The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-29
10 We should proceed with the Legislation of the

MT. AshMuN arose and said-u the gentleman De
Flowed to proceed, hope leave will be given for
reply.
for personal explanation We frequently hear psrso
nal explanations without suspension Of the rules
explanation known to the rules but when there is
ojectoB, It requires suspension Of all the rules to
Mr. HsSLr-As there Is no such rule how can II be
spended1
The srEAkEn repeated-It requires suspension Of all
be rules This has heretofore bsen the practice unless
h.Ts be unanimous consent 1t requires vote Of two
Mr. coss called for the yeas and nays, which were
The motion was stated on suspension of the rules
Mr.. AsHsuS moved to amend the motion
mo ss,sAxrn-The gentleman cannot move to amend
srmouon to suspend the rules.
me toll was called. and the result was-yeas l02,
thu ~ 20 so the rules were suspended
Ane SrEAxEnl (knocking with his hammer,) Gentle
men Will take their seats.
Mr. iseERsOLL arose, and about to proceed when
remarks until gentlemen took their seats.
order having been partially restored,
Mr. c. J. INGERsoLL arose, and said when Mr. Web
Uerning transactions of which proofs oughto be in the
vindication member of the Committee of Foreign
Anars for some years, have some freedom of access
~ snough probably none which any other member
searching Tor proofs not to expose him but vindicate
me, mex, day, to denounce him as q delinquent When
the residents answer to the resolution the House of
ingeneral assertion the fact Of his delinquency and
AIDED that It Is easily susceptible of proof My friends
~aS ,aas M wsS
o ou. having again with opprobious language, in Sc
stantiae my accusation of him. now submit a short
statement which may be tested to truth There are
sbs s Charges o. uniawiul use Of
commonly called the secret service
rupt secondly MrPpyns part Of that fund to cor
OF State in default TO that fund First Con- appro.
PIRATES annually small commonly $50 ooo for the
oil into he
bursement OF part of which is Sometimes useully clan
n nesane on, never as has been erponsously sup
MON, it would DO wrong to MAKE public how
c Pa Of c. S Of he 80
voucher at the treasury for the required settlement
aSse b funds have az, for the last sixteen years if not al
congress the disbursing agent of the Department of
state, who kept them in banks as agent The official
routine for the President the requsition OF The
Secretary Of State to authorize payment of the money
from the treasury to the dsburng agent Of the State
department. The disbursing agent is oebited at the trea
sury with the sum drawn into the Department of State
Keeps to his credit as agent in bank and gives checks
required by the Secretary for payment to person
he may designate. In this way the first check saw,
when went to the department. was drawn by the agent
lot the service at New York. In McLeods case 1000
But shortly after President Harrson death and before
wee President Tyler at home in chief magisracy-
IN April, lsal-Mr Secretary Webster began entire
~ novel method of dealing secret service fund
Instead Of directing the Disturbing agent to pay third
In this way he.drew himself from the disbursng agent
weiys thousand dollars during the first nine months of
MT Webser'a incumbency Secretary about 81, 800
month in 1884, and three thousand dollars early in
si2 Thus he took into his hands fifteen thousand
collars IN his hrst twelve months The President there
~ written evidence 10 the department to show, never
authorized this knew nothing of it, and when first
psed OF it, more than fourteen month"; after il had been
gong on TO the large amount of fifteen thousand dollars
refused his sanction 1t not till July, 1912, the
evidence IN the department shows MI Websters hand
writing, that he got Presidents certificate for four
thousand four hundred and sixty dollars s446o) That
residents certificate, OF which took minute dated
10th July, lS42, is
To j. J. Criitenden for expenses of journey to
ToF. O J. Smith, Tor services connected with the
To Alexander Powell for Journey to-. and stay on A''O
me ronuer In lS4l, on the subject OF the distur-
with several other items: The i:t item in this short
account concerning Mcleod will show how was led T
from that to other objects and Of the othe. items
Webster employed Both houses of Congress not the
public at large have not been left in ignorance Of the
State bestowed large of public money, if their
receipts correctly youch what they got In memoran-
President there is minute dated June 49, lsia "By
cash returned $4,000" After drawing $4,000 to him.
trace OF what he with those large sums he APP
pears to have returned one,hird OF the amount with
Where had it been kept II in any place Of deposite,
was separate from Mr. Websters private funds Did
according to the published correspondence his negota
non with the British envoy extraordinary, began by
protocols or other usual of transactions
In isss Mr. Webster took 10 himself 81 1000 more,
ing the IS 900 returned and other sums there
renamed balance against him OF 81 2e0 Of the secret
81 400 published in House document report No 90 first
session, as.h Congress-report Of Mr. Rogers for maps
cnars surveys, and expenses of bringing them to the
seat Of government, and for copies Of transcripts and
,h arr agencies to procure information connected
prehensve mixture Of many homogeneous items without
OF prices dates or any apparent test OF rec
per credit for himself and deducted from his debit to
ne secret service fund Without that credit his default
70 mat fund would have been $780, instead of 81 29o
which 1t was when he removed from Office. The
Sl.ooo were IN his hands, contrary to uniform usage
So IS or HIM 80 10 the act wSen a
MN Secondary application Of the secret service fund to
the s s ssa' 0sass aae
and as MIR Adams has charged lately, and confess
ao ou ~na1 could as one Of small minority 10 the
under the previous question: to resist treaty which
sd in the Ss
states to the people Of Maine and Massachuse then
."
su,u'ionai night to pas: on such treaty What ! am
now enabled to add, of revelation from the De,
peftment OF State, will prove that my instincts Of
aversion to the treaty were truer than reason
1.-THE the Department o. State there is now letter.
signed r. O. j. Smith, marked private dated Port +
land the 18th Of August, ls4l, addressed to Mr. /
webster Secretary of State, substantially as follows
begins BY congratuating MIR. Webster on his settle
ment OF the Maine boundary tqueston, by new mode
Of approaching the subject after forty OF diploma
~, without which new mode, another forty years Of
diplomacy would have 10 nothing. MR. +. o. J.
smith seems TO have suggested the boast with which
ms correspondent, Mr. Webster, Rugged himself in his
elaborate vudcaton in Senate Mr.. Smith informs MIR.
by this letter. that he mad occasion TO resort to
services and influences order to the tone and
arecuon OF the party presses and through them Of pub
tic sentiment TO purpose desirable Of accomplish
ment. under Mr.. Websters administration Mr.
smith, therefore, submits claim, or account,
u reoollect right IN blank, for Mr.. Webster
10 NIL up Of which he calls for payment out Of the
contingent fund. Mr. Smith presumes that tie con.
tingent fund will be ample and Mr.. websters control
Of complete, to do whatever he may think just The
n.
Webster 81, 900 for services connected with the
northeastern boundary. and Two wears after vouches