Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-28

luton, by striking from il the following words:
And That the President be also requested TO in-
form the House of Representatives whether the
land purchased by the United States Of the Creek
Indians, by that Treaty, had not been prcviou sly
purchased by the United States OF said Indians,
by tho Treaty concluded by Commissioners on the
part of the United States and said Indians the 18th
February, 1925"
Mr. Woods sold be did not wish TO throw any
obstacle in the way of obtaining information, but
this clause OF the resolution called for what the
House already possessed. We have, said Mr.. w.
the Treaty of 1925; have had il, and have act
ed upon it long since. II has been rescinded and
annulled by the provisions of another treaty, of
1876, and this, too, we have had, and have acted
upon IL Is not controverted, as have ever
heard, that the Treaty of 1925 did embrace the
same land with that Of 1926. At all events every
member could judge of this himself as well rs the
President any Of the Heads of Departments
could He did not, therefore, perceive the ne
cessity for this part of the resolution.
MIR Gimer said II was not hi, intention odiscuSs
AT this time, subject which nc knew at all
times unpleasant, and embraced very wide scope.
IL vas not his purpose TO inquire whether the u
nlted States had had not, a right to rcscind the
treaty oi 1926. That inquiry embraced very
great question as 90 tue power of the Executive
over The Treaties and the laws of the United
States. But the treaty was very indefinite III its
language, and specified no limits OF the land con-
, corning which it provided His object in the
solution was simple. IL called for the instructions
S''ch ny inc fsSecuCie 10 tlOSc VINO ilaue tne
last treaty. and it connected itself with the extent
! OF the land embraced by that Treaty. The ex-
PLANTATION IL required but short, and could rea-
diiy be given and he had inserted this clause, be-
cause he had once understood that il was the in
tent aud understanding Of the Indians, by the trca
ty OF 1928, TO convey to the United States all the
nnceded land within ths limits OF Georgia. and he
had since understood, that, for the part OF the
same land, coded by the treaty of 1925, three
times much had been paid as had ever before
! been any nr D,,rc "a Of L.
| tribes.
Mr.. Everett replied, that he did not wish at this
time to 60 into an examination of the provisions of
the Treaty OF 1925 They familiar TO all
the members Of the House. The subsequent
treaty, OF 1925, resembling and superseding that
OF the former year, had received the sanction OF
this House, so lar as an act of this House could
! sanction II, by vote nearly unanimous, and he
| thought 1t was scarcely regular, under such a
State oi things 10 ask the Executive al this time,
{, whether that Treaty were in force, and the pur-
! chase made under it was valid. As the gentleman
from Georgia had said that he did not wish TO de-
bate the general question and lie could obtain all
the facts called for by the resolution without this
clause, he hoped he would consent that this should
| be stricken out
| MIR. Gilmer denied that he had in this resolu-
tion inquired of the Executive whether the Trea-
| ~ oil 1926 was binding or not. II he had put
such an inquiry, the resolution must necessarily
have brought up the subject of the Executive
power. But he had not done it. All he had in
qured about was, whether the land referred to, in
| the two Treaties, was, or was not, the same
| Whether the former Treaty was valid or NOT
| was quite different question.
| MT Everett said, he had not exactly appre-
hended the intention o; the gentleman, he had
now explained il * 10 meet that intention, he would
suggest slight amendment 10 the form Of the re-
solution.
!. Mr. L. then moved to strike cut fireworks, " hal
not been previously purchased by the United
States Of said indians 6y," and insert " was not
| embraced IN
| Mr.. Gilmcr accepted this as modification, and
the resolution, as modified, was then adopted by
! the House.
ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE TREAS
! URY.
Mr. J. ). Barbour, OF Virginia, moved the con-
sideration OF the following resolution, offered by hin
| on the 18th inst:
6 Resolved, That provision ought to be made for
excluding the agency of the President in appoint
ing the principal disburSing and accounting officers
oil the treasury Department. and that the power OF
| appointing them should be vested in Congress"
The motion for consideration having pre- allied
Mr.. Barbour modified his resolution SO as to cad
aS follows;
L. ReSoiued, That provision ought TO be made
for excluding the agency OF the President in the
appointment of the principal disbursng < account
ing oifcers OF the Treasury Department, and that
to this end, the Constitution Of the u S. should be
amended.
| 2. RESOLVED, That so much of any existing law
- 10 remove at pleasure,
and without the concurrence Of the Senate, the
priacipal discussing and accounting officers OF the
| Treasury, ought 70 be repealed
Mr. Bartlett observed, that, when this resolution
| had, on former day, been brought into the House,
its adoption had been urged on the ground that the
Presdentof the United States had too great pow
er over the disbursement OF the public money; and
! the mover had, among other things, stated
| that the contingent expenses had sIyellcd from
$l2O,000 the amount at which il stood in the frs
quarter OF MIR. JeGersOn's Administration, to
I$l,llO,O00. Mr.. Il. said, that his object was not
| TO oppose resolution designed TO forufy the ac-
| countabty Of the Executive branch of the Gov.
| ernment, but to contradict what nc considered m
erroneous statement. If the gentleman would
give himself the trouble of looking back TO the
Treasury Reports for the year 1902 he would find
that the fetal expenditure for that year was thirteen
millions. Out OF this, 10 millions went to dis
charge the Public Debt. The balance Of $ mil
lions was at the discretion of the President of The
United States; for, until 1917, the President haC
the power OF transferring appropriations, though
/ specifically made. from object 10 another. II
was true, that this evil was partially remedied in
1909, but not completely until 1917. la 1902 the
! appropriation was general! IN It's form.
| ~ TINS point the Speaker arrested the remarks
OF Mt BARTLETT, the hour allotted for the considera
| ton OF resolutions having eXpred1
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from
the Secretary OF State, containing the information
called for by the House in relation 10 claims against
Spain, provided by the FloriIa Treaty, in which
Spain refused OF neglected to furnish tie evidence
called for by the Commissioners appointed to irui-
date the same, under the Eleventh Article of that
Urea y; Which letter was read and laid o. the ia
bic.
Che Message received from The President Of the
United States yesterday, was read, and is as fol-
lows: