Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-09

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individual members of that body, in relation tn the
time manner &c. Of detecting the frauds of the late
Treasurer. These statements as follows
IN COUNCIL, JANUARY. 6, 1921.
The Governor laid before the Board, resolution OF
the House of Delegates Of the ed inst in the follow
/ ing words:
Resolved by tn, House OF Delegates that the Gov
ernor and Council of this Commonwealth, be re-
ques,ed tn lay before this House, Il detailed report.
shelving the manner in which the accounts Of the
Treasurer and Auditor have been examined and set
tied quarterly by that department since the LIST OF
January 1926 stating whether or not, the money, IN
the Treasury Office, ever asccrtained by actu-
al count and if SO, at what time, and specifying when
they discovered any da1lcaton on rle par, of he Ia
Treasurer and III what mannlr, and at Uhss> time,
that discovery was made.
GEO. w. MUNPORD, c.H.r.
! Ia considering the foregoing resolution and with n
vew of responding thereto, the Council have adopt
ed the following ADVICE, which they respectively re.
qucst NAV be comm Inicated tn the Housn of Dele
gates. The Council have vcnt,ircd to presume THAT
the above resolution of the House OF Delegates was
designed merely means of asceTtaining how far
the laws vcsting the Executive with any cuuiroui
over the official transactions OF the Treasurer may
may not have been carried into executions and cannot
properly be interpreted as designed TO enquire whe-
thc the Executive have bevond the terms and urov-
SIons or the statues, volunteered any interference
their part, with eli her Ofhe public functinnars ma
med in the resolution This conclusion Of tho Ccun
cil il mentioned explanatory their course in limit
ing their response to the terms ohe &c, Of Assembly
and By the authority with which the Evncutier arc
clothed by a2. rather than extending IL the broad
language Of the resolution itscc Tor il cannc
attention, that the acts Of Assembly neither require
nor authorize the Executive, nor anv member or Nom
hers OF that body, to settle tho accounts of the Audi.
tor or treasurer, nor do the laws reunirc al thu
Department by actual tale or By anv prc,r,,ifsF r7l.
't0tSocrei 10 ascertain et period or periods of
time, Tie amount OF money IN the Treas lrv. The
18th section of the law Of 1912 gives to the Execu-
tive Council controHl over the Auditors and froasi-
rers onces, and invests tho same Department with
power 20 remove the .bud't5r only. for sb,havinur
Inc SANE section provides that & COMMITTEES Of the
Executive Shuil have power. ana is required,
re a"| con"ici'rg Tccoi7ls or any accounts of either
officer above nCntioncd but to visi and examine the
SAT- cHt'f once IN three months at least or oftcncr
ai :" TeH": = tAo Governor IN writing under their
bands ihe situation Of thu H.pe; the state Of the
o1'E7 7i'' copcrs 70 The said officers Belonging and
"i ed,HpTs additions. shall in their Judgment be
proper Tor conducting The business: which rcCort shall
u by nm a'd 9ff'-e the board and entered in their
proce0cna; end thereurou it shall be Lawful for the
Executive TO direct such correspondent changes in the
business OF the said Offices they shall deem neces-
say for the better conducting the same.
IN TINS provision OF the law it will at oace be per
ceivcd, that nothing specifically directed that
the exarainsJ1 shall De by comri1ce of the Exec
nve; thet II shall be reported in toffi-g and ,;rncd
ard shall be entered thn Journal of the Executive
AL beyond these, the mode of enquiry the recon-
mendaton OF changes in the manner OF transactinr
the business of the officers. and the enforcing new
regulations. referred the discretion Of tho
mtee and the body before whom the report i, TO he
exhibited.
80 too the third section Of the act of Assembly of
the 25th Feb. 800, directing comparigon hetyvaen
! the settlement made bv the Auditor snd Treasurer
aud the ascertainront Of the sums on depcs and in
the Treasury IS entirely silent as to the manner in
which the examination shall Dc PROSECUTED: and il is
worthy Of notice. that the last provision SO far mod
mes the proceeding directed By the law of 1919 "a 70
declare that the future examinations Of Inc Tress,,
rers and Auditors accounts shall take place only at
inc END OF eacn quarter thereby limiting the mower
OF the Executive to make intermediate examinations
Neither has it escaped the attention OF the coun
chi that terot performance Of that which is recnir
ed oy the third section Of the law of 1920 is utterly
impractlcab!c. This section declares that for the
| purpose of examining the settlements between the
Auditor and Treasurer. the Comnitta 90 Of the Tvoc
utive shall! repair 20 the Treasury Office at the end
! of each quarter, &c &c.
; 70 end ofsuch quarter is the hour OF o'clock ON
the last day OF the quarter The law has not direct
ed any suspension of the operations either Of tho
iT"asurc- or Auditor at any stated period previously
/ to the end Of tho quarter.
The latter officer then in DISCHARGE of HE s,,;os :;
compelled 10 issue warrants both to pav and receive
till the last moment Of the quarter; and ihcga
the duty Of the Treasurer, requires bin 70 obev II
follows then that the last Gay of the oiariar M
settlement between the Auditor and Trrasrrcr ever
has been, or ever can be made; ard tho committee NJ
the Executive arc required to examine and errItlizc
that which IN fact, s az tho period required by law
nonentl!y. In order 10 accomplish the purnose. M
ohcved e whore modes and forms hive been presrr;
bed, and where obedience has been practicable. rud
IN those instance referred to their discretion they
have it is also believed in good filth proscc ed sucI
neasur es as seemed to them calculated to protect tho
interests Of the commonwealth.
The reports o. the several Eyecutivc Committee.
from period long anterior 10 the vaar 1925 nre re-
g'ary entered On the Journal of the CounciE these
VIII exhibit detailed account Of the manner Of pro-
scouting the quarter yearly examination; indeed thew
are regarded as the ony accarGe sources Of infona-
ton, for report proGcsscdy based on indivdrn re-
COLLECTION, ~ AT tins time scarce stshHbic and oucht
not It is presumed, to be relied m ifaticmpted.
-, mus much however, may be safely affirmed; IT,
the late incumbent Of the Treasury never hesitatod
10 exhibit to the examining Committee the amount of
money called for as IN the Treasury By the state OF
the account between him and tlc Auditor; and indeed
generally Of hirnselR and without voting for reoui-
ston by the Committee, displayed IL upon the coun-
ter Of his Office.
whilst on this branch of the subject tie Council
VIII remark, that the counting OF the money in the
Treasury far as il can be- designed M n tes oftLo