The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-28

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self with simple reference TO tho question, and the
position IN which, according to the admission Of the
gentleman u now stood before the House and the
country This subject was presented more than
year since, aud referred to a select committee, ma
Joriy Of whom were the supporters of the Admins
uaion' ihe committee, after having the subject
under consideration for two months and half du-
ring the long session, finally reported substitute for
The plan Of the Secretary Of the Treasury which dis.
Pcnsed WIN many Of It's features. The bill was now
before the House for its action therefore, if any
mobilization was TO be submitted IL would be the
proposed by the friends Of the Executive. In adj
lion 10 al ths, the gentleman who made the obJec-
iion ~ his speech gave notice 10 the House th't
nheh the o'l thus reported shsll come before The
House lot consideration he would move the plan, as
recommended by the Secretary Of the Treasury, as
substitute Tor his own bill for the purpose, as he
a'o"edi OF bringing the subject before the House IN
every possible shape. Now, IL the gentleman's own
oili wan That from the Treasury Department as
su' su'u'e, presented the subject IN every possbl
shape, he submitted whether the report of the ma
Jorily OF the Committee of WAYS aud Means did not
actually present the subject in every shape which
ihey could possibly present it, not being ~ favor OF
eiher OF TIE schemes The gentleman from Massa,
chusets, too had moved Ia strike the word mott
in the resolution, to make il an affirmative, in
stead OF negative, resolution. At the time this
motion was made, be (Mr. + J rose and offered
| that the word mot" by unanimous consent, be
stricken nom The resolution, io the purpose OF rem
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did this, not because he felt himself called on 10
for striking out, but simply TO enable members TO
cord an affirmative vote the resolution, instead of
negative vote Tor where the difference wheth-
man said at the scheme ought hot TO be adopt
| ed, or, when the resolution read that the scheme
ought TO be adopted, voted against it, There could
| be no difference The first objection urged against
the majority of the committee was that they did not
provide any security for the public money, as though
there were prov sons in existence for Furnishing
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Massachusetts stated that there provisions
with reference TO the mode of collection sae-keepng
and disbursement of the public money except the act
of 1888 which declared that il should be placed under
the custody and control of the Treasurer Of the Uni
ted States and the resolution of 1916, which de-
carod the kind Of money which should be paid.
This was his recollection of the language.
Mr.. CUSHING remarked that he had said that
there was provision as 10 the places where the
public moneys should be deposited and how they
should be disbursed.
MIR. FILLMORE continued By the act of 1889
the Treasurer is authorized to receive and keep the
moneys of the United States and to disburse them
on warrants drawn by the Secretary Of the Treasury
As to the medium IN which the public dues shall be
paid, they had III, JOINT resolution of 1916, which
prescribed hat they shall be paid in gold and silver,
Treasur, notes the bills of specie paying banks
Therefore, they had provisions designating the officer
who shall keep the moneys and the medium IN which
the public dues shall be paid. And he wanted to
know what more there in the various Ex-
chequer bills than this, for under this scheme the
Treasurer constituted one OF the board of commits
soners. The system which We had now in operation,
was but part of the scheme proposed by the EX-
chequcr. The gentleman from Massachusetts said
that there was no security for the public money but
| this not the fact Although the Sub-treasury
repealed, far as it authorized the appointment
of Receivers General and the construction of build
ings the places Of depose of the public moneys,
and the payment Of the public dues in gold and silver
| yet the penal part, intended 10 secure the public
treasure, retoined and Congress added to the
security by declaring that refusal, by officer, to
pay any money by draft or warrant drawn on him by
and signed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
iusa to transfer dI.burse the legal qiren ent
of the proper officer shall be pra dcie evidence OF
the conversion OF so much money TO his use and
Furnishing the malieasance with fine and mprson-
ment. Had the Committee omitted to perform this
Duty because they had not proposed greater penalties
| They had not and he pointed to the Exchequer,
which, instead of forbidding any officer from invest
ing using the public money, he expressly author
sed To use IN pursuance of his duty. He contend
ed that, odous the Sub-treasury was, it did not
compare with the hydra-headed monster now brought
forward in the shape of Government Bank and en-
tered into defence of the report of the majority of
the Committe of Ways and Means.
The previous question was then demanded when
Mr.. THOMPSON moved TO lay the whole subject
on the table
MIR CUSHING called for the yeas and nays and,
being taken, the question decided in the mega
tive-yeas sc, nays al.
The question REQUIRED on scconding the demand
for the previous question.
Mr.. CUSHING withdrew his amendment to tn.
resolution, viz. TO strike out the word not as to
make the proposition affirmative instead of negative.
Mr.. PlCKENS desired 10 say that he proposition
of the minority was not intended a substitute for
the resolution of the majority, hut amendment.
The demand for the previous question was second
ed-ayes %, nays -.
The question was first taken on tho anendm ent, as
follows, viz
And that the Committee Of Ways and Means be in.
slructed TO bring in bill regulating the collection,
saie-keepng transfer, and disbursement Of the pub
lie money, in such manner as shall as far posi-
bic substitute provisions of law for Executive discrc-
ton in the management Of the finances shall prevent
| the moneys of the people from being used for pur.
poses of private speculation aud emoument, and
shall render the Government independent Of the
agency and influence of moneyed corporate
And the amendment rejected-yeas los nays
! Us
! The resolution, as follows:
| Resolred That the plan OF an Exchcquer presented
TO Congress by the Secretary Of the Treasury at the
last session. and entitled "a bill amendatory Of the
several acts establishing the Treasury Department"
ought not 20 be adopted was then agreed to-ycas 1879,
nays IS as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, l.. w. Andrews, S
! J. Andrews Arnold, Arlington, Atherton, A ycrigg,
Babcock Baker, Barnard, Boeson, Bldlack, Birds
eye, Black Blair, Boardman, Bolts Boyd, Brewster,
Briggs, Brockway, Bronson, A. V. Brown, Milton
Brown, Charles Brown, jeremiah Brown, Edmund
| Burke, Barker Burnell, VIM. Butler, VIM O. Butler,
Calhoun, Campbell, Caruthers, Cary, Casey, Chap
man, Childs, Chttend n, J. c. Clark, $. n Clarke,
Clifford, Clinton, Coles Colquitt, Cranston, era.
yens, Cross Daniel Richard d. Davis, Dawson,
Dean, Debcrry, Doan Dog, Eastman, John Ed
wards, j. c. Edwards, Egbert, Everett, Ferris, Fes-
sender, Fillmore J. G.. Floyd, Torrance, A. l.. Eos
ter, Gates, Gentry, Gerry, Gilmer Goode Gordon,
Graham. Granger, Green, Cuisine, Gwin, Hall,
Harris, Hays, Hopkins Ilouck Houston, Howard,
Hubbard, Hunter, Hunt G. j. lngcrsoll, J. n. lugor-
soil, Irwin, James, Cave Johnson, w Jones Kcm,
Kennedy, King Lane Lewis Linn, Littleheld, Lowell
A. Mcclellan, II. Mcclellan, Mckay Mckcnnan,
McKeon, Mallory Marchand, A Marshall, :. Ma.
son, J. +. Mason, Mathiot, Mathews, Mattocks,