Mobile register and journal., 1845-01-27


 DEFALcATIos.-Son,e days since rumor look wing in Washington that there was something | wrong in the money transactions of Col. MesuLrf, the Clerk of the House of Representatives. who has charge of the contingent fund The committee of counts tok Ihe nallrr in hand and OH the lIth inst the chairman, Mi. Tay Tor, of Virginia. obtained leave report the result oihs inquiries 10 the House of R-presentatlyes.
 He oservediha the report prepared and ready v;ng crease the "'"'qy preeedngi but on the sug |, of ,nosa ..ang wond be properly explained, and l--~Aiiiiee delayed making the report an, that morning. The committee, however, received no n- formation, either from the Clerk or from any other person. and therefore they asked to lay the facts be- fore the House.
 The report was earnestly called for, and il read, from which II appeared that the "iten- ton of the committee having been drawn to the condition of the contingent fund, they gave notice to d to S Ts, the Clerk of the House, to account for the sta,e of the and summoned him to show the a. 'eu, ee exte05hey ref hand Although twice aotified, r as refused attend before the committee. Al the time Mr. McNuty was elected Clerk, there was in the contingent fund sl55 900; s75,O 900 more was appropriated durmg the lasi session, and s2,OOO re- cesed from the late Clerk, Mi. M. st Clair Clarke, making m all $232 900. The committee were in- formed, on application the Patriotic Bank, i!at this amount had been drawn-and learned that the deficiency of the Clerk was $44, ,h00-$2O, 900 IS se- cured by official bond, and for the remaining s24 800 there is no security but the udiv dual responsibility 1 of the Clerk The committee have also learned, that since June asi E. J. Woodward has received of this sum 30, 900, Levi DeShmms, of w-York, l s2 OOO. and a ssaeman of Columbus. Ohio. s2, ,750 Ii this dsrosatoftlr nubIic moneys should mol he explained, ,t would "rnount en,i,ezz ement, ac. sording to ,ho law of lS4i To vindicate the char acter of the House, and a warning to others, the report recommends the adoption nf these resolutions:
 Tha, Caleb J. McNaltv be dismissed from the of- fee nr clerk of this House g. That the Secretary of ,he Treasury institute, forthwith. legal proceedings 10 the balance tl the public money due by Ca leb J. McNuy; 2. That the President of the Uni ted States be retues,ei to criminal prosecu- ton to he commenced against Caleb J McNultv for euibezzenent sf public moneys, and all pei cerned, according to tln act of Augu. l3. ls4l.
 Mr. Weller x letter to the clerk table. which l was read, from which II appeared th there was nearly S30 GOO in the hands of responsible firm in ti,e city of NewYork, to the credit oi Mr. McNulty and that ihe drali of the gentleman had been honor ed; and Mir. Weller stated that the money in quvs t"n was not actually loaned but actually deposited | with that firm. He understood ihe balance of the alleged defcieucy, amounting to 60, ,5OO, will be connied for. and that the money deposite in | New-folk He made the statement to show that l ihe Government would sustain no loss. There w.s security for $20 900, alihnugh moi the amount of the dehclency; bu the suriies would be able to pay all. And when the facts should be fully presented to the
 louse, he had no deub it would be found that there l was m actual deficit.
 | Mir. Cave Johnson suggested that the Sergeant-at- hr hInN l.f.. ol "agreed, agreed" "J
 Mr. Weller thought that this would be the proper """rse. NIT. McNuliy was in the city, and could he brought here, bui by the adoption of the resolutions reported by the committee the reputation of the gen ri,ioaa would he destroyed without a hearing. lf, The contrary, Mir McNulty could show that his dact fair and honorable. every member would be gralifed.
 Mir. Cave Johnson then submitted his resolution that the Sergeant t-arms arrest Caleb J. McNuy, aud bring him before the House. The resolution | agreed 10, and motion of
 MT. Dromgooe the Speaker authorised to s- | sue his warrant for the arrest of MT. McNuy, un- | der the seal of the warrant of this House. Mr. Duncan inquired what they would do with l Nr. McNulty if he should be brought before the | House?
 MT. Houston replied that they would punish him, II they could; If not they would turn him over to the Courts, or Constitutional authorities. s...f 1 debate ensued-sone gentlemen insisting that they should proceed to the consideration of the resolutions, and others that il should be post poned until the return of the process issued by the { House. - The question was finally taken on postponement, as above suggested. and decided in the affirmative. The return Of the Sergeant-at-arns was read, in forming the House that he had arrested Mir. McNuty ] asd had him in custody.
 Some gentleman moved that Mir. McNuliy be brought before the bar of the House.
 Mir. Weller saw no necessity for such hot haste, 7, especially as Mir. McNul,y had not yet read the !. charges preferred against hlm.
 Mr. Dromgooe moved that Caleb J. McNuliy be informed of the proceedings now about to be taken against hum, and that he be permitted make his de fence. The To,on was agreed to. 1 The Sergeant-a arms then into the Honse, | accompanied by Mr. McNulty; and the gentleman ] having taken his seai ! The Speaker informed him that he had been called to appear before the House, and answer the charges preferred against him in the report of the committee nf accounts; and that the House would hear his | defence. ...t ffr The Speaker having informed the House that Mr. MoNuliy prepared to make his defence,
 Mir. McNultv then explained m substance. that he had not himself used one oar of ihe public funds. that he had loaned any ndiv dua one dollar of it, and had made no disbursement but what was war. ranted by law. The why he could not ac- count to the committee was, his dsbursing clerk absent but he would soon be in the city, (probaby to-day,) he could settle with the committee of l counts tomorrow, at ten o'clock.
 IA letter read from Mir. McNully. written several days ago, and addressed to the committee, promising to exhibit his retnrns and vouchers the return D! Mir. Kershaw, the disbursing cerk.] 1 part of the journa of the committee, summon | ing him t0 appear. was also read, and A '' Mir. McNulty explained that he did not receive the notice until after the hour designated afl- | Some further explanations were made, extenuating the conduct Ot McNuty, and all further proceedings were finally suspended until the following day. i On the 18th, Mir. Taylor reported that the com mtee had been m session. but thai the promised ex- plantations of McNu,y had not been made. On send- I ing his office he could not be found, and it was probable he had alsconded. No doubt remained of iI,e ma appropriation of the funds The resolutions proposed by the committee were unanimously adopt ed. and E. B. French who held the office of assist. ant under McNulty, was eected clerk. ',a-'f.t @Mr Slamm. in Il letter ,o the Madisonian, states that the only agency ke had in the matter was simply | 10 draw the money the check, at McNuty's re- quest, as he was passing the Bank that the money l did not ten minutes m his hands.
 The Madisonian of the l7th, says -.d .f
 "The rumor that Col Benton will yield 10 the fnrcc of public sentiments and become advocate of immediate annexation, such terms viii be cepted by the Government of Texas, is becoming more extensively credited in the political circles cry day. We feel confident that he will not again wield his tremendous energies against the measure.