The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-10

made our coinage TO CONFORM 10 the French stand
aru' .akine me gramme as the unit but did not
the general law.
Mr; Potter said he ala not see the necessity OF
IcEsidllnR on me SUBJECT oil coinage when the
country had had no Coinage In circulation for the
last zen Years and was not likely TO nave 1t for ten
years 10 come out u they were 10 90 into the sub
ject oil coinage he protested against the issue oil base
COM sucn as me copper ana nickel cents-tne lat
nov n.piesenlihg atenih Of their lace value-and
whlcn nau been established only for the personal
pront OF some parties IN Pennsylvania who IA 4 a
inonopoy VI .he article and VINO made profit OF
Mr.. KELLEY remarked that the clause providing
Tor nicKel coins might be struck out OF the Dlll.
% GE KITTEN RsAed whether Mr. Kelley would vote
Mr.. KELLEY SAID be would not, for the BIZ simply
auopieu tne coinage now IN use, and II the i've cent
nickei 90 ne were struck out there would be no pro-
vision for five cent CONS.
,oa mr. nc ,wn % Of Ohio expressed the none
no longer any tokens OF value either metal tokens
or r paper tokens, Dut real nioney.
. Tue HOnse proceeded 10 consider the bin Dy sec.
Tons for amendment, as in Committee OF the
Whole. Mr. Cox IN the chair.
me rs MA secaI Sep o. Tenn moved 70 amend
OF director OF the Mnt by strik ing out the words
who snail hold ms once for the term or Eve years.
sons 10 De communicated by him 10 the Senate"
ne arpned that the tenure Of the o1ice should not
OPEN TO general scramble.
s, MT; g GARFIELD opposed the amendment. He
posing only to take care Of the front door by which
appointments are to be maze, while It left the back
door Tor removals wide open. THIS bill proposed to
close the back door as respects the office IN ques.
tOn, anu ne, therefore, was opposed to the amend
ment, the effect Of which would be to open It.
Mr.. HOLMAN, tdem.l OF Ind, moved TO amend the
amendment by striking out only the words, "unless
sooner removed &C."
Alter discussion Mr.. HOlmans amendment was
relecied-yeas IS, nays l0a.
Mr. WILLARD, trep.) OF VT, moved to amend by
providing that the Director OF the MIMI shall hold
O1lce during good behavior.
Mr. MAYNARD accepted that as substitute for
his own.
The House, however, rejected 1t.
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to strike out the twelfth sec
ton, which increases the salaries fixing them as
f0ll0ws:-DlrectOr OF the Mint, s5,5t0 with neces-
sary travelling expenses; superlntendents at San
Franclsco and Philadelphia 5000 each; assayers,
meters, refiners and cOlners at San Francisco and
Philadelphia $500 each; engmver at Philadel-
phia So, 800; superintendent at Carson City and
other minis, $4,000; assayers, meters, refners and
coiners OF Carson Cily and other minJs $1,000
Mr.. BuRCHARD rep OF H., showed now much
these figures In advance of the rates now Xed.
Mr.. KELLEY assented to the reduction OF the saa-
res to the present rates. except as TO the Director
Of the Mini.
Mr. bURcHARD moved to reduce the salary of the
Director 10 5000.
Mr.. DAWES advocated the amendment and Op-
posed all increase OF salaries OF officers. He wished
the House to scrutlnize the bill Narrowly IN that
view, and he moved therefore that the House ad-
journ so that the question might be carefully con-
6ldered tomorrow.
the House then, at fifteen minutes to four O'Clock,
adjourned.