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10
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February
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1845
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In the House, the case of McNulty, the defaulting Clerk of the House, occupied a considerable time. The Emancipator gives the following account of the final proceedings: "Mr. Taylor, of Virginia, chairman of the committee on accounts, showed that nothing satisfactory had been received from Mr. McNulty; he had not even met the committee, but had sent a short note affirming that he had in the Bank of America, in N. York, the sum of $29,000. No evidence appenred to substantiate that assertion. All was blank. The House had anticipated, from the declarations yesterday, of both McNulty and his friends, a full and satisfactory explanation; especially as it was known that Mr. Kershaw, the accounting clerk, had now returned. It appeared, however, that Mr. K. haddeclined to makeany disclosures. Under these cifcumstances, the course of the House was plain tory núnd. The question was about to be put on the first resolution, dismissing the clerk. On motion the veas and nays were demanded- no doubt to give solemnity to the act. At this juncture, Mr. Weller rose, palé and dejected, and, by permission, stated to the House that he had not a word to say now against the resolotion; he was induced to take the course and make tne statements and pledges he did yesterday, by the solemn assu ranees and promises of Mr. McNulty. none of which had been made good. - The roll was then called, and every member present voted AYE. The clerk was dismissed - destroyed. Other resolutions were then passed, directing the secretary of the treasury to take measures Tor the recovery of the money; and requesting the president to order a criminal prosecution, for the tclony Of embezzlement, against M'Nulty,and all who have aided or have been concerned in his transactions. On motion of Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia, the rules were then suspended, which require the voting at the election of an officer of the House to be viva voce, and B. U. French was al most unanimously appointed clerk of the House of Representntives for the remainder of this Congrcss. Mr. French was sworn in, and the House adjourned." The Sun says that McNulty who is represented ns a genuine rowdy, was arrested at a drinking house in Washington, on Sunday, and committed to prison to nnswer the charge of appropriating to bis own use t'.ie funds of the United States. Parties who may have received from him mones belonging to the government, are also liable to prosecution. Wben the Whigs repealed the SubTreasury law, they left a clause unrepealed, as follows: "And be it furlher enactod, That if any officer charged with the safe keeping, transfer, or disbursement of the public moneys, or connected with the Post Office Department, shall convert to his own use, in any way whalever, or shall use by way of investment in any kind ofproperty or merchandise, or shan loan, with or without interest, any portion of the public moneys entrusfed to-him for safe keepingv disbursement, or for any other purpose, every such act shall be deemed and adjudged to be embezzlement of so much of the said monies as shall be thus taken, converted, invested, used or loaned, which is hereby declared tobe a felony: and the neglectand refusal to pay over on demand the public monies in his hands upon the presentation of a draft, order, or warrant, drawn by him, and signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or to transfer or disburse any such monies promptly, according to law, on the legal requirement of a superior officer, shall be prima facie evidënce of conversión to his own use of so much of the pablic monies as may be in his hands. Any officer or agent of the United States, and all persons advising or knowingly and willingly participating1 in such erabezzlement, upon being convictedthereof before any Court of the United States of competent jurisdiction, shall for every such offence forfeh and pay to the United States a fine equal to the amount of money embezzled, and shall suffer imprisonment for a term not less than six months, nor more than five years." Under this law, McNulty was arrested.A bilí to pay 85,000 to the Captain of the vessel who brought La Fayette to this country 20 years ago, was brought in and discussed. It very properly received the go-by. Thebill for fixing a uniform day for the election of President has passed both Houses. The day is the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November. The Whig project for Annexation, ntroducedby Milton Brown of Tenn., was received in the House with much favor, has passed by a vote of 120 to 98 as folio ws: Yeas - Messrs. Arrington, Ashe, Atkinson, Bayly, Belser, Bidlack, Edward J. Black,, James Black, James A. Black, Blackwell, Bower, Bowlin, Boyd, Broadhead1, Aaron V. Brown, Milton Brown, William J. Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Campbell, Shepherd, Cary, Reuben Chapman, Augustus & Chapman, Chappell, Clinch, Cobb, Coles, Cross, Cullom, Daniel, John W. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Dellet, Douglass, Droomgoole, Duncan, Ellis, Farlee, Ficklin, Foster, French, Fuller, Hammett, Haralson, Hays. Henley, Holmes, Hoge, Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard, Hubbell, Hughes, Charles J.íngersoll, Jameson, Cave Andrew Johnson, George W. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Kirkpatrick, Labranche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpkin, Lyon McCouslen, Maclay, McClernand, McConnell, McDowell, McKay, Mathews, Joseph Morris, Isaac E. Morse, Murphy, Newton, Norris, Owen, Parmenter, Payne, Pettit, Peyton, E. D. Potter, Pratt, David S. R?id, Relfe, Rhett, Ritter, Roberts, Russell, Saunders, Senter, Tliomas Seymour, Simons, Simpson, Shdell, John T. Smith, Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Steenrod, Stephens, John Stewart, Stiles, James W. Stone, Alfred P. Stone, Strong,Sykes, Taylor, Thompson, Tíbbatts, Tucker, Weller, Wentworth, Woodward, Joseph A. Wright, Yancey and Yost - 120. N a ys- Messrs. AbtotT Adams, Anderson, Baker, Barringer, Barnard, Benton, Brengle, BrinkerhoíF, Jeremiah Brown, Buffington,Carpenter, Jereraioh E. Gary, Carroll, Catlin, Causin, Chilton,man, Clinton, Collamer, Cranston, Dana, Darragh, Garrett Davis, Richard D. Davis, Deberry, Dickey, Dillingham, Dunlap, Elmer, Fish, Florence, Foot, Giddings, Goggin, Willis Green, Byram Green, Grinnell, Gridder, Hale, Hann-ibal Hamlin, Edward S. Hamlin, Hardin, Harper, Herrick, Hudson, Washington II unt, James li. 'Ekint, Joseph R. Ingersoll, Irvin, Jenks, Perley B. Johnson, John P. Kennedy, P. King, D. King, McClelland, Mcllvnine, Marsh, Edward J. Morris, Freeman H. Morse, Moseley, Nes, Patterson, Phcewx, Pollock, Klisha R. Potter, Preston, Purdy, Ramsey, Ruthbun, Rayner, Reding, Robinson, Rockweli, Rodney, Rogers, St. John, Sample, Schenek, Severance, David L. Seymour, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Stetson, AndrewStcwart, Summers, Thomasson, Tilden, Tyler, Vanee, Vanweter, Vinton, Wethered, Whcaton, John White,Benjamin White, Williams, Winthrop, William Wright- 98. Messrs. Hunt & McClelland, it is said, voted against this bill, becausc they preferred another project. The following ia ihe proposition of Mr. Brown, which has passed the House: "Joint resolution declnring the terms on which Congress will adrnit Texas into the Union as n State. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U. States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress doih consent that the territory properly included within, aild rightfully belonging to the republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of government. to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies in convent ion assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in order that the same mny be admüted as one of the States of this Union. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the foregoing consent of Congress is given upon tho following conditions, and with the following guaranties, to wit: First. Said state to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments; and the constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, to be laid before Congress for its final action, on or befère the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty six. Secoïid. Said State, when admitted into the Union, after ceding to the United States all mines, minerals, salt lakes, and springs. and also all public edifices, fortifications, barracks, porls and harbors, navy and navy-yards; docks, magazines, arms, armaments, and all other property & means pertaining to the public defence belonging tosaid republic of Texas, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind which may belong to, or bedueand owingsaid republic; and shall also retain all: the vacant and unappropriated lands lying witliin its limits, lo be applied to thepayment of the debts and liabilities of said republic of Texas; and the residae of said! lands, after discharging said debts and' liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debt and lmbiiities to become a charge upon the government of the United States.Third. New States, ofconvenient size, and having "sufficient population, muy hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the terrifory thereof, which shall be cntitled toadmission under the provisions of the federal constitution. And such States as may be formed out of ihat of said territory lying south of thirty six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, ns the people of each Siate asking admission may desire. And in such State or States as shall be formed out ot the said '.erritory north of said Missouri compromise line, - slavery or involuntary servitude, except for crime, shall be prohibited." h is very doubt lul whether this will pass the Senate, and i f it should, it will be harmless unless ratified by Texas - an event not very probable.

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