North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-02-11


b~ra omitied irow the sEid scesunts; that
MUNITIONS psnis bsse been pad egi IL the
public revenue, without the auihsuiy ol
this House, 81 any acknowledgment 81
I tis contfol over them, rs sslafivs Tor sin.
rcuw otiices, which are not recognized BY
I this Housr. aud even Tor other uhjrcis lnr
which. alter mature Declaration, il bad
not deemed II eXpedirnt 10 appropriate any
portion Of the pubic revenue; snd that No
4 accounts OF the sums so expended have
| been land before this House.
| &c ResolreS, That The Executive Gov
eminent has rBd~svoUfed by means OF the
arbitrary reg 1lations aforesaid, and paftie-
Slshy hy the sale 81 the waste lands ol the
/ crown, and III the timber on The saHe, To
/ create Tor iiseii out ~ the revenue which
/ this House only has the right nf appfepr.
aiing, resource. independent OF the con.
tfol Of the Representatives oi the people:
and that the result has been diminu-
ton CT the wholesome Influence which the
I people have enustiiuiionally the right of
exercising over the Administrative branch
81 the Government, and over the spirit and
tendency Of It's measures.
| 81 Resoired, That this House having
from time 10 time, with a view Ia proceed
| by Bill 10 restore regularity In The fnsn-
cIal system OF the Province, and To pro.
| vide Tor he administration Of Justice and
OF His Msjes,y's Civil government there
| 10, asked The Provincial Executive by ad.
dress, for divers documents and accounts
relating Ia financial matters, and Ia abs
ses connected with them, has met with re-
peated Telusals, more especially during
the present Session and the preceding one;
tia, diyets Subordinate public iuncionsfes
summoned to appear before Committees Of
this House 10 awe information on the said
subject, have refused 10 do so, in pursuance
OF the said claims set up by the Provincial
Administrations 10 Withdraw large pot
ton Of the public income and expenditure
from the control and even from the knawl-
edge OF This House that during the pres.
eat Session one OF the said subordinate
tunciionaries 81 the Executive being called
upon 10 produce the originals OF sundfy
Registers oi Warrants and Reports, which
il was important 10 this House to cause To
be examined, insisted on being present at
he deliberations oi the Committee ap-
pointed by the House for ihst purpose -
and that the head OF the administration be.
ing Informed 0f the fact, RETAINED from
interfering, although in conformity 10 Par
liamentary usage, this House he'd pledged
itself that the said Documents should DO
returned, and although the Governor in
Chief had himself promised the communi.
cation af them.
IS. Resolved, That The result Of the
secret and unlawful distribution Of q large
portion of the public revenue of the Pro-
vince has been that the Executive Gov
ernmenl has always, except with regard 10
appropriations fer objects Of a local nature
considered itself b. und 10 account for the
public money, To the Lords Com ssissioners
of the Treasury in England and not 10 this
House, nor according 10 its votes, or even
in conformity to The laws passed by the
Provincial Legislature: And that the se-
count and statements laid before The House
from time 10 time have never assumed tho
shape OF regular system Of balanced &C.
counts, but have been drawn up one after
another, with such alterations and ire
gusrities as il pleased the Administrations
oi The day 10 introduce into them, from tho
accounts kept with the Lords Of the Tres-
sury, in which the whole public money re-
ceived was included as well as oil The
items Of expenditure whether authorized
or Unauthorized by the Provincial Leeiss-
tUre.
50 Resolved, That the pretensions and
abuses Aforesaid, have taken away frsm
this House even the shadow Of contret
over the public revenue oi the Province,
and have rendered il impossible for il 10
ascertain at any time the amount oil Re-
venue collected, the dispossble amount or
ahe same, and the sums required for The
public service; and that the House having
during many years passed Bills, OF which
the models are to he found in the Statute
DO pks Il Great Britain, TO establish Teru-
lar system Of accountability and responsi-
biiity 10 the department connected with
the receipt ard expenditure Of the Rsvenue
these Bills have failed in The legislative
Council
10. Rssalved-That since the lest Ses-
sion Of the Provincial Parliament, the
Governor 10 Chief oil this Province, and
The Members Of the Executive Govern
meat, relying On the pfetensions shove
mentioned, have without any lawful sU-
ihority paid large sums oct Of the Public
Revenue subject 10 the control Of this
Hoss-. and that the SAID ssfns were diys-
ded according 10 their pleasure, an9 even
in contradiction ~ the votes of this Honss.
~ Incorporated 10 the Supply Bill pss@ed