Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-26

objects to be accomplished, and under circumstances
which put it out of the power Of the people of the
States to act through their Legislatures should they
be disposed to do So and when two OF the States OF
this Union are without representative on this floor
am admonshed by the hand of he'cfock that 1t IS
line had commenced an examination of the report OF
he Secretary Of the Treasury on the state of the nan
;es, Tor that IS the foundation which this bill made
10 rest; report, Sir, which must characterize Us in
lccuraie delnsive, deceptive and emnenilv calculated
10 mislead the public mind though, probably not SO
intended. do not charge that II was so intended,
Tor attribute improper motives TO no one but
speak OF tie report as find it. And am not at all
prsed that the honorable Chairman of the Committee
u ways anu Means, IN his opening speech, should
have handled so delicatey he appeared to ue 10 be
almost AFRAID to touch 1t he has, however, giventto
ments he has expressed his concurrence; wbe hs has
passed over others, equally important, wholly unno.
ed. Ii time would permit il is my wish carefully 10
:; ,ine every statement which IL contains. 1t would
- ~ .onon, Sir, be time we'll spent; it could not fail
~ saus that upon the subject or finance at least
c. e"..a-s much yet to be learned.
"e' nave charged that this report is inaccu.
'ua. y 10 usiye, ceptve, and calculated 10
,.seIa sne puoiI md it will be expected tia, shall
~, Ia ~, If the truth Of these charges
is no individual in this WE W. ~ "p'i''v", l'iele
cause 10 complain Ct this 49,, h,n ,he $500,
himself. Let it not be unders, :, ~, . o'ae"
charge against the President. .aA g., "'AAu any
that his communications TO Congress, ~ 49,
of the su ec,, based upon statement. c.m;shaJ =,
him from the Treasury Department, and 49, !, !.
to be supposed that the President should b. Ell 49,
quanted with the financial affairs of The count w,
he cannot be expected to understand the details n
as the officer who has the especial charge OF the depa
ment.
The first discrepancy, error, which propose to
notice is TO be found page Of the report in stale
ment which purpor;s to give the balance IN the Urea
sury on the 18th Of March, lSiI It's there represented
Ia he S512, IL
On page 3 the Secretary says the available
March ISL. is GiG,SO3
Difference 7I,0S5
The Preside Mt represents the balance the day
to be S6i5,000.
We have here three statements Of the balance in the
Treasury ON the lh of March, 1911, all differing in
amount Certain it is that all cannot be right, and, u
have not grossly deceived myself shall have no dit.
fculty in satisfying the committee that they are all
wrong and that the true balance exceeds the largest
sum by nearly million of dollars.
The President says (page % that there Is
an un;ssued balance Of Treasury notes
ms to :l,o55,oOo
~, cno,o,,r, Yoooo A at,tas Tho Trea-
me 'ecleta'y R"ss - -. ~ 80, - ,ha
l''h OIL feoua'y' i0'i' '0Oe I,,Do,-.o
~ Difference g IL. ,nor,, 44'''''
.oo,,sd ~ redeem Tr.asnrv no,es from
~ -, or Inc Iall IN lei Sentember
ISL, (page . 9 &c "oo
Secretary lpage4 -''oO'.00
n;r,,onoo OF. 100
The Presidents statement OF the amount
required from the Is, of June To the 3lst
Of September page - Sll,34o,oa0