The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-04-30


notice or before, he will offer TO make receive
overture for compromise on forty nine, and
the Straits OF Fuca, and free navigation OF the
Columbia river for limited time. There is
reason to believe that the British Government will
readily and Immediately agree to treaty oil these
terms.
The ffty-four party is completely parayzed,
and the President goes with the forty-nines.
Cor. Of Journal of Commerce
WASHINGTON, April q.
SENATE. Mr. Pearce, from the Committee
on the library, reported joint resolution author
zing the employment of Hiram Powers to exc
cute certain statues for the United States read
twice and ordered to be printed
The Senate took up the special order, and Mr.
Dix made long speech in reply to Mr. j. M.
Clayton and in opposition to the bill to provide for
the settlement oil claims for French sotiations
prior TO 1900.
HOUSE. Mr. Ingersoll made personal ex-
PLANTATION in which he reiterated the charges he
had before made against Mr. Webster, of unIaw-
fully using the secret service fund of misap-
plying said fund to corrupt the party press and
OF leaving the department of State defaulter to
said fund.
Mr. Ingerso said he had found the papers on
which these charges were made, in searching the
archives of the State Department, as he had a
right TO do as chairman OF foreign affairs, for 9TH
er information, and had moved call upon the
President for the papers in order that the charges
might he proved.
Upon the receipt of the Presidents answer to
that call he had, after asserting that the charges
were true and susceptible of proof, determined
to let the matter drop, on his part, believing that
Mr. Webster would demand an investigation.
Instead of this, however, Mr. Webster mere
ly denied the charges and heaped additional vitu-
peraton on his (Mr PSI head
Mr. lngersoll said he therefore felt it his duty
to bring forward the proofs OF the charges he had
made.
He then read from some memoranda which he
had made, and asserted that Mr. Webster had in
the first twelve months of his administration of
the State Department drawn from the secret SER
vice fund, which was properly in the custody of
the g disbursing agent OF the Department, the
sum of $4,000.
Ihat this amount was drawn on orders payable
to himself, and there proof in the Depart
ment that the President did not sanction it,
He farther said that Mr. Webster returned So
600 OF this money on the 23d of June, 1912 =
$4,000 Of it was settled by Presidents GER
tihcate in July 1912; and certain other allow
ances and repayments reduced the amount to
about $4,000, in which sum he was defaulter
when he left the Office and he did not finally set
tie the account until within ten days of the in
auguration of Mr. Polk.
Mr. Ashmun replied and reviewed the past his
tory OF Mr. lngersoll, showing that he had been
the traducer aud villitier of some of the best
men IN the country, and among others of Mr.
Richard Stockton, of New Jersey.
The scaryyimg which he got on that occasion
ne thought would have deferred him from at
tempting the same thing again.
lie then alluded to the conduct of Mr. Inger-
soil while district attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, and said that Gen Jack
son had dismissed him from that office for NAL.
practices, or retention OF public .unds
That ne was defaulter when he left the office,
and that it was two years after Judgment had
been obtained against him before he paid over the
amount
Mr. j. X. Ingersoll here rose and said that he
had taken no part in this unpleasant alteration
from motives of delicacy, but he now felt it his
duty, as he had acted as counsel for his brother
in the suit brought by the United States, to say
that his whole conduct district attorney had
been highly honorable, and that he had re peated-
ly endeavored TO get settlement with the gov
eminent, and at last only succeeded by withhold
ing some public money in his hands to force a
suit to be brought against him.
Mr. Ashmun said he appreciated every thing
coming from the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
(Mr. j. r. lngorsolD and had no doubt that the
opinion he had expressed Of his brothers. conduct
was one which he really entertained.
but ne must place the facts before the House,
and the members could then judge for themselves
unbiased by personal relationship. AS to the
charges against Mr.. Webster he pronounced
them entirely false, and said that Mr.. Tyler had
borne testimony that no money had been drawn
from the secret service fund without his express
authority.
Mr.. A. said he knew Of insidious efforts that
had been made to prevail on Mr. Tyler to disa-
vow the sanction he had given to those disburse-
ments.
Mr.. lngersol inquired whether they were
made by him.
Mr. Ashmun replied. "By you"
Mr. Ingersooll said it was fase-it was a lie.
Much confusion ensued, and Mr.. Ashmun said
he was not TO be drawn nta personal conroyer-
sy with the aged member from Pennsylvania
He came from part OF the country where the
duel was not tolerated, and his duty TO himself
and his constituents would not permit him 10 re-
sort to that method OF settling differences.
Mr. Ingersoll said he was not so aged. and an
piled several harsh epthets TO Mr. A,
ODER being restored Mr. A. went on and In a
few minutes concluded his remarks
Mr. Schenck moved that a committee of FIVE
be appointed to ascertain in what manner Mr.
lngersoll has become possessed of information
which the President had said could not be com.
municated to the House.
The resolution was amended so as 10 direct the
appointment Of an additional committee. with