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ne f10uSe QeCfdeu 10 mold ntm undoE
arres. ill TO morrow. and that his iunc.
lions be suspended a present.
House If Representatives..
sA~rsrAr. Jan. Is.
THE CLERKS DEgALcATioN.
Al I2o'clock the House proceeded 70
consider the report OF the Committee on
Accounts. in relation 10 MeNul,y's defal.
cation,
Mr., Taylor. Of Va, from the Commit
tee rose and stated that ID consequence
Of The proceedings yesterday 10 relation
TO McNulty's case The Coafmiitee on Ac-
counts had me, this morning. ior The pur-
pose otreceivlng the Clerks explanation.
They bad met at 10 d ctuck aud con-
hnuei in session until IL o'clodk, and that
HMcNulty did moi appear. but sent bis ac-
counting clerk. Mr.. Kersham, al halflpast
II. with papers and books
The committee had not time TO go into
full examination oil Them aud asked Mr..
Kersham where the money was that was
defcIenla To tins enquiry he said he
could not tell, and that McNully would
have 10 answe: The question hlmsell.
The committee, said Mr.. fsylor, were
indignant al this. inasmuch as Mr.. McNul-
iy had informed the House yesterday that
Mr. Kersham. his Clerk would be aisle 10
make satisfactory explanation as TO the
disposition Of the funds
The committee had received a letter
from Mr.. McNulty tins morning. in which
II was stated ths: he (McNullyj had on
deposit in the Bank ak America. in New
York. the SUN Of $24HBA Whether this
was true or not, the committee could not
determine. but it did not. in any event,
materially alter the aspect OF the case.
The Clerk is bound by law ID kee d the
public funds in the Banks 10 this CITY aud
Therefore cannot transfer the money to
The Banks 10 another city His conduct
Ihereiores whether e'nad or had NOE this
smount 10 deposit 10 New York, vas re-
prehensible aud in violation OF Ia v.
1ls COMMITTEE caaaidered him desery.
log OF dismissal and punishment He! had
dlsregsrded the authority OF the Commit
tee 10 not appearing before them, &c.
4 McNulIy's letter Of this morning "a
the Committee was read, Also cores.
pondence between McNulty and The
house Of Sadan s Co, Of New York
shelving that MeNnlty bad checked an
nat house for $40 600. in favor Of Mr.
Woodward. Of Ohio.
Mr.. Weller. OF Ohio, rose and sta,.d
IssI s wb6 beoesa there was no, apersonpre.
pressed yesterday. ihsfes 81 99pinion, he exs
satisfactorily explain his accounts was not
honesty. al thai time entertained BY him
(Mr. Weller.l He slitiihoughi ths Clerk
would not in The end prove q defsLl'er.
and that the Government would not lose
d dollar by him but circumstances. ii APP
peared would pre- ent Nc Nul'y from clear
Jog up the difficulty aipresent but ia 2
week OF two that would be probably done.
He (Mr. w J had himself been grossly
deceived by the representations q ihe-
Clerk Yesterday, and be fell the deepest
rnorhficaiIon 90 account OF IT.
/ The question vas then Put on the adops
lion Of the fifs,resolution reported by The
| ,homp,,,es asmissiog McNulty from his
de;ca i crfk TO the House.
IT, lies was taken by yeas and nays
ond y resolution was unanimously adopts
Yeas 1856 Nays D.
| sIThe second resolution was then taken
up. which directs the Secretary Of ihs
Treasury 10 institute legal pr cepdioqs,
10 ascertain and secure The balance oil pub.
he money due by 4McNulty
II was unanimously adopted.
The third resolution requires the Presi
dent TO cause criminal proceedings toba
commenced against McNnlty. Tor 40 fn-
Sezzlemeni Of The public money. safall
persons participating 10 such embSzfe.
menf- according io.the act OF C0sfess
VT Kugusr- ro- 1Ot1
l. was moved 70 amend he ,Blulion
BY inserting The word alleged 5brs Ne
Some discussion here took ice. al
Nj DuOcan. lot Ohio and1acDo1b
Of Ohio. epposad The adop,iaa nfs,he IL
lniton' q lne sroand that sufficient
zlemenfaad fsLen plsse.
Thekteyious question was aoved a
seconH and The amendment 49,
dies 81. pays9 SO
TNyote was then taken on the adj
,iorA the resolution and II was adopiedN
~ i 40. nays 4.
1bse who voted in The negative were
| Mrs. DUNCAN. Hays, Jarnisen and Nc
lDtell.
Iii. Hopkins,sof Va, Offered ? resplu
] Is appointing Benjamin B. FIench Clerk
/ ithe House. and moved suspension
| The rules for lie iniroduciion.
u The rules were suspendedand tie res0-
Ih,ion was adopted. 80 that Mr.. French.