Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-15
IaJr pay officers qtrthe Yi-g6na Line


Early in the session Of the present General Assem-
bly, Mr. Garland Of Amherst submitted resolution &c
the II. of Delegates which passed by that body
calling on the Auditor Of Public Accounts for state
ment in reference half pay officers of the Virginia
l;nc exhibitihg the name, Rank and yearly half pay
cgeach of the said Officers; tue total amount fthe
Judgments aforesaid the Names Of Executors or
Administrators: tho dates of their several Letters
of Administration; aud the Names and Amount OF
Security given in each case, and the Courts by
which such Letters have been granted; also the
Mature Of the Evidence upon W bch Judgments have
been rendered. and The Names and Places of Resi-
dence Of the Heirs, Representatives, other Per-
sons claiming tho benefit OF the Judgments; with
the Names Of tho Counsel, Assignees, Agents, OF
Atornics in fact prosecuting the same"
That statement has been exhibited By the Auditor,
accompanied by a letter documentary on the claims
ofthe half pay Officers, the amount sor which the
Treasury liable under the principle established by
Che court of Appeals in the of Markham and Lii
y, and the best mode Of satisfying the claims with
out resort to increased taxe5 That letter of the
Auditor, and one Of the Documents be sent to the
House, containing the names Of tho officers who
have not prosecuted their Caims and who may there
fore be presumed ignorant of them, we are requested
to publish for the Information Of the Public, and
chose officers their heirs. This latter docu.
ment the newspapers in Virginia and Kentucky.
generally, might do a benevolent thing by PUBLISHING
There are few We imagine, who will not open
their eyes wide, Of the amount Of these claims BTUe
hundred anti forty Housand Dollars-almost G.
quail to tho whole revenue Of the Commonwealth for
any two years! But the beany of tho tbint a. Tint
these half pay officers rendered no service for this
huge paymcnt-they were only iiaLis, to have been
called into actual service! Another absurd conso
quence iollows-h these claims liqudoted the
half pay officers who only liable 10 be called in,
service, paid much more than tho 9ficers who
actually were in service. Other Documents were
reported by the Auditor. but they are not of such
interest as to require publication.
AUDITons OFFICE, 4th January, 1891.
Sir have performed the duty required of me bv
the resolutions Of the House Of Delegates of The
Goth ut. respecting the revolutionary claims with a
due sense Of the importance and responsibility Of the
task.
Tho accompanying documents marked A. g. and
q, embrace the Information required eXccpt yhnt
will be contained IN tins communication The name,
marked a, is statement of tho judgments rendered
ut the last superior court for the county of Heinrich
upon appeals from the Auditors decisions, aud will
exhibit in detail, tho particular facts called for by
frat resolution Of the House Of Delegates The
document y, Is statement Of the claims for which
suits pending, and responsive to the second res
outiOn. That marked c. is list Of the officers
reported by tho Board Of 1889, anf by the Navy
Board which eat n 1894. as well Of tho remaining
officers Of Crocke!ts regiment. who have not yet
prosecuted their claims, by the institution of y
regular proceeding From these statements it viii