The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-30
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st.ssag i = pFo, tlsd b, lhs asi u Congress {" tc
s..a ~ Treasury Department. approved Sept
1l-s That q shallhs lhe dun, II the Secretary
y. ffsssiflN - digrst and prepare plans for the
.s i.ssi,i add management IL the revenue and
1910 ,appsat q puhls credit, Sc, 80 10 make re-
49, sisr lnfofmssion ID either branch Of the Ie-
,,.ltsr, ~ l.rsof writing az may be required)
s.sisng IA natiors referred "a him by the Senate
Ilsi-r a Representatives 90 which shall aPper-
ta h hs niice, and generally % perform all such
r,css rsaiise 10 the finances h. shall be directed
IS gsriorm
M whsFess, tho Secretary q the Treasury in his
ssl communication, Dec. 18th lsti, House Doc.
r. 4. state that the accruhg wycnue .iDsuiiicient
y tset The wants oi the Treasury, and declares that
~ siste IL ils naiianai affairs. the disposition 81
a. t.osrrnaehl VA whtrh q ~ believed the People
iah sftalpatt 90 pat the country ,n,o respectable
,i.s u defence and especiail, 20 support and
Etheh the military nariae. ~ appsr % suggest
h. grrtss ~ ssh n daites aitolss ear,fsi
4 .lta a. sh,le che amoant shall not bear hard on
la3,sduals b, limiting their customary cnjoyments,
ar Cypress derangc the general business 81 the
country shall supply the Treasury, nOi eAtraS agantls
q excessively, bit yet reasonably and justly for all
he great purposes II national defence"
And whereas, the Committee ~ WAYS aud Means,
3, their Chairman, addressed on the 18th Of februa
n, isl2 an official ciier 10 the Secretary % the
Treasur, Ia the follow ing words
Committee Room Of Ways and Means.
February &c, 1912.
Sri an instructed by the Committee Of Ways
sui Means 10 request You 10 communicate 10 them
any plans which YOU may have Tor raising the peccs-
sary amount Of revenue for defrayIng the expenses
IL the Government by increase Of duties on inpor
taons or by auction duties on goods imported or
otherwise also, any plan or views which you may
have on the subject Of home valuation, cash duties
a warehouse system, or any other matters lnciden-
tally connected with these subjects, aud especially
an, information which can be Afforded by your De
a.. a. l....L
viii best bear an increase Of duty and the Mount Of
such increase
As the committee are now ready 10 take this sub
ect under consideration, they would be happy 10 re-
ceiye your views at As early day A. possible.
Respectfully, yours,
tSigned) WILLARD FILLMORE,
Chairman.
Hon. WALTER FORWARD,
Secretary of the Treasury.
And whereas the Committee Of Ways and Means
have received reply TO the communication thus
made, therefore,
Resolred, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
required 10 commu ncatc 10 this House the plans
views Information and matters called for in the letter
above mentioned, from the Chairman of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means.
After some opposition from Mr.. Gushing,
they were adopted.
Mr. Adams stated that some time had elapsed
since there had been any opportunity for the pre-
sentaion Of petitions. He had now nearly $50
which had been in,rusted TO him. For the pur-
pose Of saving time, he proposed, upon the au-
thorty Of precedent, that each member having
petitions to present, should send them to the
Clerks table, and that the Speaker should de-
eide whether or not they were admissible. Mr.
Turney objected, Mr.. Adams moved sus-
pension Of the rules. This motion, as well as
the former one, prevailed. So all petitions now
in the hands Of members were ordered TO be
disposed Of in conformity with his proposal
After transferring, ON the motion OF Mr.. Cowen
the memorial of Blair & Riyes from the Com
mttee on Claims to the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary, the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Loan bill, Mr.. Ward in the
Chair
Mr. Colquitt, who was entitled to the floor,
opened the discussion for the day, and delivered
unable and energetic reply 10 Mr.. Rayncr and
others, who had preceded him, principally IN re-
aton to the responsibility Of the Executive for
lhepresent state Of things with the other topics
introduced by those gentlemen, On whose re-
marks he commented. Mr.. Shields followed, IN
argument bearing directly on the Loan bill, and
the necessity of providing a specific fund for
the redemption of the debt, in order TO create
confidence, and TO enable the Government to
negotiate the loan.
The tariff and retrenchment resolutions OF
Mr. Clay, and the amendments of Mr.. Rves,
occupied the greater part Of the attention of the
Senate.