Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-06-03

country correctly they told that they had had time to
prepare that he Mr. BEDISGER) Of the sub-com-
mttee appointed work such wonders He had his doubts
whether any member Of that committee had prepared the
port ne housh he saw upon blunderng marks which he
could find elsewhere. Certainly he could o be aroed with
dehnquency win neglect of his duty in such this,
when he had gone for days and not been able to find either
the subcommittee the committee
Mr.. SlhohM bad no intention to msrepresent the gem
eman, neither could he submit lie by him.
He proceeded state mnuey the facts relative To the
meetings of the committee, and said that was only az the
first meeting that the gentleman from Virginia could have had
any difficulty IN asceraining the place OF meeting that he
had more than once notified the gentleman Of the meeting of
the subcommittee and he had often failed oatend that
after the report made the committee the chairman no
tilted the gentleman from Virginia. or said he did,
who had in like manner failed attend there also that after
the report adopted given into the hands Of the
gentleman from Missouri mr. HALL) and subsequently to
Mr. BEDISGEn also and this something like weeks since
As TO the authorship OF the report the House could Judge
for itself when printed AS had be- called in ques
ton however, he might state that had written one
word or syllable Of it but himself He had collected the ma
teras at the Treasury Department. he had told the officers
there that be about of the subcommittee 10 ex-
anime the report of the Secretary of the Treasury that he
believed contained statements and which,
upon close examination, would appear its face
He was asked how long since he had first gone the De-
pament He could not say precisely, but he believed
than months since He had to examine the books &c.
and they had given him every facility he had asked for.
Mr. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, proceeded to comment
he ac' that me gentleman from Pennsylvania had given
notice to the Secretary of the Treasury OF the purpose of the
majority Of the committee TO prepare this report.
Mr.. STROHM said it occurred to him that COM
mee subcommittee Of this House required as part
Of their duy notify the Secretary of Treasury of their
intention to enter upon examination Of report which the
Secretary Of the Treasury in the discharge Of his duty to
this House at the commencement of the session would be
recoected, however, that some time after the Secretays
port had been before the country communication
ceved from him appzng the House that had been
discovered to the amount of nearly millions of dollars
Now he would ask the gentlemen opposite if that
enough TO call to that report the attention of only the
Committee Public Expenditures, but of every member of
the House 1t did arrest the attention of the members of
the House. and gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr Hun
soS made speech upon pontngo other The gen.
eman from Connecticut Mr ROCKWELL also made speech
upon it and the gentleman opposite, the particular and po
cal friends OF the Secretary of the Treasury promised reply
those speeches. but weeks and months have passed away
and no reply had been made Now the speeches
those gentlemen notifications TO the Secretary of the Tea
suy that his report undergoing an examination 1t was
subject that it would be admitted ought be inquired nto
and seemed TO him that the gentleman had right
plain that ample notice had not been given Why, notice
was given, for ne went himself TO the Department make
inquiries to aid him in the investigation which he making
and he concealed bis object.
Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama, understood to say, (but
he turned towards the gentleman from Pennsylvania and
away from the Reporters de he very ndsncty heard)
that the gentleman from Pennsyvahia had confessed in the
face OF the House, that his intention obtain facts in
his own way and through his medium. He understood
W ne nau not gwen tne secretary
the Treasury any notification of his intention report upon
facts which might very honestly be viewed in different aspects
by different individuals He appealed the genuemans
of popy if the he had pursued open and
frank, and manly IF the genemans correct if
his report development of facts, why should he not be
willing that the Secretary of the Treasury should have been
apprized of it
Mr. STEWART, Of Pennsylvania, wished 10 ask the gen.
deman from Alabama if he intended be understood say
ing that the duty of Of this House go to
officers of this Government other unctonares get from
them report sustain report which such officers might
have made to Congress
Mr. HOUSTON. Not at ALL
Some further debate and conversation ensued in which
Messrs. HOUSTON, BURT, ]. r. INGERSOIL and some
others took part, which brought close by the expa
ton Of the morning hour.