Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-01
CON G r + S S.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, November 10.
DEBATE on Mr.. 6. w. CAMpBELL's
motion to fAup the bill onahe naval esta6-
EshmPpt.
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There was one thing which he begged
leave to notice 10 his desuitory way, sort
of political quibbling on the terms nancy
ayas0n out eff tie treasury. The mass of
the good people Of the T. S. did not know
,ha. 10 their plain, plantation sense Of The
word, we had no. treasuyy-'has The banks
we're our treasures, and their cashiers bur
sreasurers. Thus money may be drawn
our OF the bank which is not drawn ont Of
the treasury, because % is not issgsd agree.
ably to lag. II is only when issued agree.
ably TO law thar it can be said to be drawn
our Of the treasury a. all, and il may, 10
technical phrase be drawn out Of the ,sea-
sury without single dollar being removed.
For instance, one million is voted for the
naval service. The head of HE depart.
meD. applies to the secretary Of the treasu-
ny, upon whose warrant so much money is
placed TO the credit of the navy depart
mens at the bank. AS soon as the money
is made liable to the order OF that,deparsr
mens, il is cur OF the treasury, although
nor dollar has changed its place. On
the coc,rssy where a head of department.
wants money, purchases may be made
upon credit wiki 40. understanding at The
banks and with the purchaser thas The
notes are issued for the service Of govern
ment. Discounts are CHAINED and The u.
S. pay the difference. in the price OF the
commodity Here, alsho' l:- money has
gone oat Of the bank, j, is in iega! phrase
still in the treasury, ap,ii congress meet
and pass al appropriation law, when has.
ing been paid totase, " sae notes il march,
es again out 10 Official costume AID pa-
rade.
Gen,|en,cn had INDUCED themselves ia
the course of this extraordinary debate
extraordinary he must cali i;--he bad
tumbled head long into it, by expressing
the most rigid attachment TO the s'ricee@i
principles Of financial policy, and in resa1a
all they asked was, than in lkls, OF any
other case, where it mlgas suit 'hsm, P@c
p,e would not be unreasonable enough %
expces from them al adherence TO ,toss
principles. Ike some other sec.aries thsy
made sort of Communication betwseu Tic
rigor Of their public professions and the
Iagity of their private morals. BIZ. Mr..
r. would not agsee thai the aas,esisy ct
their principles should cover the looseness
of their practice. If their former profes
sions now called for more taan they
found themselves able 70 perform il
would be more fair and n,anly, honestly o
confess, and 10 ALLURE ,shsir cd faith and
take up one better suited 70 their frsii and
imperfec. condition.
One Of The observations Of the gentle.
man from eenns. vania was thrown away
upon hina--.hc could nor feel il. Ii the
expcnse Of coavening congress were 10 De
mads q protest for acting without its au-
ihori,y we .nigkt "a well give the executive
power OF attorney at ouae 30 legisla'e tor
US. He secuted suck, ali IDEA. Il would have
been better 60 have convened congress at
The expeuce. Of half million than that a
single cent should have been drawn out CT
The treasury wilaoat previous arprcpria-
ton By lay.
When the aseaion was taken by yeas
and nays 90 The passsse Of the bill as fol-
lows
YEAS -Mcssrs. Alexander, III. Alstop,
w Aston, Bacon, Bard, Barker, Bassctt,
Bib, Blackledge. Blake, EIount, Boyle, Bur
well, Brown, Butler, calhonr, G. w. Camp
bell, ]. Campbell, Carlton, Champion, a.
Clay, Chandler, Ciop on, Cobb, Cook, Cul-
pepper, Cuts, Dana Darby, Davenport,
Dawson, Deane, Desha, Dnpell. Elliot, Ely,
<Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, GARDENER,
. Gardner, Garrett, Goodwin, Gray, Green,
Harris, Hester, Helms, Holland, Howard
Holmes, Humphreys, IlsIey, jenkins, John.
son, Jones, Kenan, Key, kirkpatrick, Lam
bert, Knight, Lewis, Love, Lyon, MarioA
Masters, NJ 'Creery, Miner, D. Montgomery