The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-24


Secretary Of the Interior or of The Secretary OF the Treas
ury? i ask Tor information.
Mr.. DAVIS. The Assistant Secretary, take il for
granted having charge OF the public lands would direct
their sale, and would direct all until the funds
were delivered over to the Treasury Department
Mr.. HUNTER. | should like TO know how the ac
counts are to be kept Are there TO be two treasures
Mr. DAVIS. Yes, sir two treasures, If the gentle
man pleases TO call it. want two treasures If he
calls ii SO want TO have department 10 collect
and another 10 dsburse the want to have the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury charged with the
public lands, fix the graduation OF the price, in procama
ton OF sales and recommendation OF pre- empion laws
and such other the people require stated
this monng-and il the listened to my remarks
he recoec ithat the Secretary of the Treasury
would naturally be drawn from the commercial parts OF
the Union, and woui not, consequently, have much
acquaintance or sympathy with the requirements OF the
States and Territories clearly indicated the ground
occupled but upon that point the senator seems llttle
prone 10 misunderstood my remarks. He considered
as being ready to endorse any opinion the Secretary
the Treasury might put forth said, that the serre
tary of the Treasury from his ability and familiarity with
this question: was better prepared and competent to
Judge oil tins matter than either that senator myself
added that willing 10 take that gentIeman's bill
drawn up IN detail, as he had drawn it, announced no
willingness to be governed by the dctaon OF any
surrendered my own opinions to
The senator from South Carolina to whose opinions
always advert with great respect and whose Knowledge
OF our Indian relations Is very great has made point
upon that's and wish to say to him that the Indian rea
tons OF the country as coupled with the War Depart
ent, are properly connected with nat department only
while those Indians must be governed by the troops OF
the United States Beyond this they have no connection
with the War Departments and our Indian relations from
year to year, gradually losing that character We
have tribes OF Indians far civilized that keep
up with them regular intercourse, do with foreign
nations. Their relations with the War Department are
those of and know that the senator considers
the unnatural state OF man; and these relations are
gradually growing less and less, and their peaceful rea
lions are gradually assuming more and important
character There some Of these tribes whose rea-
lions to with all their compeyy and multiplicity OF
bearings have relation whatever the War Depart.
ment They require no troops control them and il Is
be hoped that shall hereafter have little conneXion
between the Indian Bureau and the War Department.
As little reason do see for the connection OF the Patent
with the Treasury Department. There is necessity for
withdrawal OF some portion of the duties from the
Treasury Department, and can nothing appro
pirate than to take away the Land Office.
AS to the inconsruy OF these different bureaus with
one another, they less incongruous where they
1t seems 10 much better way TO establish
Home Department to which they all have relation,
attached to each of the departments. SO much for
the inconsruty and think it is all that need be said
upon It,
Bat the honorable senator from Virginia Mr. HuNrERl
says that this gives very little relief TO the Secretary OF
the Treasury If SO, why IS it that the Treasury Depart
ment urges the ma'er' Why is it that the who has
been worn down by his abors in that department says
that this will relieve The duties of his successor How
is il that he recommends it when going of Office and
expecting to derive from no benefit either personal
political Sir, if there was ever man whose lofty tai
ens, whose extensive information, whose purity of char
acer and whose position relieved him from all suspicion
in the commentator of office, is the Secreta
MIR. ALLEN I hold myself, sir, and am held by
Others somewhat responsible for any that passes
this body, and which is to abroad OF the
democratic pary and as have had ii announced that
this is a measure OF that kind
Mr.. DAVIS of Mississippi, lin his seat) La my opin-
ion.
Mr.. ALLEN desire to say that it has nothing about
il which entities it to that description and tha, il shall
% "A m pf DT | am
member, and for whose conduct hold myself in
diviua responsible. Sir, we have been told that meas
OF similar deception have been recommended BY
past Presidents. Be it Is this recommended by a
Presidents 1t is measure which affects the other de-
partments OF the government as much almost it does
the Treasury Department 1t is measure which affects
the interior texture of the whole government, and as
such, ought to have been cabinet measure, and to
here with the sanction OF the Executive, the head of
the Executive government Why Is 1t that one single SEC
rotary recommends this measure! How does the Patent
Office happen fall within the cognzance of the Treasury
Department? How does the Indian Bureau happen to
fall within the sweep Of the Treasury Department any
more than OF any other Department. 1t is mixed meas
ure, embracing a part OF the nucleus OF almost all de-
partmens and therefore should come to us sanctioned
by the recommendation of him who is over all the de
partmentsthe President of the United States Then,
sir, would have been entitled at all events to much
OF the name OF democracy results from the fact that
the President was pu, in power by that party and is Off
ciay held forth to the world the head Of that party
measure which proposes to augment the patronage of
the government has come to in this bill Sir remem
to add clerk half a dozen clerks to one Of
the departments would excite debate for a week
fhe administrations of General jackson and Van Bu-
never failed to be denounced administrations Of
prorigacy and exravagance, evyng patronage and
seeking plumber. Whenever their friends proposed an
augnentat ion of the cerkshps 10 the number of half
dozen such thing could not be got through without
contest OF week. When the whole country was to be
called upon TO look at the strong tendency OF power
augment itself, and TO pander 10 It's appetite, that
was the case pointed out some years ago But
great department stalks through the Senate with lis
youat the next session there will be an application for
hundred clerks for that department; it will be said that
the present departments spare their clerks, and
therefore you must create batch of a hundred new
clerks.
A democratic measure! There are democrats voting
for IT. and good ones, too, deem them But the cabinet
has not recommended IT. Iheir silence is its cOndemna
ton The President, then, and fl We members of the cab
met, stand, by Their silence, opposed to this
The Secretary OF the Treasury stands alone its
port We have, then, large majority of the executive
government opposed to It, How in the House OF
Representatives Almost the entire democratic party
corded Their votes, by yeas and nays against it. How is
the votes of of both sides But where are the neg
alive votes Every one from this side of the house 1t
the negative that charactezes the party character of
given measure.
| But did not introduce anything of party upon this
subject, and should not have uttered word had II not
been distinctly announced that the party OF which am
member to be held accountable for this thing |
knew they would be held accountable unless there was
some explanation thrown out in time.
by The theory OF government the party not IN power,
provided they have the OF arrestng an ACT oil Con-
gess any other OF either house OF Congress, II
they do do it, responsible for IT. that Is, upon
the theory of government aud The general sense OF the
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