Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-10

$500 500, 100 IS
and Farmers Bank Of Firgin,a, to The credit Of
the Treasurer and 10 the credit of the Treasurer of
the Board of Public U'orks, If added to the diri-
de"ds due at sad Baniks, TIE sam in deposite in
the Bank of Jrginiu TO the credit of tbe Literar1
Fund, and The funds reported By the committee to
6f IN the Treasury hcrcm-beforerefeTredt to- wiil
make the sum o. S 292, 100 75 cents.-See Docu-
| merits ~ ard { B. as TO The amount in Bank
Ct the sum Of S292 - cents, only The sum of
S2i6,5Sf % cents tccre at the disposal of the Trea-
surer and Treasurer IF the Board of Public
UorkS, the balance being still due to the Board
Of Pa6hc oortsdnd Literary Fund. and payable
TO such persons as the President and Directors
should author7Se toreceire the same
As hare but just entered upon the duties of
treasurer, At Is presumed the Legislature piH not
erpeet that should haze paid much attention to
the SUBJECT Of rerenue such ideas hare occurred,
are respectfully submitted.
appears from hereport of the present Audi
tor, that The rerenue ciH not be sufficient to meet
the expenditures Of the current year BIZ a sum lit
lie short Of forty thousand dollars: To supply
uhich deficiency Imagine the Legislature are mol
disposed at thts time to resort to augmentation
Of the tdres.
There has beeR for some gears an annual appro-
pridtton OF the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars
10 ne paynent o. the interest and gradual ertin-
punishment Of the principal Of the certificate debt
contracted NTH The Bank Of Virginia and the
tam,rs Bank Of Virginia, during the late ,var
as M's debt bears an interest Of seren per cent il
'Sla'r TO presume that the holders Of the ce,tif-
Gates r'H not object to the procrustination of the
period Of their redemption 1t is respectfully sug-
Sested that this appropriation should for the pre.
sent gear he reduced 10 the sum Of SIXTY thousand
aoeaIs, Th'ch 'r'H ieare balance of forty thou
sand dollars, to be otherwise applied. Might mol
the appropriation to the Manufactory Of Arms
also be reduced ten or fifteen thousand dol
lars! We kaue noU pretty good supply
81 HI7aS and 1t IS probable that IRE shall rec. ire
from the General Government the quota to rh,ct
tre hare for some time been entitled and achich
suspect ICE shouM long since hare receired, had il
not been seen that Ue Dere both Uiuing and able
10 arm ourselves.
IL may be safely calculated that after the chr
rent year, the ordinary rerenue piH be sufficient TO
meet the 0rdtndry expenditures of the goUernment ::
as 1y that time the expenses incurred in making
the ne,r assessment Of the lands, publishing the
neD edition OF the Idtcs, and the in,prore,enf of
the public square, riH haze ceased to uhich ser-
era! OBJECTS, the last Legislature appropriated the
sum o. etShty:tour thousand aud tUty-0ne dollars
and torty-three cents.
Before closing this report it may be proper to
Remarks, that by the reduction suggested in the dp-
preparation to the payment Of the interest and
grddudt ertinguishmext OF the seren per cent cert
ycdte de6t, procrastination OF the period of its
totat e1tngu'shment. beyond that originally pre-
scri6ed by IaU, as not anticipated because, should
the tdres be continued in their present amount, it
as presumed this appropriation may be augmented
Geyond one hundred thousand dollars by succeeding
Legislatures.
p
port the indulgence Of liberal Legislature is res.
pectfuity asked.
Your obedient servant,
JERMAN BAKER, Treasurer.
The Hon. Speaker
of the House of Delegates.
On motion OF Mr.. Crump, ordered, that
the Treasurer's letter, with the accompa-
nyIDg documents, be referred 10 the Com
mittse OF Finance.
a mo hx IL Al.
this House do agree to the following pre-
amble and resolution:
Whereas, il is alleged that The Potomac
company have failed 10 perform the con
ditionS on which they were authorized by
the laws nfVirginia, regulating their char
Ter, 10 demand and receive tolls and IL
Is desirable 10 ascertain by legal pro-
ccedings whether such allegation be true
or not therefore,
ReSoired, That it shall be the duty of
the Attorney General TO institute The pro.
per proceedings against the said company
Tor The purpose Mt ascertaining the truth
OF The allegation aforesaid, and to prose-
cuiee such proceedings To a judgment az
soon as may be: that when Judgment
shall be rendered, the Executive shall
cause the record thereof 10 be certified
and laid before the General Assembly al
their ensuing session, and that if such
judgment shall be against The said com
pany, the effect thereof shall be suspend
ed until the pleasure OF The legislature
thcrcupon be declared by law.
The said preamble aud resolution be-
ing twice read, were, OH The question
put therenpoD, agreed TO by the House
Eugrossed bills, Authorizing sepa.
rate election on the west side Of New river
IN The county of Montgomery" Con-
corning the directors Of The Literary
fuDd -" 10 amend an act reducing into
one Tie several acts concerning pilots,
and regulating their Notwithstanding
the place for holding elections for Direc-
tors TO the Fauquier and Alexandria turn
pike COMPANY" TO amend an act,
entitled, an act establishing toll bridg,.
across Tie OccOquan river, in the COUNTY
OF Prince William" Remitiing a fine
TO Anthony Owens"--"1'o amend an act.
entitled an at further TO amend and
explain the act, entitled, an act for ar
ranging the counties into districts for the
election ol senators, and for eanalzIng
The land tax" Concerning warrants.
epirles, and surveys in certain cases.
" Placing William Pound on the pension
llsl =" 10 incorporate the BOydtoWu
o. ale ana female academy in the county
OF Mecklenhurg'-" Fixing the place Of
meeting Tor lie stockholders OF the Lynch
burg and Salem Turnpike Company, and
tor other purpose" read sd time
and passed.
Tuesday, February SION motion o.
Mr.. Borlaud, Resoired, That leave b,
given 10 bring in hill repeating So
ouch Of The act, entitled An act 10 ere
ate d fund Tor internal Improvement
establishes The Board Of Public Works
end HAT provision be made in tie blll
lius authorized 10 be brought IN, Tor ll,