Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-08
VIRGLVL1 LEGISLATURE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF TIL
HOUSE or DELEGATES

UednesdaB Dec. 5.-NEr. Knight was nd
ded to the Committee of privileges and cleo
tons: Mr.. Maxwell, 10 the committee an
pointed 10 bring in II bill IN the subject of
the dividing line between this State and Ma
ryland MIR Morriss To the Pcnitentiary
Committee :-Messrs. White and Epps to the
committee of schools and colleges.
The Speaker laid before the House lette +
from the Governor, which was read as fol-
lows:
December D, 1921
SIR: have the honor to enclose To Won To be laid
before the House of Delegates a letter from N,;nr
Ueuerai John Pegram, making known that his oc
ceptance of the office of Marshal under the povern
men. OF tne United States has disqualified him from
noding his military commission under the state of
virginia, and fcsgning that of Comman,laut of the
hrst DIVISION oil the militia Of Virgina.
nave the honor mt the same time 10 make known
TO you tor the information of the House Of DELEGATES
,''ai the AdJnlam Genera, of the Commonweal, Gu
iohei bernard Pcyton, has reported TO me- unde,
date OF the lst instant, the dealt! of Major General
alexander Parker, Comnnudant OF the fourth dy;s-
ION OF the militia of Virginia.
have the honor 10 he Sir your most oba,je,, Coz
n~h', III NJ RANDOLPH.
The Honorable he Speaker on
NE House Of Delegates
The letter from Major General Pcgram
was also read as follows
Richmond Nor %, 1921.
oIR-hy acceptance of the Office of Marshal I'M
der the government 9th United States disou,liGes
me from holding any Office, or military commission,
hnder the otate nj Virginia i now beg leave 10 re-
sign my commission of Nnior General i'm the Isl d;
VISION oi Militia, in order That the Legislature NAV
supply the vacancy Mt the ensuing session of that body
am, orr with very great rcspeci your ohcdicnt
servant, JOHN PEGRAM
HIS Erceiiepcy, Tlto,nas ~ Rando,ph.
me SAID letter was laid upon the table.
The Speaker laid before the House the
treasurcr's annual Report, which was read as
follows:
~ Treasury orrIcE, Dec.4, 1921.
10 the Speaker ofuie House If Delegates.
oiR--ln obed cnce To- an Act of the General Accom-,
NY passed on the 2jtli day of Fcbruarv 1919 enti-
tied an :. Act, to reduce into one the several acts
concerning the Auditor and Treasurer - ! have the
non1r TO make to the General Assembly the CORES
pondinS report shelving the operations of the Tteasu
" department from the LIST day of October 1890 Ia
me SUN day OF September 1921, both DAYS inclusive
Nihe commencement Of the last fiscal year there
was 10 the Treasury the of Seventy-lrec thou-
sand two hundred and eishy-iiye dollars and sixty
ninc cents during the last fiscal year. the receipts nj
me treasury, amount 10 the of nine hundred
ana 'niriy-seven Thousand, five hune ed and sixty.
eshi dollars and thirtv-sx cents and the d,sbursc
mens during the same reriod 10 the sum of e;ob,
hundred and seventy thousand, one hundred and
tweniy-iour dollars and seveniy-three cents leaving
balance al the close OF that fiscal year viz the 3,h
uy OF september last, of one hundred aud forty thou
sand, seven hundred and twcntv-nnc tloIlnrs and
thirty two ccnts-See Repo,tGA1
vi We balance remaining in the Treasury on the
,tSt mentioned day, the sHm of eighty thousand five
hundred and seventy dollars and eqhiv-our cents
were applicable 10 the ordinary expenses of the COM
monwealth--ihe sum of fortylwo thousand one hun
uIeu ana lorty-seven doprs and eighty-two cent
constituted the funds fthe President and Director.
oil the Literary Fmnd-See r.. And the sum of eieh
teen thousand eight dollars and sixty-sx cents iii,
Inn's o Ihe President and Directors of the Board
fuhiic Norks.-See IC1.
Ii may not be improper 10 remark tI,ot the Pros;
deht ana Directors of the Literary Fund claim \
considerable sum OF the Treasury, for which the un
deisigned has never given them credit for reason.
assigned IN his report OF the last year
Snb!oned 10 the report are statements shelving In,
disposition OF the public funds at the end OF each
quarter fthe fiscal wear
The several certificates Of Stock belonging TO III,
IreSiuent ana directors of The Literary Fund ant
reported to the last Legislature TO he in the hands o
inc treasurer OF the Commonwealth, have been de
nVered to their accountant, Mr.. James Brown, jr-
,!, ahpse belonging to the President and Director
OF me Board oil Public Works have been delivered I,
'iter collector, MIR. Anthony Robinson ir
Inc commissioners oi the Sinking Fund have dur
ing me last fiscal year redeemed fourteen certificate
OF old SIX per cent debt amounting TO the sum of on,
thousand forty dollars and tIrty-scyen cents
see lDI And sixty certificates each of one thousan,
dollars from No. IS TO No 49, both inclusive of So
ven per cent debt IN the hands Of the President an,
Directors OF the Literary Fund and fonr certificate
No lO-ll-l2 and IL of the same debt in the han,l
OF AN individual-Soe lei They have also paid dur
ing the same period interest seven per cent deb
10 ie amount OF ihirty-three thousand eight hundred
ai'd siNty-one dollars and eighty cents, and sever
thousand one hundred and seven dollars forly-t,re
cents on old six per cent. debt-See ID and +
.. The claim of The Commonwealth against the lat
Treasurer, Mr. john Preston, is still depending in I'M
general court-thousi since the adjournment of tn
last Legislature the of twenty-five thousand min,
hundred and three dollars and eighty We cents hay
been received OF him at the Treasury through th
hands oi Mr.. Bernard Peyton and Mr. James Raw
lings-See Report "a
respectfully your humble servant,
JERMAN BAKER,
treasurer OF Tie Commonwealth Of VirgiRia
The said Report with the accompanyin.
documents were ordered to he printed.
Mr.. Garland submitted the following reso
luton for the consideration of the House
which on his motion was ordered TO be lait
upon the table, viz" ResolUed, that the do
cunents hereafter ordered TO be printed by
this House, shall be printed on paper of th,
same size of the journals, and one copy O
them shall be bound up with such journal. (,
be furnished to the Members at the end of In,
session."
On Mr. Whites motion, ReSolred that fin
Report and Resolutions of the Legislature o
the state of Maryland, relative to appropria
tons of public lands for the purposes of edu
| cation, which were communicated TO fin
House of Delegates, Mt the last session. b,
Governor Randolph, be referred to the com
mittee ofschoois and colleges and that thcy
report forthwith by bill or otherwise.
Petitions were presented and read-rron
Matilda Mitchell, praying to be divorced from
her husband Jones Mitchell from Archibald
| Murray, praying release to him and children
OF such title 60 certain lands and lots in TN
county of BOtctourt, as has reverted 10 th
commonwealth by the death ola certain job
| Goiiord a native Of Ireland also y memorio
of sundry inhabitants of the counties border
ing on the Ohio river and its several branches
| representing that many Inconvenience resu
from the uncertainty of titles to lands in tina
part OF the state, and praying the passage T