The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

Occurrences al a future day Ihe whole OF n should
be made public II the House should so order ne
| took occasion, however, 10 say that he thought
parts of il would be entirely improper 10 publish.
| Mr. DAVIS, in reply, said as private indiyidu-
Al. he would feel himself bound 10 keep secret any
confidential communication 10 him; but when Of
fetal com munieaton from the executive branch of
the government was made 10 him as a member
Of a committee for the action OF that committee
and Of the House, as representative of the peo-
pie he would not receive il in confidence and he
would think that by receiving IL he would violate
his duty 10 his constituents and to the country.
Mr. HARRISON (Mr. DAVIS again yielding the
foor) said that no action which had taken place in
the House at all had any relation TO the information
which had been obtained; and before action was
proposed upon any measure which had been recon-
monded, and which had relation 10 that communi.
cation, such parts OF IL as Il was proper TO make
public should most certainly be communicated TO
the House ..
Mr. DAVIS said he not arguing this case
particularly but had reference 10 the great principle
involved with reference 10 the practice Of the House
and its mode Of doing business; and he maintained
that no communication from the executive could be
made TO this House except through the Speaker Of
the House. ...
Mr.. HARRISON said the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs had received no communication from the
Executive at all All the communications received
were from the Secretary Of War; and this was moth
ng but the usual practice. Ii expected that the
heads Of committees should confer freely with the
heads Of the different departments.
Mr.. DAVIS considered il, although coming NOM
inaly and immediately from the department, in fact
communication from the Executive; and he refer
red TO he message OF the President 10 the Senate day
or two since, in which the President, in many
words, had declared his approval and sanction of the
recommendations Of his officers; and he protested
against this practice, which had surreptitiously
grown up in thisgoyernment for the last fifteen or
twenty years, Of important Communications bearing
on the legislation of the country, being made from
the Executive to the committees of Congress-.
He also complained that the estimates for this
bill were not regularly laid before Congress at the
commencement OF the session, and urged that the
President should have taken the responsibility OF
boldly and openly before the country asking for this
appropriation Of money, and that IL should not be
attempted, under bill "to supply deficiencies" in the
appropriations, to get through this large amount
without printed estimates, or without its being
fairly brought out to the House and the country.
Mr.. MCKAY said the estimates were all printed.
Mr.. DAVIS. When
MIR. MCKAY. When the bill was reported.
Mr. DAVIS further complained Of the want Of
time that was given for deliberaton upon this bill
and read various items each Of which he considered
worthy of calm investigation.
Mr.. s. JONES inquired Of the gentleman how
long the wing majority Of the 9th Congress allowed
for the consideration of the repeal Of the subtreas
ury' II he mistook not it was pressed through
without any debate whatever.
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that bill in such haste,
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