Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-26

Arrearagcs of t;Cxes, 10000
Revenue of Militia fines, $4,000
Miscellaneous receipts for sales of
c0nvicis, &c. 10000
Balance in Treasury applicable tn
ordinary revenue ON first OF De-
tober, 1921 1874 81
SILL, 943 81
From which it appears tha, there will he IA
balance of S 81 ,O43 81 applicable to such APP
preparations of the General Assembly, as may
be additional TO the ordinary current eXpens-
cs. Ii VIII not escape observation, that the a.
bOve estimate does not embrace any of the
probable expenses which may grow out of
the bills for partially continuing the operations
OF the Armory, and for the establishment of
Lunatic Hospital in the western section of
tins state, nor does it anticipate any payments
within the fiscal year by the late Treasurer
and his securities. Ii is also proper In remark,
that this estimate does not include 64,525 81
belonging to the Literary Fund, which had
beenerroneously credited by the late Treasur-
or To the general revenue account. Your
Committee advise that the present Treasurer
be authorised TO correct the books of his pre-
decessor, so AS To correspond with the booss
Ofthe Auditor and of the Accountant of the
Literary Fund.
Your Committee, dccmng IL an object OF
interest to have all the facts and results re-
speeding the public debt rs disclosed by the
previous reports of the public officers, SO EN-
bodied as to present distinct and separate
view Of that subject, beg leave to state, that
the seven per cent stock now owned by the
Literary Fund, amounts 10 S474,000-viz
244 900, redeemable on the st of May 327,
and 100000, redermabe on The 9Th of
March 1899. The old Military debt, or per
| pnfc H.. ,H,,.,t
sented) amounts 10 s 5000, redeemalle at
the pleasure of the state. it will require an
annual appropriation of S 10000, 10 pay the
interest and exiinguish the debt within the
time limited by the terms of the loans an APP
preparation of S $4,000 will clirctuate that OBJ
Ject, and redeem the per cents. M 329 aud
an appropriation Of S ! 600 in 1897.
The reduction of the taxes in the last year
will render it ndispensably necessary TO scru-
tinize every subject of expenditure, and con-
fine the appropriation within the narr0wcst IL
mits consisten. with the public engagements
Your Committee are satisfied that much
might be saved To the general revenue by :he
issue of a . per cent. TO exiingaish and snbst-
tutc the z per cent. stock but as the whole OF
the per cent. certificates are in The hands of
the president and directors OF the Literary
Fund (aind OF course within the possession Of
the House, the Committee have not thought.
IL advisable 10 express any Oplnlon respecting
the expectancy of such measure.
Your committee recommend the following
amendments 10 the law now in force for the
recovery of public dues IAN amendment 10
the act, entitled, san act 10 reduce into one,
the several acts concerning escheators.' The
object of this amendment is 10 supply defect
in the subsisting laws by which those Off
GERS escape all accountability
An Il ft,o H.. =.
one, the several acts for enforcing The paw
ment of fines into the public treasury The
object of which is 10 secure the accountable
~ of Shcritfs (for the collection and payment
of finest who have heretofore had il in their
power, by not returning an execution, to e.
wade the motion of the auditor and to Ic-
qIIire the clerks to transmit certificate of
the fact, that no fines have been assessed,
whenever such fact occurs.
An amendment TO the act, entitled +" an
act to reduce into one the several acts for APP
pretending and. securing runaways." At this
time there is no law providing Tor the trans
mission of evidence to the Auditor by which
he might ascertain the rights of the COM
monwealth, and thus be enabled to enforce
| them; the object of this amendment is TO
supply that defect.
An amendment to the act, entitled +" an act
! to provide for the collection of the taxes on
licences to merchants, hawkers and pcdlars,
| to keepers of ortlinaries and houses Of private
| entertainment on law process and certain
other subjects" This amendment has become
necessary to enable the Auditor TO enforce the
payment of collections from these sources OF
revenue in the summary mode prescribed for
the recovery of the taxes on other subjects.
The committee beg leave to report bills in
conformity TO the foregoing suggestions. They
also offer to the adoption Of the House the
| following resolutions
| Resolredbg He General assembly Tint the present
Treasurer, be authorized and I've is hereby author w.
ed so 10 amend the books of his predecessor 20
correspond with the books of the Auditor and Of The
accountant OF the Literary Fund.
Resolved, That the taxes OF the present fiscal year
| be, and remain the same as the preceding.
| All which is respectfully submitted,
On Mr.. Crunp's motion, this Report was
ordered to he printed, aud the Finance bills
were made the order Of the day for Wednes.
day next.
The following engrossed bills, viz" place
ing Reuben Cave on the pension list y
" changing the Quarterly courts of Charles
| City county," concerning the Town OF
Dumfries":--" TO amend the act entitled IAN
act authorizing William Wood of the county
Of Albemarle to open and improve the navisa-
ton Of the RyanDa river, and for other pur.
pOses":" concerning Ira Garrett':-"aullo-
rising the courts OF Grayson and Tazewell tn
appoint persons to celebrate the rites of mar
rage therein'':" providing for the sale of the
lads Of which ThOmazin EIlzey died seized
aud possessed":--" divOrcing Rebecca Sims
from Hugh S. Sims her husband":- Sc
yeraIIy read sd time and passed.
A bill to "amend the several laws, now in