The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-30
CONGRESS-.
WaShinOlnn. Anil L.

O'NSo" '"i'S'tc''on Dill IL passed the
House under the previous Question bv
yeas and nays. Yeas 1903. nays 60.
Monday. April 20.
The importan. action of the Senate 10.
day was a motion 10 disagree 10 House
amendments, upon the Oregon question.
was called up soon after The morning
business was over.
Mr.. Mangum, of N. G. moved tha! the
Senate disagree
Mr.. Allen moved to ngre. with the
House, and the latter motion took orefrr-
ence. The Senate then declined 10 agree,
Fl 10 80, BY the following vote:
Yeas-Allen, Ashley, Achison, Ath.
erton, Bagby, Benton, Brcese, Bright,
Cameron, Cass, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield
Houston. J%enness, Miles, Penay5acker
Rusk, SempIe, Sewer, TnrDey-2I.
Nays-Archer, Barrow. Berrien, Cul5
noun, Thomas Clayton, J. M. Clayton.
CoIquiIt, Corwin, Criuenden, Evans.
Greene, Haywood, Huntington, Jarnagir,
Johnson, Of La, johnson, OF Md, Lewis
McDuffie, Mangum, Miller, Morehead,'
Pearse, Phelps, Speight, Upham, Webs
s'er, Wescot', Woodbridge, Yulee-29.
Mr.. Davis asked leave to record his
vote, coming in late as he did and having
been detained by indisposition.
Mr.. Benton hoped moi, as il was against
the rule. Mr.. Critenden also hoped the
same thing and Mr.. Davis withdrew his
request.
The first business in the House, this
morning, was a Resolution offered by
Charles Jared Ingersoli, that when the
House adjourn on Thursday, the 3Oth of
April, it will adjourn 10 meet again on the
following Monday. The intention is to
ventlate the Hall during the Two days.
Mr.. Jones, of Tenn. was anxious 10
know if The Races did moi commence this
day.
MIR. Ingersoll said he did not know
whether they did or not.
Mr.. Jones said that the resolutions, as
he understood, had usually been adopted
10 reference to the races.
A message was announced from the
President Of the United States, %whereupon
the committee rose, aud the message was
read.
The executive in announcing Mr.. la.
gersolPs resolution in regard 10 the secret
service fund, gives his reasons at length
for declining the established precedents of
the Government. TO violate these pre-
cedents, he says, would be a violation of
a great public duty. If the information
was given in reference 10 one administra-
ton, it would have 10 be given in refer
ence to all, in war as in peace. Great
delriment 10 the public interest would en-.
sue from the publication OF such iLforma-
ton as was called for by the Resolution.
The reasons of tie Executive are given
at length, and being given, Mr.. G.. J. fn>
gersoli said they were tame and ,imid.
Mr.. Ingersoll said that be was somewhat
surprised by the refusal Of the Executive
TO give the information he sought, for it
would sustain all the charges he had made
upon his own responsibility, as a member
Of this Houses he,asserted that The charg.
es he had made were susceptible OF
proof.
Evidence in one case be thought was
palpaole. The President mad said that no
communication was 10 be found in the
State Department calling for a special
mission TO England in lS4l. Blu! be had
before him the records of The Committee
room which showed that such an a%ppiica.
ZION had been made by the Secretary Of
State In a communication 10 The Commit
Tee on Foreign affairs. The communi.
cation he thought had been made 10 the
chairman, MIR. Adams, by letter.
Mr.Adams said he rememb ertd no such
letter, and if one had been received. be
should have remembered it. An applica.
lion had PROFESSIONALLY been made for
such a mission, bu: il was The first time
hat he had supposed such a mission was
or that there was any thing treas,
sonable in prosecuting a mission to Eng
land.
Mr.. Ingersoll said tba, the fact sustain
ed his charge, and all his charges could
be sustained. though he proposed 10 60 DO
in the question.
Mr. King said that, if he had been sur
prised at the charges OF the member from
Pennsy lyaui 10, he was doubly surprised
1t what had since occurred. Not one Of
he charges had been sustained, which
had been made, and the Outrage and re-
possibility Of making them must fail up
On the head of him who made charges
which he could not sustain.
The previous question followed, ard
sustained by a vote Of ll6 TO 62. and
he message and papers were ordered to
De printed.
The Senate Oregon resolutions were
hen taken up, and a motion made by MIR.
OF Tenn, to reeedc from The
House amendments. The yeas and nays
we're called, and the House refused i; yeas
81, nays 95. THE. majority was only
J at first, but votes were changed.l