The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-31
COUNTY MATTERS.

COUNTY MATTERS.
On Tuesday last, the following gentle.
men were elected the Special Court for the
ensuing year, viz. Thomas L. Hutchison
Benz. Morrow, VIM. NJ. Matthews, T. |.
Grier and L. d. ID. Sloan, Esqs.
The Tax is the same as it was during
the list year, viz:
Cont iIonse Tax, Is cts. on the val and 81 cts.
! on tho Poll
County Tax. Is cts, on val and IS cts. on Poll
Poor Tax cts. on tie val. and 5 cts. on the Poll
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DEFALCATION oFTHE CLERK OFTHE
HOUSE OF REPRES ENTATIyES
We published last week an article sta.
/ ting that it was reported that Caleb j..
McNulty, Clerk of the House of Repre-.
sentatiyes had become a defaulter in the
sum Of $4,000. We are sorry TO say
that this report proves 10 be true, and that
the Government will be a loser 10 the
amour, Of S25 800, 90, 900 Of the S45 900
being secured by his official bond. This
result is chargeabe upon the Loco Foco
majority in the House, for they dismissed
! from the office gentleman who had been
placed there by the Wings and who had
filled the post with honesty and ability at
difieren! times, and placed McNulty in
the post, man, from what we can now
learn of his character, bad nothing TO re.
commend him for the office, but blind sub.
srrvicncy 10 party-nDd during the past
summer he was candidate in Ohio for
Congress, and was defeated. II was no
doubt during this canvass that he embez-
zled the public money to aid him in his
elections. In the House on the 9Th in.
slant, the following report was made by
The Committee Of Accounts;
Mr.. Taylor from the Committee on Accounts,
asked leave to make report. Leave being unan
imousy gwen, he presented the following. II
had been prepared the day previous, hnt sug-
geslion made 10 the committee by certain indi
viduals that the whole affair would DO settled
they had agreed 10 delay the report till this morn
ing. Having meantime received no further com
munication on the subject. they now presented
the report to the House;
4 The Committee on Accounts in discharge of
/ the duties imposed on them by ono of the stand.
( ing rules Of the House, report: That their at.
tentiou having been drawn TO the condition OF
the contingent fund of the House, they gave no
tice to Mr.. McNuty, tho Clerk, 10 whom is en-
trusted the disbnrsing of The said fund, to attend
tho committee, with his account and vouchers,
prepared 10 show how much had been expended,
and the balance on hand. Tie Clerk although
twice notified 10 appear, refused to obey the sum
mons, and tie committee were thus left to make
such investigation as they were able without
him. 1t appears that, al the time Mr.. McNuliy
was appointed Clerk there was in the Treasury
unexpended Of the contingent fund OF the Ilousr,
Sl55, 900 $4,000 more appropriated for
that purpose by the act of last session. and 81 600
received from tho late Clerk, W. st. Clair
Clarke,) making in all tho sum OF 1892 900 -
Taking the amount Of expenditures as made up
in the Clerks Office correct, (though il IL no,
certain that all tho sums therein charged have
been pad) il appears that be had disbursed in the
year ending December |, 5II, the sum Of 5 liz,
900, which would leave balance at that timc
unex pended Of 100000.
lie committee are informed tnhtt DV ftVUiAl
tions from the Clerk. the whole amount Of 1892,
900 has been drawn from the Treasury and, up
on inquiry at the Patriotic Bank, where IL,
Clerk, according TO law, has kept his deposit,
Of public money, the committee learn that Their,
is balance TO bis credit Of about Sl3 900, which
tho Cashier has been notified to retain. Thu
sum, deducted from tho uncxpcnded balance o
100000, leaves a deficiency of $4,000, whicl
may be still further reduced by the sum Of g, 5Oi
which the committee think viii cover all thu
payments made by the Clerk since the commence
menl of the session; so that the actual dcticien
cy, as nearly can be ascertalnod, amounts e
sl4 500, of which $50 900 is secured by the off
! cill bond Of the Clerk but for tho balance, o
, S2I SOC, tho Government has no security excep
! the personal responsibility of the Clerk.
In tracing the disposition Of these funds, tn
committee have learned that, at different time
: since the month Of June last, the Clerk has ad
vanced to DR.. +. J. Woodward, produce doale
, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, the SUN of S3O,00p
$40 900 was paid TO Levi ID. SlarDm, OF New
York, and about So $50 10 Thomas j. Purdy
Cashier Of the Savings Institute, Columbus
Ohio. Whether the sums thus transferred wer
by tho Clerk loaned 10 the individuals named, O
emba rked in his own speculations, the committe
arc not able to determine; but il was obviousl
! an improper disposition of the public money, and
unless explained, amounts to embezzlement, a
defined in tho 81 snctiou of the act Of Congress
. approved August 1911.
Such Official misconduct accompanied by
: stubborn refusal on his part to make the expa
I nations demanded by committee os the House
requires that he should DO dealt with in summa
/ ry manner, well that the House may vindicat
ts own character as for warning TO others tina
intidelity on tho part of public officer will al
5 ways be promptly rcbukcd by the Representative
Of tic people,