Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-13
Gemeral assembly.



4 ne following Interesting report was made by Mr..
.RfSer Of powhatan from the copmit.cc anpon,od TO
eNainine the second Auditors office. - n
nc Conncec appointed exeiac "A AUDITORS Office
nav according e. order performed duty and
s"unit the fnhowmg report the io,ts. of ijelVatcs;
= nv Cou'"'ie have careiiy examined all the receipts and
DISBURSEMENTS from the Irvasus,, vlsh passed ,asb Mn,
Department pfhv ID Auditor dn,, the year t,, ended on ,h
' SSp' last 'S ven ~ relation 70 The Literary Fur, as,o the
Hd or Internal improvement and the James River Cniany
They discover dat Oh accounts hive been ken, IN ,bc
no accurate MANNER and the vouchers sustain, every item
m ue 'ac'al npoTi, have been submitted their ASPECT on ami
approved Tho whole OF, atoms on ,h Irtytrcni bov br,
to"nccr aud they have perceived No,bnc 4, recommend
either IA the oNlcr kccii, accounts or the general ar
ra-eneI's OF tin Office The examination OF your ommrc
presents the 70 iown; scsi As to tc Literary fvnd;l
amount oi wh.-h actually available, Is 81, 200 $50 sir
G G'o"n a. Inc - HHi';or aten II i5aOOo7es az
UNIVERSITY FiYcighi thousand iour hundred and srtyou,
ooiaTs 'iEy-soven cents due hy estate o Jno Ics,U,
o a. aud which IN all probability, VIII bc recovered
SN hundred and frty nine dollars and o i've cents iron,
Preston smith m the situotor and eight thousand olass
oN' ON the purchase and Of L. = Bank Suck These differ
cnt sums anoun, Si7 $40 -, winch deducted from tb
I ,Ss a9oiI 81 SioSo$ 50, viii ra,o the real avaa
nIe tui as eo'c stated and ylch stocks and loans
Ns'i-.s At a. exhibited IN the report of the 2d Auditor
~ me Fund n internal lmiroyC,ue,t--Ehe anoin. of
500 i2f Gi Sos" oi his latter o-k nv a, distant da,
y'cd an inoo'c bur the tact that large sun, sho,d hay
oc'n 'iNFohiaoy lar cu,, IN tine period YEARS. should i,
the opinion of COMMITTEE, teach the General Assemble,
canticn N regard % further investments
~ James River Comparative sin sc,,lIv c~,c i,,, 80
ne lines River to- henawha River aud Turnpike amounts ,o
Si-ooo" Toe annu nett revenue derived from NIL these
=
SI61 5lso thai tine annual disbursements exceed The ann,
NJ e'rpts hy the difference between these sums viz SlIJ A
-, s ouI ol!'eu every year on the income OF the
II appears your Committee that much loss has arisen IN
ilc Literary tuud, from the NEGLIGENT manner in which the
It i'sN'rs oi duicch cotntcs perform their duties
r The COMMITTEE state with pleasure these Commits
ters, IN many countless furnish regular reports and execute
tS' ep"Sed IN them satisfactorily nevertheless their con-
pct IN other parts of the Commonwealth far otherwise In
Counties Ia which large quotas have been drawn there
20 oeVn no reports Tor several years and the Of money
now IN the hands OF the School Commissioners unarco,c
' amounts to upwards of $4,000 The present laws impose
noe upon each commissioners for performing his duty and
making report annually bot the business Of no person ,
enforce the penalty \or Committee would therefore rrci
ha whenever reports are not made in the manner pre-
Gid ny law 20 the President and Directors of the Literary
Fund shall he the duty Of the ID Auditor forthwith to write
" TIC attorneys ~ the Commonwealth for the counties whose
commissioners be delinquent urging them 20 move ON 10
days notice tor the recovery Of the they have incurred
your committee would further sugg" the necessity of law
restraining ire commissioners from allowing their Clerks more
compensation than would per cent ON the nn
ds1reh Tor they perceive that in counties the allowance
To Clerks ha uallch IN per on the whole amount NJ the
quotas received Your Committee further suggest the proprieiy
az prohibiting the Commissioners from receiving their
portions Of the quotas allowed thcir counties and compe
' 10 "snuT'c the whole sum through their Treasurer who
monvcoi'h as legally responsible
fopr 'onmlee have examined all the evidences of stock
owned BY and debts due 10 these several Funds and find them
carei lily preserved and responding with report of the I'd
/ Az. 'asIrHdt TO the present General Assembly
A.! winch IS respectfully submitted.
Which on motion of Nh iLlier of Povsn s.ier ron 4
Ding was referred to committee of Schools g. Collie
ges. and ordered 20 be printed.
On motion OF Nh. Bryce, the committee of Finance
were instructed 70 enquire INTO the allowances made
ny The courts OF this commonwealth for contingent ey
eIses and whether It be cXpedient TO limit such al
lowances.
On motion of Mr.. Doddridge, Resolved, that the
committee OF Courts OF Justice be instructed 20 en-
cure INTO expectancy OF so amending the several laws
!or ne reiie OF msoven debtors, to absolve them
from their engagements upon their making surrcn-
der of all their effects The resolution was passed
ayes 80 noes ca.
On motion Of .1t. UHEs, the committee for Courts
or justice were instructed to enquire into the expedi
ency Diminishing the burning of stacks of wheat &c
by slaves as for arson a
On motion of JIr. Tyler Of Pr. VIM. The commit
tee OF Courts of Justice instructed to enquire into
the eXpedlency of amending an act concerning the
oTerscers ofthc poor in Prince William passed in Gle
anu the act concerning the school commissioners of
/ said comfy passed in 1919
The engrossed bill extending the Kcuawha Turn
pike to the mouth ofthe Big Sandy being read Il Sd
time,
Mr.. ECereu rose to impart such local information
as he possessed. This road had been repeatedly re
compounded by the governors and its great utility
could not be doubted. The Kena,y,,g roIIfe Uos t,e
direct one to all the counties on the Mi,sssippI if
was the direct route To the heart of the western com
/ try and 1t was humating TO him, and he doubted moi
to all that passenge up the Mississippi landed at the
mouth Of Guyardotte, and passed through MARYLAND
or Pennsylvania to avoid the Nirriria roads Tho
enquiry Ind been addressed to bin by members of
! COngrcss-by Mr.. Clay-he hoped his name was
not offensive 70 the Ilouso-ir it was 10 would mon
/ ton that Of Mr.. Benfpn, who might bothourht bet
ter authority. Why Virginia began works which she
did not finish 100 miles of the roud had been finish
"a. The tolls were sufficient as it appeared from the
Second Auditors report TO pay the interest on 500 600
/ proposed TO be borrowed for It's complexion
Mr.. Smith Of Greenbricr, earnestly supported the
passage Of the bill. He referred with pain to the
fact, that Virginia had roncwha, fallen f.on her higb
estate From the first she had sunk TO tie third of The
u Comedcracy II became us as Legislators, to arrest
her decline, and cHdeavor 10 restore her 10 her for
ner prc-cminence. These general considerations re-
commended the passage OF the bill, which was also
called for by hc interests ofthc people whom he rem
resented. The bill simply proposed the extension Of
q road already commenced by The State 20 the mouth
OF Big Sandy. For this purpose a loan of OOOO
WIS asked by this bill lMr. S. here went into de.
tail Of circumstance, 70 prove that if sum would be
suficient and 10 show that the cost OF She Kcnawha
turnpike was not proper standard by which TO esti-
r'atc The cost oitc extension asked ioi. The road
would pass down The valley Of the Kcnawla over
better ground, ond there more skill and ex-