Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-16
THIRTIETH CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, DECEMBER IL, lS4s.
IN SENATE.
SECOND SESSION,

Mr.. CLAYTON, of Delaware, Mr.. YuLEE, Of Florida, AM
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Georgia. severay appeared in their seats
CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. KING presented the credentials Of the Hon. BESJA
MIN FITzPATRcK, appointed by the Governor of Alabama
fill the vacancy occasoned by the death Of the late DIXON
II. LEWIS.
Mr. FlrzPATRIcK, after having been duly qualified, took
his seat
Mr. FELCH presented the credentials of the Hon. SoLos
BoRLAsp, elected Senator by the Legislature of the State
OF Arkansas 10 fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. AMBROSE II. SEVER.
Mr.. BoRLAND, after being duly qualified took his seat
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the Annua
Report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury on the state OF the
nances, which, having been read
Mr.. TURNKEY moved that it be printed.
Mr.. DAVIS of Mississippi, moved that 10000 extra
copies thereof be printed He said he dsked very much
make motion to print SO large number OF any document
but he looked upon this report embodyng system oil
nancewhch, however, had been IN operation long enough
10 be tested by the people.
Mr. CAMERON hoped SO large number would not be
ordered He thought that the country had already decided
the merits of the Secrearys system of finance, and they
had decided against it, Besides, greater number of copies
the Secretays report Of last year printed than the
members Of the Senate had been able Many them
lying waste in the committee He thought
that the number of copies Of the Presidents and
companyng provided for by the resolution of last
Tuesday, ten thousand, would be amply sufficient to meet all
the wants of the Senate and the country
Mr.. KING said he prepared, in the first instance, to
go against the printing OF the extra NUMBER bat the remarks
of the Senator from Pennsyvan (r CAMERoN convinced
him that the whole should go before the country for
examinations and that il should be disseminated widely
possible. He differed entirely from the honorable Senator
when he said that the country had decided agans the nan
cial system Of the present Administration and he would
therefore cheeuly for printing the larger number.
Mr. CAMERON desired to say word in reply to the re-
marks of the Senator from Alabama In his State Pennsy
vania the question upon the financial system introduced by
hall
p and they had decided against it, He thought that the
candidate Of the Democratic party the late election
fortunately defeated chiefly account Of the opposition of the
people Of the United States TO this financial ysem OF the
Secretary of the Treasury This fact furnished the most
inconovere evidence his mind that the people of this
country dsavowed the system and it also sufficient
with him for opposing the motion of the honorable ena-
tor from mississippi (Mr DAvIs.)
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi sorry that the honorable
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CAMERos) had introduced
the subject of the tariff in this irregular But since
il had been introduced he would ask has that Senator
has any other member of this honorable body presented
the issue OF the tariff of 1885, known it TO have been fairly
and distinctly presented the people Of the United States
during the late Presidential II so, should like to
know where It is not the financial system of the Secretary
Of the Treasury alone The Democratic party in the two
Houses of Congress enacted the tariff Of 1916 The Sece
tay has carried executive officer and the people
should understand the which he has discharged that
duty And add is it fair if it has been decided against him,
the Senator from Pennsylvania Mr. CANERoS) says, that
which he has executed the high and imperative law Of the
United States Why does he wish conceal the facts and
arguments embodied in the Secrearys report Has the de-
cssn of the peope-the honorable genemans constituents
been given upon false showing Why not allow the esti-
ony in favor Of the system before the country broad
ly and freely as the accusation against It
Mr.. ALLEN said he should vote for the largest number
proposed because he believed that the expense OF printing
will bear but very small proportion the value Of the intel
gence which the document contains and the benefit which
its dissemination will confer. The financial condition Of a
country at the termination Of war; always very mpor
tant part of the business Of its Governmentshowng the
with which the Government has had carry the
wa-the in which has applied those means-and
the amount Of debt, if any has been incurred In word,
the financial condition Of any country the termination of
war, is most important part Of the public concern.
shall undertake to say what has what has not been
decided by the Presidential election leave all such
questions TO the revelations of the future when those shall have
place who have derived the benefit Of the election
But will undertake that the party who responsible
for the present tariff and the present financial condition Of the
country should be allowed to spread their justification and
the result Of their policy fairly and fully before the country
II IS custom coeyal with the Government whenever report
from either Department is invested with peculiar importance,
arising Of any contingency Of the public affairs, give
such document greater publicity than other reports from the
Department Such the with the report Of the
Secretary Of War communicated at the last session. be-
interesting to the whole country because contained the
details of the and especially interesting and i'm
porant to the friends and relatives Of the gallant who fell
the service authorized record OF the time, place. and
circumstances under which they FELL
The Government about TO change hands, and an
Administration whose policy had been engayen upon the
country drawing 10 its close and the main principles upon
which constructed the present financial system Of the
country, well its results be found in the docu-
ment ON the table. II due therefore, TO the outgoing
administration, due to the American people, that the
document should be printed and spread before them in great
abundance, that all might for themselves whether the
pledges OF the Democratic party have been violated not
Mr.. CAMERON voted last year for twenty five thousand
copies Of the Presidents message but this year only
thousand copies had been ordered be printed and he did
not why the Secetas report should receive peculiar
ton why greater number of copies OF should be printed
than Of the Presidents message II be for other
than its connexion with the financial policy Of
the present Administration The substance Of this report
will be published in all the newspapers in the land long before
this document will be ready, and therefore, ten thousand
will be sufficient
Mr.. NILES said he did know that any person had
night 10 know the contents Of the document under consdera
ton till they had been communicated officially TO the Senate.
he was disposed to act upon this question upon every
other and without knowing what the report was without
knowing what critical views and arguments might contain
IN reference to connected with the finances Of the
country, he certainly disposed 10 be reasonable but he
could not vote for the printing Of unusual extra number Of
copies Of the report He disposed to treat the report
OF subordinate member Of the Cabinet with any
sderaton than they treated the message Of the Presidency
Hear the merits Of the document and make them the basis Of
the number TO be printed He thought the debate altogether
irregular and he would not be drawn into IT, The subject
would probably up during the session, when il could be
freely and thoroughly discussed His friend from Mississippi
mr. DAvs,) seemed to him, ought not TO be uneasy