Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-21

The eom,.see are iafosmed sks,. BY rsqusson, from
the Cert the whole ssou't Of 9a3a 900 has been drswn
from The trra-n,; sn upon inquiry The P,i,th Dams
where the Clerk, secug law. has kept his dep OF
publ money. the learn thai hrro u balance
to MS credit d about Sisooo which the Cashier hes been
nouned to retain. This sum. deducted from the
peecd balance Of 100000 leaves deficiency Of 47 moo.
which may be st further reduced by the sum Of a. 500
which the committee think will sl the payments
that the actual deficiency o. nearly a. can be ascetnin
ed. amounts 70 90. 500. Of which $40 900 occurred By
the oeal bond u the Clerks bat for the balance OF ea&
| responsibility Of tho Clerk. SOS,
In tsscing the disposition Of hess unds, the committee
have learned that ., different times, since the month Of
produce dealer in Mount Vernon Ohio, the Of $780,
OO0; $1,000 paid to Levi D. Slamm, Of New York,
aud about sa.7s0 to Thomss j. Pardy, Cashier Of the
savings Institute. Columbus, Ohio. Whether the
thus transferred by the Clerk loaned the indvid.
uais named, embarked in his own specnlatons, the
committee not able determined but il Obviously
an improper disposition Of the public money, and unless
explained amounts to embe zIlement, defined in tho
I'd section OF the act of Congress- approved August lS4
The committee recommend the adoption Of the following
resolutions; -.-.r-
l. Resolved, That Caleb J. McNuy be and he il here
by dismissed from the Office Of Clerk Of this House.
y Resolved. That the Secretary be directed institute
forthwith the necessary legal proceedings and
secure the balance Of the public money due from Caleb
MeNuty as Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
J. Resolved. That the President Of the United States
ed against Caleb ]. McNuy late Clerk Of this House. Tor
an embezHemcnt OF the public money and MI persons nd.
v'sins OF knowingly and willingly participating in such
bczzement, according the of the Of Con.
gress, approved August IL, lS4l
During the discussion Of tho the Clerk Of the House
Of Representatives, Friday
Mr. Thomasson wished ~ whsther the CLERK had
made he nsu2 purchases OF stationery for the Of the
!ltvdser tfis season. the law drectedl
Mr.. Taylor from the Committee on Accounts replied in
the negative.
The Clerk himself afterwards rs a reason for not attend.
ing the committee stated that he had informed the commit
tee that his accounting clerk absent from the city, who
had all the money in his hands, he would
return in few days: he had yet returned but was
looked for by every arrival lie thought very exraor
binary proceeding the part Of the that they
had not waited the clerks return: all had been now made
public which could do him utmost injury and this with
out the slightest provocaton All his accounts would be
settled with the committee before ten O'Clock to- NOR
W.
Mr. Taylor said if such request had been preferred to
the committee they would willingly have waited for the
clerks RETURN but Mr.. Men. had refused to at
tend and they had understood that the clerk had
last night Hearing nothing from Mr. Men, they made
their report.
Sundy explanations we're made by Mr. McNulty to ac-
count Tor hisnot attending the Their last note
he had not received till after the time appointed for his
tendance, &C."
Such official misconduct accompanied by stubborn 70.
iusal on his part TO make the explanation demanded by
committee Of the House. requires that he should be dealt
with IN summary manner, well that the House may
vndicate its Character for warning Others that
inhdehty on the part Of public officer will always DO
promptly rebuked by the representatives Of the people.