The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-27
Frid0r Der. 10


u communication nom TIL Senate Inn 49,;
CLERK, y '"'i'
ne senate have paiied the bill {" CONCERN,
iiig lhc tendance nf wjin-6ss ~ tho -;sf--:
courts, with an amendment, TO which ,hey
rcGueit the concurrence or the Houie of Dele
gates. ,-
They have alto agreed to refo,uton for
communicating 70 tie Hnufe OF Delegates the
report and retoiutions OF the committee, an.
pointed Gu the part of the Senate, to examinr
the inbjeet embraced by the fad report and re-
foiutions.
The houfe proceeded TO conffder the amend
ment TO the-faid bill, and the fame being twice
read, was on The quelion put ihereupon, agreed
TO hy the homie.
Ordcred, That the clerk acquant the Senate
Herewith.
The heufc then proceeded to eonfider the
additional COMMUNICATION OF the Senate, which
was read, and is in the following words:
IN Senate. December, lS. 1905.
The honie proceeded to conhder the refolu.
ton laid yeiteld4y upon the table for comn,u
n'cat'ng 10 the HOMIE Of Delegates the rrport
and reoutIoRs of he committee appointed On
the part of this houie TO examine the Treafur
erS account---And the FAM heing read and a.
mended, was on the quefton bring pul there
upon agreed to by the hoHfe as follows:
Report ard roii01S Of t6e committee of TIE Sts1e al.
Poi1fedfO e*Hnine tie Tregj2re,'5 seeOpst
The Committee appointed by the Senz.e to exa-
mine the lreainrer accounts convened in his Office TO
perform that duty but, TO their great frprze found
that the vouchers and documents, without which no
'atistactory iDveGigation could be made, had been
dehroyed by the committee of the Houfe of Delegates
who had aded on the iubje9. They have therefore
beenuDa5lc to obey the order of the Senate unlefs they
had been dilpoled examine mere fatement of ac-
counts, which, in part, muh unayoidaby have been
uniupported by evidence.
I his procedure Of the committee of the IIoufe OF
Delegates does not appear be j1lled by any prac
ice OF tic government as heretofore ufed but, in
the opinion Of this committees is in violation of the
exiting laws Of the fate, and Totally incompatible
with that refpeet, which due from each branch of
the Ieghature to the other, and in direa holtlity
Wfh the rights appertainiDg the Senate.
hs; the Houie Of Delegates hath the right TO ap.
port committee to examine into any ofthe accounts
OF the Ireaiurer concerning which information may
De required need not be denied nor il Deem
ed necefary to notice the difference between the
terms by which the committee on the part Of the
fioue OF Delegates were appointed to examine the
teaiurers accounts biJ Jsar, and tire hereto
lore u'ed' IL IS more important TO inquire by what
authority committee of that Houfe alone could be
Juihhed IN deifroying the vouchers and documents,
which belong TO the Treafurers Office by which onl1
ne could fupport his accounts, and without which /,
becomes impofibIe for him to exhibit and iunfy Il,
the Ge0s,1f IGsnbiy, fatement of MS accounij
which Ivy law he is bound to DO
The aet Of the General AGen,bly Of 1885, r.-er-,
acted "a l1Ji, and now ia force, entitled, IN az 20
reduce nio one t,s feveral 6s concerning the Add.
tof and Iseafmer" -preorbcs, that the 1rea!are-,
az books provided the pubic expenie fall aats ,
accounts Of money b. hia received so- publice tax
and 'aiPOG,'ots, and paid il pufiuauce Of aes ana
votes oil the General AHeHibIy, ia fueh n,anues,
thai ..is nett produce 81 The whole revenge, - ycs
as OF every branch thereof. and the amount Of dC
5nflements II dfshsrge # The lsVera demand. NJ
di!inely aPpeIr ar lay the Ia acrs fsonI time e,
me and al bis oshss rsufaG OTIS before she Crn A.
mblY Audh he divert or ni4lPpIy any If the 29h-
trealHre. beitg convicted thereof, s1on fach prof
cutiou, as - before prsferibed, he Gail not only b.
zdjucEcd to psy double the ssery 80 found 70 BE- d.
verted OF n'bsPPbe5, 70 tic DC Of TIE soaropwsse