Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OE DELEGATES

OE DELEGATES.
Wednesday, February PA communication
passed the bills, " TO amend an act entitled
an act concerning William Campbell :" aud
concerning James Paxton" Also that they
mad recedcd from their LIST, I'd, Sd. aad 18th
amendments proposed to the bill, entitled - an
act. tor paying the officers of the General As
session"
MIR. Yancey, from the committee of Roads
ana internal Navigation, presented a report,
which, on his motion, was read as follows:
HE committee of Roads and Internal Nav
igation have according TO order had under
consideration the joint report of the commits
Sioners appointed by the States of Virginia,
kentucky, Pennsylvania aud Ohio, to examine
the Instructions in the navigation of the Ohio
river as contemplated by resolution of the
State of Ohio, of the 9th January 1917 and
also the report of Samuel Black burn the COM
missioner on behalf of this State, to them re-
ieTred, and have come TO the following resolu-
ton, thereupOn.
Resotred, as tie opinion of this committee, That
lthe present embarrassed state of the public
FUNDS OF this Commonwealth, renders) il mex.
pedlent al this time, for the State OF Virginia
10 aid In tue Improvement of the Navigation
OF the Ohio river, as contemplated by the re-
solution of the State of Ohio, of the "a IN jan
uary 1877
ReSUired. That the execu,iveof this Common
wealth be requested 10 transmit copy of
the preceding resolution TO the ExecutiVe of
Ohio.
On motion of Mr.. Morris of Wood, the first
resolution was amended. by striking lherefrom
the words, - The present embarrassed state nj
the public funds Of this Commonwealth rem
ders IL. and by inserting. IL u" in lieu of the
words 80 stricken out: and the said resolution
as amended, being twice read. was, on the
question put thereupOn agreed to bv me
House. The second resolution being twice
read. was agreed TO by the House in like man.
neT.
An engrossed bill, " to repeal so much of the
act, entitled" an act To create fund for in.
ternal Improvement. az creates and establish.
IS corporate body, styled the President and
Directors OF the Board of Pablo Works, was
taken up; whore uroO (on motion If MIR. Ball
o. LOn0oun,) ReSoiced II at the farther eonsi-
ne ration OF the said hill be pos pouei until the
3i't day Of March next-Ayes 81. Noes so.
Mr. Crump from the select committee for
examining tie late treasuTers accounts, pre-
scented Report, Which was received, AM read
as follows
III. C, mmiitee 10 when was rpCcrred the
communication of J Ohm Chew, agent for Sc ttliug
claims Of this State against the government Of
the United States. for advances during the late
war, have, according to order had that sub-
Iect under consideration, and respectfully sub
nit the following report:
1T appears to your committee, that the an
parent delay or the part of the agent 10 "a ~
OVet the sum Of one hundred and fifty thon-
sand dollars received of the United States on
the goth June last, and intended TO be dis
charged by check of one hundred and forty-
SIX thousand five hundred dollars on the u 4
Bauk. at Philadelphia ia favor Of the treasurer.
is satisfactorily accounted for, by evidence
sustsiDing that part of his communication. in
relation to that subject.
The committee think IL uuadvisa BILE 10 enter
into any settlement Of the accounts of MIR.
Chew, believing that the Executive who have
had the entire superintendent Of those ac-
commits, during the whole course Of their inVes-
tigatinn. more competent than themselves 10
close them. AS TO he pay of Mr.. Chew, tie
committee are Of opinion that the Executive
who appointed him, and who. by an order in
council, of 18th April, 1916, fixed the pay Of a
colonel of cavalry, as its standard, are The best
Judges OF its amount: They therefore recon-
mend that the committee be discharged from
the farther consideration of the sntiecf.
The said report was agreed 10 by this house
nv Ctnmp, from the same committee pre-
sented the following supplemental report:
The committee appointed to Investigate The
| late IteasurerS accounts, beg leave TO submit
'he following Supplemental Report -
IL viii be recoeCted BY the house that II,
committee fonnd IL unpfaciicabie TO make
satisfactory exam nation into several sonrcp.
! ct revevue which might have been paio III
tectiy into The treasury without appearing ou
| 'hc Auditor, books such as rents--t0baccn
sold al the Observation-Disclosures frOm tara