The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-02

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upon Chief Justice Marshall of giving a corrupt
decision IN the Supreme Court. He also brought
up the charge against Mr.. L., of defIauding the
government in the celebrated tea case in in Phil
adelphia, when Mr.. Ingersoll was the u. S.
District Attorney in Philadelphia. He then CT
amined into the manner in which Mr. Ingersoll,
the accuser and witness. obtained the facts, he
pretended to give. On this point. MIR. Ashmun
was terribly severe. Before Mr. Ingerspll's state
ment can be credited, MIR. Polk and his admins
tfation must be convicted of gross baseness Mr..
Ashmun charged that efforts had been made To
induce Mr.. Tyler to engage in this crusade
against MIR. Webster Mr.. Ingersol said, 81, is
false lie-ihe lie of coward" The chair
called loudly TO order. Great confusion Mr..
Ashmun went on--rrbuked Mr.. Ingersoll for his
gross indecorum-sad he was not afraid of him
and then closed.
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio. offered long resolution
calling for committee of FIVE members TO ex
: anime the whole subject Various points oforder
were made on the resolution. Mr. Schenck
moved for n committee of five TO ascertain how
MIR. ingersoll obtained information which the
President had said could not be communicated la
the House. This was amended to authorize an
additional committee, with power TO send for
persons and papers, to investigate the charges
made by Mr.. Ingersoll against Mr. Webster, with
view to The impeachment of the latter if the
ed without division. The House refused to
terminate the debate the Smithsonian bill in
two hours after it shall have been taken up in
cummittee of the whole, and then adjourned
WASHINGTON, April %, 1916.
SENATE.
Mr.. Miller presented the resolutions of the
Legislature OF New jersey against the repeal of
the tariff act of 1872
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home board for the adjudication of claims of our
citizens upon Mexico.
Alter some debate, a resolution heretofore Of
iered by Mr.. Sewer calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for supplement to the synopsis of
instructions relative to the revenue laws. was
postponed till Thursday.
The bill for the relief of Nathaniel Goddard
and others, was next taken up, and after debate
of some hours, passed by a vote of % TO 20. The
Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The names of the following members were an
nonnced this morning as having been appointed
under the resolution of yesterday to serve on the
select committee appointed with reference to the
charges against Mr. Webster:
Messrs. Schcnck, Dobbin, Thurman, McIlvaine
aud Rockwell, to act as committee on the reso :
luton OF Schenck, whose duty it is IS to inquire
how the seal of confidence imposed by law and
expenditure of the secret service fund. has come
to be broken and hoto the said G.. j. Ingersoll
has obtained the information which he has com
munlcated to this Honse and to the public, and
through whose agency such information has been
procured whether by the act OF the said Inpcrsol
himself, or by any officer Of any department of
this government and tina. the said committee
have power to send for persons and papers, and
that they report To the House, as soon as practi-
cable. the result of their inveetip,tinn
Mr.. Thurman declining to serve, the chair ap-
pointed Mr.. Stanton in his Mace.
Messrs Petit, Vinton, Jefferson Davis, d. p
klng and Wilmot, were appointed to serve on
the select committee, whose duty it is to Enquire
In the truth of the charges this day made in the
House by MIR. G. j. Ingersoll against Mr. Daniel
Webster, with view to founding an impeach-
ment against said Daniel Webster. And that
said committee have power to sends for persona.
papers, books and Vouchers
The political complexion of said com mittee
stands three TO two, in accordance with the usual
course on such occasions.
The House then went into committee of the
whole and resumed the consideration of the
Smithsonian bequest bill.
(Pending the discussion, a message was receiy-
eu from the President stating that he has approx
ed and signed the Oregon notice resolutions.)
Mr.. Sims spoke against the bill and in favor of
returning the money to the heirs Of the ,estator,
upon the ground that this government has no con-
stitutional power to accept it.
blr. Adams said we must catch the hare before
we attemptto sell the skin. The money was not
IN the Treasury. and it would be necessary to en-
force the payment of the State bonds, in which il,
was invested, before it could be appropriated
MIR. A. then, at some length, advocated the sub
stiute proposed by him for the bill which author
ICES the President to endeavor, by moral suasion,
TO induce Arkansas and other States to pay the
full value of their deprecated bonds, in which
the bulk of the money has been invested
The discussion was continued by other mem
hers until half past three. when, without taking
any action upon the bill, the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins, it was resolved that
the debate on the bill shall cease in one hour after
its consideration shall again be resumed in com.
mitiee of the whole
On molten of Mr.. Giles, a resolution was adop-
ted, granting the use of the Hall this evening for
an exhibition by the blind.
The House then adjourned