Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-03

French, the chief clerk, should in the mean
time perform the duties Of the office.
DIR. Duncan, snquired whether the effect
OF the suspension would not be .an,amoun,
TO anal dismissal could he enter the
clerks office, to Obtain the papers neees-
sary TO las vindicetlon; or could be COM
.aand his deputies He feared ,ha, it
would be going farther shaa was in the
present posture Of the case required.
That part Of Gen. Saunders resolution
which required Mr.. McNsl,y to be kept in
custody Of the sergeant at arms was with
drawn, and Mr.. Bur's resolution adopted.
The House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session to day,
having on yesterday adjourned over until
Monday.
The case which has occupied the atten-
ton OF tho House to-day, has been long
threatened, al least, The rumor, that such
thing would come up al no dlstan, day, has
been current in tho streets, and at most
pubic places. for three or four weeks past.
The discussion Or the question was ANNA
ted and quite exciting, an6 aroused consde-
rabe public interest. Mr.. McNulty, is
comparatively young man. He was
deadly pale, when brought in by the SER
gean,- at arms, bat afterwards recovered his
self possession in a great degree, and was
enabled to address the House, in vindicaliop
OF hmself, with considerable coaaposure.
The proceedings in your city in relation
TO he annexation Of Texas, are regarded
.n.cc:.e with considerable int rest and deduc-
tons are drawn from them, as variant as
the compilations Of men. The proceedings
of the General Republican Committee at
Tammany Hall, resulting in a resolution
requesting tho representatives in Congress
from the city districts to advocate the an
nexation Of Texas. have afforded much
qualification to the friends of the measure
from the south and west, aud not so much
TO the democrats in the House who oppose
it, because they deem most o.! the projects
which have been thus far submitted, as
trenching upon the Constitution, in many
respects should they be carried into effect.
The truth is. every move made in refer
and has its influence one way or the other
This is more especially the case, with any
thing of the kind occurring in New York
as. independent Of the power and great in
huencc Of the State, the Republican party
there are understood to be divided in senti-
ment a. il respects the annexation Of
Texas.
WAsHINGTeN, Jan. Is, 1S45.
In the House, the business Of the morn
ing was commenced by Mr.. Burt. Of South
Carolina, who offered resolution inquiring
he T,A;o;nr., bat har ~
additional Legislation is required on the part
of Congress to ensure The more faithful
disbursement Of the public moneys by the
Clerk of the House, which was adopted.
Mr.. Vance, of Ohio, then proposed that
The rules be suspended, and the House go
into Committee Of the Whole, for the con-
sideraiiOn Of private bills, which was car
ried, Mr.. White. (late SPeaker) Of Ken
lucky, in the chair.
a bill from the Committee on Claims,
granting TO Captain Allen. and the owners
Of the ship Cadmus, FIVE thousand dollars.
as pay fer the passage. of Gen. Lafayette
AID suite from Havre 10 New York, in
1924, came - for consideration, when, on
motion Of Cave JonI:on, the committee
were directed 10 report against the passage
of the BILL
After the consideration of several o,her
private bills, without any definite action on
them, the committee rose and reported pro-
gress.
The hour of two O'Clock having arrived.
the case Of Mr. McNulty came up. The
chairman Of the committee Of accounts,
(Mr Taylor arose and said that MIR. Nc
Nulty had sent them a communication sta
ting that he had on deposite in the Bank Of
America, New York, the sum Of twenty
nine thousand dollars, but had produced no
vouchers Of that fact, and that he had not
appeared before lhe committee to offer any
explanations. The resolution dismissing
McNuty from the service of the House
then came up, the yeas and nays were or
dered, and carried unanimously.
The resolution directing the prosecution
of the ate clerk, McNulty, for the recovery
Of the money supposed to have been en-
bezzled. came up next for consideration,
and was carried unanimously.
The resolution requesting the President
to direct criminal proceedings against Nc
Nuliy, came next before The House. on
"uiCH INC NcoS uhd nays were oIueTeu,
and the resolution carried by large vote.
Yeas l40-nays 4.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Virginia, moved sus-
pension of the rules of the House, to enable
him To present resolution declaring Mr..
t. B. French. the chief resistant clerk, 10
be el, cted the clerk Of the House, which
was carried, and Mr.. French took the oath
of Office as administered 10 him by the
Speaker, when the House adjourned.
Tho proce edings of 10 day, except the
small space Of time allotted to The conside-
ration of tie McNulty case, were peculiarly
barren of interest. |, was a "priva,e bill
day aud To those who in any manner
keep pace with the proceedings Of Con-
gress. it is we'll known ,ha, nothing is TO
be expected on such days Of much public
interest.
The case Of McNuliy is indeed an IN
happy one. He is a young man, with an
interesting and growing family; TO whom
the office of the Clerk 10 the House of Rep
resenta;ives should have been the road 10
competence and public honor The delin-
quenl has abilities sufficient TO have rem
dpred N such Rlt ha proi,nhly foil into