same is hereby, extended to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, A question of order was raised by Mr. Hunter, whether the amendment was in order. The President (Mr. Iverson in the chair) decided that it was in order. And the amendment proposed by Mr. Mason was agreed to. On motion by Mr. King, to amend the bill by inserting the following: Provided, That any sufficient surplus in the funds applicable for incidental and contingent expenses of the assay office at New York shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, be applied to such alteration of the assay office building, and the purchase of such machinery and implements as shall be necessary for executing at said office the coinage of all gold and silver bullion that shall be deposited therein for that purpose; and as soon as the necessary arrangements shall have been completed the operations of coinage at said office shall be commenced--subject, in all respects, to the provisions of the act establishing said office, and to the laws of the United States relative to the Mint and branches, so far as the same shall be applicable, Mr. Hunter made a question of order, whether the proposed amendment was in order. The President, Mr. Iverson in the chair, decided that it was not in order. On motion by Mr. Hale, to amend the bill by striking out (lines 640 to 649 inclusive) the following: "AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. "For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. "For wages of workmen, two thousand six hundred dollars. "AT DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA. "For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. "For wages of workmen, two thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars." Yeas....... It was determined in the affirmative, {Ne... ...... 34 15 On motion by Mr. Trumbull, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bell, Benjamin, Broderick, Chandler, Clark, Clay, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Jones, Kennedy, King, Mason, Polk, Pugh, Rice, Simmons, Slidell, Smith, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Allen, Bright, Brown, Cameron, Chesnut, Clingman, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Iverson, Lane, Reid, Seward, Ward. So the amendment was agreed to. On motion by Mr. Clingman, to amend the bill by striking out the following: "Assay office, New York. "For salaries of officers and clerks, twenty thousand seven Lundred dollars. "For wages of workmen, twenty-two thousand dollars." On motion by Mr. Clingman, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Clay, Clingman, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Jones, Polk, Pugh, Reid, Sebastian. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bell, Benjamin, Bigler, Bright, Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, King, Lane, Rice, Seward, Shields, Simmons, Slidell, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade, Ward, Wilson. On motion by Mr. Trumbull, to amend the bill by inserting the following: And be it further enacted, That all laws establishing branch mints at Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dahlonega, Georgia, be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and the President of the United States is hereby authorized to cause to be sold, at such time and on such terms as he may deem most conducive to the public interests, the sites now occupied by the branch mint establishments at Charlotte and Dahlonega, and also to cause the proceeds to be paid into the Treasury of the United States. Mr. Clingman made a question of order, whether the amendment was in order; and it was decided by the President (Mr. Bright in the chair) that it was in order. On motion by Mr. Simmons, that the Senate adjourn, It was determined in the negative, {Nays On motion by Mr. Hunter, 21 27 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Foot, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Kennedy, King, Reid, Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Chesnut, Clay, Douglas, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Jones, Lane, Mason, Polk, Rice, Sebastian, Slidell, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Ward. On motion by Mr. Bayard, to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Trumbull by inserting after Dahlonega: and the assay office at New York, Yeas...... It was determined in the negative, {eys... On motion by Mr. Bayard, 10 33 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Clingman, Davis, Fitch, Green, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Polk, Pugh, Reid. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bigler, Bright, Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foster, Gwin, Hale, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, King, Lane, Rice, Sebastian, Seward, Simmons, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade, Ward, Wilson. On motion by Mr. Hale, that the Senate adjourn, S Yeas...... It was determined in the negative, Nays... On motion by Mr. Polk, 18 ... 28 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bell, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King, Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Chesnut, Clingman, Crittenden, Davis, Douglas, Fitch, Foster, Green, Gwin, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Mason, Polk, Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Ward. The question recurring on agreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Trumbull, After debate, On motion by Mr. Pugh, that the Senate adjourn, It was determined in the negative, On motion by Mr. Hunter, Nays....... Yeas...... The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Broderick, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, King, Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Cameron, Clingman, Crittenden, Davis, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Polk, Reid, Rice, Sebastian, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Ward. On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Trumbull, It was determined in the affirmative, {Nays.... On motion by Mr. Trumbull, ... 26 17 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Broderick, Chandler, Clark, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, King, Polk, Simmons, Stuart, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bigler, Bright, Brown, Cameron, Clingman, Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Iverson, Lane, Pugh, Reid, Rice, Seward, Smith, Ward. On motion by Mr. Hale, to amend the bill by inserting a new section, A debate ensued. On motion by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, that the Senate adjourn, On motion by Mr. Green, ..... 22 18 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Harlan, Johnson, of Arkansas, King, Pugh, Sebastian, Seward, Simmons, Trumbull, Wade, Wilson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bigler, Brown, Clingman, Davis, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson, of Tennessee, Lane, Polk, Reid, Rice, Smith, Stuart, Toombs, Ward. So the Senate adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1859. The Vice President laid before the Senate a letter of Joseph Henry, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, accompanied by the Annual Report of the Board of Regents, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of that institution for the year 1858; which was read. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That ten thousand additional copies of the Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1858 be printed-five thousand for the use of the Senate and five thousand for the use of the Smithsonian Institution: Provided, That the aggregate number of pages contained in said report shall not exceed four hundred and fifty pages, without wood cuts or plates, except those furnished by the institution. Mr. Jones reported from the committee that they this day presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 177. An act to confirm to the heirs or assigus of Bernardo Sequi title to lands in East Florida; H. R. 218. An act for the benefit of the captors of the British brig Caledonia in the war of 1812; H. R. 251. An act to authorize the claimants in right of John Huertas to enter certain lands in Florida; H. R. 261. An act for the relief of Leonard Loomis; H. R. 278. An act for the relief of John F. Cannon; H. R. 461. An act granting an invalid pension to John Lee, of the State of Maine; H. R. 496. An act for the relief of the representatives of Henry King, deceased; H. R 524. An act for the relief of Francis Carver; H. R. 525. An act for the relief of Robinson Gammon; H. R. 526. An act for the relief of Frederick Smith; Mr. Davis presented the petition of the consul general and consuls of the United States in the Ottoman Empire, praying that the same judicial powers in questions of civil jurisdiction may be conferred on United States ministers and consuls in the Ottoman 'Dominions as is vested in similar officers of the United States in China, and that they be allowed the same compensation; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia be discharged from the further consideration of the papers relating to the claim of Majors and Russell. On motion by Mr. Davis, Ordered, That the papers relating to the claim of Majors and Russell be referred to the Court of Claims. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, who were instructed by a resolution of the Senate to inquire into the allegations of fraud in the proposed purchase of a site for fortifications upon the north side of the Bay of San Francisco, submitted a report, (No. 389,) and asked that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Ordered, That the committee be discharged, and that the report be printed. Mr. Broderick submitted the views of the minority of the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia in relation to the subject; which were ordered to be printed. Mr. Hunter submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved, That on and after to-morrow the Senate shall meet daily at eleven o'clock a. m. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 667) making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1860, reported it with an amendment. Mr. Seward presented a petition of citizens of New York and its vicinity, praying that the public lands may be laid out in farms for the free and exclusive use of actual settlers. Ordered, That it lie on the table. Mr. Seward presented a petition of underwriters and others connected with the commerce of the western lakes, praying that the system of meteorological observations now in successful use upon the ocean may be extended to the northwestern lakes; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Shields presented a petition of citizens of Wilton, Minnesota, praying a donation of land for the benefit of the Wilton Seminary of Learning; which was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Shields presented a petition of citizens of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, praying the establishment of an overland mail route from the head of Lake Superior to Puget's Sound; which was referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Mr. Shields submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be instructed to inquire into the expediency of rescinding the resolution suspending the publi |