The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-30

TWENTY.ElGHTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
Wednesday, /

4 bill to give revenue officers extra COM
ncnsa,ion when detached for duty IN the
Naval service, was after some debate re-
icctcd, ayes II, nays %.
House of Representatives., Mr. Burke,
If New nompshirc, submitted bl'l for
the annexation of Texas. ltrrovldes that
the people Of Texas may agree upon
n Republican form ofgovernment, aud shall
I've admitted as State Of this Uulon be-
fore the first Of January next, with two
Senators and two Representatives. Con
rrass shall approve the Constitution adopt
ed bythe people of Texas As'hc popnIa-
ton increases, Texas shall be divided into
other States. not exceeding five in num-
her. That part south Of 30 degrees, 80
minutes north latitude to have Slavery or
no, as the pcoele there may determine
The deb, not to he assumed by the w.
nited States government, but be paid by
Tcx9s out of the proceeds of ITS public
lands.
The proposition being out Of order and
objected to.
Mr. Burke moved to suspend the rules
which was agreed to-yeas l29, nays 81
The bill was then read and referred to
the Committee Of the Whole
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole and took up the
Texas question.
Mr. Bowlin was entitled to the floor, and
advocated annexa'lan IN very able
speech.
Mr. Harden followed in opposition,
Thursday, Jan. l6.
The Senate went into Executive scs-
sion.
In the course Of the session the Chinese
Treaty was ratified by unanimous vote,
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
House of Representatives, Mr. Preston
King, of n. Y, called the attention OF the
House TO the fact that two of its members
had been engaged IN duel, and rose to off
err resolution on the subject.
The resolution directs the appointment
Of select committee to ascertain whether
n duel had been fought by members Of
this House for words spoken in debate,
and if so to report resolution expellng
them.
Mr. Rayncr opposed the resolution, as
there was nothing in the Constitution, nor
in the rules Of the House in reference to
dueIing, or disqualiiying members from
holdinr their seats, who might think prop
er to engage 10 a duel in vindicaton OF
their honor.
Mr. Payne called forthe reading Of the
duelIing law; from which he conten,ed the
whole matter belonged to the courts. Be-
sides, there was no evidence but neWspa'
per reports that a hostile meeting had Ia
ken place between members Of the House.
Several other members partlc ipated in
the conversation, and the resolution was
Laid on the table by q vote Of l06 to So.
Friday, Jan, II.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
House Of Representatives, Mr. Taylor
asked the unanimous consent OF the
House to make report from the Com
mltlee Of Accounts, in relation to the con.
duet Of one Of its officers,
The other business having baen post.
poned,
Mr. Taylor observed that The report was
prepared and ready to be presented yester-
day; but on the suggestion that every thing
would be properly explained, the commit
tee delayed making the report until this
morning. The committee, however, receiy.
ed no information, either from the Clerk
or from any other person, and therefore
they asked to lay The facts before the
House.
The reading of the report was earnestly
called for. and il was read, from which !,
appeared that the attention of the commit
tee having been drawn to the condition Of
the contingent fund, they gave notice tc
Mr. McNu!ly,t the Clerk Of the House TO &C.
count for It's disbursement, aud summoned
him to show the amount of money on hand
Although twice notified, he rlnsed to at.
tend before the committee Atthe time MI
McNulty was elected Clerk, there was
III the contingent fund 1856, 0O0 SIS, O0C
more was appropriated during the last ses-
sion, and $4,000 received from the late
Clerk, Mr. Nj. 81. Clair Clarke, making
in all 1892, 600. The committee were
informed, on application at the Patriotic
Bank, that this amount had been drawn
and learned that the deficiency of the
. Clerk is @f4, 5OO-20,O0 is secured by
official bond, and for the remaining @2l,'
500 there is no security but the individual
responsibility Of the Clerk. The CON-
mil.ce have also learned that since June
last, L. J. Woodward has received Of this
sum 30,000;, Levi b, Samm, of N. Y.
$4,000 and a gentleman Of Columbus
Ohio, $3.50. II this disposal of the
public moneys should not be explained, i,
would amount to embezzlement, according
to the law of lS4l To ,yindicate the
character Of the House, and as warning
TO others, the report recommends the a
doption Of these resolutions, /. That CaIel
J. MCNuly be dismissed from the Office
Of clerk ofthis House. 2. That the Secre
tary of the Treasury institute, forthwith
legal proceedings to secure the balance o.
the public money due by Caleb ]. McNul-
ty;3 That the President of the United
States be requested to canse a criminal