Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

MASS GREAT EXCITEMENT
IN THE HOUSE.
MONDAY, April q.
The SENATE has been engaged this
morning IN unlmportnnt business
Most Of the members are IN the House.
HorsE. Mr. &. J. Ingcrsoll asked
leave to make personal explanation.
Objections were made; and motion
was made to suspend the rules to allow
him 10 make his explanation. The
motion was carried, lob To %.
Mr Ingersoll then rose and read his
statements from written paper. He
made three specifications which, he
SAID, he found sustained on the books
Of the State Department
One, that Mr. Webster had made UNI
lawful use OF the public money
Another, that Mr.. Webster applied
the same money TO corrupt purposes.
And a third, thai MI Webster left
the State Department dcfaultcr, in the
sfm Of $2290.
Mr. Ingersol said he had found on
the books or in the papers Of the State
Department, that Mr.. Webster bad re-
served an old order, and required the
discussing clerk to pay him this mon
ey, instead Of third person that Mr. w.
had drawn, in this way, durln @ the
first nine months he was in the Depart
ment $4,000; in 1912, $1,000 more,
and in lSi3, S2,OOO-making i'll all
$4,000.
Mr. Inpersol said that Mr. Tyler was
ignorant of this-but in July, lS42,
gave certificate for S4,500oflt,-thnt
Mr. w. was credited on the books for a
return of S5OO0-that among the YOU
chers for the 81 800, certified to by Mr.
Tyler, $1,000 had been paid to Alex
ander Powell; 5000 TO r. O. J. Smith,
and 500 to Mr.. Crittcndcn.
Mr. |. asked if the money was spent
for the public scrvi ice, why the $4,000
were returned. He charged that MrW
was n deiaulter for S2290 when he left
the department, and that his account
was not adjusted until the 10Th of Feb
lSi5.
Mr. |. said that Mr. w. had forced this
explanation upon him (Mr l.
Mr. Ashmun of Massachusetts, asked
leave to reply TO the remarks Of Mr. In
gcrsol
Objections were made, and motion
to suspend the rules made and carried,
by vote of l35 to 22
Mr. A. then went on to show Mr. In
gersoll's character, in language both
singing and bitter in the extreme.
He was many times called to order,
and stopped but permitted to go on a.
gain.
There was an intence excitement
prevailed all the time.
Mr. A. brought up Mr. Ingcrsol's a
busc Of Mr. Stockton, Of \. j., in the
House, twenty years ago, and for which
Mr. Stockton made him 90 out Of the
House crying He also brought up
MIR Ingersoll's SANDER upon Chief JUS
t,ce Marshall OF giving corrupt decl-
sion in the Supreme Court.
He also brought up the charge a.
gainst Mr. l. of deirauding the govern
ment in the celebrated tea case in Phil
adelphia, when Mr. lngcrsoll was the |.
s. District Attorney in Philadelphia.
lie then examined into the manner
in which Mr. lngersoll, the accuser and
witness, obtained the facts he pretended
to give. On this point, Mr. Ashmun
was terribly severe. Before Mr. lnger-
soils statements can be credited, Mr.
Polk and his administration must be
convicted of gross baseness,
Mr. Ashmun charged that efforts had
been made to induce Mr. Tyler to en-
gage in this crusade against Mr. Web.
ster.
Mr. lngersolI said-"it is false--u lie
the lie of a coward"
The Chair called loudly TO order. -
great confusisn.
Mr. Ashmun went on-rebuked Nj
Ingersoll for his gross indecorum-said
he was not afraid Of him, and then
closed.
Mr. Schenk, of Ohio, offered long
resolution, calling for committee OF
five members to examine the whole sub
Ject.
Tho resolution was amended so as
to direct the appointment of an add
tlonal committee, with power to send
for persons and papers, 10 investigate
the charges made by MIR lngerSolI a
gainst Mr. Webster, with a view to the
Impeachment Of the latter, If the char.
ges should be proved; and, as amended,
1t was adapted without a divis on.
The House refused to adopt reso-
luton to terminate the debate on the
Smithsonian bill IN hours aiterit shall
have been taken up incommittee oflhe
whole, and then adjourned.
NAsHISGrsN, April %, 1916.
SESArK.-ln the Senate this morning, q
communication Was received from the Sc
reary Of War, in answer to a resolution