The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-16

into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
and resumed the consideration OF the bil requiring all
moneys receivable from customs, and from all other
sources, 10 be paid Immediately into the treasury without
abatement or deduction and for other purposes :" the
question pending being upon amendment submitted
Yesterday by Mr. N. X HALL.
Mr.. HALL withdrew his amendment for the time be-
ing, the request of
Mr.. MCKAY, who made some explanation as to the
second section; and moved the following amendment
thereto, which had been agreed upon between himself
and the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr GRISNELL j
which amendment was agreed TO:
Provided that the collectors of customs shall be the dis
bursting agents the Aforesaid drawbacks debenures
bounes, and allowances and thar all debenture certh
Gates issued 10 law shall be receivable for duties
at the custom house where issued the laws relating draw
backs having been complied with.
Mr. N. X HALL then modified his amendment, so as
TO provide for the annual report OF several statements by
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Mr.. H. had doubt that his object substantially
the with that OF the gentleman from North Carolina,
10 wit to obtain hereafter more accurate statements 10
the amount OF money IN the treasury which belonged TO
the United States and which held in for the
Indian tribes or others He desired that this should
Treasury, and should be made plain and ineligible,
that any member less experienced than the gentle
man from North Carolina could understand it, He con-
fessed that after bestowng attention the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury the commencement
of the session. he had not been able to obtain all the in
formation he wanted No part OF the sum received into
the treasury ought to be excluded The sum of three
millions, more excluded though found in another
statement. He made explanations showing that
there three several statements very different from
each other as to the amount OF money IN the treasury
He presumed this capable OF explanation In the
amount of payments there also contradictory state
ments He therefore desired in future such sateaent.
in document, would give every distinct idea
of the state OF the treasury and the trust funds
Mr.. MCKAY said the report of the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs contained statements this subject.
When the government negotiated treaty, and agreed 10
pay three four hundred thousand dollars the interest
paid to them but the money not paid into the
treasury There was no money there to represent the
owners
Mr. HALL asked if the sums formed part of the
ment of the amount of public debt
| MIR. MCKAY replied that they did not.
Mr. HALL SAID the money was due, and should be re-
ported part of the debt He would not further
large on the subject
teman from New York did not understand the Secretary5
reports for he did not believe that the Secretary under
stood them himself The objects of the gentleman were
very proper but they could be reached by resolution OF
inquiry This bill ought not to be embarrassed by these
complicated amendments Much of the information sought
law. The information could be obtained by eyamina-
ton of several documents. The measure proposed was
not proper in this bill The calls for information made
here frequently from the neglect of gentlemen
investigate the subject of inquiry in the official docu-
ments. He objected to the whole amendment, as inap.
proopriate, ,o this bill
his colleague the committee, mir. TooMBs;l but he
did not think the amendments entirely inappropriate He
thought it proper, while we required the Secretary to
make estimates, TO require, ALSO statement OF the
trust funds Industry alone would not enable member
to obtain statement OF the condition of the treasury
proper and the s-funds. The members of the COM
mitlee, including the gentleman from North Carolina
Mr. McKAYl had all been in the fog the reports
of the Secretary. We had some two or three different
reports from the department as TO the state of the
treasury because they adopted different modes of state
ment AS to calls for information, they lie over one
pose we reach it. tgoes the department. and in six
weeks is answered, but at too late day for any
practical use appeared to him that this was the ap.
propriate place for the proposed law requiring explicit
Sfa aS
ed statement Distinguishing the different funds
Mr.. MCKAY did not propose to make any remarks
take opportunity TO show his friend from Massachu
sets whether he in fog or not on that subject
There had been some little mist flying about but it was
easily dspeed One of the most important public docu
ments-that Of annual receipts and expendures-was not
made BY law but by simple resolution of the House of
Representatives pa ssed in 79 Many of the important
ports were made by resolution If desirable obtain
more explicit reports, could adopt resolution the
subject He had drawn up one, and would offer it
early day. and thus provide for the statements at the begin
ming of each sesson-and all combined in document
of which Congress would direct an extra number TO be
printed When he brought forward that measure, gen
tlemen might move as many amendments they
pleased He wanted no mystery about government. He
wanted secrecy. He hoped that every department of
the government would be put, as 1t were, in glass
house, that everything might be seen He hoped gentle
men would put in every subject which they wanted
information, when his resolution should be taken up.
| The amendment offered by Mr.. HALL rejected,
and the bill was laid aside to be reported.
| On motion of Mr. VINTON, the committee agreed to
take up the Indian Appropriation bill next.
The committee and reported the bill concerning
the immediate payment into the treasury OF all revenues,
with the amendments.
! Mr. CRISFIELD moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the House yesterday laid upon the table the
bill TO extend the patent of Jethro Wood
Mr. POLLOCK moved TO lay the motion to reconsider
upon the table which agreed TO-
| The House proceeded to the consideration of the
amendments made by the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, to the bill in relation to the payment
of the revenues into the treasury.
Mr. MCKAY demanded the previous question, which
was seconded and under its operation, the amendments
were concurred in the bill ordered to be engrossed
for third reading read third time, and passed.
! CONSTITUTION OF WISCONSIN,
The SPEAKER laid before the House message from
the President of the United States transmitting the con-
sution of the State of Wisconsin; which referred
to the Committee on the Territories
| The House then adjourned.
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