Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-27
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SECOND SESSION.
Correspondence Of The baltimore Patriot.
NAsuiSoroN, Friday, Jan. II. 1916.
HOT Sc OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MR. MeNuLTNlS DEEAI.CATION.

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\, mh MeNoliNs Df'tAi'SAiloN.
ar iaslor fnm the edmnll,oo on aoconnls, made q
tcp"t' III reference To lhe demca'on o' hr. INGENUITY.
Clerk 10 the lieuse The report stated that alcr pro
ered'uns sd been commenced N ms matter, MI Me
Nuifi had been twice summoned 10 appear before the
committee ~ accounts and ihat he refused to obey the
suihehS III nun instances VI states 'oflhef hai de-
tie't II foarrsrNe THOUSAND poll.es had been dts
covered IN ule e"angehl iuhh e lhe iiouse.
Inc "hoe amount III lhe Clerk 3 hands had been two
huhdIed ava 'a,f'S>lWe 'heusahd ""'ias' IL was d's
covered a' ne nad discussed eo honuie1 ara seventy
iva 'hoosahd daHafs haVlhg unsupported SHY lhou
sand dollnis WIS also infthrr discovered that The
"ne'' a''"n, 81 Tue nun "'a zee" a'o"n 'f'm Tue
treasury ne hoa e't' OF n"oeo thousand d"ila's'
i'aNlnR an te'"a' 'eHeen'f " I"f9JPe ''o"s""" "o'
mts. " ''lN ofneis"es u'fe "Hle 'Wcoy '"osahd
"u'a,s ny ''' lin po"os aa W. WV
WY W. NV 'po''"' ",'''s '"'i' "'s "' s''",'Y'
-, fel@' as' h''''s 1,'e' ~ 'eo p'op "'sV"N'l'o
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ulg u'"s''" "9a's ai"oo w 'o''no W. "A, anu '"'"
" '"o ''us'''u "o''a'S u ''.ne' 'nllVuum N onn--
otaei iafee sums naa uef' loaned IN IKE manner, u.
"S, th'm Two eooSaeo a"''ats 10 Low - Nlainu OF
NeW tafN' ne Sonl''ee state that they are nnahlo
To df'eraHe Mheef ase sums had been mus USED Tor
his own ose bnt The account was obviously wrong and
III violation Of his duly nc oommltlen recommend
that summary steps be taken 10 punish the offender
The report concludes with resolution directing The DIS
missal o The tefh ana eonng upon The Secretary al
the treasury to institute lt2ai proceeding 10 secure me
sums dae The President Is also requeslei to have com
mchetd efinna proceedings heahst 'he Nielh a'a al
~ ho shall be found 10 have participated Win hlm IN The
tmptapef nAei The linds.
Mi CAY l. loliNSoN offered resolution hal a
warrant be issued aud that the Sergeant al Aims be
t4ufed /" arrest heNalN' anu n'ine nun before me
House. to answer 'ha charge tal ma hecn Drought a
eaiost hltn.
Mr.. WEI i'Elt' submitted letter from The house
III thatls Sacor o. oil New YORK which was read
by HE Clerk IN whlch " ~ stated 'het McN9l'y had
paced 10 ms e''u tNo seFe'a snns W "'een 'n'"sana
dollars, Nhch are ane'e'' hhhy l'me' 10 suraii MI
w was understood anna me c"nlns'o', 10 say ha' u
would be found mat INC 'elh hau not oeeh gully o
any misconduct.
lie SAID also that the Government would sustain no
loss 10y tim. lhc sceunles were not only able and
ready pay the penalty Of the bond but all the def
cheney that might be found TO east lie believed there
would be found no actual deficit.
Mr. WELLER was opposed 10 hasty action. This
resolution he thought il adopted and carried ont would
blast the character ol ihe pefs,hs whom lie thought 1t
would he found had acted honorably.
Mt IilOMASSoN, OF Kentucky, wished 10 know
wholher The CLERK had published idr proposals Tor ur
uslng the stationery Of the House.
Mr. TAYLOR. ol Va, said he could give the inior
nation. Tho Clerk had not complied with The rules OF
'he House III l1a' respect
MI PoLlOt Is OF "a, spoke but was not heard.
Mr.. join az lNCf ADAMS offered an amend
nent requiring The tlrh Ia be summoned aud not ares
led. Ii spaio N laset o. me amendment
MeSsts iiOt SlON aud tliaPiELI' were IN Ia
yer OF arrest as the individual had already dlsreaa'dod
TWO sumnonses from the Committee aud had shewn
contempt lor the authority Of the COMMITTEE On Ac
counts.
MI SAL NDERS, OF n. e., was understood To be IN
ayo OF mld proceedings, and Wished The Clerk 10 be no
thod or summoned.
Mr.. RAY NFR, OF North Carollna, said the House
lad authority to dismiss any OF lis officers iof any
cause.
Previous 10 this the House had postponed action on
the resolution Of the Committee on accounts for hall an
htur, iur the purpose Of having The Clerk arrested.
MIR. {. j. iNGERSOII moved 10 reconsider tho
vote on snrh posponelncot
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON asked # the gentleman from
Pennsy yana had voted IN the Affirmative The propo>
son To postpone.
Mt Cd iN1fksoLi' did not recollect "neihrr
w "'" " o. " NV. "'t - - ~ "
''a"e SUM '''''" No ''' '''' ''''' '''
~, -; il - la., -, 81 ...o.1J
~, l '.','a' w. ''''i w., .t' a6,MV
ne Pn'S.3u "os '.'n 'ahe. -" w. hoan 800 d
', . WY" I'D w., " ~ nGa'ia
90" NV y s
NJ, GAVE loItNSoN,s resolution v,s ,ben mi
10 The vote. on which the yeas aud uays were refused
vote and The Stecanl-al Arms proce eded in search Of
Tie delinquent
It being necessary 10 have the Clerks signature and
a'iestalon to The warrant. lime spent IN ar
ranrnr thai difficulty The Assistant tlerk by The a
,opti,n of resolution 10 thai effect was authorized 10
sun and attest the warrant
Mr. DUNCAN, Of Ohio, enqured what was IN be-
dime with this man when he was brought into The
House f"fIang him. y said member in AN under tone.
Mr. y. iionghi there was no power 10 punish.
Mr.. HARRISON, OF Georgia was in favor Of hav-
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