Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-07-01

not repeated bur- though is inserted but il is men
toned twice "A laugh.
But there is one matter Of very serious interest in which
the majority and minority Of the Committee Expenditures
differ entirely.
The majority in their report say that the Secretary has mol
reported the amount Of Treasury re-ssued The mi
noy referring this charge repel it in triumphant strain,
and say the the amount resned not stated by Inc
Secretary is that NONE yeissued =
Ii is certainly singular that this day such statement
should be made. When honorable and venerable gentle
from New York Mr. Gallaiin) stated that examining
the Secrelays report appeared that more Treasury notes
had been issued than authorized by the law, was sta
ted that the amount appeared be larger than the law al
lowed because The balance issued The chairman o.
the Committee Finance in the Senate, in order to excn
pate Secretary claimed that this right TO REISSUE account
ed only for this discrepancy but for Of the apparent
errors Of The Secretary We have the broad fact before
the of july 1885, authorized the issue OF Treasury
notes only the amount Of ten millions of dollars The
Treasury could reissue than the amount lent out
Now, the receipts from the Treasury notes
issued under the act Of july ls46, are sta
ted by the Secretary at. ............ S,43boou W
Loan under act Of July %, 1916, 4,sss i4s 40
Sla,3259i9 As
Then the Treasurer in his report gives as
available under this loan, on the LIST of
October, ls47, l,64s, 900 SIS
Now, how could upward Of twelve millions Of Treasury
be issued Of millions only allowed by law UNI
less the balance ssud and the last statement raises the
amount fourteen millions am asking for inorma-
ton any gentleman enlighten me see the exchalr-
man of the Committee Of Ways and Means (Mr McKAr,)
cannot he afford on this matter I
[Mlr. r. here paused, but response was given.
How, ask the Secretary have issued Treasury notes
to the amount Of over twelve millions ON loan authozng
only unless there has been issue The Secretary de-
MES that there has been any The minority committee deny
there has been any and laugh the charge in the report y
besides the twelve Millions here an amount stated oy me
Treasurer available enough make the amount 70 FOUR
TEEN MILLIONS, and all out OF ten millions auhnnzed
know what will be attempted over this On
any plain common understanding law Of January
ls47 it plain there has been gross OMISSION There mas
been reissue and account kept OF it, There are va
ous other omissions in his report The Secretary was order
ed report the of Treasury notes reissued and he
has not done it.
regret (sad Mr. R. to be obliged to speak on this matter
10 this House When addressed before the subject
spoke from careful examination the figures linen point
ed out in the Secrearys report, and invited reply
How was my statement By dead silence on the part
Of the friends OF the Administration was indeed promised
answer, but heard or saw nothing put
petty squbs in the newspapers sent obviously by some
one who had al least access to the Department There
total want of ankness, want Of righteousness by VINO
responsible in the Department But when they found
last that there Of ST. 800 which could not
be denied explained away, then all at was said mat
this error had been discovered by Mr. Hunter in the Senate
The minority say this in their report Now required no
great ability to make such discovery and the honor IS no
thing dispute about but the real fact IN the case Is that
had pointed that the Register than two weeks
before Mr. Hunter made the grand discovery and got state
ment in writing from that officer endeavonng TO explain the
Who discovered it is of moment; the question -
Does the exis, which is now admittsd.
The majority of the Committee Expenditures appointed
a subcommittee of their number and directed them go to
the Department and make examination there touching the
given in the Secears report. They went and made
that examination They did openly There was no con-
ceamen in the it must have been well known at the
vet he here.
whimperng complains of the committee GU did not
tell word of you did not let me know you were com
ing TO examine my report and to see was IN error now
could you behave so ~ Why, sir necessary for COM
mtee of this House, appointed by il to discharge public du-
H give notice to the Secretary of the Treasury his DIN
knew well enough that such investigation was going
Is usual with the commissioners appointed to examine
the books of banks give them previous notice OF the day they
were coming believe not never heard Of such thing
The commissioners appointed expressly 10 see whether the
accounts OF the bank kept right and fair exhibits are made
Now, when Secretary OF the Treasury conesses to an
in his OF millions of dollars and another
ror is discovered and admitted of near million and half
more, minority here and mske hppant attack
committee Of Congress because they choose oingesgae
the Secreas report and do not give him previous notice OF
| their purpose
admit that there was an omission by the majority Of the
committee to put in one sum Of half million Of dollars
But that very statement Of the minority the committee show
ed that that omission only redcedthe amount OF the erroneous
statement Of the Secretary in his report which was still con-
ssedy erroneous to the amount Of $685. 000 and the
majority had committed less by about OOOih the
Secretary himself
The books of the Treasury kept in very confused
and such investigation that which has been
made by my honorable friend from Pennsyvan Mr. sTRoHa
requires much ability great patience and no small amount Of
time. He has exhibited that ability and that patience in
highly honorable to him and profitable TO the country
and think the abors Of tho committee should be continued
Let them continue to prosecute their abo and whether
the report right now, after all these have been dis
covered and corrected They ought TO look little further
into this admitted Of 81, 100000 No satisfactory ex-
afcnents nnde h IRE Coraiftee ON Ptlbc Erpendures III