The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-20

gross productions, and the property tax
Of nine per cent ad calorsnx woald b
manifestly unjust and oppressive Afeer
the delivery OF his 1.-THE, 70 tax the. In
come Of the agrisulturist derived nom
the property producing tho tithe, would
leave little for family subsistencs foe sne
purchase of supplies necessary 5er ear..
rying on his agricultural eptrste1A and
for tho payment Of the a1iralonem tax
on his property. 'Congrsss, thtreeMs,
did not concur in the instrumentation
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, be~
lievins it to be highly inszpsdisot.
The recommendations Of the 'Secre-
tary of the Treasury have, in the main,
received the appreciation Of Congress-
and every disposition has been mani
tested to co-operste with him. The tax
bill adopted very nearly sppfoximstss
the rate desired BY him. He recon-
mended ten per cent. on property.-
Congress has imposed tax Of nine per
cent. A new foreign loan was autho~
rized in secret session, at his request,
without any limitation on his authority
except as to the amount A transfer OF
certain sterling funds abroad WAS by
Joint resolution, directed to be made from
the Navy to the Treasury. Efforts were
made to raise specie. A bill was passed
in the Senate, in secret session, to &C.
complish that object BY the sale OF Ger.
tain licenses. 1t is understood tho bill
was defeated in the House Of Represen-
tatives by the acquiesccnce. If not ct the
instigation, of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury. 1t appears iom the correspond
ence submitted to Congress that the So
cretary of War, as early as the 18th Of
Febr uary, notified the President Of tho
Embarrassed condition Of his Depart
ment and it is 10 be regretted that the
Executive deliberated OF, and postponed
for so long period as nearly twenty
days, the communi cation of that Informs
ton to Congress.
If loss Of time be vice inherent IN
deliberative assemblies, prompsituds Is .
great virtue in Executive action. There is
every disposition on The part OF Congress
to comply with the recommendation OF
the President. sid some means Of raising
the coin desired will, no doubt, be de-
yiscd. It is unfortunate that the ncceS-
sitv i0r coin in the Commissary Depart
nient was not made known until tho mes
sage under. consideration WAS received.
The use Of coin in one department Of tho
Government is calculated to superinduce
the necessity for its use in oil ether de-
partments: and hence the policy Of thu
proposed measure, in . financial view, ID
yerv questionable. The necessity for
Supplies, however, overrides al other
considerations. If practicable, it would
be- wiser to employ the specie in the pur-
chase of treasury notes, and then us9
the notes to obtain supplies.
Nothing is more desirable than concord
and cordial cooperation between al oe'
psrtments of Government Hence your
committee regret that the Executive
deemed it necessary to transmit to Con-
cress message so well calculated to ex-
: Cite discord and dissension. But for the
fact that the success Of tho great strug'
gle in which the country is engaged DE-
, Dends as much on the confidence of~ehe
people in the Legislative % in the Exc
t cutive Department Of the Government
{ the message would have been received
Q without comment. Your committee
}. would have preferred silence. 1t na.
= been induced to an opposite course, oe
j. cause they believe Congress would o
- derelct in its duty to permit it, le1e'
Y mate and constitutional influence TO D
e DESTROYED by Executive admonitonl
+ such as those contained in the mesea&
IS under consideration, without some publ
e exposition Of its conduct
a Respectfully submitted:
al JAMES L. O.R, Chairman,
, THOMAS J.. SEnMEs,
,e w. A. GRAaAx,
- A. T. OAPERroH,
II JouN w. G. WATsoN.
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