On the record
I can not perceive how bills authorizing such subscriptions can be otherwise regarded than as bills for revenue, and consequently subject to the rule in that respect prescribed by the Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “I can not perceive how bills authorizing such subscriptions can be otherwise regarded than as bills for revenue, and…”
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Jackson expresses his belief that certain bills should be viewed as revenue-generating and thus subject to constitutional scrutiny.
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