The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-30


no loss. there was security for 500, 700,
although not the amount Of the deficiency;
but the sureties would be able to pay all,
And when the facts should be fully presen-
ted to the House, he had no doubt it
would be found that there was no actual
deficit.
Mr. Cave Johnson submitted csou-
ton that the SeOrgeant alarms arrestrCalo5
J. McNuIly, and bring him belo re the
House, which was adopted
Thr verbal amendment Of the Senate to
the One Day Presidential Election Bill
was agreed TO-.
Mr. Hammclt made n few remarks on
the Texas Resolution, when the proceed
ings we're interrupted by the return Of the
sergoanl.at.arms with Mr. McNuIty.
The Speaker Informed him Ma, he had
been caIIedio appear before the House
and answer the charges preferred against
him in the report Of the Committee Of Ac-
counts, and that the House would now
hear his defence.
The report having been read,
Mr. McNuly then explained in sub
stance, that ho had not himself used one
dollar of lhepublic finds, that he had not
loaned to any individual one dollar Of it,,
aud made no disbursement; but what was
warranted by law. The reason why he
could no, account to the committee was,
, his dishursing clerk was absent, but as
he would soon be in the city (probabIy to-
day) he could settle with the Committee
of Accounts TO morrow at ten O'clock.
4 letter was read from Mr. McNuIty,
written several days ago, and addressed to
the Committee promising to, exhibit his
returns and vouchers on the return of Mr.
kershaw, the discussing clerk,
, A part of the journal of the Committed,
, summoning him to appear, was also read,
and
Mr. McNuliy, explained thathe did not
e receive notice until after the honr desgna-
ted.
Some fu,hor explanations were made
extcnualing the conduct OF Mr. McNuIty,
= and all further proceedings were finally
suspended until tomorrow.
e Mr. l.. d. Slamm, in a note to the ed
itor of the Madsonian, says of the check
alluded to in the report, drawn in h'sname;
D --"It was presented by me at the Bank OF
G America, sometime last July, while Mr.
S McNuIly was in New York city; the mon
'. ey drawn and Immediately paid over &c
him. 1t was at his request, for his con.
t venence, (as | had business in the immc.
dale vicinity otthe Bank at the time) that
+ drew the money, which was not in my
possession ten minutes. The circumstance
! had passed my memory entirely, until my
attention was called to the alusion made,
5 and the painful incidents Of the day."
r Saturday, Jan. ".
o The bill TO pay the Captain and owners
n Of the ship Cadmus for expenses in con-
!. veying Gen. Lafayette to this country in
# 1924, was taken up, and gave rise to a
good deal Of debate. Messrs, Vance,
G Catlin, Atkinson and Pollock, advocated
e the proposition, Mcssrs. PaFmcnter, Hale
: and others opposed it,
/. Mr. Cave Johnson moved that The bill
= be laid aside, to be reported to The House
). with recommendation that it 10 nat pass
n which was agreed to, yeas 70; nays So,
S Several other private bills were taken
zap bu, no definite action took place i'll ref
erence TO them.
TIE ALLEGED DEFALCATION.
r MIR Taylor said that the Committee o.
C Accounts was induced, from what the
: Clerk said yesterday, to remain in session
y. to-day until after twelve O'Clock. Mr. Nc
NuIty did not present himself before the
! committee; but sent his accounting clerk
The committee inquired of him where the
S unexpended balance Of the public money
: was-whclher it was forthcoming, or was
9 TO be paid TO the proper authority to re-
: ceive it-whether it was in bank or in Tho
e hands ofindiyiduals, &c. The account
+. ing clerk replied that, Mr. McNWty him.
k self mast aaSwer that question. Since Nj
e Taylor had come into the House (betweeu
e twelve and one o'cock) he had received t
letter from McNulty, informing him that
v he had in the Bank Of America $4,000
i, TO his credit. 1t did not seem to him that
/. tins materially changed the nature Of the
# case. BY an act of 1915, the clerk wa:
o required to deposllc the money in one O
: the Banks ofthc District.
d Mr. Davis, Of Indiana, asked Mr. TaylDy
|. whether he had the vouchers that the a.
l. mount stated in the letter of Mr. McNuIly
was in the Bank Of America, on deposie
IS Mr. Taylor replied that all the Information
0 which they had on the subject was con.
!. tanned in the letter itself.
G Mr. Weller repeated the remark he made
{, yesterday, that he did not believe the Gov
e ernment would suffer the loss of dollar by
C the conduct Of Mr. McNuIly. However
= in what he was yesterday led to anticipate
c he was greatly deceived, and was placed in
y position which he deeply regretted.
;. The first resolution reported by the
II Committee Of Accounts yesterday, wa!
: read, viz
c Resolved, That Caleb J. McNuI;y be
IS aud he is hereby, dismissed from the olic,
:, Of Clerk Of the House.
J, The yeas and nays were taken, and The
q resolution was agreed to-yeas 1876. nay.