The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-02
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS-,

SENATE. MONDAY, Apm %, 4 mes
sage was received from the House, returning
the Oregon resolutions, with the amendments
adopted on Saturday. .,,.-
The resolutions were taken up by the Sen
ate for consideration. 49,, -.
MIR Allen moved to agree to the amend
ments of the House.
Dir Mangum called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered; and stood for agreeing
81, against it %.
In the House, after the transaction Of some
uninteresting business, message was an,
pounced from the President Of the United
States.
The Executive, in announcing Mr. niger
soils resolution in regard to the secret seT
ice fund, gives his reasons at length declD'
| ing the established precedents ofthe Govern
ment. To violate these precedents, he says
would be violation of great public duly
| If the information was given III reference
one administration, it would have TO be gwen
in reference to all, in war as in peace. Grea
detriment to the public interests would enSR
from the publication of such information
was called for by the Resolution.
The reasons of the Executive are gwen N
length and being given, MIR c. }: insel'OT%
said thew were tame and timid. MIR lngeFsoH
said he was surprised somewhat by the relu'
sal of the Executive to give the iniormauO,I,
hut reaffirmcd that the information ne SousIs
for, would sustain all the charges bel had maui
upon his own responsibility, as a memnei VI
this House. The President had SAID 'n s.I m
communication was to be found IN me cav
Department calling for special MISSION 10
England in 1S41. But he had before nI l,w
records of the Committee room when AvI
ed that such an application bad been . rS1
by the Secretary ofState in a commup'fTSe
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
communication he thought had been m'~F
the chairman, Mr. Adams, by Letter. ,.ch
MIR Adams said he Remembered ~ So,H
letter, and ifone had been rtccrtd % ~ Saen
hare remembered Il. An application aas NM mt
made unquestionably, for such m lsSS,sN.
it was the first time he had suppose AM.
mission was secret, or that there wa ;Ss;oa y
thing Reasonable in proposing o "
England. ,,,0pd d
MIR King said ifhe had been su DTpnssTN,,
the charges ofthe member nom l.R"1:hes
mia, he was doubly surprised at wnai Ia been
occurred. Not one ofthe charges na ,bs eur
sustained which had been mace, an y. !, uusl
rage and responsibility ofmakns l wa made
fan mon the head Of him VINO n'N "
charges he could not sustain. ,c..ra was
The previous question followed, ,hs mes.
sustained by vote of ZIG to OF, ana .s0 70 be
sage and papers were then oroe''"
printed. .... llama we're then
taken up, and a motion made by MI omepa
ofTenn., to rsceds from the House euod and
ments. The yeas and nays were ca csn'''
the House refused: yeas 81, nays 10 ,,o,,sg,
The House then decided to insIs'-
nays SO. 60 ,,,ostben or
dered. os more Ike
House then adjourned SO to 2s; q, A mes
SENATE. TUESDAY,, April a. ,f Repre-
g. 90 was received from the House ., insist.
ssStatives, announcing that the h lou resoll.
ed anon its amendment to the nou soa co.,
lions passed on Saturday and ss = 7 Ipger-
terence. having appointed Messr? ;, - On ihO
solL Owen and Hilfiard Comm'"'