New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-13
From Washington.
Things in Washington.
From our Regular Correspondent

SEIrNGTOE AtrI I'm t-to- AiGDi-ht-
We have mad melancholy exhibition Of par:i-
zsnshin !, The House. today. Do The Loco Focos
suDpo.e thar thev can stifc the truth by bringing
mn ,.verv thing which bears upon their opponents
and suppressiug The Information which would show
The. peoule the extravaganza with which ,hey ssuan-
der the public money
in raising new issue by the information hich the
uarty voi. has authorized him 20 obtain 10 day. In
this they viii fail No man probably ever conducted
the afars Of the SAFE Department IN purer spirit
than NJ WEBSTER n i'll The President comply with
~ -aTn7 V III. party dare give one side and not
i've ~ ,b Who'll. ruth. Though they have majority
now, r., Them suppose ;hey VIII always have IL II
side i brought out now aho HI hsetn t made D. gar
bed extracts from pusc documents 10 prejudice truth
they ouch 70 know that seltdeence Will yet bring
the other eide and hat the corrupt ,quandering Of
the cubic money in the Texas j1geie Will yet form
Oh .oter in Diplomatic history, IN which LocoF ocoisa
will not sup.ar In very happy light We dare them
full open and impartial investigation into facts Let
The people know the nhoie truth Dare Leco'Foco.sm
trust the people wiki both sides OF the question
u.t ook Al the action of this beauty of house to-day
The vote WAS to ind what had been done with the
peoples money The Whss CONSCIOUS oil their own rec
titude. demanded au'l exposition Oh az recent tan'Ac
lions in the use of Secret Service money Accordingly
Mr. DIXON o Connecticut moved an amendment that
the information of such expenditures Dc exenced so a.
TO embrace all such from 1887 10 the present
time Particularly what related TO the secret missions
and agencies in the Texas affairs This was voted down
They know there scenes OF corruption 20 be
proved upon them ana incy P'oe'~' -.
this will not them. Truth VIII come out 10 crusc
them and a-tonish the people.
think m, with perfect safety that the hand
writing of Mr NGERsoLLs resolution in the House to-
dsv and the hand writing OF Mr. DIcyLsoSs resolution
in the Senate Yesterday and the same either
Mr. ISGERsoLL Is the author Of Mr. D1cKINsoSs resou
zion yesterday or Mr. DICKINSON Is the author OF Mr. IN
oERsoLLs 20 day. They appear to be the two political
Droulios or lid Mr.. Dallas write both
Mr. WrSrHRoP's speech to-day, in defence OF Mr..
WEBSTER was noble specimen Of extemporaneous or
stcry When he commenced Mr. lNGERSoLL rose vetg
much excited. and asked whether Mr.. WINTHROP had
not said that before Mr. WEBsTERs speech that he Mr
l. going TO get scarying in the Senate he sp-
pesled him Of truth to answer the question
Mr. WINTHROP kindleG up at this. aad said he would
answer il when the question put As man OF truth
The sentence is capable of two readings. Mr. W. ana
Mr. stood within or three feet OF each other and
one time they looked az II they would have proved
their assertions orthodox by tangible arguments MI
,hrop sAid that no could doubt Mr.. lngerssl had
scarfying.
truth upon such charges. Daniel Webster was not
afraid OF his reputation He would live when several
members who had attacked him were forgotten.
Mr. ADAMS seemed 70 intimate tina. Mr.. / had better
let Old Dan alone If he persisted in this warfare. he
stood in the shoes of very unfortunate, used up man
Even ii the oco.Focos bring our any niisapplica-
tion OF the public money in lSi2 the ain will fall on JOHN
Tyler strong Polk who ordered it to be applied
as it was appied-DASIEL WEBSTER answers for him.
self.
The attacks of small politicians in the House .nday
on Mr.. Webster shows that will sometimes run hi
bulldog particularly If the latter is by any means pre-
vented from retalisng IL Is not worth while TO notice
them. Mr. Webster has raised himself here In public
estimation. He is match for the whole array.
Hr. DALLAS absent from his place in the Senate
to-day, attending 10 the proceedings Of the House.
think he has shown much interest side of this
question.
There were only abou, 25 votes against Mr. NIGER
SOILS resolution day. ard good part Of them were
by leading Loco Focos Some WhigE were excused
believing the whole matter unprecedented and disor
Derby The Wigs shrink not from investigation. but
they demand that il be impartial. RIcHELIEU.
The feegipS aye se Res9sissns eed In the House
Ressred That the President of the United States be re-
quested To cause presented this House account
of II payments made President. certificates from the
fund appropriated by law through the agency OF the state
Department or the contingent expenses OF
cGG since the 4ih OF March lSi With copies OF all the
entries receipts letters vouchers memoranda or other
evidence NJ such sayments-o whom paid for what ana
particularly concerning the E.boundary dispute with u
b. Also copies of whatever communications were nane
from the Secretary OF State during me last session oil tn
Doth Congress- particularly Feb 1873 to Mr. Cushing ane
Mr. Adams members of the Committee OF Foreign Al
fairs the wish of the President OF the United states
To institute special mission Great Britain Also CO
pies of ii. letters books OF the Department OF stale
To any officer the United States or any person In New
York. concerning Alexander Mcleod.
Provided that document or matter is requeateu 10
be furnished in the foregoing resolution which IN me
opinion of the President would improperly involve tue
citizen subject of any foreign power
Rssoired That the Chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign affairs submit TO the House the journal or min
Committee, during the last session OF the