Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-30

pointed the committee of Conference on the part Of
the Senate, Messrs Berren, of Ga, Haywood, Of
N. c., and Corwn, of Ohio,
This Committee created good deal of feeling
among the opposition Senators. Mr.. Allen, of
Ohio, must have felt deeply mortified by the result
of the proceedings.
The following was the result of the baotngs in
the Senate for Committee of Conference
Berrien 80 Corwin 30 Haywood 30, Allen Is,
Cass H. Crittenden o, Sewer A, Semple a, Dix A.
Atchison 3, Benton 3, ]. NJ Clayton 3, Penny
hacker |, Houston ?, Bright l. Colquiu |, Turney
/, Calhoun |.
On motion of Mr. Dix the Warehousing bill was
made the special order of the day for Monday, the
18th Of May.
Mr. Benton offered Resolution calling for the
proceedings Of the Court of Inquiry, recently held
at Springfield, Mass
Wednesday, April -.
HOUSE.-The House was occupied to-day by
the consideration Of the bill with regard to the
Smithsonian Institute, which was specially assigned
for this day
The Committees of Conference from the two
branches with regard to their dssentient votes up
on the Oregon notice resolutions have not yet re-
ported. They are to have another meeting this
evening, and it is expected that they will be ready
to report tomorrow. 1t can hardly be doubted
that the Senate conlerees Messrs Berrien, Hay
wood. and Corwin, will advise that the Senate ad-
that the Senate will firmly sustain its present opin-
ion. The House must therefore recede from its
non-concurrence, or the whole measure will fall to
the ground from the failure Of the two branches to
agree.
SENATE.-This morning, Mr. Webster made
few remarks in reply to the charges Of Mr. G. ].
lngersoll in the House, that he had been guilty Of
msapplicaon of the "secret service fund" while
at the head of the Department Of State. The res.
Outnua o0erad dau hv NJ o,p
asking for information from the President as to the
expenditure of that fund having been called up Mr.
Webster rose, and spoke follows -
Mr. Presdent--I have few and but few re-
marks to make on the Presidents message in an
swer to the resolution of the House Of Representa-
tyes, calling for an account Of the disbursements
during the period in which had the honor to be
Secretary Of State, out of the fund for the conn-
gent expenses of foreign intercourse. In the first
place, Sir, am happy to say that | entirely APP
prove OF the course of proceeding which the Pres.
ldent has adopted In my Judgment he could not
have acted otherwise than he has done without the
violation OF law and Of his own duty As know
that not dollar disbursed from that fund with
out the sanction of the President and as | am con-
scious that every disbursement was made for a prop.
er and necessary public purpose might be thought
that should desire the publication Of the papers,
that everybody might see what they are or what
they show, but this is matter Of 50 little concern
ment to me- land presume 1t is Of as little 10 the
late Presdent)-t certainly would not wish to
see an important principle and an important law vi
olated and broken for any personal convenience in
that respect am not at all apprehensive that the
country will suspect either President TYLER or me-
acting under his authority, Of anything improper in
the disbursement Of few hundred or few thou.
sand dollars in case in which the law reposes con.
hdence in the President and gives him discretion
as to making the expenditure public. Sir, Pres
ldent of the United States or the head of depart
ment acting by his authority must think but poorly
OF his own reputation and standing with the coun-
try il he is afraid of being suspected of having yio-
lated his duty and his oath in matter of so little
moment l will add that person who entertans
such suspicion without reason, OF any public man.
may himself be well suspected Of having held a no
very complimentary dialogue with himself
Sir, we all know that the head of department
cannot touch dollar of this fund except with the
Presidents sanction. The whole power and the
whole responsibility are with the President. The
Presidents message states this so fully and clearly
that need not dwell upon it. ] will say in the
first place that expenditure improper in ITSELF or
improper in its amount, made to my knowledge,
Judgment or belief And will say in the next
place, that the late President Of the United States
in all things respecting the expenditure of the pub
lie moneys, was remarkably cautious, exact and
particular. And here say, sir, that all declara-
tons, averments statements, or limitations, made
anywhere, or by anybody which impute perversion,
misappication, waste of the public funds, as
committed or made by me while Secretary of State,
are utterly groundess and untrue. And will con-
clude with one remark, the bearings of which
shall leave TO the Senate and TO the country. Who.
ever charges me with having either misapplied or
wasted the public funds, while in the Department
OF State has either seen the papers, has in some
other way obtained knowledge the subject,-or
he has not. III he has seen no papers, has no
knowledge, then his imputatons purely wanton
and slanderous. IL he has the papers aud has
any knowledge, then he would be sure to state what
he knows,-lfhe knows anything which would sus-
tain him in his charge. Silence under such cir.
cumstances is conclusive that he knows nothing;
because he is under no obligation of secrecy and in
absence Of all other proof he would of course tell
all he knew, il he knew anything which could in
the slightest degree bear him out. The charge
therefore was either made in utter ignorance Of
any facts to support it, or else with the knowledge
that the facts which 90 exist would, if made known,
entirely dsprove it.
As to the source of this miserable yituperaton |
have nothing to say | am afraid shall be thought
to have paid too much attention to il already Sir.
| leave the author Of these sanders-where he is.
leave him in the very worst company know of in
the world leave him with himself
Aler these remarks, Mr. Jarnagin offered to with.
draw the resolutions but this was objected to. and
after some remarks from several Senators, they
were finally rejected by nearly unanimous vote,
MIR Turney being the only Senator who voted in
favor of them.
The SUB-TREAsURY BILL--At an earlier ne.
Rod of the day, some inquiries of Mr. Webster drew
out some important information with regard to the