Bent but not broken, the president continued his efforts to refine his economic proposals. In his second annual message, on December 3, 1838, he argued that an independent treasury would eliminate the possibility of fraud such as had recently occurred when Samuel Swartwout had absconded with more than a million dollars in government revenues from the New York Custom House. Opponents of Van Buren's congress seized on this scandal to investigate the handling of Treasury funds. In a lengthy qatar email list report in late February 1839, a special House committee concluded that Swartwout's embezzlement had been aided by a Democratic fiscal policy that had discontinued "the use of banks as depositories."
Having consumed much of their energy on this investigation, the Whigs called for an adjournment. Realizing that it would take months to clear things up, the House Democrats agreed and abandoned efforts to pass the independent treasury bill. This truncated session of Congress came to an end on March 4, 1839, the second anniversary of Van Buren’s inauguration. The administration was in no mood to celebrate. “We have at last got rid of Congress,” wrote the secretary of the treasury, “and it has been a very disreputable Congress in many respects.”Financial Assistance Provided: Human Services Administration, Welfare Office, Food Assistance, Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance
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Impact Wrestling’s biggest night of the year arrived on Saturday night’s pay-per-view as the company presented Bound For Glory, a blockbuster show headlined by championship matches, heated grudge matches and the culmination of all of the company’s major storylines.
