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SATURDAY, Jan. Is.

SATURDAY, Jan. Is.
Tho SENATE did not not sit to-day.
The time of the HOUSE,, Till 2 o'clock to-day,
was occupied in the consideration of private
oils In Committee Of the Whole House. At
that hour the report Of the Committee on Ac.
counts in the case of Mr. McNul,y, clerk of the
House, came up according TO posipcncment.
Mr. Tayler, chairman of the committee, inform.
ed the House that the committee met this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock, but that Mr. McNuliv failed
to appear before them. He had, however, sent
Mr. kershaw, his accounting clerk, to hem, VITA
number of papers, which they had not me
10 examine As to make a report to day. bu,
wishing to have some information to give 10 the
House, they had asked Mr. Knrshaw if he knew
what had become nf the unexpcnhed balance of
the contingent fund, whether it was de-
posted in bank, or in hehands of individ-
uals. To this Mr. Kenshaw answered that
Mr. McNuly must answer that question
himself. Amer some conversation, and an
explanation from Mr. Weller, the question
was put on the first resolution, disin ssiny Mr.
McNulty, and decided in the affirmative, yeas
1876, nays none. The two remaining rcsou.
tons, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
adopt the means necessary to recover the amount,
of public money in Mr. McNuty's hands, and
requesting the President Of the United States
To cause proceedings to be Instituted against
him under the sub.treasnry act, we're also adnp.
ted. Mr. Hopkins then offered a resolution that
Il. Is. French, OF New Hampshire, the ii st as
sls'ani clerk, be appointed clerk ofthe House /:
and the rule requiring such election To be con-
Quoted rira roce being dispensed with, the res
o'ntion was unanimously adopted, and D. B.
French was declared to be duly elected, and
sworn in as Clerk OF the House. The House
then adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. 90
IN the SENATE, TO day, Mr. Benton presented
the resolutions the legislature of W ssour, in.
s'rnc'lrg the senators from that State to use
their best eNer'ion in behalf Of the annexation
OF Texas II the United States. Mr. Benton
made some remarks concur NJ IN these resou-
t"ns--that the xa'ion of Texas is great
Ial'o'al mea @ure, and that the safety aud inter-
es's Of both governments require and demand it
at the earliest practicable period. lie said he
had been ol that opn'on ever since the country
was given away IN 1919. lie read coplous ex.
tracts from !lls speech III 1915, tracing the eau
ses OF the Texas revolution and showed the
parei'el furnished between his speech at that
time ana The resolutions now presented, main
tanning Inc Jis'ice nj that revolution. lie com
m"nded the spirit OF compromise exhibited by
the resolutions OF his legislature. He looked
unon 1t as great national measure. which
should never be deyraa into any thing section
al or partizan. Mr. Atchi,on followed in some
fnw remarks acknpv led,rin,r tn tbp fullost ey
font. tho r,yl,, nf ,rs,rnrtIo, Ito doc,nrod him
self willing TO ~ further even than the rcsolu.
tions Of ins,ructior demanded G,r The arouisi,,on
of Texas He c,ncnrrnl fiIlv win thnm in
the o,inion tina, thore was M mower nm earth
IN consult in the adjustment If tins measure.
but Texas and the United States: and ey,ress.
ed lis admiration Of the spir, Of cornnronise
which w,srv,dsnt in the reinIn,inns Tho res
outions were ordered Ia h, nrintel. and refer.
rel IN the Cnmmi,tec On F,roiq, R.la,;n,s
Mr. Allen presen,ed a memorial MIN nr,va- nj
which no e,f,rcoJ Ia, so,,n r,,n,riN j., ,a,,n. -,
the ex,ensnn of IN, ,,ys If tho TTn;,o1 S,,'es
without delay. ovar the O,eron to,r,,,rv .rho
hill to correc, a clar,ra, ,rnr in rho aci s,,nio.
ment,rv To the act IN re,ruln,e arrests under
,nesne nr,ccss in This D,str,c, v,s n,ssod w,h
an annnd,nan. leavirr r,rs,ns Il, hio +, ;,,,,r;s.
onmen, for tho nou.n,v,non, ,C fros ;,,,nsoJ Ne
a rrnal,v for vinl,,in, Tho ri,v orJin,ncns ,rha
hiIi IN rcruI,,c tho ,n,nin,,,o,,s AL nrnr,o,nr,
of nfcerS of Tho I1ni,eL ,;,a,es r,"on,,a
tho hill MAKING cnmcors,,;rn "a rans;,, n,,or,s
the h;ll organiz;n, non l,n,l d,",r,", !, ,ho
State Of Arkansas, and the bill for the coninu-
alton of the Cumberland Road in the $ ates OF
OHIO Indiana aud illinois, were sevcrllly con.
sdered, and ordered to be eugrossed and read \
third time. The bill! to refund an ascertainel
-hAlance OF some S22I,0D0, due To the State %
=" H"u, 'c'i'''''s hnr lhg 'he 'a'e
vi was GU ''', "'ue'en 40 De engross-
=" 80 80 "" !eaI anu nays ~ - 10 -. oeV'
ta, s' J..s " P'S"'e ""'"o'er having
. uee" .",s'uo'p" n'n o'"efea 'or ehsroSS'hen''
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ss Wv w. "','"'' -"4 we ''ah,'9 o, per,
.'o". s;,''''".'S ''I transporting me ohieu
I ' III w. ',''!'" ','n was mary posi-
f.. w. I' Wv, "a VI cur "h'y meN'
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""!' ""u .'e""s' reP"'''n o''' making
I1,,oi, S !" te',s'' o'''''r"''o''s VI Ihe
I"'gu "'@'eS IT." we hsca year o"g,hhimT the
80 an" '"oI"" ''e ooh q,
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~ '"e 'o', num-, VI we Nnoe on ',e state 81 the
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'N''1"' ''s'ua" Vi i~' l"F me re-
.''''o. W '"e sess'o"' 'he RESOLUTIONS Tor Inc
C: "'''"" y, 20, were ',eh t'"eh up III
li -" ~. " ,,"e' anu 'r 'ia"'he.'' %
' Wy "'''''"'''ee ~ 'd''r oi tne
o"sue 'io"so" anu Marsn followed
W oppos,.'n ~ a''tf ""'ch the Committee
'ose' anu TIC 'iouse auJ'urne''
TUESDAY, Jan. 81.
The Senate, to.day, after passing up,n sev
eral bills OF no public importance. went into the
consideration OF the bill for The establishment
the Smithsonian institution for the increase An,
diffusion of know ledge among men. II was de
baled at great length in committee of the whole
and all the amendments being disposed Of wa,
reported te the Senate. The remainder of thf