Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-21
7wEXrY-i.IGmrH CONGRNss--ad se..
Friday, January Il.
SENATE.

IftG0H january IL.
SENATE.
Tie Senate did no, 81, to-day, having adjourned
c,ci till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ALLEGED DEraLCATIoN Of THE CLERK.
Mr TAYLOR asked the unanimous consent
he House 10 make report from The Commit
'~e Of Accounts, in relation TO the conduct OF one
Is officers; and he expressed the hope that
.aarr would be no objection.
message was received fromthe Senate through
IS Secretary, informing the House that they had
passed the bill providing for the election of cleo
tVis oi President and Vice President Of the u.
2Saies, with an amendment, and requesting the
concurrence Of the House therein
1 Mr.. DUNCAN asked that the amendments be
taken up Tor action at this time; hut there were
ais IN varIons portions of the Hall for the read
ing OF the report.
I The SPEAKER informed The gentleman, thai
! he House could not now &C, upon the amendment
yci the Senate
Mr.. HOPKINS said, that he should object to
,hc transaction OF any business until the report oil
The committee was acted on.
After some suggestions as TO what order the blI-
snes> should take
Mr.. TAYLOR observed, that the report was
%Pieparei and ready to be presented Yesterday ;
tai on the suggestion, that everything would be
properly explained, the committee delayed making
ne report until this morning. The committee,
~ NeSeF, received no Information, either from the
.le'h, OF from any other person. and, therefore
wv asked to lay the facts before the House
II ne reading OF the report was earnestly called
~ anu Il was read; from which it appeared, that
=. attention o!the committee having been drawn
j "ue condition OF the contingent fund, they gave
i nouc" 10 MI. McNu!ty, the Clerk Of the House,
y aVcoaM' 10, IT'S disbursement, and summoned
Io NJ - SHOW Tue amount OF money on hand. AL
I'm s".ee notified. he refused 10 attend before
t.o .o,n @n AT the time Mr. McNulty was
1c,5, ",o I'e GIN there was in the contingent fund
ia s'ooVo more was appropriated during
eI(.ls,i. ~ s>a' and $1,000 received from the late
ka2s ooo ~ ~, W. t. Clair Clarke-making in all
kIc,,;o' ne committee were informed on APP
nsIl'oh q! the Patriotic Bank thai this amount
sa !, oeen drawn, ana learned that the deficiency
me Clerk is Sil5OO; $4,000 is secured by
',-'a' pong; and Tor, the remaining 324, 500 there
cl''nv, bu The individual responsibility of
,,, 10. lhe committee have also learned that
A.. ,ul ea ia>t, +. J. Woodward has received Of
3, m, s1VVoo: Levi d. Slamm, OF New York,
Ei1 ,s anu gentleman Of Columbus, Ohio, 81
M - ",ais disposal of The public moneys should
n.., e'p'aned, il would amount to embezzle-
en- . .aSgordns 10 the law of 1871. To vind-
o,s "s character oflhe House. and as warning
De.s 80, Ae report recommends the adoption of
sn;. solutions: |. That Caleb J. M'Sulty be
r.. nom the office of Clerk of this House;
, i"St ne Secretary of the Treasury institute,
~ a"a ~, legal proceedings, to secure the balance
fao!ic money due by Caleb ]. M'Nuty;
~ 'He President, OF the United States be re-
~ 70 cause criminal prosecution to be
sehced against Caleb J. M'Nulty for en-
neoi oil public moneys, and all persons con-
n acc according 10 the act Of August Is, 1871.
FL ~ ELLER sent a letter TO the Clerks
which was read, from which il appeared
@e.e was nearly $4,000 in the hands Of
es " ~ s hrm in the City Of New York, to the
r.s' m VT. MNulty, and that The draft of this
(ssl " I,a. mad been honored; and Mr.. Weller
All ma' lhe money in question was not actual
unds,,. Out actually deposited with that firm.
., r~deisood, the balance Of the alleged def.
ana amounting TO $4,000, will be accounted
4 1 Md' Tue money was on deposite in New
Essr,.te MADE the statement, 10 show that the
aunent would sustain no loss. There was
ds M lot $4,000, although not the amount of
Ray .Weency; but the sureties would be able 10
rG,ed a., And when the facts should be fully nre-
anI, Ilhe House, he had no doub, i, would be
NJ G, here was no actual deficit.
GAVE JOHNSON suggested tina, the