Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-24

y Of the printer but he. (Mr b. the authority Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, gave il broad denial
He then returned to the admission Of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania that he ignorant Of information which
literally piled up in document which he had before him, and
from which he read several extracts and then asked, with
such facts before Them what confidence could be placed In
The statements which the report Of the gentleman om Penn
sylvania contained
He next, understood, proceeded an
admitted error made by the gentleman from Pennsylvania TO
the amount Of bali million Of dollars He also spoke OF
small Of seventytwo dollars and Of mistake In sub
tracing He said he had been told that he much better
at figures Of rhetoric than figures Of arithmetic bot he
theress should not take eight from thirteen and leave four
There was another small In table Of the report Of
the majority certain balance (Which Mr. b. speci6ed)
stated at hundred and millions and In another part
Of their table the balance stated hun
dred snd twelve Millions thus falling into only the little
ror Of ten millions Of dollars They accused the
report Of errors, but here Wrapper In their
Mr.. STROHM reminded Mr.. b. that he bad explained
this on the day before The gentleman would End that when
the brought The next page, was stated
correctly that the result remained unchanged.
Mr.. BEDINGER said this was very but should not
their falling into great this in their figures
teach them extend some little charity the statements Of
others Mr. had much right charge this upon the ma
o,y report the majority had charge similar mistakes III
any such there were) upon the Secretary Of the Treasury
The gentleman had sad that i happened very fortunately
that Of his report balanced another This was par
ucosrly rich aud reminded Mr. .. Of an old adage that
certain people remarkable for good luck. He did no,
apply the whole proverb the majority Of the Com
tee Of Accounts although persons might have been
30 malicious 70 make such application Of
a voice "Who DO you say remarkable for good
uck l"l
|, pretty well known. believe what persons they are
Laughter
To up the into which this investigating com
mitee had themselves fallen they commenced with wholly
negectng consider OF The important documents
presented Congress under this Governments document
the presentation Of which they by law compekd 10
know but Of the very existence OF which the gentleman had
confessed himself ignorant tall within few DAYS cast The
gentleman had said that he could guess how the minority Of
The committee had got that document no doubt they
could who could no, The law requiring the document TO
be presented Congress compelled every member to know
Of us presentation.
Bot without having even this document the majority
had started the Treasury Department and had there OBJ
tsned unsiesed Transcripts and memorandums from the
clerks Thus they bad started wrong and as they sat out
90 they proceeded Even when they had gotten these
ters from the clerks they did know how 10 out them to-
sether When all the bricks given them they had
the skill TO build thsm uP nsomuch that they had committed