Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-27
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

December 23.-On motion of MIR. Atkinson of
Isle OF Wight, the Committee for Courts oil Jus
tice were instructed TO inquire into the expedien-
cy Of providing that an administrator de baJios non,
may maintain suit against the representatives
oil the first administrator for assets of the first i'm
tesate, which have been wasted or converted to
his own use by the first administrator; with leave
to report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr. Mason of Frederick tbc
Committee for Courts of Justice were instructed
to inquire into the expediency of so amending the
5Sh and 59th sections OF the act, entitled an act
reducing into one the several acts concerning ex
ecutons, and for the relief Of insolvent debtors.
passed February 18th, 1872 az to give to the
marshais of the Superior Courts of Chanccry the
same power 10 take prison bounds bonds and to
sell and dispose OF property, surrendered by in.
solvent debtors, or executions levied by them, as
IL now vested by law in the sheriIS; with leave TO
report by bill or otherwise.
On motion OF Mr. Witcher, the Committee ap-
pointed TO examine the Treasurers office, were
authorised TO send for persons and papers.
The engFossed bill, 10 prescribe the mode of
paying public monies into and out of the Treasury
was also taken up and read.-As this bill proposes
TO make an almost entire change in the mode Of
conducting the business Of the Treasury, so far
as II relates TO the receiving AMI discussing Of the
public money-perhap5 itmay be well to give an
outline OF its provsions.--The object proposcd by
the trainers of the bill seems to be, to make the
Banks Farmers s. ViIgns) the sole repositories
OF the funds Of the state, which are TO be paid in
to and ont OF the Banks, rs the exigencies of the
state may require, without ever actually passing
| through the hands of the Treasurer. To instance
the mode OF paying money into the Treasury, or
| rather, into the Banks-the person who has money
to pay to the State, applies TO the Auditor for
warrant on The Treasurer, TO receive the money
the Treasurer, on receiving this warrant gives an
order 10 the Cashier TO receive il; when this is
done, the Cashier gives certificate Of the de-
po:it 10 Inc person by whom il is made, and who
returns 20 the Treasurer--(tho warrant of the
Auditor, Of the Treasurer, and the certificate Of
the Cashier, all being on the same paper)-at the
foot OF these several vouchers, the Treasurer
gives receipt, which is delived to the Auditor,
who gives to the person, paying the money, re-
ceipt IN the usual way. Cine mode of paying
money out Of the Treasury, corresponds with this
as nearly az the nature OF the different operations
will perrnit) After these provisions relative 10
the mode OF paying money out Of and into the
treasury, there IS prOUiSO, that notwithstanding
these provisions, the Treasurer shall be allowed 10
receive and pay small sums, not exceeding
dollars, IN the manner now authorised as practised
There is also section in the bill, relative to the
penalty OF the Treasurers official bond, which is
probably intended 10 be reduced. There are some
other provisions, whose purpose is to give effect
and sanction 10 the other parts OF the bill &C.
That portion Of the bill, relative TO the payment
by the Treasurer % small sums, not exceeding
collars, was then read, for the purpose OF
having the blank 6ied; when
Mr.. Bryce objected to tie whole proviso, az
being inconsistent with, and completely al war
With The main purpose Intended to be answered
by the bill, which was so 10 regulate the mode OF
receiving and dlsbursng the public money, as 70
render il impossible that the Treasurer should ey-
er rnsapply peculate upon the public funds; bu
il h. were 10 be authorised 70 draw from the
banks srna.. SUNS 0! ., 10, or DOL ars. he woui