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MIR. WEDsTER'S REPLY TO MR.. INGERsOLL.
The Independent Treasury In the
Sc n ATE.
WASHINGTON. Aprll 20. 1916.

WASHINGTON, April u, 1886
OF all the farces that have ever been performed
bya public delberative assembly, it was that enacted
in the Senate of the United States this morning
For some time previous to the opening scene, il
was known to your correspondent that Mr. Web
ster intended making a reply to Mr.. Charles J.
Ingersoll's charges of pecuation and corHption
against him; and, consequently, he was on the qui
cice for what he is now about to relate.
Soon after the reading OF the journal, Mr.. Jarna-
gin called up resolution, calling upon the President
for copies OF all certified drafts upon the secret SER
vice money IN the State Department, from 1925 to
the present time, which ID given below, when
Mr.. Webster-as was, no doubt. previously ar
on the resolution. during which he eulogiscd the
course Of Mr.. Polk, in refusing TO submit for public
inspection, the private papers OF the State Depart
ment In connection with this, he also read from q
paper in his hand, herewith submitted, lawyers
view OF the nature Of those papers, and the pur-
poses for which the fifty thousand dollars were ap-
proprlated annually, az secret service fund In
conclusion, he denied the truth of the charges made
against him by Mr. Ingersoll, pronouncing them
false; and said that he would leave that gentleman
where he ought to be left In the very worst compa-
ny in the word--the company Of himself.
The following ia the resolution
Resolved, That tho President Of the United States be
requested to to be furnished to the Senate
from the fund appropriated by law for the contingent
expenses of foreign since the 4h Of March,
1870 to this time with copies Of oil entries receipts
such payments to whom paid, and for what including
the Of thirty thousand dollars for contingent
psnses of all the missions abroad proposed to be
provided for by the bill before the Senate, entitled IAN
act supply deficiencies in the appropriations for
ending Sd june sa5" but no document or matter Is re-
quested BY this resolution to be furnished which in the
opinion Of the President, would improperly involve the
enhia rfq Of INV n
The resolution having been read
Mr.. WEBSTER rose and said have few, and but q
few remarks 10 make, on the Presidenps message in
answer to the resolution OF the House OF Representa-
tives calling for account Of tho disbursements during
State, Of the fund for the contingent expenses Of
foreign intercourse In the frst place, sir am happy
Which the President has adopted In my judg%sns ne
could not have acted otherwise than he has DONE with
out the violation Of law and Of his own duty Sir az
know that not dollar disbursed from that fund
without the sanction OF the President, and
scous that every disbursement made for proper
should desire the publication Of papers, order that
everybody might what they are what they show
presume ii is Of little TO the late Presidency that
tany would not wish to important principle and
venence in that respect not at all apprehensive
that the country will suspect either President Tyler.
acting under his authority, Of anything impropsr In
the disbursement of few hundred q fow thousand
dollars in in which the law reposes confidence
the President, and gives him discretion as to making
States the head Of department acting by his autho
ry, must think but poorly OF his own reputation and
his duty snd hi.
matter Of little moment. will add that person who
ontertains such suspision without reason, OF any
public man. may himself be well suspected Of having
held very complimentary dialogue with himself.
Sir we all know that the head Of Department cannot
sanction The whole power, and the whole responaibi
lity is with the President The Presidents msssago
states this fully and clearly that need not dwell upon
IL will say in the first place. that no expenditure.
improper in ITSELF or improper in its amount, was made
to my knowiedgs judgment OF belief AND WIN ;ay
States, in all things respecting the expenditure Of the
public moneys, remarkably cautious exact and par
ments statements insinuations made any where,
by any body which impute perversion. msappcation.
while Secretary Of State utterly groundless and
true. And will conclude with one remark, the bearing
Of which shall leave to the Senate and to the country
wasted the public fanas. while in the Department Of
on tho has mott
If no has papels, and has no knowledge then his
mputa,ions purely wanton and slanderous. If he
has the papers, or has any knowledge, then he
would be sure 10 state what he knows If knows any
thing to sustain him in his charge Silence, under such
circumstances, is conclusive that he knows nothing
because he under obligation Of secresy, and Ia
absence Of all other proof he would OF course tell all
III &c bssr him OUT Ths
was either made in utter ignorance Of any facts to sup
port it. or else with the knowledge that the facts which
to the source Of this miserable vtuperaton, have
nothing to say am afraid shall DO thought to have
author Of these SANDERS where he isl leave him in the
worst company know cfin the world-I leave him with
himself
This, thus far, was well enough but when the
"pod-llke' had taken shelter under the Presidents
refusal to furnish the papers called tor by Mr. Inger-
soils resolution, Mr.. Jarnagin asked leave to with.
draw his resolution. In this however, he was not
gratifed, for the majority had previously agreed to
vote it down, and make il appear to the public, no
matter what the private feelings and convictions Of
many Of themselves might have been on the sub.
iect that they entertained no belief in the charges
preferred against one OF their body. 1t was not,
however, with this design that many senators voted
the resolution down; but because-as expressed by
Mr. Allen, that the Senate, In case OF an impeach-
ment against of their number, for misdemeanors
in office, coming before them-they, as judges then
in the case, have right, either by resolution, or
otherwise, to institute enquiries upon which an i'm
peachment might be founded and, therefore, they
voted against the adoption OF the resolution.
The resolution was finally voted down-Mr. Turs
ney only voting in favor OF It, But the best OF the
farce was, that both Mr. Webster, the person impli
Gated and the mover OF the resolution, Mr.. jar
naein voted against its adoption In looking upon
the whole scene from first to last, is it not humi-
ating, to see the Senate Of the United States de-
scend to the solemn farce OF withdrawing"
member OF their own body, against whom charges
of the most serious nature have been made BY a
distinguished member Of the other Parisans may
chuckle over the momentary triumph which such
little piece OF senatorial nesse may create, put the
public pulse OF the country OF every party, will beat
the response, that Mr. Webster owes 1t TO himself
and his country that he should demand Judicial
investigation Of The whole affair.
Mr. fnperso will now be forced to come out with
his evidence in the case. II he do not, he will re-
main under the impuation of having borne false wit
ness against Mr.. Webster, position that no gen.
tleman can hold for one hour without FORGETTING the
respect Of his peers But, as have said before, I
have no doubt that Mr. Ingersoll will sustain, by in.
dspuablc proof, every thing that he has uttered
against Mr.. Webster. have the very best reasons
for believing that he holds copies OF the papers
called for and that if the House should take
no notice OF what he has already said on the sub
ect, he may yet read them from his seat IN the hall,
and make them the basis for raising committee Of
investigation, in accordance with the (- to do 1t,
or what many understand to be such IN the Presl-