The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-03


ns.ted tine, an act passed OH the 3lst day of
January last, chtitled AN act concerning ex
ecn'ions, and for other purposes" with a.
- encnSnts, to which they request the con-
carrence of the House of Delegates.
y Aud their committee have examined .evc.
r;.l o,hcr enrolled bills, which being found
truly enrolled, have been signed by their
Speaker.
An engrossed ryder to the bill g To APP.
P''opriaie certain escheats, penalties and for
fixtures % the encouragement of learning
was read third time. and the title of the
said bill amended, and passed.
An engrossed bill To amend the several
acts concerliing the county and other nferi
or courts OF tins commonwealth" was read
third time and passed.
The following report (Which lay on the
table) was taken up and read:
The committee appointed to bring i'm a
bill to amend the several laws regulating
the militia ofthis commonwealth, have, ac-
Cordiny tn order, had under their consider
alton several petitions to them referred. and
have agreed upon the following resolutions
thereupon:
Resolved. as the opinion of this commit
tee, That the petition of certain inhabitants
the town of Petersburg. praying that the
law passed in January, 1867, entitled an act
concerning the militia of the town CT Pc
tersburg, may be repealed, and that the
commander of their regiment NAV be
authorised to suspend the collection of
fines until the next regimental court OF en-.
quiry. by law which shall be alsorctros
pective IN its operation, for the purpose Of
embracing and relieving cases which have
already occurred, be rejected.
Resolved, That tire petition of certain in
habitants of the county of Campbell, pray
ing, that the militia may be furnished with
arms, is reasonable.
The first resolution being read second
time, was agreed to by the House.
The second resolution being read second
time, was, On motion ordered, to he laid upon
the table. ~
A report from the armory committee
(Which lay on the table, was read in the
following words
The Committee appointed on the part of
the House of Delegates. jointly with the
committee appointed on the part of the Sc
nate, Co enquire into the manner in which
the operations at the manafactory of arms
have been conducted for the preceding year !,
investigate the conduct Of the officers; as
certain the quality of the arms made; ex
anime into the expenditure of the money
appropriated and oraWu from the treasury !;
the number Of arms made, and the different
description, thereof; lie number aug guam
THY or component parts, and materials on
hand and their value and the costs OF tina
arms, nave, according to order, performed
the several duties to them assigned, and sub
init the following report:
Your committee have not deemed it essen /.
tiaito adhere TO the order in which the Sc
verai SUBJECTS of enquiry follow one another.
In the law OF the 17sh of February, 1909,
laasmuch az some of those first named,
seemed naturally TO grow out of others which
succeed them. That which relates 10, the
expenditure OF the money appropriated and
drawn from the treasury, will first be no
ticed. Under this head yeur committee
report, That by the act OF the 18th of Fee
bruary, 1902, apprppriating the public re-
rense, the following sums were directed to
be applied TO the following objects:
TO the manufacturing OF arms $40 GOO
To the foundery and boring mill 10000
Building for the mandatory of
arms 1000
Officers salaries $500
Farther back than the 10Th day of Feb
1909, when the new regulations of the ar
nory commenced, your committee have not
thought proper to Carry their enquirics--
The confusion known to have existed in e.
very part of the institution prior to thai
time, would have rendered it extremely diff
fcuit, IT not impossible. TO arrive AT any
SSFtaih CONCLUSIONS, ana tile SUBJECT was
moreover amply investigated by the last le-
gisiature; nor could they carry, their enqoi
iies lower down, thar the Seth of November
last, because theaccounts directed to be kept
by the Auditor with the Superintendent
were then closed FOR the third quarter -
Between those two days, period of nne
months and Il third Ola month, the following
sums seem to have been expended in the
following manner:
For the nanufaCtory of arms SIS, O60 40
For the foundery and boring
mill A'69s III
For building for manufactory
OF arms go IT
For officers salaries $500 90
$685. GA
II TO this sum be added the rent OF the
water from the canal, which will lie 995S
50 cents, the aggregate SS4,85O 10 cents, is
the actual amount of money, drawn and ex
pended, between the Goth Of February and
the 30ti Of November, 1909. This state.
ment, however, does not show win certain.
~, the actual expences of the institution
, 1nnsmuch, as on the day last mentioned,
there was money due TO artiiiicers at the ar
mory, for work performed prior to that time,
and whose accounts were not then setted
and PAID. some money was also then due
tor materials. the amount of which could ,.,t
be determined In the calculations herein
after stated, for a5Ceriaining the costs Of
the arms, your committee have endeavored
10 come as nearly as possible, To the real
e%pcnces OF the establishments. Wi.hin the
period above mentilned, there have been
finished at the armory--