Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-07-28
SUB TREASURY LAW.

A. faithful chroniclers Of events, we feel hound u
rlaca the sub-trcasug before our readers. We there
fore present below a certified copy of that BILL, giving
eneh section tina, comment which we Iii ii II de nands
IL we have been IN error Ia or com nenjs. our fellow
citizens who are ia the support of the administration
and friendly to its measure, will doubtless correct us.
The copy i~tsclfmay be fully relied on n II Is literally
copied from the document issued by Congress. Each
Comment viii be set down for WHAT Is worth. The
circum 'ianccs under which this bill was passed. are
worthy Of consideration. II was proposed and ur,.i
upon Congress a; the SPECIAL session in 1897. A ses
sion called expressly to consider the cauency question.
1t was rcJcc:ci. II was again urs,i upon ia, repre-.
sen'aiives Of tho people IN the session of 1897 8
1889, lS3J-iO making fouE times which the Prcsi.
dent excessively proposed the measure to the repre-.
%scnia'ivcs Of tho people rg.ns at each line its passage.
Was MT thIs resisting the Will uC Ihc pcop!c who had
thee times, through ihc,r representatives, rejected u :
What monarch vCETo?c, 'zcr?. one whp Is absolute
IN his power, wJIll have lusl 10 Tin, urye any meas.
urc "a. on the people 4! No, one. No: is tas al. AZ
ter Congress vas constituted 10y "a, rejection .! the
tue anI the admission OF spurious members from New
Jersey, t,v President coIll ID rs ha pleased with 1t.
and he did actually pass lhc bali. a. will appear from
the following fact Mr. Pickrus Of South Carolina cal
led Oh tho President The night before the bill passed.
and tod him That his lr!cnIS whl had il.Gc hs plrv
To procure the passage orthc sl5-ircasury bHl demInI.
ell its passage At this session. IN, President replied
that lac was IN favor Of its lying over until the next
said Mr. P.cScn', " II r,,,s viii yoa. anI We Of the
south dcmmi It's passage, or we vii! not continue with
Ihe party" The n1u day the sib-ir,asury bill va.
I 4Lant ..nI ,-...T..-- ~
the President has gaiacI over Congress. lie recon.
mends Il measure aHi It becomes n party measure
men are compelled to support It or quit the party.
You all know with what reluctance men qGIi ! party
that Is IN power, especially whcro appointments arc
made to Offices OF profit, solely Of friends Of The party.
Members reason, / want the Presidents patronage.
and he wants ny vote.
There Is als' further proofof he fact That this meas.
uro was adopted solely by the will Of the President.
IL 1891 ihi. scheme WIS r1l-h J. IN Congress AMI the
administration members were all hostile 10 iL Way
because the rccpmmendlHpn Of lid not proceed from
the executive AMI 1t wls therefore not a party mcls.
urc. It, oi.ous features were all seen by the members
Of Congress aud even b. the editor Of tho G!o5,. who
denounced II but when 1t came up a. a party meas
urc. when It came recommended by the President. Il
WIS right.
Bat to the consideration Of the bill itself Let ~
sec It's merits and dement's II we can point rh,m out.
section by section II commences
ACT to provide for The Collection. Safe Keeping.
Transfer, and Disbursement Of the Public Revenue.
BE IL caaooJ, b. the Senate and House n Reore,ea.
ef me United SiG'es Of Ausrioa ~ Colgrss, az
sembicf. That there shall be pre- Jared aud provided.
within The new Treasury binding now erecting at the
oil Government. suitable and convenient rooms
for ihc use Of the Treasurer Of United Snics, his assis-
tants and clerks; and sufficient and secure frcpryor
vaults aud safes. for the kenpizg Of The public moneys
IA the possession and under the immediate control Of
the sad Treasurer; which said room, vaults AMI safes,
are hereby constituted aud declared 10 be the rrclsu
~ ofthe United States. a. hereby constituted, until the
same are drawn thcrcifOm according to lIw.
COMMENT-This section orhisal importsntb bill
might we'll he passed ,ver rs merely puerle did a.
not appear upon It's face ~pilpibly unc1 isirutionaL
Article 1T section . declares that "n, money shall be
from he treasury bat IN consequence Of sppr-
made by law" Section 10 declares that tho
neat produce o all duties anI imp,rs laii 5y a1y
state by imports Or exports. shall be for the use Of the
treasury Section siy says th1tthc senators AMI rep
-escniatiycs shall receive a cJn3cnsIuOl O5 their ssr.
vices % be fixed BY liw. mi paid ont Of the tr,s,ug
IF the UuIiciSt,tas' AllGIcss prov sion. :, TO show
'hI' The consu.u udrsig1I icJn no p'Ias as a trcasuy but
thc trsIuIy ofiho United States was nc thar more
less than the money in the hands Of Tho officer.
appointed Co receive or drsbur'c b. or deposited 10 the
.rodtof the United States. Every pcr.ou receiving
money from ha United States. whether as nail c1ru
sr. government rrusio1rr OF president Of Oh. nation re-
rciycd % from tho treasury. The whole language oil
constitution on tl,ssuhierl ir plucs That The ircssu
IS not vault n place. a haI'lug or a safe %
loraIuy-t merely makes 30 on abstract legal +,
nifty. and uI money in he ia1ls of the uT.cv oil [.
whether ru Nrw York. or New Ods,n, g
" So Louis IS TO Zoe Treasury But tins bill provides q
hat The treasury shall be- q few rooms Boo a house II, !.
Washington The secretary 1f the treasury thus under o.
Dos law becomes merely ODE secretary Of those rooms 81
.auits or slf,s The laws granting pensions 10 rev5. p
o.ionary soldiers provides That they .51il De- paid out %