Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-30
30 TEa ON q IL a:sS.
FIRST SESSION.
Correspondence IF Tie baltimore american.
WAsnISoroN, April 22.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

that he desired 10 ask OF The Committee On Finance,
aud hoped the Chairman would not find il Inconsistent
Win his duty 10 answer, when the committee would
probably report The bill aud urher whether they pros
posed any aud what amendments 10 lis pruvlsious and
lastly at ABOUT what period they thought action would bs
had upon ~ Mr. W. sand he was no panic maker and
his only object was to allay pshic
MI Lewis. In reply. said he was unable 10 answer the
hrsi enquiry oi The Senaiur. The committee had deter.
mined 10 give precedence 10 the waeho,sina BILL which
Ind been made the special urder for the second Monday
III May, and hal further determined 10 fepott bills for
The establishment obranch minis at Charleston and New
York, IN order that any evil effect that mig BIO anci
aied from the establishment oil the Sub Treasury should
be aseted In view, too. OF The heavy amount II Tho
public moneys deposlie IN the banks and The state of
expansion now existing had been agreed upon ,ha, tho
specie clause should nci 30 lno effect until the Is. Vi
January next.
Alter some nnimpurIant business.
lho resolution offered IN Friday, l0th inst BIZ Mr..
9arnaen. requesting The PrtsJen, of The United Suites
10 furnish the Senate with account Of all payments
made on Presidents certificates IRON the secret service
iond from the 9TH of March, 1925, 10 this time wl,h
eples oil All entries receipts. vouchers. memoranda,
other evidences OF such payments whom paid and or
what. Including The sum VI $4,000 iur contingent OK,
pehses o Nil tho missions abfnad proposed 10 ba
provided for by the bill 10 supply deficiencies In the an
preparations lo The fiscal year. ending june 30h. 1915
hut with no document matter that would inproperly
lnsolse the oiHAens subjects oi any ioIeen powell
Was called up by The mover.
Mr.. Webster and said he had few and but Va.
In
answer to the resolution OF the House OF Representatives.
calling or an nceoun OF the disbursements during the
period ~ which he had The houor 10 be Secretary of
STATE ou of the fund for the contingent expenses OF or.
egn intercourse.
In The first place. hc VIVA h.ppy to say tina, he en-.
tlrely approved the which the President had ~
dopltd In his judgment the President could moi lavs
acted otherwise than he had doae without The violation
u law AVID his duty
As he knew tina, dollar was disbarsed from ,h..
fund without sanction of the President and rs he was
conscious that every disbursement made for pran.
r anu necessary public purpose, might be thought that
e should desire Tho publication OF the papers tina, every
body might see what they and what they show. -
hut THIS was mai.r OF so ltto cpncernnrnt 10 him
(and he presumed II fas little the ,ie Presidency
thai he certainly would mol wish an important
aw violated and broken Tor any personal venience IN
that respect
Mr. w. said he was not NJ all epprehensiye tina, the
country would suspect either President Tyler, OF him
sell acting under his authority. Of yihing impopefin
me disbursement o few hundred or lew thousand
dollars IN case IN which the law reposss confidence in
the President md gives him II discretion as 10 making
the expenditure public
Mr.. Webster said we all know that the head Of DE.
rafmcnl cannol touch dollar of The funds excep, with
ihe fresdenp- sanconj the whole power and the whole
responsibility are with the President The Presidents
message states this SO fully mud clearly that he need
not dwell upon H. lie would say in the frs, place that
M expenditure improper in itself improper In amount,
WIS made TO his Knowledge Judgment or belief; and he
would say IN The next place that the late President Of
The y D. IN all things respecting the expenditure of lhe
public moneys was remarkably cautious exact and pare
icnlnr-and he would here shy thai all declarations.
Vefmehls saIemensor lnslnnaiuns made any where,o
by any body which imputed pervcrsion, missppcaion
or waste OF The public funds Secretary of Smle were
utterly groundess and inse.
Mr.. w said he would conclude with ono remark tho
bearing Of which he would ltnve TO the Senate and the
country. Whoever charged him with having either
lnsapped or misnsed the public fund while in The State
department. had either seen the papers, or had in
way obtained know ledge upon the subject. ha had
u he ma seen papers or had Knowledge then his
hpn'a'ions We're purely wnntoa and slanderous If he
had seen The papers or had any knowledge then he
mnud be sure 10 sntc what he knew. if he knew any
thing which would sustain him in his charge.
Silence, continued MI Webster, under such circuin>
stances. was conclusive that he knew nothing, because
lac wns under no obligation oil secresy and IN the absence
ui Ill other prooi he would Of tell all he knew il
he knew any Thing which could. in the slightest des
gree, bear him out The charge. therefore, was either
made IN utter gnorance Of any facts TO support H. else
with knowledge that the facts which do exist would
II made known, entirely disproye it,
AS To tho source uf this miserable vinperation he had
nothing to say. lie afraid he should be thought To
have paid too much attention 10 il already Sir, said
Mr.. W. leave The author of these ISLANDERS where he
ia leave him with the worst company know ofin tho
world hdre him uM himself
MIR, JAgsAelN asked leave 10 Withdraw his reso'u-
lion. This was objected to ty Mr.. WEsTcorr. who
wished to have vote upoa them serve precedent.
Mr.. WEsrcoTT proceeded to state tie origin of the se-
erel service fund.- showed the necessity of H. and that
all who had filled the office Ct President had found il ne
eessay resort 10 The employment Of agents. He
referred TO Mr. MApsoN's purchase of the information
in possession Of john Henry He showed tina, without
secret agents. ambassadors abroad the last per-
10 obtain know ledge Of that is going on around
them. lie said agents would now be exceedingly
useful and were, IN fact necessary In Cuba aud MEXICO
lie thea concluded as fellows
Mr.. W. said he was highly gra,ifed with the message
Of The President in the resolutions VI he House
OF Representatives except 10 particular Il seemed
10 him ihs, the President thought, by the manner in
which he referred the fact that OF the
vice fund had been expended since his raun that
II was cTedliahe the administration. Mr.. w did not
/ regard this subject in that light by any means His
humble mendaon would be mule eheerinly given
for The udicious and beneficial expenditure Of the whole
OF it. he (Mr. w J doubted nat could be- done Ii
would show vigilance. Mr. w said he did moi believe
the American people would fad fault with such expen.
diture Why sir, (said Mr.. W.,) DO not we all know
that every oreign government employs of procu
ring Observation-Disclosures il necessary do so? Shall we
deny ourselves snch mporanadv in our transae
lions and intercourse with theml They trust their offs
hrers 10 employ secret agents. Why should he refuse
10 trust ours Are they less patriotic trustworthy
Can il be that republican ocers elected BY the people
for their abilities and patriotism tested they always
by years of service for their country are not a. wurs
thy of confidence as The officers Of monarchy?
Nav, (said Mr. y what is the recitation under
consideration The Senate il is Proposed To ask the
President inform it 10 how the secret service fund
Tor certain period has been spent The senator who
offered this resolution, | satisfied has no idea that