He must not be the flitting creature of the day; he must have time given him competent to the successful exercise of his authority.

It is with the intention of letting a little sunshine into the business, that the present arrangement is proposed." It was not admitted that the plans of the secretary would possess an influence to which their intrinsic value would not give them a just claim.

There would always be sufficient intelligence in that house to detect, and independence to expose any oppressive or injurious scheme which might be prepared for them.

Nor would a plan openly and officially reported possess more influence on the mind of any member, than if given privately at the secretary's office.
Mr.Madison said, the words of the bill were precisely those used by the former congress on two occasions.

The same power had been annexed to the office of superintendent of the finances; and he had never heard that any inconvenience had been experienced from the regulation.
Perhaps if the power had been more fully and more frequently exercised, it might have contributed more to the public good.