Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-01


1aMs Editors Ofme Enquirer.
ann, comment. were made by correspondent IN your
oncr Of yesterday the bill nnw pending IN me
in rel ton The state Library mas e'.s' gu ,h
.i the cacJ-ed r!"'t Of 'i's Jolh'
D:nr. Yours FFFy 'F'''e ARGlI. STUART.
srs,-r CHAMBER, Jan. 81, 1858
REPORT
IN, ,nt committee nt III" Senate and li"nsr III
,,an,ns the Stale t.itnry ir I've me ft"'',
- ,,i 80 arro.Ers ri the llbarian. nave f'!'''"
" 49,, ,I ,,,rsrrt the following report of the operations
II The 1ray !r III. year rnlne 'hr 2l-i bscf"'' 1917
On the .t day If January, l5o2 there vi nh IN
expended bsltncc 81 tie Library n'' VI 7''' :
All # ii i,-t 1;,,,,pfia,n 10 The Library ni the
Court Of Appeals NJ I.rwisburg, ~, o ~
,,,,,;,o ,ooo,,ar,o 50 756 65
Which las been applied:
T., The purchase al books. aud Incl o ar
dental expenses, ei'o'o ~
3ls December 1851. OF - i'lio - -,r r,
Which appears fully at large in Tho report Of the hfa
and ie account OF receipts aud disbursements herewith
submitted.
81 invested requires addition o room l" me Library e
want II which ins limited the purchases OF the past year
,d as that can only be obanr by eAt'il''S e Library
J., ~ +, include th ulL council chamber, il Is rtcnnnicnd
IA aid that apartment To the lbrary 'h!' pe uone, "
committee i'll cause the Law Library TO DC remover "
Ills will promote the convenience :" '',t JUICES anu
other reuuse accommodations aud Is Icc"'hhfhde'
that future the Law Library III Le"'Sou's Ve Ny -
of the State Library FUND ~, :,
rhr romnitl.e upon termination OF service oil 'h' Of
rcer who has had charge of the institution iFo lis Ha
Inn considers il proper To present brlc statement "l us
condition this time. Tie State Library eohess'l' ~
If The best selected and most valuable OF us cAte"' ~ '
cnuntry has cost about $4,000 The value oil the oo1k
selling stock from which the library fund Is d'tu' y
sI3 bl So as per balance sheet marked 81 anu M aho"n.
Of cash on hand for investment is 81 ll6 A. The extent
,I tn T,bT
year the very Important duties involved In us pFeacisa
ami in The sales ind purchases 81 BOOKS llne
mich eyerecc knowledge oi the COOK 'faa
rrpu and dueS iicabSolucly require the services '" a
mile and experienced Lbrarun has been recently
rrcnmht ndcd Ii will not in fact be creating ne" ohfc
Inn merely the separation al tw1 Ovcrburicntu ana hc"
rntibIr offices. Nor need il ercrnnch upon the treasury,
sincr the Library fund is amply sufficient TO uIh Tie pufp
SIS Of and TO pay the salary oil me Librarian o
sides. ,;,r ~,
lhe committee have ascertanrd that the duties o Libra
riaa were sgned oco the late incumbent before lc
Library was put into operaiun with Inc double oolec' 81
ernnnnv md of obtaining officer who whilst lie P0ss'ss
ed Inc requisite qualifications might he reita upon T" ,h
force the regulations Indispensable for It's prcsT'alo o"'
with the cypcctaon that when ii reached an extent 10 re-
ouir, it. Librarians would be appointed and ~ tc
oninon of the committee the dnlies OF the Office ha'
br,n integrity, fidelity and IMPARTIAL
~ Bu In The progress OF affairs there had conc 10 be an ac
cumulaon If the duties OF three several departments upon
mn, sam. officer which, from their nature and extent
uupea,s To- the committee from his own Information he has
found impossible for some time past t. do iuI Justice
Fret as Srcreory ul the Commonwealth next, tx ofc"
rari n then as Adutant General with me hdaiiiDh
of 4 single clerk And while this multiplication Of Offices
has Effected n considerable annual saving 10 the State
the officer was greatly overtasked. Ii appears 10 ihr
committee that for many years before the constitution
~ lS29'3O was adopted had been allowed threc
clerks for the business Of the Executive alone l'u
iha, The late incumbent OF The Secretary uil.se;
has for some years past With clerks only been
with the duties Of that Office the State Library ahu "c
Adu,apl Generals oicche Two first aune involving 10,
geher an amount o labor beyond The physical capacS o
ony man 10 perform properly The committee Is informed
that the necessity for separating the offices ol Secretary
IN. Common aud Librarian has long been ioeseeh
though the not heretofore Recommended "'
reasons which il deemed necessary state But now
when under the Constitution the SecrearyshP oil 'he
Commonwealth is invested with importance not pre-
yiuusy attached IT, aud that officer In tact sanis III "
aon 10 the Governor in The place OF the a'e eounch I"
,atr in seems this committee that the Important nHes
deyuye upon him ought Go connected WIN 0therand
incompatible tulcs and competent and able as inc present
Secretary unqucsnatyi that he cannot possibly 10 JUS
lice 10 both any than his predecessor even
with additional clerical I1rcr, when wouio pe lniisPen
sable The committee finds that the buslncss was mus ar
ranged by late Secretary oi the Common 'e
whole trre consisting of himself and two CLERKS: 10 me
first clerk business OF the Secretays Office rp III is
the clerk emf lUyed entirely in ihe osihesS
OF III. Adlutnnt Generals ofc", including Tie FISHING
registering aud forwarding of military commissions "l'
aane requires the time of one clefh ,he r,' |
liry assisting, supervising mud tirccihH VIZ '''t'
onl himself performing the duties "i i.PIni." ,,
far they could be- performed with sch nhSs " o''e
- the opinion Of the committee that the dulles Of
Secretary oil the eah wall fully occupy Tue 'Ie
of that ufcer aud clerk; that II IL necessary 10 t'nse'
The up,i ctk 10 l, AlIuau Ccnefhss "iicei ;ti II T. III
,sn,usabv necessary now appoint Stale llohfih';
Thai will advantageous arrangement :" me sever"
departments and occasion no hidoit"hh' cAP'sc ~ W.
go. nh. aIrr native being Sinle Librarian "r more
ks md The aggregate cost at Tue hr' mus aris
ed viii $4,000 and s3O0O less han under 'r %"
constitutions 4 bin rmb0dyng This Arrangement nrine no"
before the Lcrislarct deemed unnecessary 10 oct more
than the filJwng resolutions: > ,
Resolved, That the accounts OF the Lofah' CHUNG Tue
3lsr Drcrnbtr 1852, b. received and allowed
Resolved That HE room fnmerly occupied py me '""''
of Sale be added 10 he Library.
That aftqr making llu
cess,ry for m State Library The committee shall! cause L" hr
ouyca-e un Library fund such ho"ks Is nay ~ ie
ruirrd hv the Judges for lIr Law Library AZ L@wshmg
JDiN W II PARKER, chm Com. Senate.
JOSEPH SEGAt Chm Com II Of d.