Excerpt from The Control of the Purse in the United States Government: A Thesis The investigation outlined in the following pages, of those pro visions of the constitution which relate to the control of financial matters. Was originally undertaken with the idea of tracing the development of the principle of self-taxation in England, and of noting how that principle came to be introduced into the United States. It was found that a study of budgetary control by the Commons in England amounted to little less than a study of ...
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Excerpt from The Control of the Purse in the United States Government: A Thesis The investigation outlined in the following pages, of those pro visions of the constitution which relate to the control of financial matters. Was originally undertaken with the idea of tracing the development of the principle of self-taxation in England, and of noting how that principle came to be introduced into the United States. It was found that a study of budgetary control by the Commons in England amounted to little less than a study of the wow) of the English constitution, so that it seemed besr to confine the thesis to the consideration of the great provisions of the constitution of the United States, and to trust to the reader to remember that the presence of an article in the constitution, granting to the House the privilege of originating revenue bills, is due to the long recognized principle in England, that the people. Through their representatives in the Commons, should control the extent and purpose of taxation. The history of the introduction of the constitutional restriction referred to has been condensed also, so that the greater portion of the thesis is devoted to the various debates in Congress upon the correct interpretation of the constitution. These debates show that the House of Representatives has put a broader construction upon its privilege than was intended by the constitutional convention, and has practically assumed supreme control over all financial matters. Under these circumstances the natural inquiry is, whether or not the House of Representatives secures to the people of the United States that direct control over money matters which was intended by the Constitutional provision. In this connection a brief account is given of the business organization of Congress and the effect of that organi' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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