...occasion to say that in the early stages of the Government he had inclined to the construction that it had no right to expend money except in the performance of acts authorized by the other specific grants of power, according to a strict construction of them, but that on further reflection and observation...

...occasion to say that in the early stages of the Government he had inclined to the construction that it had no right to expend money except in the performance of acts authorized by the other specific grants of power, according to a strict construction of them, but that on further reflection and observation...

...occasion to say that in the early stages of the Government he had inclined to the construction that it had no right to expend money except in the performance of acts authorized by the other specific grants of power, according to a strict construction of them, but that on further reflection and observation...

...granted, it remains to inquire what is the extent of this power. One construction is, that the government has no right to expend money except in the performance...grants, according to a strict construction of their nature. "To this construction," says President Monroe, " I was inclined in the more early stage of...

...extent that power may be carried will be the next object of inquiry. It is contended ou the one side that as the National Government is a government of...right to expend money except in the performance of acta authorized by the other specific grants according to a strict construction of their powers; that...

...and restrained only by the discretion of Congress. In coming to this conclusion he avowed that 1 ' in the more early stage of the Government ' ' he had...authority to apply the public money to any other purposes of objects except to "carry into effect the powers contained in the othef grants." These sound views,...

...considers the extent to which this power may be carried. He writes: "It is contended on the one side that as the National Government is a government of...money except in the performance of acts authorized by other specific grants according to a Strict construction of their powers; that this grant in neither...

...and restrained only by the discretion of Congress. In coming to this conclusion he avowed that 1 ' in the more early stage of the Government ' ' he had...authority to apply the public money to any other purposes 01 objects except to "carry into effect the powers contained in the otheï grants." These sound views,...

...extent that power may be carried will be the next object of inquiry. It is contended on the one side that as the National Government is a government of...powers it has no right to expend money except in the perfonn»--ice of acts authorized by the other specific grants according to a strict construction of...

...occasion to say that in the early stages of the Government he had inclined to the construction that it had no right to expend money except in the performance of acts authorized by other specific grants of power, according to a strict construction of them; but that on further reflection...