Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-10


| part of Il resolution of the House OF Delers.cs of
the 2, inst addressed TO he BxccuivC. reoiircs of
me, who was member OF tie committee 20 examine
into the state of the Treasury &C. during the last
quarter OF inc year 1927, TO give more detailed re-
port ofthe proceedings.
On the 2Sth of December 1927, Col. CanlpbciI and
mysclfwcre appointed committee OF the Executive
Council to examine the Auditors and Trcasurers of
nee Tor the quarter ending }0h ns. Two yea y nrr
yous, our committee had been appointed al IF the
quarter he'd expired, but on this occasion n believe
upon our own suggestion we were appointed before
with the avowcd object ofccuntng the money IN tho
Treasury Office at the end CT the cuartcr--not that
we supposed any thing 10 be wrong but because we
had before agreed 1t was the only proper mode of OK
aiming the Treasury. | supposed Mr. Baker nor-
fectly honest ia the discharge of his official duties
although believed him much embarrassed In his ne
cuniary affairs
On the morning Of the lst of January, wo mot in
the Treasury Office and counted the money and cal
led upon the Auditors for such accounts against the
Treasurer as they could readily furnish aud on tbr
Presidents of the Banks Tor certificates of deposiiJn
day or two, VIC having obtained these accounts and
certifcatc, compared thcin with tb, Treasurers nc
counts ana found them to correspond nearly that
we were w0rrentcd III saying "al was we'll"
hot"ithst1ndng the correspondence in those ac-
counts, the hrst suspicion entertained was creatcd
at this timc-The Treasurer had Manifested an unrea
sonabe desire TO know the result OF orr settlement
and showed too much satisfaction when he f,,nd tho
accounts cUrrrsponded Here the Investigation would
have rested until late in March wiIcn ihc Auditors
ooohS would nave been brought up, but or the susp-
cion created principally by Mr.. BHker himself 9th
crs appeared dis'ath iicd--ninon0 them members of
the Treasury committee Uftne Lcglslaturc
Under these clrcutns. lnccs, lt il a solemn dutv
~ prosecute the investigation farther. went 10 the
FARMERS bank and had conversat ion with Mr.. Ne
kerus; the result of which was Tint liz thoupht il
was possible fraud might b. prpciscd by making
deposlf OF check ut the end Ofn month. If. bad re-
ferred to his books, and gave me a memorandum of
one TOT 5BSo expressing Mt the time tine opin-
ion that ~ WIS probably made with viC,y of cqunli-
zing the deposits Mr.. NGEeFvs says he mentioned
the other check from the Bank of Eirpinia but II no
diu hld 40 memorandum OF It, nor have any re-
collection OF ~ this tlncNcvCr hayinv heard of
cross check IN my life, suppose concluded an en-
curry mo one, would suffice. ! consulted the books
~ TIC 2nd Auditors Office, and could find no paw
mont winch would JatlFy such deposit as the one
III question.
considered this question as additional evidence,
u'ough not conclusive, why J should prosecute the
enquiry ~ was some days before on opportunity
PttSchcdi'scit OF making the enquiry olthc Trcasur
il INC manner wi5ICd--Wicn did make q which
va" conc WIN ~ n'ac', Gelicacy IS por ..1le no an
o"ctc' me ~ promptly, that suc money had been
tSoclVeu' Dht thnt 1t was necessary 10 cguaze the
uOPUs''s ohc"ing me at the same e, that there was
ucncicmy or that particular fluid IN that Bank,
ouoIuu'G hod done him great injustice by my gus
p',G" rom this time, almost ccascd 10 think M
on inc sub cot, u accidentally heard from a mem.
oeI OF the i'cyiiaturc tina. tic Treasure had obcc
yea 20 vac passage Ola b requiring the deposits 10
&c made 10 The credit ofthe commonwealth, instead OF
'hc lfoasurcr--Wba others iniof think or H.
' very certain ilIe Treasurer ccrH NOT OH, ct 10 il
ron eny Other motive, bG 80 abuse his trut But
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