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OngreSsiOnal.
Washington, Jan. l6, 1845.
SENATE,

DINA L.
Mr.. Tappan from the judiciary commit
tee, reported hack with amendments, the
bill establishing a Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. Niles reported back the bill relative
to the appontmentof Assistant Postmasters
General.
The House bill providing for the casting
of votes for President and Vice President
on one day, was taken up, discussed and
orde ed to a third reading.
The Senate then went into Executive
session. and, it is understood, confirmed
The Chinese treaty.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. King offered a resolution providing
for the appointment Of select committee
to inquire whether two memLers Of tho
House have not fought duel, arising out
Of words in debate; and if so, to report a
resolution Of expulsion,
After an Intellectual motion 10 lay this
resolution on the table, debate ensued, in
which Messls. Rayner, Payne, Causin and
Mcdowell took part; after which, the reso-
lutiOns were aid on the tahle-yeas l06,
nays 90. Mr. Davis of Indiana having
moved the reconsideration Of the resolution
passed Yesterday, on the motion Of NJ,
Grinnell, in relation to the publication OF
the maps of the exploring expedition, a de-
bate pnsued which lasted the remainder Of
the day, and the House adjourned without
taking up the Texas question.
January IT.
There was no Senate Session to-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
,Nr. ,Hc.NuNy's DefalcatioR.-The first
thing in the House this morning was re-
port fom the Committee on Accounts in
reference to this matter, The report says
that, although twice summoned, Mr.. NJ
NuIty has failed to appear before the COM
mitlee to explain the condition OF his in
dehtadness-that the whole sum originally
in the hands of the Clerk was S232 900
that of this amount he had disbursed Sl72,-
600, leaving unexpended S60,0OO-that
the entire amount had been drawn from the
Patriotic Bank excepting $4,000, leaving
an actual deficit of S45, 900; Of this de-
fciency the sum of 100000 was secured
by the Clerks bonds, and for the remaining
>, Sos 900 there was no security. The re-
mort goes on to say that it had been dis
covered that Mr.. M'Nulty had loaned thf
sum of $780, 900 to a dealer in Ohio since h
became clerk, and $4,000 to another indi
vidual by the name of Levi D. Slamm, o
; New York. (IIere the wings laughed
while the progressive Democracy" LOOKED
very grave.) The committee cannot sa,,
: how much Of the deficiency has been usec
: by the cerk for his own purposes, or wheth
er he has speculated with the public mon
:, ey in his trust; but it was obvious enoug
a that he had been highly culPaole IN the
d course he had pursued, and they having
I given the clerk every opportunity to clen
d his skirts Of the offence aged and he
e having failed to appear before them and an
+ swer for himself, they concluded by sub
! hitting these resolutions, to wit; That I.
: !. MNulty be dismissed from the office Of
e clerk That the Secretary Of the Treasury
t he directed to institute egal proceedings
2 forthwith to recover the sum due and hna'-
lv that the President be requested 10 have
: nroceed,ngs commenced al once against
r he offender for a criminal offence, under
the Act of 184l to punish for embezzle-
ment of the public money.
Some further remarks passed, and fnallv
: Mr.. Johnson moved that the subject b