The public Treasury, which should only exist as a conduit conveying the people's tribute to its legitimate objects of expenditure, becomes a hoarding place for money needlessly withdrawn from trade and the people's use.
Third Annual Message (first term)
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I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of May 9, 1896.
I am advised by the Pension Bureau that the bill, if it becomes a law in its present form, would be inoperative.
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