Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02
VInclNIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE or DELGGATRS.
THuRspAY, October 90. 1914.

dee. Mr.. Magill proposed that Speaker
fro ttsstoxe be appointed. and recommend-
cd Robert Stanhard. ESQ. one Of the Dele
gates from the county tSpottsylvania, as .
person w0rthy Of the said appointment.
Wherenpon. Resolved, that the said Ro- 4
bert STANDARD. Esq. be appointed Speaker Of
this House .fyo fepitore : who, being CON.
Quoted to che chair. made his acknowledges
ments ts the House for the honor conferred
upon him.
wasysad a third time. and blank therein
wF @led
!. keSolved, that the bill do pass, and that
ths title be" An act making farther appro-
priatio0s for the support Of government"
A message from the Senate BY Mr.. Ca
beils
Mr.: Speaker.
The Senate have agreed TO the a.
mendment proposed by this House to the
second amendment of the Senate. to the
preamble and resolution on the subject Of
the defence of the commonwealth.
And then he withdrew.
The Spe aker laid before the House a let.
ter from the Governor, with s,,ndry docu-
meats inciosed, which were partly read as
follows:
CourcrL cn1MsrR. October goth. 1914
FELLOW Ciiizens qffie House Of Delegates.
In conformity to your resolution of the
18th. callipg for information relative to our
unliquidated claims against the General Co.
vernment have the honor to transmit the
enclosed documents from to 5. containing
the correspondence between the two governs
ments in relation thereto. AS the whole
correspondence on the claims of the state
from the commencement of tina war will be
before the Legislature, any detailed expo
sinon on my part IS rendered unnecessary
Icannot however abstain from suggesting
that the view presented BY the state deiegas
ton in Congress ON the subject is entirely
mistaken one It would seem from their
representation that the only obstacle TO an
adjustment was the absence of vouchers,
when the correspondence shows most dis
tinctly that the FIRST account transmitted was
completely sustained by vouchers and the
account rejected on principle, and that the
Executive Of Virginia was advised that the
existing laws Of Congress did not warrant
the adjustment contcnded for by Virginia -
And SO late as the 18th of February, as will
be seen by the dacument A, we we're told
that the War Department. could not proceed
in the wished for settlement without Lee
gislattve aid. As however that ground has
been taken by the delegation, namely that
the difficulty had arisen from the absence of
vouchers, we directed them to be prepar-
ed immediateIy--and although additional
clerks have been employed for that service,
they are not CT complete, as they are ex-
treunely voluu,inous
The amount of what has been received
from the general government was commu.
nicated on former day
laval myself OF the opportunity now pre-
sented of communicating the enclosed docu-
ments "a B @. Tie former containing the
proceedings OF the Legislature OF Pennsyiva.
MIA, on proposed aTnendmcnt to the Goa.
constitution Of the United States The lat.,
ter (B O. being copies OF letters from Judge
Semple, disclosing the insuperable Difficult
ties he experiences in procoring prosecu~
tor in some Of the courts in which he pre-
sides.
IS BARBOUR
ono, ~
WAsifiseron. Dec. %. 1913.
Dear Sir,
Among the subjects which will oc-
cupy the attention Of Congress during the
present session revision Of the Militia laws
Is one rendered peculiarly 20 Virginia. from
the expenditures already.incurred, and the
certainty that from, our exposed situation
these expenditures must be considerable dur
ing the continuance of the war--l'he opi.
Dion entertained by members Of the Legjs
iaturc Of Virginia, that considerable Dor
ton OF these expenditures will be thrown al /.
timately on the State, j. calculated. fear t.,
produce feelings which may have an impsr.
tant operation on our future exertions, and
impair that confidence 10 the ad,pinistra ion
which, during the present pcriud of peril &
danger, every patriot ought TO cherish. "
The President, in his message recon-
meDds regulations under due precautions,
: tor defrayjng the expense incident 20 the 6rst
assembling, az we'll as the subsequent move.
mepts, of detachmsnts called into the Natl
onal service" have heard shat tie espen-
ditures in Virginia not already allowed, are
principally OF this kind. Ifa law shall pas.
providing in future for these expenses. we
shalla'temptto giveit retrospective ope
ration, DO as completely Ia cover all expehs,
ses OF this kind already incurred Iii order
TO do justice TO the claims nj Virginia and
engrait I'D the lev proyisiouto pieet them,
1t would be ifnf ant ~ know--ist Their
mount--2Gly h lie o jects for whch the tx.
pences have been Incurred. IN sLesi,jng Of
the amount mean only TO include sucn
claims as the accounting officers either have
not allowed or may scrupls 10 allow under
the existing lawsuit lad seen your COR
respondsnce on this subject With The Exec
rtive of the UritsJ States, it would rot BIZ
necessary TO give you this trouble. Nothing
however But your MESSAGE has reached us.
The documents accompanying il, il printed,
have not appeared IN the newsps ers
he Embargo recently passed here adj
ded TO the taxes, win produce a severe press
sure on the community. The assumption
OF the direct tax by the state, which weuld
ehecspally prevent this pressure, viii. fear.