Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-18

amining the Treasntsr's accounts, have leave
10 :" curing TIE session ct the house, dnd be
authorized 10 Send tor persons aud papers.
several bulls aud resolutions we're received
from committees, which were laid GA the
table.
motion was made by M,. Smith OF Isle OF
wight, that the following preamble aud re>o.
luton he adopted uy the Huuse (tl,e said urc-
amb!e beiIg proposed lay MIR. Clamn.rla\ur,
aud accepted by Mr. Smith alter Offering tho
re>OlntiOu:)
hereaS the dCraugemHnt in the fiscal affairs
OF thr CONFERENCE.-The prOince nv the detail
cation OF the treasur.r, makes il mrcexsa,y
thai all the dues 10 the commonwealth, that
can, he collected wiihoui delay
Eesotrtd, by the GeHeral Assembly oi Vir~i-
MA, That the Arddor 4 Public acct units I've,
ami he isherebN instructed to move, as soouas
pis''lcabie. against the kesisler OF The I-aud
Vince, tor the penalty Incurred by The said
ncsiS'er i"r not paying Into the Treasury, ac-
cordIng to law, the tees received by INN Tor
business done in the Land OLsre. b,iw,rn liz,
is' day ot Octobe, 1878 and The 3i,i ,iay OF
March lSlo, inclusive and is, v hich neualty
the Auditor MAS authorized by law TO move
against the Register Oh the first day of October
last.
motion Was made by Mr. Bnriand 10 strike
out tie preamble, 10 winch the House agreed:
motion Was made by Mr.. Crump that the
said resolution be amended bN striking there
| tom the words " and for which penalty tha
Auditor was authorised by law TO move a.
gaiiist the Register on the first daN OF October
iaS', ana ihe question, being lut Ihereupon.
was determined III the NEGATIVE.
The question was then put upOn agreeing to
Tue said resolution, and determined in the
anrm"iive, Ayes l62, Noes u
mOiion was Made by AIR. Chamberlayne
| That the House GENE To the following resoIu-
non: Resolved ny the General Assembly,
that HE Auditor of Pubic Accounts he, and
hei hereby. instructed promptly 10 take all
| regal measures TO recover from the Register of
| the Land Office the amount of fines collected
ID ia roll
| the LIST day OF October 1918 TO the 10Th of Sep
| temuef 1919 aud which are noi as Yet account-
ed fer or paid into the Treasury.
On Mr. WoOdiug's motion this resolution
was land upon The table
On motion of MIR. Smith of Isle OF Wight, the
committee of the whole House was discharged
from further consideration Of the bill :" con-
Corning the sale OF property under executions
anu membranes and the same bill was
recommtled 10 the committee that brought it
in
An engrossed bill " changing the place of
hoiuimg courts Tor the county of Prince Will
nam, was taken up un motion OF MIR. Hooe
OF ~ ". ut was argued at considerable leng tn,
finally passed aud sent To the Senate.
Saturday, January ia Communication
from the Senate stated that they had passed
| the bill concerning i-e'nuei Beet also trat
they had passed tie resolution for proceeding
to the election at Treasurer with am amend
nrnt. The anne ndment proposes to postpone
The election fIom this day 10 this day week.
H"mse Aiter va ious MESSAGES Detw Ell the
Two Houses in the cOnTseoi tins days sitting,
IN agreed 10 iesOiniIo TO proceed 10 tie
election on w eduesday next.
Nj. Me VIII rtPr from the select committee
| 10 whom the bill cOncerusg Executions was
re-conmitied, reported the same with an "a
memdmeut hy NAY OF substitute; this subsii-
iuie was laid upon The table and ordered TO be
printed
Ga Mr.. Seldens motion, the joint committee
TO whom certain enquiries into the state of
ihe Treasury Office weIe summit ted by reso.
linton q. ihe 10Th inst. were discharged from
further considering them aud these duties were
devolved upon the select committee appointed
on ! Thursday last TO examine fully and MI.
nn ely INTO the Treasury department"
Tue Speaker laiu before the House the fol-
lowing letter from the Register OF the Land
| office:
Registers O6ce, January 1920.
SIR-The confidence repOsed IN me by the
Gene raj Assembly, a. manifested by repeated
appointments 10 the Office YET have the honor
IN hold has ever deserved my waImest graft
tnde. In no instance OF that confidence have
ever felt more lively sense OF that ,sratIIude
than that afforded by my recent re-appOir tmFuf,
and whilst cannot huI feel and acknowledge,
with the INeiieSt emotions, the honor re-
Gently conferred upon me, II is with the most
painful feelings OF Tegief that am cOnstrain-
ed, by circumstances, TO make lie resent
Cmmunicatun, which l beg YOU will Law
before the honorable House of Delegates
resolutions, (r, curing the concurrence of
the Senate was Yesterday adopted by the
Hon>c of Delegates insirur,ing the auditor
TO move against me- for penalty nm sed by
law for neglect topay into the treasury the
fees which ace ued on business done in this
Office from the l,t day of October 1915 10 the
3ist day OF March $40, inclusive, and which
were due on the Isl day OF October 1919. In
relation 10 this matter bee leave TO submit to
your honorable h0aSe brief explanations
which is due not less to he General ASSEMBLE
"a having so recently honored me with rope
tliIon OF It's confidence, than il is TO tile nie-
grIy OF NY conduct. The report recently
made. 10 the honorable House OF Delegates
/ bya numerous andmOst respectable committee
OF that body. shtws the construction of the
law, IN relation 10 the payment OF the fees of
Thu. ofhce, winch has the sanction OF TWENTY
four years practice under IT, and of which
there has not bIthet to been any complaint.
During this long period OF time the fees of
this ofhce have uniformly been regarded DIS
Que six months after the expiration of eveTV
period OF siA months within whch they accru-
Ell. lie documents accompanying the re-
port OF the committee also SlIew thai duriug The
service OF the former registers as well as with
III my lime. the Payments made of tees have
seldom been precisely OH the day when they
were regarded as due but sometimes and
most generally before and sometimes aiicr
the time when due his occasional neglect
Of exact pnnCInality has doubtless been the
result OF entire confidence between two PM.
nc OfhceTs-ihe auditor and Iegi,tvr-the
former well knowing Tie responsibility of The
IL ter doubts not al any mOmeht when called
on, hi, acc INT will he promptly adjusted
they are uuder TIE same roof aud This can he
done al am moment /; he cUuSt queutlN regards
a. a. milmPoriani 10 the public interest, whe-
iher, Tor the moment, small sum OF public
money Is ~ the bonds OF The register, WHO has
gwen bond with approved security, Or IN the
hands Ot any other pHbiiC officer who had
done no more fOi Tia security. The register
repOsIug III d like confluence, satisfied that 10
public inConye HienCe is occasiOnHd aud holds
himself ready AT any moment 10 account when
the agduOr shall caIit, perform hlS pa ( Of t!e
"A lA.ls IL l.iN.I