Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-15
LEGISLAIURE OF Virginia
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES
wednesday, January IL "A cOmmunica
ton from the Senate stated, that they had
passed the bill authorizing the sale of
part of tract al land belonging TO the
No!loway tribe of Indians in the county
oil Southampton, and for other purposes"
with amendments-in which the Hnuse
toncurred.
The House resolved itself into a com
miiiee of the whole, MIR. Crump IN the
chair, OH the communication from the
Governor OF Maryland, enclosing al act
OF The General Assembly thereof, con-
corning the western boundary bvtmeenihe
two states. The committee came 10 In
following resolution, in which the House
cOncurred
Resoired, that it is expedent that law be
passed by this present General Assembly IN
relation 10 the act of the General Assembly of
the state of Maryland entitled " An act for
setting the western limus of this state, and
the dividing line and boundary between this
state and the commonwealth OF Virginia"
passed the 10Th Of February 1919
committee was accordingly appoint
ed 10 bring iD a bill.
MIR. Smith OF Isle of Wight, from The
committee for examining the Registers
Office, presented the following Report
with documents
The committee appointed to examine the
Register Office. TO whom was committed
pre'lOns report OF the same committee, have
according to order had that subject under con
Sderdton, and beg leave now to submit the
following report.
The report heretofore made by this commit
tee having been committed on account OF an
alleged nlistafeD,eHt therein, your committee
have tell II duty, which they owed no less
TO themselves than TO the House, to review
HAT report with strict and impartial scrutiny
lhc part of the said report, which was chiefly
dSSaiird Is that III which II is stated that The
fees tor business done in the Office, aud paid
into tn" Treasury within the fiscal year term
mating the 3Oth September last amounted 10
$3.50 u. THIS statement is understood by
Your committee as importing not that III
business for winch those fees are said to have
been paid into the Treasury. rus dOne within
The fiscal year terminating the 3Oth September
last, but that fees for business done in the
office. amounting to the above mentioned sum
hdd bccH pdid into the TREASURY within jhat
year, without any reference 10 the period when
the business from which those fees accrued.
had been done. The fine mentioned refers 10
the PAYMENTS made into the Treasury. and
rot 10 the business done in the Office. Of the
correctness Of this statement so uude. stood,
Your committee have had The fullest evi
deuce. II corresponds with the report of
The Auditor of public accounts made To the
House OF Delegates on the 18TH December
1919. wherein ihc Treasurer is charged with
receipts of Registers fees TO precisely the same
amount, as wilappeaI 10y reference TO TIE said
report, and was farther confirmed by the per-
sonal testimony of The late Auditor himself
before the committee, which testimony is here
10 apueXed. Indeed the statement OF the
committee was originally fouHJed on the Audi
tors report alone, 10 Which II was natural aud
proper 10 recnr tor IulOrmalion in relation TO
any branch of Inc pusliC revenue.
As To the time when The fees So paid into
the Treasury accrued, your committee have
not considered II their duty particularly to en-
quire bnt for thc sake Of farther explanation
they will state that these fees accrued within
the year terminating tie 3Oth September. 1915
although not paid tito the Treasury I'LL The
fiscal year terminating the 30th September,
1919. The law requires that the Registers ac-
count for fees should be settled every six
months bu, as no penalty Is imposed for non
payment until the expiration Of six months
more, II has been as uniform practice for
long series Of years, aud not hitherto COM
planned Of, Tor the Re lister 10 avail himself OF
this indulgence. T. consequence Of this