Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-30
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Monday. April oOth.

calling for the correspondence relative to the right
of search.
Mr. Pearce, from the committee on the library
reported bill for the relief OF Mrs Alexander
Hamilton Ito purchase the papers of her husband
Mr. Sempe, from the committee on the post Of
fee, reported bill for carrying a mail across the
Isthmus of Panama
A message was received from the House, return.
ing the Oregon resolutions, with the amendments
adopted on Saturday
The resolutions were taken up by the Senate lor
consideration.
Mr Allen moved to agree to the amendments oil
the House
Mr. Mangum called for the yeas and nays which
were ordered and stood for agreeing 81 against
it 90
YEAS Allen Ashley, Atchison, Anterior, Bag
by, Benton Breese Bright, Corwin, Cass, Dickin-
son, Dick, Fairfield Houston, Jenness, Niles, Pen.
nybacker, Rusk Semple, Sewer, Turney-2l
NAYs-Archer Barrow, Berrien, Calhoun,
Thomas Clayton, J. NJ. CLAYTON, Coquitt Corwin.
Crit,enden, Evans, Greene, Haywood, Huntington,
Jarnagin, Johnson Of La, johnson of Md Lewis,
McDufie, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Pearce,
Phelps Speight, Upham Webster, Wcs,cou, Wood
bridge, Yulee-29
Mr. Davis asked leave 10 record his vote coming
in late as he did, and having been detained by in
disposition
Mr. Benton hoped not, as it was against the rule
MI OTltte0uen also nOpeu the same tlinn, and Mr.
Davis withdrew his request
The Senate then ordered the printing of 25 900
extra copies of the Report of the Commissioner of
Patents, and then proceeded to the consideration
of the bill from the House for supplying deficien-
cies in former appropriations.
HOUSE-The president states that he is properly
anxious TO furnish all the information called for by
the House, consistent with his duty and with the pub
lie interests But in this case he feels il incumbent
upon him to represent that by the law of 1910, re-
specting the application of the fund in question: two
classes Of expenditures from this fund we're author
lied, one Of which was private and confidential,
and to be accounted for upon the certificate of the
President alone, without specification of the OBJ
iects. All his predecessors had given these certif-
Gates the amount of them under his immediate
predecessor was s., 1859, for the term embraced
within the enquiry. These certificates were not
in the nature of public documents. They formed
evidence, even if fully exposed, Of the circum-
stances under which they issued, or the pur-
pose Of the expenditure. 1t might be impossible TO
procure knowledge of the facts which would ex-
plain matters honoraby for all concerned in the
dispensaon Of this fund at any time since the form.
alton Of the government and the question there.
fore arose whether the President had right TO
make the certificates public For if he answer this
call, he might at any other time be required TO 90
back to the first Congress- and break the seal of
newed in 1910. A sense of the correct public o.
piniou on secret expenditures would prevent the
Executive using the funds except in urgent cases.
and its use had accordingly been seldom deemed
necessary. He had not made any use of it, but if
an extreme case arose. he would feel it his duty TO
take the responsibility of issuing these certificates
But IT the House, in its character of the grand in
quest Of the nation, should resolve to institute an
inquiry into aedged malversaons in Office by
high officer of the government, committee an.
pointed for that purpose might insist upon the pro-
duction OF all certificates vouchers and documents
in the departments, and it would be the duty of the
Executive to furnish them In all governments
there must be some expenditures which, from mo
tives of just and honorable public policy, must be
kept secret as, for example, in the negotiation oil
treaties with barbarian nations tribes, presents
must be- and usually are, employed as a means
The President concludes by stating that he CON-
munlcaes all the letters and papers called for in
Mr. Baeys resolution concerning the trial of Alex
ander Mcleod, and the part taken therein by the
general government
The Senate Oregon resolutions were then taken
up, and motion made by Mr. Gentry, Of Tenn,
20 recede from the House amendments. The yeas
and nays were called the House refused yeas 81,
nays 95. The majority was only 6 at FIRST but
votes were changed.1
The House then decided to insist-yeas 90, nays
SO.
A motion that committee of conference be ap-
pointed was then carried
A motion to reconsider was made and carried
So the whole question is left open for tomorrow
The House adjourned at o'clock.
April 81.
HOUSE.-The Smithsonian Request Bill, being
the special order of the day, was again postponed
until tomorrow.
The Oregon question came up Immediately in
nF
ference. The previous question moved, aud
the House again decided The committee should be
appointed yeas 1875, nays so. There was no lit
tie lodging upon this question. and a great many
votes were changed for not easily defined
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, upon the bill to cultivating peace and
friendship among the Oregon tribe of Indians.
Mr. Seldom OF Va, opposed the bill, as he had
the whole brood of Oregon measures, regarding it
as he did violation of the terms of the treaty in
existence between the United States and England.
Mr. S. held that the Government was solemnIy
bound by this treaty so long as it in force, and
he would not consent that it should be violated in
the smallest degree
The action of the Senate upon the Oregon ques.
lion soon restored quorum of members TO the
House. and the bill was amended in some of its
most important particulars One half of the Sec
mons were struck out altogether and the framer of
the bill hardly knew his own progeny
A motion was made to report the bill. with a re.
commentator that 1t do pass, and lost, The re-
verse of the motion was put with recommends.
ton that i do not pass, and Iost.-74 to GA.
The bill was then reported to the House where
certain defeat awaited il if it had been pressed to
vote. No such motion was made, and Mr. Thomp-
son proposed that the Bill be laid aside to the Sec
ond Monday in May, which was readily agreed 10
by the House.
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