Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-18

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gentlemans introducing bill for h. purpose Of doing that
which he sought to do by this amendment but which was not
appropriate TO this bill Much Of the difficulty arose from the
naenioh OF gentlemen and in consequence Of their NOT
KING the trouble 10 ascertain the in with tile
revenue OF the country The question should first be exam.
med and reported upon by committee. II was too large
question TO be decided upon by this House without such
paatory exannaon and he not disposed 10 act upon il
at the instance Of any gentleman without being satisfied that
i had been investigated fully He preferred that COMMITTEES
should be instructed to bring in BILL II WAS i ,,.on h,
which perhaps gentleman kere had paid sufficient aten
ton and therefore he objected the proposed az
this BILL for neither the House committee had had an
opportunity to examine and ascertain that was lust and
proper.
Mr.. HUDSON concuned with many Of the remarks which
had fallen from the member of the Committee Ways and
Means (Mr TooMBs,) but he differed entirely with him on
one position which he had assumed, namely that this amend
men irrelevant to the bill under consideration II he un
derstood the BILL relates to the finances Of the connry Il
provides that the collected from mposs shall be returned
to the Treasury and that the officers engaged in these coec
tons shall be paid out Of the Treasury This, of course,
would involve change, considerable change, in the
nua reports of the Secretary of the Treasury the subject
finances and the gentleman from New York. by his amend
men proposed TO require the Secretary say in his report
some things in detail which stated in and that
he shall give distinct view OF the different funds
which held by him by other officers OF the Government
Now, seemed to him that perfectly legitimate when
they changing the basis Of the Secretary estimates,
require from him estimates which he has made BEFORE
and TO require him to make others in particular way
and he therefore could perceive that there could be any
solid objection made to this amendment The gentleman him
self admits that the report of the Secretary for the present
year has been of such character that il impossible for
any of them to understand fully In other parts Of his
marks the gentleman had ntmated that with little industry
any would be enabled understand only the Of
the Treasury proper but and understand the con-
dition Of all the trust funds spread they through
rous laws and recognised by various treaties This said the
gentleman little industry would make perfectly plain. Now
ne admitted that genemans industry and great power of
durance but he Mr. confessed for himself that the task
was not easy, and the gentleman from North Carolina,
(Mr Mckay familiar he had long been with the subject
had likewise confessed how difficult he found fully I'M
dersaDd all the Secretarys report And why the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr TooMBs) should object this provision,
requiring The Secretary to make his report detail and
with greater panness he confessed he could
discover certainly the gentleman did not wish the reports
be continued as uninteligbe they are at present
The gentleman from New York required nothing more
than that the funds should be explained distinctly and sepa
rately We have tho singular spectacle of three
reports containing statements of different funds respecting
which different views and opinions have been expressed by
the same officer Yes he could produce reports of the
Secretary OF the Treasury respecting particular funds which
did not agree Now, he asked how this oh, the
funds included in which included in
another Now, how, he asked could any committee com
prehend reports which stated the funds in different ways
Ard the members of the House who have poded through
all the treaties to find the state and condition of these funds
Will lind almost Impossible to explain these differences.
But the Secretary Of the Treasury could in short time fur
nsh document which will convey the intelligence clearly and
satisfactorily.
this information could be embraced in resolution Of inquiry,
and thus they could obtain all the information they desired
OF resolutions calling for information they had had
perence. 1t was well known that resolution calling for in
formation must under the rule lie the table for day.
Well, it then goes the Docket and is reached.
They had resolution resolution the docket which
bad been reached thus and perhaps would be
they were the end of months and then adopt
ed six eight weeks perhaps would elapse be-
fore they responded to whereas the only value of much
Of the information thus called for in having Immediately
for the regulation OF the action Of the House.
II seemed to him that this the appropriate bill wherein
provide for the furnishing the information which they
desired, and that they should not rely calls which gen.
emen knew well how easy give the go-by In Short
he could not any valid objection to it.
1t had been said by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr.
TooMBs) that this amendment involved great principle.
Now he (Mr H. could any vital principle involved
and that should contain such principle than he
could comprehend. He knew not how far into the inufa
this amendment would require the Secretary go but he APP
pretended, be less, there constitutional
question involved.
He hoped the amendment of the gentleman from New York
would be adopted No harm could arise from it. but great
good would be accomplished and appeared him that this
both the proper time and place introduce it. Besides
would give the Secretary of the Treasury opportunity to
make his report ineligible.
Mr. MCKAY did not propose to follow the example set him
by the gentleman from New York, by going into examna
lion Of the of the Treasury On other occasion he
trusted have the opportunity to do and Of showing his
views to who wrong and who right One obec-
ton which had this amendment was that sought
tain information which the Secretary of the Treasury and the
heads Of Departments required to furnish He then
proceeded TO call the attention Of the series Of
documents which required be prepared for the
Of Congress each session, by authority of laws of
which date as far back 1871. He enumerated Of
these documents and described their peculiar characters and
stated how necessary their consolidation had become. This
gave Of his intention attempt early day. in
order that these various provisions of law, by being embodied
enactment might be both accessible and ineligible.
He wanted no mystery about the affairs Of this Government
They should be conducted that all could readily understand
hem and thus be made unlike the embarrassed and broken
down Governments Of Europe. He hoped the amendment
would agreed to- for Of place and he pledged
himself at an early period of the session. attempt
compsh all the gentleman desired in the way which he had
adverted.
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr. vINTON moved that the bill be laid aside for the pur-
pose Of taking up the bill making appropriations for the
and contingent expenses Of the Indian department and for
fulfilling treaty stpulaons with the various Indian tribes for
the year ending June 80, lS49
The motion agreed to-
Them on the motion Of Mr. DONNELL the committee
and reported the bill which had considered and perfect
ed, and progress on the Indian bill.
The bill reported from the committee taken up in the
House, the amendments made in Committee Of the Whole
the Of the Union agreed under the operation of
the previous question, and the motion Of Mr. MCKAY it
ordered to be engrossed and read third time and
passed.
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