Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-18
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'yhe Vice President laid beflre tile senae Eepo''.
(uuimporant) from ;he Navy Department:
IF Aabana; Mr Frl,h ,hse VI Mr. Borand Of arkansas.
and both gentlemen tool. The customary oash - support
Ee CONSTITUTIONS
MI Dickinson offered a resuilton ~ inquiry - &.
whether any alterations necessary IN the public .to5es
in New York &C. Adopted.
The annual Report Of the Secretary of Tie Treasury
was received, but the reading dispensed win, ON HVcn
of Mr.. Iurrey
MI Jefferson i.4viS moved the printing q ~ O0tex
ira copies He regarded the Report as emrodyng ahe
evidence in favor OF the system OF finance vhc a'
gae inta operation under the preseGt secretays admin
is,4atiou of the Treasury Department.
Mr. Cameron was opposed t. tie printing Of greater
number than was ordered OF the PRESIDENTS Message
10000 extra copies As REGARDED the ausIon OF Inc
senator from Mississippi to the evidence IN favor Of the
Necretary's new system IF finance he considered the
Secretary entirely Lehnd the ageand his system as con-
demned III lie people in tie I1s.t " the TeSsn tresten
tjaI election
Nh K lng dissented entirely from The views of the
Senator from Pennsylvania and vas n favor Of printing
the arreS num5r and Of spreading The whole subject
before the country
Nh Cameron Slid that in his State the Issue had
been distinctly made-ths system had gone before the
people and has been Condemned.
4 Senator inquired for ehlca candidate sue Senator
from PENNSYLVANIA had voted ?
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date u Tile Democratic party, and that party ha! been
defeated in Hennsy wanna because ii advocated this sys
TEN.
Mr.. Davis remarked that if This we're so. ii would
he unfair NOT Ia allow the testimony to 90 befQ-e the
NV
M AIlpn VA soin favor Of printing The largest
number mentioned because he believed the expense
nonr in comparison with the importance The mtor
nation Il the c!nse Of war the financial condition Of
the country was the most important part of the public con
Germs lie shd not declare what had been decided by
IN recent Iection lie would leave shat to the powers
that were to be but the report should be widely and
lv snread baf,re the country An administration
mt ID expre and A new admins ration in
II was due to the pres mt administration and to the Am
ericn people that all its should be spread pc
III cnntrv tbat ii nioh b. seen whethe. the poll
cv of the democratic party was really condemned.
MI Niles was disposed this every other
occasIan Without knowing the contents OF the docu-
men he could not say whether he should support op
pose its doctrines. lie not, however, disposed y
treat subordinate officer Of the government with more
ros,ect th,, tbay treated the President. But TO-
O6 COPIES Of the Presidents Message had been ordered,
.nd 10 t,uoht that would be sufficient in the present
casa If the Secretary defends the particular system
bnranfra advocated by him. his arguments had long
bor b:fre III c,nntry He thought that it might APP
near that his ARGUMENT had not entirely established the
jrrIIbi,ity nf Eis system
Mr. j. Davis desired the printing, not with view 10
treat the Secretary with more respect than the President,
hit because of he Importance Of The communication
he facts embraced veTe necessary t the information Of
the public.
Nh Fnot said that the only GOOD reason for printing
the extra numbers was that the information contained
m rht be Sprpa before country This particular report
81 The Secretary at particular time, Of ncalcu-
liable value not only this but all counres-lnhnltey