Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-05
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HOUSE or DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, January IS.

SNi ORDtf, S"hItIy -.
Mr.. Brooke, from the committee anpoint,
ed on the part of this house, Jou;n,iy viii,
a committee of The Senate, TO examine in
to the state of the Bank of Virginia, made
the following report:
The committee appointed Jointly with a
committee of the Senate, to examine into.
the state of the Bank of Virginia, have ac-
cording to order examined the books Con-
tanning minutes of their proceedings
statement of the capital stock of the com
pany, of the debts due them, OF the money
deposited in their Golfers, of the notes in
circulation, and the cash Oh hand. And
they beg leave to report, that the books
exhibited, contain fair and distinct entries
| OF the general concerns OF the compap,,
shelving at certain periods not only their
entire resources, and the demands which
possibly may be made against them as AN
entire body; but soewing also IT stated pc
RODS, the transactions OF the mother Bank
with its different branches, whereby the
committee were enabled not only to ascer-
tain the general results but to discover the
management and operations of the indiyi-
dual branches. The committee beg leave
further to state, that the management of
this valuable institution, is conducted on
principles which must justly the most SAN
guine expectation OF It's success and pros
pcrity.
| Ordered, That the said report be laid
upon the table.
WEDNEsDAY, January 81.
A report Of the committee appointed r.,
examine the Executive expenditure of <hc
last year (Which lay on the table) was read
in the following words:
! The committee appointed to examine the
executive expenditures for the last wear.
have, according to order, performed that
duty, and have come TO the following report
and resolution
| 1t appears TO your committee that from,
! the first day of October 1906, to the first day
OF October 1907, warrants have issued OF,
the contingent fund to the amount of 6 3D.
24s 90 cents, being 8 Ia 493 IS cents more
than the sum appropriated of this sum,
however, s 1859 80 cents were expended
in calling out the militia to repel the threa-
tened invasion at Norfolk; and, from the
assurances of the President of the u. 5.
communicated to the Governor of this
Commonwealth, we may calculate on hav-
/ ing this money refunded, whenever demand
| ed, the excess OF warrants, therefore, dra WIN
on the contingent fund for expenditures au-
thorised by law and precedent, amounts to
the sum of S2,s49 % cents only.
| Your committee beg leave further to re-
port, that among the items charged or the
contingent lunQ WlthlD the above period,
there is one of 5 5.579 SO cents for cartouch
boxes, holsters, &c. purchased under an
existing resolution of the General Assem-
bly,; and for the payment of which no spe-
lcihc appropriation has ever been made.
AS all articles of this king since the first us
April last, have been manufactured at the
IPcnitentiary, and it is presumed, will here
after be furnished from that institution a.
lone,it is not probable that a similar item
viii again be found in the account of execa-
tive expenditures but may be necessary
| to increase the fund heretofore appropria-
led for carrying on the internal operations
: OF the Penitentiary. Deducting the above
sum of s 5579 SO cents, (Which constitutes
nearly one halfof the sum appropriated Tor
the contingent expenses of government,)
and the monies advanced by the Executive
on the faith of the United States, it will APP
pear, that the ordinary charges on the con-
tingeDt fund fall short of the appropriation,
the sum Of 8 1881 IS cents.
! Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee. that the Executive in making the ex-
Penditures on the contingent fund in the
last year, have been justified by law, usage,
or necessity.
The said resolution being read second
| time, was agreed to by the house.
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