ANDREW JACKSON.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
_March 3, 1837_.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
SIR: I have had the honor to receive the several questions proposed to
me by you on the bill which has just passed the two Houses of Congress,
entitled "An act designating and limiting the funds receivable for
the revenues of the United States," and which is now before you for
consideration. These questions may be arranged under three general
heads, and in that order I shall proceed to reply to them.
I. Will the proposed bill, if approved, repeal or alter the laws now in
force designating the currency required to be received in payment of the
public dues, for lands or otherwise?
Will it compel the Treasury officers to receive the notes of
specie-paying banks having the characteristics described in its first
and second sections?
In what respect does it differ from and how far will it change the joint
resolution of April 30, 1816?
_Answer_. In order to a correct reply to this question, and indeed to
any other question arising on this obscurely penned bill, we must first
obtain a general view of all its provisions.
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