The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-11

the Secretary has arf unlimited eentgeI oyei the public money and the action of Congress IS not requisite to the legitimation of the l deed, It IS impossible 10 resist the eonelu- sion that the joint action of both Houses, declaring the sufficiency of the Secretary : reasons, IS indispensable, to legalize the re- il'ogai Of sshhe public money. Me aive nlace below to ''Randofph,' with the hope that hls views may receive that attentive con- sideratlon to which We hunbIy think they are entitled.
 fl neao vietc efhe Deposiic question.
 "lfow stands this question al thi.. time
 An act was passed on the lGth day of April, 1916, by the two Houses of Congress, declaring that the Deposites of public mo- ney should be made in the Bank of the U. statea, unless the Secretary of the Treasury should otherwise order and direct, in which case the Secretary of the Treasury should immediately lay before Congress, if in ses- sion, If not, immediately alier the con- mencement of the next session, the reasons of such order or direction. For what pur- pose were the reasons of the Secretary to be ald before Congress we are bound to presume, that they might be weighed and examined, approved Or rejected, according to their iasuRiciency-or. in other words, that Congress might legalze the act, ac- cofdlng to their views of its propriety; to suppose otherwise, that the power of the Secretary of the Treasury was unqus,,iiii;s i; U | and not under the control of Congress, IS to suppose the creature greater than the crea- tor; t IS to suppose that Congress designed to create an agent whose power and pleasure should outweigh and supercede their own :; this being deemed forced and untenable presumption will rot be argued Then by whom was this agent created the answer IS, by the two Houses of Congress. Who are to judge of the sulIiceney of the req. sons of the agent the two Houses of Con- gross. Suppose then the House of Repre- sentatives accept the reasons of the Secre- tafy as suffieeint, and the senate reject them as insufficient, how stands the case Must the Depcsltes not be restored2 Must not the law of the two Houses of Congress re- main in force Is 1t not necessary that the reasons should be accepted, or received as sufficient by both Houses who created the law, and who required the reasons 10 be communicated, otherwise, are you not put ting 1t in the power of the House of Repre- sentatyes and the agent of Congress to re- lpeal, or Tn effect reseind law which re- quired the sanction of the Senate to create. Can that law be rescinded orrepealed, except l by a concurrent vote of both Houses The removal of the Deposites is merely tempo- rary, until 1t is sanctioned or legalized by the creating power, precisely as IS now the appointment Of hIr. Fancy as Secretary, merely temporary, until sanctioned or le- galized by the Senate. If then, the Senate declare the reasons of the Secretary insuffi- cient, IS it not a settlement of the Deposite question, as far as 1t con be settled by law fit is resisted by power, then by force must lit be maintained.
 This view has presented itself with great force to my mind, and 1t is thrown out as a suggestion for older and abler heads, to consider. l cannot help believing that il is the true and only view that should be taken of this distracted and distracting ques- ticn and should like 10 invite tie atte;;- lion of others to the subject; Ii is view in which many and very forcibIe arguments might be formed, if these should not prove conclusive" RANDOLPH.