYoik Assay Office for the benefit o: rioh
men, such az Aston, and other mllionares.
MIR. CAMERON said this wss the first time he he'd
ever heard there were poor men in the South. He
would let them have their little MINIS; they do not
cost much; and If we are civil to them, they viii DO
civil 10
Mr.. TOOMBS Gal in reply to question by Mr..
Hale frankly admitted that the circumstances which
r. ndersd ssary the establishment OF mint IN his
State had passed away, and hence the mint there is
now recessaIy. When the mint WAS established,
Philadelphia was the center of the country. Nov,
NewYoIk is the financial center, and York, New
Orleans ard San Francisco the places where there
should be mints. As regarding the question Of 70
tienchment he would abolish expense, whether large
or small and without reference 10 loo Atty, wherever
the public received no corresponding benefit
Mr.. PUGH (0bi0) was opposed to the New York
Assay office. Ills opinion was that the Mint should
be at Washington.
Several other Senators spoke for and against the
amendu ent, ana fnvlly Mr.. Clingman's motion wss
lost by the following vote:
YEASmsIi Blysrd Clay, Clingman, Fitch Fi,zpstrict.
Creep, b,muond lsenon johnson tArh) Jones Polk Pdh
NAYs~Mes.. Bell, Benjamin, Blgler Bright, Broi.nst
BrO~D, Cameron Chandler CLARK Coil.neI DI9n p1.uss
Harlan, Houston, huLter John.o9 Tenn } Kennedy Aug
Trunbul Wade, Ward, Wilson-5s.
Mr. TRUMBULL (Ill.) moved that the minN o.
Charlotte and DahloOega be abolished, aud taat the
President sell the cites.
Mr.. BAYARD del moved to include the AssV
Office 81 New-YOrk.
Mr. Bsyard's motion was lest and Mr.. Trumbulri
AcOpted.
Mr. WILSON Mass introduced as a new section
that the mileage of Senator's be reduced from forty 10
twenty cents. He considered that as much as
ought TO be. His own opinion was, however, IN
favor OF graduated scale Of from fifteen to tsenty-
five cents, according to distance. As this House
bill makes DO appropriation for the mileage Of Men,
beIs, be would accept 1t as 40 indication that the
House coudemn tue present system, and he would
meet them with this proposal.
Mr.. HUNTER sad that this was delicate and
difficult matter, and had better be in another blu.
Mr.. Hunter himself could make the suggestion with
out prejudice tor he receives no mileage, or next 70
none.
Mr. Wilson's amendment was lost.
Mr. HALE moved, as an additional section, TO re-
peal the restriction clause Of the act TO admit ksnss
and called on the Oregon Senator'S TO do by her a.
they themselves had been done by.
Messrs. LANE ard SMITH said that when Kansas
came before Congress seeking admission, toey would
act by her with Justice. The latter made speech Of
come length
Mr.. DOUGLAS Qll.) took the floor, and ws pro-
csedrg 10 ssy that hIs sentiments were well known.