Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-15

the clection of Register Of The Land Of
nee Tor one year. Five candidates were
named onihe 2d ballot Mr.. William c.
Pendieion. the present incumbent Was
re elected; lac having lO4 votes, the next
candidate 10 him Oh.
The House also proceeded 10 The cleo
ton of IA member of The Privv Council. in
place OF Mr.. James f. Heath, elected An
ditor. Several candidates were brought
forward, aud after 4 ballots, Mr.. William
Smith, one OF the delegates OF Greembrier,
was elected.
Tie Speaker laid before the House Il
letter from The Treasurer, winch was read
as follows:
Treasury Office. Isth January, 1920.
SIR....i hare not0 the hOnVr 10 lag Gefore
the Legislature report. prep0rCd an c06i0rmdy
to he act, eatdtrd IN act changing tic fiSc year
Of ihiS commonwealth, and for other purposes.
IL has been customary for the last t'ro or three
yrdfS 10 defdy me report JIHm thIS department an
til tn annual committee from The legislature
shall hare cramimed The accounts jor Which 1t IS
Diidr. IhiS practice grer ont Of the ca constance
o there haring been accession slight rnIi-
ance, m the report Of the Treasurer, ,rhich had
been presented carly IN fhe session and the Looks
1redSny after they had ter. examined ~
the committee. which, thoUghoj small Importance,
and ,rus corrected IN the report Of the 1reasrr
at ne succeeding session, induced nam al the SHg-
Gtter until the accounts had uaGerg OHc erdmia-
al on so that thrre might be a perfect agreement
and uniformity IN has report and that Of the c,hi.
ntittes Ircgret This delay the more IN the present
! instance, because ! intended 10 conTnHicte 10
the Legislature tdet tchch recent circiunStdn'
induce me mach TO lament had not been disclosed
| earlier.
Erer since held the arduows and responsible
station, with ,rhich The sg1rGges Of Tie LegiS'd-
turr hare so repeatedly honOred me j hare ierot'd
| the best energies Of my mind. an conjunction Tjth
the most perSercing application OF my time, to the
ddrGnceDaPnt of the public interest. Ia reretiRg-
| my conduct whiist la this situation. IL affords ne
| the highest consolation to reflect that some
casions and ut times too, cheR the erigencieS Of
| the country demdRded the ereTtIOn Of ere,y effort
TOR ais preSerUdtiOnrhPn the EaGncCS Of the state
,Uere inadequate to meet tie pressing demands IF
necesS,tous creditors hGzdrded my indiridndI
credit for the supply Of such deficiencies didthe'e-
by successfully con6dtrd the eriS thHt roud other
| ,ciSe haze resulted. Happy siOud L be. If could
stop here with Surrendering to the Legislature the
| trust they hare cOnided to me but truth and
justice demand hat fSaOuld further state that 10
has been my misfortune, during The lite period Of
| unpdrdI TED commercial distress AMI peCuniafy
| difficulty TO become inraired by indirdudIs then
| high ia the confidence of The public but Uh h.re
since fallen sacrifices 10 the unusual Stat Q, the
times an Consequence If ,Citisi deficit IN the
| pubitc treasury has occurred ,chich, as am noe
undbe to supply. dem it proper to cOm'SUHi ute
the fact to The Leg iSldture II there is dBy thing
| in this transaction from tchich can CLEAN ray
public treasure has not been dircrted from It's eei-
ttmdte use. cith any Uietc to my pirate ddrdntge
| o. enactment. No one can charge irith hgring
Specuidted ruth the public funds ,chdt ihdUe done,
though an act O( impJWdenCe an the highest degree
improper is to be attributed pureiy TO teeiing Of
| fl ieldship unauthorized pith any sOTdid feelings
| or Uie,rS.
~ the sacrifice Of my pateyndl estate, Nth that
| also lC!lich hare acquired by life OF industry
| and economy BE- considered any erpiation far
| the JGHt hare committed 1 shall rieU their
| ,creck Wih perfect cOmpOSure hare made su,h
| arrangements as lrW eH"Gts me, an ucry short
tt'e, to dispose Of so much ct IL at ,chdt6Uer
cTfce as riH ,HdGie me 10 replace tie money from,
| 1chence IL has been unfortunately remored.-H
| may not be improper far me to remark, that tie
| public treasuryhaS suffered no Inconvenience miat-
| ereT from, This transaction; and, j assert, lCith
| perfect confidence that 1t shall not.
1t My remains for me to ask the Legislature TO
| appoint a committee TO eruB,iRe tie dccotn.tS Of
the treasury from the 30tk Of September last Cthe
| iatest peTiOt Of examination By tie annual COM
| M tCe,) and to ascertain tie actual deuCiI Ia
| that committee cheR they SiiuH hare completed the
duty assigned them, 1 'oW delicer the ONCE ,rilh
ereyy thing GpptTtrHdnt to IL.
hare the honor TO be- rery rPspecthtlly yoiii'
| obcdient servant, j. PRESTON frea,urcr
Ordered, that the SAID letter with the
accompanying documents be LAID upon
| the table.
On Mr.. Crump's motion The Trea-
surer's letter was taken up, and, refer cd
to select commit ee.-W hereupon
committee was appointed of Messrs.
/ Crump, Yancey, BoNyer, Gordon, Gar
land, Hunter of ESSEX, Everett, Miller,
Patterson, ChamberIayne, Morris of Ham
over, Henderson OF Wyihe, 5elden and
| Smith of Isle of Wight.
Various bills and resolutions were re-
ceived from committees, which were laid
Oh the table.
Aud then on MIR. Fox's motion, AL.
journed TIL to- morrow cicren o'clock.