Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-05
/" This general examination presents the Following


l,t. The Literary Fmnd-The snount of ,hi
Fund which 10 available 10 81 2ss s32 o. The gro.
amount IL 49l 46S 80. from which 10 10 he deducte,
Slso ooo oAnea 70 me Unworthy. upon which no in
surer Preston which probably will never be recovered
-S6a9 As due from Preston Smith 10 the sarns stu
anon, ana Sis.soo sunk In the purchase SnI sale o
United States Bank stock-These three last SUN.
amounting to S237,9jO SO. deducted from the gro.
ainou't Of fnuesfmr MS. leave Sl.2il. 05J 10 which
pro luce an annual nsom, and con 1T In Stoke snt
loans Of various descriptions particularly d6scrib.
ed In the Report OF the Second Auditor made 4
the General Assembly. Tn. Increase Of available cap
ital during the Last year Is 49,, 666 e.
IDLY. The Fund for Iafevnai Inprovesuert -
he amount OF productive stock in this Fund 10 81,
ga ,650-The amount Of reproductive stock IL sii5
Stt Ill. Some OF this reproductive stock may at come
future period produce income, and the change made BY
the act Of 20,h February 1929 In regard to subscrp
tons. by the State being placed on the sam. footi
with individual subscriptions nsares
all future investments.
3rdiy. TIE James River Company. -The sum ex.
pended on the James River, the Kanawha River and
the Turnpike road. including the expenses .uperin
tendance, &c. amounts to $i27i 5S3 SO, Of which
$63S.6SS SO has been laid the Lower James RI.
yer CADal-$36520F OF on the mountain Section Of
Cana-S7 .3S9 81, On the K.nawh. river, md Sl7i,-
932 40 on the Turnpike road Bridges from Covny.
ton to the Kanawha river Under the act Of last
sion extending the Kama ha road, loan. have be en-
effected Tor anil contracts entered into for S.
been paid.
|" The interest on the sum. expended and borrowed
amounts TO 1913 So and EXHIBITS the fact IN the an
nuai disbursements that account exceed the
receipts by $37727 26; and which deficiency IL paid
out OF the general income Of the fund for internal i'm.
provement, and which sensbiy, paralzes the
OIL mat once productive and mos. valuable fdhd
cit appears that the seyeG per cent stock due the
State aud owned by the Literary Fund il embraced in
Sl9 bonds for $1,000 EACH and on each Of which the 20
annual payments OF interest have to DO endorsed
Ihis Is troublesome and requires much writing. The
Committee, therefore, recommend that the Treasurer
be authorised by Law to cancel the above
si9 bonds, and to issue single bond for the whole
amount
"Resolved as the opinion Of this committee that the
treasurer he authorised by law cancel the certi6.
Gates OF seven per cent State Stock held by the Lera
~ rund, aud TO issue single certificate for the hole
amount thereof"-This Resolution was asre ed TO-
resolution from the Committee on the Peniten,ia-
ry rejecting the petition. praying for the remission OF
the balance OF the term for which John SpolJvr il
fenced to conhne mon, was agreed to-
Sundry resolutions from the c. on Revoiutionsr
C'aim' were read and agreed to; lH For placing
the prayer Of WIN. Southworth for assistance from the
Commonwealth; 81. Rejecting the petition of Henry
Whteman to he placed on the Pension List; aud 4th
Rejecting the petition OF the Heirs OF Lieut. Col VIM
DArke for c0mmutaton pay.
Mr.. Christian Of e. C, from the Committee TO ex.
anime the Auditors Oii.e, made the following Re.
ports
The Committee appointed TO examine tho Auditor,
ONCE, have performed that duty, and beg leave 10
submit the following Report The Auditors account,
are Kept in neat and clearly ineligible manner in
DOCKS oil durable character. The accounts are so
arranged and kept under distinct heads as to enable
one TO ascertain. with certainty, the amount of expen.
diture under each separate head; whilst at the same
time the means adopted, for the purpose Of prevent
ing, or rather detecting any error are such as eecu
ally to insure that object. Your Committee fate
that In the course of their very aborious
oil the accounts they in sin gle nstace detected any
error; they could not possibly examine with miHue-
ness all the vouchers and evidences upon which the
auditor mad issued warrants; because, to have done
that, would have occupied more time than the period
allowed, Tor the sitting Of this House; but they did
eNahihe minutely into many oil the most import an,
anu IN every instance, were satisfied. that the allow
ance was sanctioned by the law Your Committee
compared the various amounts OF expenditure for the
last hsca year. with the Auditors report of them made
AZ TINS Session Of the L-gislaiure and found them 10
correspond In each nsance The books and papers of
the once are neatly and we'll arranse and the whole
examination, has resulted in the conviction. on the
part oil your Committee that the business of that
nee, Is conducted with great fidelity and niue ability.
Every tarihy, required by your Committee, in the
course oil their investigation. was furnished with
ompli'ude and willingness. All which is respectfully
submitted, sc.
This report was laid upon the table.
oh MT. Johnston's motion, the committee of Roads,
&c was instructed to enquire into the expediency OF
amending the amendatory act 10 incorporate the Ches
terh-'d Hail Road Company, passed Feb. 25.b, 1929
Mr.. Fnzhugh presented petition Of G. Atkin,on and
other' aliens, asking to be empow hold &c. real
estae within this Commonweal h-referred to a Com.
mitiee-And then. Mr. Spuriock's motion the House
,djourned.
TO IHE EDITIONS or YHE ENQUIRER.
ue'N'e"'e"'-Aithough was opposed to all compro-
se ana am stil in favor OF the equal representation
equal numbers, upon the basis of white population in
ooh branches oil the Legislature am now inclined 10
beeve since that, il seems cannot be obtained that
some frank and liberal compromise would be better and
more accepabe 10 the great body of the people, than
that the distinguished who were chosen on account
OF their political sagacity to find out and GnnJ, 30