Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-05
OECEM BIER 5. 1920.
GENERdL, COVRT

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RICHMOND, DECEMBER 5. 1920
GENERAL COURT
This Court did not adjourn til Saturday night
about o'clock, after haring decided the case of
the Commonwealth against John Preston late
Treasurer, and has securities for the usar 1919
(the last gear of his fiscal Administrations The
Jury summoned 10 try the Issue in that case tcere
impanneLed on Thursday the 23d, and ,cere not
discharged thi Saturday erening about 6 o'clock.
| On that morning. Judge Brocfenbrou-h delirer,
| ed the opiaion of the Court on the points rhieh
had been deliberately urgnsd BY Counsel for NEARLY
three days The Court decided that The motion
made by the Counsel far the Commonwealth TO
fre'ude me testimony offered by the defendants
Counsel should be orerruied and that it ras COM
petem for the defendants Counsel to introduce
other fssfinony to trdrerse The accounts standing
upon tie Treasury books; and that the securities
Jcr Isl q. utre only bound to account fer the mo-
ates rhch they shouid prorc By Testimony to hare
come into their hands the execution of The bond
and during the course of The year. This decision
uhch substantially recognized the defaication (es
td6tshed 6yfestimony aliunde The Treasury books
to hare occurred in the yedr 1878 rent 10 cieur
The skirts Of The securities Of 1919 from such de-
tatcation.-U Under the Influence. therefore, of an
obstruction, founded on this principle The Jury
found for The deiesdants.
| The Commemorative Counsel im,nediafeiy took
| an appeal 10 the Court of Appeafs; and III pre-.
| pdrtns The aiof Exceptions. Which uas to go up
| hdusfcd.
| The cases for The ether Years are postpone,i tin
! the nert session IF the General Court compiler
- The dJoce ,ras hasiiy drcmn up, and is
not perhaps technically correct.-ire shall sire
iuH sketch cf the proceedings in The Of this
| Tsek.- appeared from the testimony that in
1914 the tate Treasurer had dratrn from The Bank
! the sum If S39,000 as dirideRds on the ban.
stock Curved by The Literary Fund for this money
ne his nat accounted rith the Commonwealth
IL also appeared by the testimony Of tie Cashier
n I'M lt,gpf IsstD
| surrr had transferred 10 his pirate account d
drGtf for S36 900, rhch rrds giren 10 him by Wr.
| john CheU us monies receired from the u. S.
| ana In thiS and other Unys the Defendants coua-
SET sought to make ont thut there dca, "a consider
Die detnication during the gear 1918. 70, the
| years 1914 and 1915 no bonds were taken -
There were other miner items as errors onis-
SONS sc) makins ths 'chole chm &c Of The Com
| monWeaHh against john Prcston about Si33 900
| besides the acCiuins interest
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TTRGINIA.
YESTERDAY, notwithstanding The un
common snow which fell on Thursday.
the consequent inclemency OF the wea
ther and badness OF the roads, both Hous-
es formed quorum-and convened in
The Capitol according 10 law.
The House OF DELEGATES met in
their Hall about ii o'clock, aud proceed :
ed TO business.
Mr.. william MuuIord was re appointed
CLERK without opposition.
Mr.. Lynn Banks Of Madison, was then
nominated TO the chair by Mr. Magiii,
aud reelected without opposition. He
was conducted To the chair by Mcssrs
MagIli aud Yancey, from whence he made
his acknowledgements Tor the honor con-
ferrcd upon him.
Messrs. John Jordan, and james Hill,
were put IN nomination for the oih:e of
Sergeant at A1ms.-The voles we're Tor
Jordan II, and Hill SIS.
Messrs. John Brown. Henry III. South
all, John S,ub5eiield, and Thomas Davis
were reelected Doorkeepers.
On motion The rules OF the last Assem-
bly, were adopted as The rules OF this
Housewife an additional rule proposed
by Mr.. Miller ofPuwIIatan. tor appointing
"a one of the standing Committees, a
COMMITTEE 10 examine iiie auditors Office
MIR. M observed that there were COMM, {
tees TO examine all the Offices, except ii'ls
one which was ilIe more extraordinary,
as this Officer held, Is i, were, The keys
oil the Treasury, and no public monies
could be legally paid away wilhou, a
warrant from him: and If "A scrutiny we're
strictly made IbtO The stat: OF tbiS Office.
no deialcaiion could remain hidden Tor
more ihsn IL monihs.-iI. 'lisvlaimed ali
sort of alluslOn 10 The gentleman now in
office.
Ms. Chamberlayne also moved 10 a
raend the 43d rulr, (relaiive to elections
made by til legislature) so as 10 require
OF each member 10 write his own name
on the ballot, as well as that OF The per-
son for whom lie voted. On motion oil
MIR. Crump, this amendment was laid on
The table.
J!,e annual communication was re-
ceived from The Chief Magistrate which
was read, and 500 copies ordered 10 be
| printed.
The House adjourned till this day e.,
| twelve o'clock.
| The SENATE formed Quorum-i5 members
| present, nclndiDg all of the 81 Class.
| Mr. Edward Watts was re. elected Sscaker- -
Nlr. I'heo. Hdnsford, Clerk.
| MAJOR James Baytop, ihe late Sergeant, be-
| ing absent from IndisposiIioU, the appointment
| of the Sergeant at Aims was postponed till
| Saturday
| Messrs. Liitlcbury Allen and Julius Martin
| were appointed door keepers.
Mr.. Warsock, Printer.
| GOVERNORS COMMUNICATION.
Council Chamber, December 4, 1920
SIn have tho hooor TO enclose aD address
| to the Legislature, which custom requires to
| be made by the Chief Magistrate Of the Com.
| msuweath, at this time. I request you 20 lay
| il before them, and trust that il will be re-
| ceiyed with the indulgence due to the siuce-
Iiiy of heat, and zeal for the public interest,
| by which it has been dictated.
have the honor TO be
your very humble servant.
TIL: NJ. RANDOLPH.
The Honorable the Speaker of