Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-02

OF w. Garland, HolIenan, Barbour and Hoo,
oil 4. w. Ii was decided ayes 30, noes 1856
The ist amendment proposed by the Senate
was merely verbal, and was agreed 10. The o,
amendment provided that the arreara-cs %
appropriation for the primary schools. should
not be paid until the bonds of the treasurer,
oil The school commissioners should he
Asceriainrd In b. ample To cover i,ie amount
ihis amendment Was agreed 10. The So
''mchument proposed new section fequirin.
nat certain sums enormously omitted In the
treasury hooks To be entered To the credit
vi me Literary tund, be SD entered now. n
STeeo 10. The 9TH amendment allowed
t"c' Instead OF three years 10 draw any appro-
priaii0n from the fund, and was agreed TO-
Inc 5th Was verbal northumberland TO-
me 9th Amendment was in the form of :,
new section, suspendins the payment of the
interest on the debt due from th. Universe.
~ until the lst January I327--and appropri.
a'inS so much of the money to be received
from tht United States, on account of inter
est Que from that government,;,s may be- reces-
sary |" complete the buildings and put the IN
sttntion INTO operation, provided such amount
should not exceed S 100000.
Mr. Blackburn moved The following as an
amendment To the Senate's amendment
fF0r,aed that the future expenditures for the build
MS OF me sad University, shall be confined TO flu
'S"''S "e nuiigS now IN progress and that no ex-
pen AZURE shaft he incurred for the purose of erect
ing me proposed rotunda, central building now
so.calc,,. ~
Atfer some discussion, the question was
'a"eh OF ir. B's amendment, and carried i'm
tue negative without a count.
Dir. Sriifin said there would be at the dis
posa' OF the President and Directors of the
al = n.,fs l~
i'int, "hich could not be invested proftaJiy IL,
bank stock, and government securities could
NOT oe had and offered the following amend
ment Z" The one proposed by the Senate:
"s " eRdcten, that he President and Directors Of
the Literary Fund he, and they are hereby authorised
.'u e"'Po"vreu To lend the unappropriaed capital
now on hand, and which, may ;,nn,,v nccruo n, ,hs
sud fund.- 10 any person or tersous NJ ~, ;n,cresi
"ot less iun SIX per per annum iakiug care In
NE repayment "i said principal and PAYNE nj
'ffeSt ny suheient securities Of real and person
~ estate poViicd no loan shall be made rnr , Inn
ser period dian ten years, nor "a nnv ;nd;,,;i,, =
'HSrf sum lh;iu ten tiousahi dollars When an,
money shall be- lent fer period U ten vea, j, eli in
W ''tI C"y Oh me president and directors to TAKE.
"" Tor the interest oil the nioncy SO lent for e,cb
y'r o me ioan and upon The SAME security as is DIV
en- Ia, The repayment OF the principal lent
Aier some conversation, Mr.. &. Withdrew
MS amendment, reserving the right To offer il
again.
The question On the Scnate's amendment
was divided
Mr. Oraves moved TO strike out the first
part pa oil 1t, and called for the ayes and Noes
~ MS 'uo'inn preVaiied-ayes lie, noes So
The residue ofthe Senate's amendment WAC
then disagreed to without count and the
niii returnecito the Senate, the Chair declaring
II then ont OF order for Mr.. Griffin Tn offer b;s
amendment. 49,
Another communication was received from,
me ne Senate, stating that they had passed the
pni concerning tile Furnace land in the county
VI backlnShan and that they had reccd.d
rom tneir amendments to tile bill " proyi,l;no
Tor the repairs of the Armory. and the pre-
servation ofthe public arms, They also stated
mat they had passed the bills @concerpinr
hdmonia VI: Preston - and divorcing Rebec
Cd SIMS" &c. with amendments
were adopted by the House.
f. Inc following communication was received
from the Governor
february aSH, 1872
DIR In answer 20 the resolution of the
rlouse vi delegates, of January lilh, requir-
ins information OF the present state of the
Claims oi TINS Commonwealth on the govern
ment OF the United States for exurn1;tnrae
Incl rred in behalf of that government, in the
prosecution of the late war. un,v I,v b.fora
tne General Assembly the copy Ola letter dat
ed the LIST inst. from Cary Selden Esq. the
agent ior the Commonwealth residing At the
seat of the General Government for the nrose
cution OF those claims, and also the cony of
an account received by the said agent from
elef HaSner Esq. third Auditor of the Pub
TIC Accounts OF the United States. upon the
10Th INST. which last paper came into nv
hands this week. These two pau.rs nn,v IT,
closed, with the tabular statement marked r
on the general statement the accounts of
the Literary Fund laid before the ]. legislature
on the 18TH Dec. last, give the information
required as completely as is now possible. No
more can be added than the information com
mnnlcated by the Auditor that since the last
ctaih5 were forwarded to Washington nearly
year ago, the additional claims against the
United States which have been passed by the
hAecutNe, amount, as late as the FIRST of No
, ,eai iast 10 S3,732,76 switch sum by adj
uitloh Oh other claims admitted but not vet f.
udiy ADJUSTED so as to he numerically added,
cannot possibly be raised higher than $1,000
at this time.
nave tne honour to be, your obt. servt
p, p TIL. NJ RANDOLPH.
The HoHouraJte The Speakey of
the House of Delegates
.r.,.,. Wasiiggton CITY, ist Fel7mry, 1892
Oh Your letter Of 20lh ulrimo was reco;vcJ IN
que timc, aud would have been repIicd ,o earIor
nui, have delayed it, with the view of giving yom Ibc
information you desired IN relation 10 The Claims of
thc state OF Virginia against the United States blace
IN my hands for settlement 10y i'
. regret that even now, I am not able ,o answer en-
uhy as could wish TO your inquiries but hone that
III few days shall be able TO give t,,ii ali the mfr,
marion you desire IN relation to theit situation.
IA soon As YOUR letter came to hand ro,,,,,,,;o,
ed IT'S contents to Mr.. Hugner, the accounng of;c,,
requesting reply to your different enquiries AS cary
as possibly convenient and this i, received a no,e
u n'u. Saying mat the accounts df the state OF
" "BInh had been audited; aud forthwith rcported TO
Tue second comptroller lor his decision and ns s,,o
As lncy wore rctLrmel. n sainLl,nllt ~ IL