Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committee of Ways and Means,
by leave, reported bill making appropriations for Notifications
for the year commencing July !, Is45.
The bill received its first and second eadng and
med 10 the Committee of the Whole House the
the Union.
Mr.. JOSEPH A. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Re
evolutionary Pensions obtained leave report bill for the
relief of George Venting which twice read and
mted.
Mr.. MCDOWELL, from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported joint resolution for the relief of John Stockton
which read the first and second time and committed
the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. MCDOWELL, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
to which referred the joint resolution from the Senate
the relief of Bent ST. Yrain a. Co., reported the same with
out amendment The resolution then committed TO the
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. HARDIN, from the Committee on the Post Office and
Rost Roads, to which recommtted the bill to reduce the
rates OF postage and to protect the Post Office Department from
frauds, reported an amendatory bill.
The rates Of postage, according to this amendato BILL
on letters and packets
Single, not exceeding 300 miles s cents
= over 300 miles. ~ cents
Double treble those quadupe other article or thing
ounce, quadrpe those rates. and additional single
postage for each additional half ounce.
Postage TO he prepaid double postage to be charged
Letters placed in the office, in the mails, two cents
if prepaid, three if not prepaid
Advertised letters to pay two cents additional.
eve had no opportunity OF extracting the substance oil the
section fixing the rates of postage newspapers and other
printed matter.)
Mr. BAYLY, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
ported bill for the relief OF Alexander H. Everett which was
read and second lime and committed TO the Committee
Of the ~iIoie HOUSE.
OREGON AND NEBRASKA.
Mr. DOUGLASS, under notice given yesterday, obtained
leave and introduced bill establish military posts in the
Territories of Oregon and Nebraska.
The bill read the first and second time and referred to
the Committee on Military Aiairs.
DEFALCATION OF THE CLERK
Mr. TAYLOR, chairman f the Committee Of Accounts, in
to inquiry from M. CAVE JoHssoS whether the
committee had any further Developments TO make stated that
consequence of the assertions made to the House yesterday
by Mr.. McNuty respecting his ability explain every thing
relating the state Of his accounts to that committee, the
mce had met this morning at 10 o'clock to receive the ex
plantations but Mr. McNuty did appear before them, nor
address hemany communication, but that at o'clock
half past Mr. keshaw, before referred by Mr. McNulty as
of accounts presented himself before the committee with
mass OF accounts and papers, but that the time so far
expended that the committee could make any full salts
factory examination of them But preparatory to such
amnaton they had inquired Of Mr. Kershaw what the
pended balance of the contingent fund hand p
whether it forthcoming io whether had been deposit
ed of the banks Ito which said Kehaw had returned
reply that Mr. McNuly must those questions
Mr. T. said that the committee could not but feel indignant
receiving such reply Mr. McNay, when brought before
the House yesterday, had said that he did choose go
into Details but had told the committee that all his
in the possession Of his accounting clerk and yet when
the committee applied to that very clerk for information
the state the account he had given them the reply just
ted Within about half hour snce they had received
letter from Mr. McNulty stating that in the Bank of America,
in the city Of New York. there balance to his credit of
twenty thousand dollars This did appear
to Mr. T. materially TO change the aspect of the By
the of 1915 the CIe the House directed make his
dcposte Of public moneys his hands Of the Banks this
District and he had accordingly put portion Of the money in
the Patriotic Bank and though he might perhaps be those
who of opinion that banks legally existed in this Dis
c, still the question remained whether the Clerk had the
right to draw the whole fund out of the Treasury and transfer
to New York elsewhere and whether he had any rghto
declare that the money would be unsafe if he should depose
Nyhp he He Mr. McNu
all events reprehensbe in transferring the money
New York. and thought that this account well from
the contumacy with which he had stood against the auho
ty OF that House, lodged by in the hands of of its
standing committees be certainly deserved the Of
Rouse snouId conclude to DISMISS HIM from
fce If gentlemen considered the circumstances now dcos
ed as making his better the resolutions heretofore report
ell by the committee might undergo modification The
mee however, not present prepared propose any
Mr. HUNGERFORD, one of the members of the Commit
tee of Accounts, the clerks table be read letter
addressed by Mr. McNuly the committee and to which
Mr. TAYLOR had REFEREED stating in very brief and cavalier
terms that he had twenty thousand dollars his credit in
New York.
Mr. DAVIS, of Indiana inquired whether Mr. McNulty
had laid before the any certificate dcpostc
port of that assertion.
Mr.. TAYLOR replied in the negative The committee
had other evidence Of the fact that Mr. McNulys
serion.
Mr. HUNGERFORD called for the reading Of the act Of
1875 directing how the Clerk should keep his money! and
read accordingly.
from Suydam Page Co Of New York. stating the fact that
Mr. McNuy had placed ten thousand dollars with Them sub
ect TO the drafts of f. G. Woodward Of Columbus Ohio
which money they had paid out on Mr. Woodwards drafts
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON referred to a law requiring the ac-
counts Of the expenditure of the contingent fund to laid be-
fore the House during the first week in December and nqu
ed whether the Clerk had complied with that requirement
The CHAIR after inquiry Of the assistant clerk, stated
to the House that such report had been made the 18th
January and ordered by the House be printed but that by
the order OF Mr. McNuty the printing of had been forbid
den the ground that there bills which could not
be furnished until the return Of Mr. Kchaw his accounting
clerk.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON inquired whether the clerk had |
not returned and whether the order delaying the printing had
been revoked
The Assistant Clerk, through the Cn,In, replied in the
negative
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON then said he hoped the question
would be put without further delay adopting the resolutions
from the Committee Of Accounts.
The first resolution read follows:
1. Resof,cd, That Caleb j. McNmty be and he is hereby
dismissed from the Office Of Clerk Of this House.
Mr.. WELLER said that he should present no objection
against the odopon Of this resolution He had been induced
from the solemn assurances made him Yesterday by
MI McNulty that the would be settled and the
whole Of the apparent deficit would be promptly made up to
the passage Of this resolution but he trusted that no
that knew him would believe that he could have adopted
such had not those with his entire
lief And he still believed that IN the end the Government
would lose dollar there existed some circumstances
missed explanation Mr. W. had made attempts this
morning procure interview with him, but without sue
cess He had however, been with him last night when Mr.
McNulty made to him statements which, if true went to
show that he had been guilty Of nothing dishonorae OF
their truth however, Mr. W. had other evidence than the
assertions Of the Clerk and it with the deepest
cation he had that he had been grossly deceived
and placed before that House and the country situation