The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
AMERICAN HISTORY.
The Foundation Of the United States
Government.
A COntemporaneOus Record Of Extreme
Importance,
Written Daily with Perfect candor
and UnreserVe,
Being the Private Journal Of WILLIAM MAClAN'
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In The First Congress, l78s-i7sI, Now
First Published 10 Its Entirety Unabridged.
COPYRIGHT BY BdVdT s kdcidp 1880
tl790-coNTTNuED.l

PACKED COMMITTEE.
July 15.-The business OF tho Senate was
aeon done this day. The President John
Adnmsl took up the Funding bill without any
call for It. Mr.. Morris LSenRtor. pennsylvania
appeared in high good humor; asked me II
anybody had taken mo asde to communicate
ANYTHING to mo. told him no. But twas
ensy to observe that something was going on.
He said there was but did not tell me what 1t
was. nor did he Affect to know. saw Carroll
tsenator Maryland writing ticket with
number OF names on It, sand THEY used SAND
in those days instead OF blotting paper-Ed.'
and put it by. In the mean time up rose
Ellsworth Senator. Connecticut and moVeu
that both the Funding bill and the resolutions
for tho assumption should be referred TO
committee. lie was seconded soon. Lee
TSenator Virginia. rose; said we Knew
no good could come from a commit
ment Mr.. Morris rose: said he was Tor the
commitment; that they might DO made In
one law, and the rate Of interest fixed at ak
ner cent rose said knew Of but two ends
generally proposed by commitment; the ono
wins to gain Information. the other to arrange
nrinciples agreed Oh. The first was out OF tho
nuestion tho second only could be the OBJECT;
but what was the material to be arranged
bill originated in the other House. and resolves
on tho assumption which had originated IN
this. knew the opinion OF many OF the Rep
resentatiyes was opposed to our power OF orig
mating an ything relating to the subject OF the
pubIic debts. Taking Two so dissimiar objects
together. more especially II our powers were
called in question, was the way to lose BOTH
Gentlemen hoped much good from this
measure. / wished they might not be disap-
noInted but was not certain OF anything but
delay, which in our present circumstances l
considered as an evil. &c.
The President John Adamsl. who was to ap-
pearance in the secret seemed impatient unul
I had done. and putting the question 1t was
carried. The were all six per cent. men
and all the assumption men. They carried the
committee all Of their own number This
done. the Senate adjourned.
Henry Senator, Maryland came and sat be-
side mo a good while. He told me that Carroll
[Senator. Maryland wrote his ticket with the
seven nam es that being the number OF the COM
mitteel before any business whatever was done.
This had observed in part myself We did
not need this demonstration to prove that the
whole business was prearranged. nor can any
person be at loss to discover that all three
subjects-residence. assumption. and the funds
equivalent to six per cent. we're all barRained
and contracted for on the principle OF mutual
accommodation for private interest
The President of the United States has. in
my opinion, had great influence in this BUSH
ness The game was played by him and his
adherents OF Virginia and Maryland. between
New York and Philadelphia to give one OF
those places the temporary residence. but the
permanent residence on the Potowmack. L
found demonstration that this was the case,
and that INewl York would have accepted OF
the temporary residence II we did not. But L
did not then see so clearly that the abomina-
h. Ia linz at NJ m NJ
ton were so intimately connected with 1t.
Alas, that the affection, nay. almost alteration
of the people should meet so unworthy a re-
turn Here are their best interests sacrificed
to the vain within Of fixing Congress and a
great commercial town $50 opposite to the
genius OF the southern planter on the Potow-
mack, and the President Washington has be-
come, in the hands OF Hamilton, the dlshcout
OF every dirty speculation. rs his name goes 10
wipe away blame and silence all murmurlng.
DAY OF HEATED DEBATE on STATE DEBTS
July 1G.-Senate had not been formed but a
few minutes when message from the Presi
dent OF the United States was announced. 1t
was Lear lWashington's private secretary and
the signature OF the President to the Residence
bill was the communication.
The Pension bill came up from the House o.
Representatives. The committee on the In.
dian bill reported that twenty thousand dol
lars. In addition to seven thousand in tht
hands of the Secretary Of War and six thou
sand in Georgia, in goods. should he GRANTEE
for the holding treaties with the Indians: and
all this when there does not appear a shadow
of reason for holding treaty at all with any
Indians whatever Opposition was in vain. ]
was carried.
Now Mr.. Morris tSenator, Pennsylvania
came. raging angry; said he would vote agains
nh. .t.t 4, . 4,
Secretary's third alternative for the principa
and three per cent. on the interest due and h
had loft them. The report came In after some
time. and 1t was proceeded on. whispered t
Mr.. Morris. now he had got the residence 1t wa
our province to guard the Union and promot,
the strength of the Union by every means II
our power. otherwise our prize would be
blank. told him would move postpone
ment OF the business, and l would wish I
meeting OF the delegation this evening III
assented.
vast deal was said on the subject OF tn
contract and breach OF obligation. Then
rose and stated that had no difficulty on tina
head. that We stood here as Legislators
Judges and executive officers were bound tC
observe laws and contracts. But justice was
the great rule We should govern our conduct
by. The holder OF tho certificate called. " Dc
Lu0 luoLlCo' bub luo ollklhoi pcilOih 0i VI ~
service. who sold 1t for one-elghth part OF thu
nominal value and on whom the tax to make
1t good Is about to fall. cries. Do me justice
also"
Both sides OF this picture ought TO be yleweC
and their relative numbers to each other NJ
guess can be made In this matter but by com
pairing the number OF spectators with tn
number ofthose who had sold, and perhaps thu
ratio would not be one to one hundred. /
was also true there were class OF men. tn
original holders. who were not embraced II
the above description; but II we cast our eyt
over the caamities OF the war. they would al
poar to be the fortunate characters. All tn
others who touched Continental money wer
taxed by 1t. and It finally sunk In their hands
The original holders have. II not the Who'll
value, at least something to show. &c, &C.
hoped for the progress OF the public business
aud that short postponement would perhaI
bring US nearer together. and moved for &c
morrow; but 1t was not carried.
Tho report was pushed with violence and
carried, twenty members rising for It, iou
only sat, two going out Tho President lJoh
AIamsl said twenty for, four against. Whe