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Ia the House o. Representatives, On
Taesaay. Sir. ADAMS read bis Report
- iosI5Hs:-
Tss5Ssleas ccmmitgee. % when was referred
,f4 ssssses IL I've President 81 Insulated S,klas
sslarpsas 10 Iihis House The Acl, which oFiginaE-
saFn4i. so fey51sfrFeHne hem impottssaad HI
rhsnss arl rseeIsy sxisiiRg Laws Imposing duties
an s,sr,srts AID E6x other parposes,r ush bis
Atseetisn 10 III viii snsfuefsoas to report there
.anto hi f1pnse, have stlesdkd % that services
and respectfully Fepori;-
re Message Is he Iaa 81 asesiei OF Exseo- |
i've msasnfts, i1s rssail or Fhieh has been 10
.teeat ssd railsEs the uh1it attioa sf The Lefis-
lassse asihofiiy d his unioa, uVoa tie nnosg
imn8ftsns iutsfesi 81 ne nation.
Afsshe 4cersslan 81 the lase1 Freshest Hafri-
sn, NJ ne erciioa of he People 70 ms Executive
cassr. the zaances, he revenue, ani4he credit
ef he sonnsFy were found ID aeondiiinn 50 great
III stxat5ssed an1 distinguishing. ina; The aYs.
acxcf Bis idminIsigati9n vas 10 call special
session 81 Congress u psoviigla Temedy for ibis
dtslempefrd stale or he great body polite III
Was even then disease % no sudden occur
f4aee, as3 cf % ord mary mall8Diiy. -Four wears
hef1Fe, thedmmediaie predecessor Of Gen Ham
son bad bern consifaiaed % resort 10 .he same
eHseagess,4 special session Of Congress. Tie re-
snlt 81 xhfch hsd efliy proved The 6nt Of sue
cesslaA N palttatlsts purchasing monetary re-
iirf atlhs eKrepee 81 deeper seated disease and
+ pegra4ased symptoms, growing daily nofe in
tense .1rouzh lhe = h3le feuriyeass IL that adj
minissEasion. II bad expended; from ysar 10
year, fen eishtts Zen mAf,ensnf dollars beyond
III s5iueome, ahsstb3ng in hhat period nearly len
millions pledged foF dgposise Eish he States
ei1ht. millioPs d siockin The Besk 81 tie Unjied
Sites. from FIVE % 81 miiIioas effust fands
anil asSnach Treasury neIesi and sas sinking
ua1ef lie vie ghs ef0iis onn AmproYitenee and
incanre:eEty.
I Ths ssatsnce or j Suffering psnpls had com.
nanatd acAange ID he Adminsusiion. aht he
conlenporaaeaas elefsians - fpughoatlhe Union
hal placed ii sbplh Houses 81 Congress najari-
ties the 1athfalexponsni the principles which
il wasfhe viii ofihe penple;shpuid De substitulsd
id lhe adnstristfahoa of iha.f government IA
stead 81 those ghieh had btoaebi The country TO
4 d .cng1itAan q such wrelchedhess and shame
There was perfect harmony Of principle be-
tween The chosen pfeedehl qf@ the people and
his msiofi;y, thnsecoaslitded 10 both Houses Of
Congress and he FIRST act IF bis Adiniaistraiion
was % call a special session ef Congtess. for
5thfIf de1fbefaiion ana hetion upon the measures
INTELLECTUALLY necessary Ter relief 10 The public
! distfess, and 10 Eeifeve the prosperity Of the
RreaiIcommunity n lhe Ratioh.
uaffhe 3Esi of May, 1871, Hithin three months
after the INAUGURATION &c President Harrison
lthe Congress assrnihief al bis cali But HE
'Teihs he Executive ear weke aready IL other
hands. By aa insctsiabfs detTee Of Providence,
the eHef or lie Peoples choice, IN hafmony
wiila whose pfinaiPlo5 he EnaIotities If bofb
Houses md heen constituted. was Had low ia
dsatA The President who hfd called The meet
ing d. Congress was 10 longer the President
when she Congress met Successor TO PIE
office bad assumed the tile, with totally differ
ent pftaciples, though protesting the same Of he
lime OF his<slection Which, far from harmoniz-
singlike hdse af hi immediate predecessor, with
4 -ihe majority of.bpIh Houses, of Congress, were
fooaE disclosed 10 diametriEal o?Posi,ien "te
them n
TIE atst development d this new, ana mos
nnrertnnats, condition of the General Govern.
mept, was maniferied by tAe failure, once and
again, 81 The hfsl great MEASURE intended b
Congress ,o restore the credit Of lhF county, b
f the establishment Of Nasional Bank--a failure
cansed exclusively By The oSeralion q the yets
power by lie President IA The spirit Of II,
tGonsti,uiion ofihs United slhiss. the Executive
n isnqtenly separated ffrm tha Legislature power
bat made dependent upon and responsible 10 u
Uns VERY recent period Of OR hstofy, all re-
ference In either House u Cdnstess 10 The opn.
ieos Or wishes. or lhs President relating 70 any
sahiscsia dsibeTaton before Them rTas regarded
AsAn outrage apon The rights Of 1he delieerailss
body, smong the htst Of whose dates Il is &c
q sYnfn The Influence Of the dispenser Of naison9gc
ss4iPe~ss I5AISl ~~rr'reeesfly y, y wss safIieitn
greatly 10 impair the inhuente of any member
10 Be suspeelld or personal iubservisncy 10 the
EIssntire and any allusion 10 bis wishes ia &C.
4 hsts vas deemed Departure not less from de-.
aeney thah from order. An anrioas desire 10
III assb modate ihe acticn OF Ceugfess 10 the opin-
Ions and Wishes 81 Mr.. TTlet had led 10 modl6-
ealions Of the frsi bill for Ind establishment Of
National fsahk, presented 10 hiuafor hisapproTat,
widely dsGefingfron the opi1ions entertained Of
their eIiedsney BY ne uaiokiiJ Of both Houses
cfCangfess bat which failed 10 obtain that ap-
proyai Tor The sake or whies they had been re-
luetanAy adopted. A second attempt ensued,
ssler senSe II the Indispensable necessity OF a
II tssAi corporation 10 the feTenues ana credit Of
tbs nation, 70 prepare IN ei.foWhlsh an infer
NAL ipteEsonEss and eommupiealon Between q
member of The House, charged with The duty Of
preparing lie bill. and The Presdentof the ".
6iatsS himself, might secure bv~templianee With
his nPisisas pledge IN advance Of bis approval
OK The bill when II should b presented TO kfm.
That pledge was obtained. The bill was pre-
5ssnlsd io1hlm in, the very terms which be had
prescribed as necessary 70 obtain bis sanction,
aud il mel tbs same fats With rs predecessor :
aad il il renafkaeie that the reasons assigned
T fos He tsfasal 10 approve The second btu are ia
Direct and in mediate conflict with these which
had bean assigned Tor The REFUSAL to sign The 6rst.
1 Thus ihs neasnte, frsl arong those deemea
/ bY sAs Legislature OF he Union indispensabsy
neesssafg faf Ihs salvation eF lis highest inter-
esls. aud tof the restoration df lis credit It's hon
or. It's prosperity, Eas pfesitated, defeated, an
aallea, b. iha weak aud vsFefing obstiaaey 81
nae man, accidentally, and nofby ihs viii Of he
Z PAspfe. invested with that teffible power, ~ il
prophe.ically described BY one Of his own chosen
ministers, Al this day, as che right 10 deprive
the People Of self government"
The FIRST consequence Of this Executive iegisla-
lion waSRot only 70 prestrnla The stor's Of The
aLegislatnre itself toreeye he People from their
]. dSs;ress 10 replaish the exhsusiet Treasury and
caii IcrA the resources ef ihs country. 70 redeem
fkhe pualic faith 10 the fnlhlu{ent Of The naonal
Y s.engag emenss. hnt 10 leave s The burdens and
emAaTrassments Of he public Treasury, brought
upon It ~ he impTovidenep OF The preceding
Administration, bearing npen the People with
/ aggravated pressure. The fatal error Of the
presiding Administration had been 40 excess
ofNexpsadfiage beyond iis income. That excess
\ bad been aa average Of eight millions Of dollars
year, al least, during the feur years Of rs ers-
tenee The practical system Of its fiscal opera.
tons had seen continued increase Of expendi-
taras and disninution of revenues, aud Il lefl as
Z behuess 10 lis successor no effective reduction
of expenses. bat aousls retuclion Of revenue
10 NE amo6nl IF millions, to8 occur. Of course,
b. lhe mefe.tapse Of time, unless averted, within
Il hlleta mohshs.by subsequent legislation.
BY the dQRels exersiss Of The Presidential IN
;srdlct upon lhe two bills forlsstabllshing q Ma
tiona Bank This legislation was prevented. The
excess Of expenditures beyeHd The revenue con-
iinuaf and increased. The double rtductlon III
revenue, prescribed BY he eampFofniss pf 1898,
vas suffered q take rs iall etect-ao reducuen
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