The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-10

charges which he proposed TO prefer and on which
he expected 10 found an impeachment against the
President Of the United States.
THE EXcHEoUER
Mr. FILLMORE, from the Committee of Ways,and
Means, to VIII Oh the subject of the Exchequer had
been referred, made report from the majority ac-
companled by the following resolution, which he
said, they unanimously recommended for the adop-
ton of the House, viz:
Resoired That the plan of an Exchequer, presented
TO Congress by the Secretary of the reasry at the
last session. entitled "A bill amendatory TO the seve-
raj acs establishing the Treasury Department, ought
moi 10 pass.
Mr. ATHERTON, from the same committee.
presented the report of the minority and submitted
the following, as an amendment to the resolution,
viz:
"And that the Committee Of Ways aud Means be
instructed TO bring in bill regulating the collection
safe keeping, transfer and disbursement Of the pub.
lie money in such a as shall as far as posi-
bic, substitute provisions of law for Executive dis
erection IN the management Of the finances shall pre-
vent the moneys of the people from being used for
pur oscs Of private speculation and emolument, and
shall render the Government independent Of the
agency and influence Of moneyed corporations
Mr.. FILLMORE suggested that ten thousand ex.
ira copies Of the two reports be printed and that the
consideration Of the resolution and the amendment
be postponed until Monday, the 23d instant, and be
made the special order for that day.
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the reports and the
resolution, and the proposed amendment be referred
o the Committee Of the hole on the state of the
Union, where there was now an Exchequer BILL with
a view TO take up the subject IN committee, where it
properly belonged
Mr. JOHNSON Of Maryland would respectfully
ask the Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means whether he proposed bring for ard any plan
during this session, the subject Of the currency
lie understood that the resolution was a negative
proposition, and that II did not recommend the plan
Of the Secretary " the Treasury to Congress. Now
he, for one, anxious 10 know whether the Com
mittce Of Ways and Means intended to bring forward
specific plan and, # So at what time
Mr.. FILLMORE remarked that tho gentleman was
in upposing that the resolution reported from
the Committee was negative. II would be perceived
that the minority proposed amendment, which, if
adopted would instruct the Committee Of Ways and
Means TO report BILL IN substance the Sub1reasu-
~. lie not aware that the committee wold
take further action on the subject unless further in
structed by the House With regard TO the motion
to instruct the committee, he trusted that II would
not prevail. The bill heretofore reported by the
gentleman from Massachusetts, from the Select Com
mittoe and now in Committee of the Who e,
entirely different from the plan as submitted by the
Executive TO this House The Committee Of WAYS
and Means had passed on the plan submitted by the
Executive Department and he was anxious, and he
believed il to be due to the Executive and the coun-
try that this House should pass upon the subject II
the motion Of the gentleman from Massachusetts
should prevail, the House would be prevented from
doing so and the subject would be covered up by the
bill OF the gentleman from Massachusetts, to which
he had just made alusion.
Mr.. CUSHING said that tho reference Of this sub
ect to the Committee Of Ways and Means had end
ed he supposed 1t would end. The House referred
to the committee so much 81, the message Of the PIE
sldent Of the United States related to a general
broad question-to wit the currency and the various
details connected with IT, as, for instance, what mode