Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
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SENATE.

~, Auditor Of puhlrt -h''"a:'- &c li!>f'"'teG
:, settle TIE ;.Gcour,s 0l Wa. +. ki.i'ic, Fab
Ii. printc-, mon tie ir;,m.iple -! ia" aci OF
| October *. l>t;3. certified. ":n a.: iNr th" re-
li.f Of Nm. +. k.chir. Pubic Printer, -
lowing the c~ri.tract rri:c t'r Work a'i.H =
the 7tn day vi J.ruarY. isbS. t. Tx = .:
oc September. l>tn:, aud :r1m tls '"'"t '''
, the ac,u:.l cast OF printing aEu 'r,',t r.
centum uruiit ih,re"n: fro''u'"' Ia" t
Public Printer shall not he Hi'''" 20 p' '""'
,nowapcc un,il lie has returned the
1910 rr,,nc Srase used ty him. in quantity,
.;r1I.9 and quality, nad, provided further, that
-. n,ynrcnt shall &c madc under Ills Te1cin-
II, n except such O. j. authorized hy SAID 'ct.
until the sa;tIomcn: tx the Auditor shall ha'c
hen reported for approval ty tie uctcra!
Assembly.
i Mr.. Bk.sSnx proposed the following ~ IN
.merdment 10 The said r'sOIU!'nn: =,
.pruyiied. That the Fable P.intcr sha!i
au, he cn.i:i,I 10 te paid any fcch allowance
uutil a.. shalt r.tuni 10 the at'e All NV
money paid lay the State for PAPER, Tor the
Pubic Printer, since ls19." =,
Mr.. MAssm.LL said he was opposed TO tho
resolution. This question, in his cplnlon' re-
On :rsI snmc investigation. ard he. hoped the
r.>u,nl;on yonia not be Passed until tho Sen
A., had fail information IN the whole SUBJ
lcar. WIZ docs .hc public printer game here
! with q PROPOSITION to paw tor al the pager he
Ia. usai since 1880? lilo iMr. N.Y. wanted
more light GA tho matter. We should not ~
it blind. lie thought the case required prob
ing, ard he moved that the rcsolutIon ba !ai1
uaun the table for the present.
Nv, HUNTER WAS utterly oppusod to the amend
mont. He WAS unwilling to receive y bonus
which carries with it HI implication OF franl -
Tn.-e has either been default or there uhs he"i
nony. lie b. i-rel there had been no default
Til. matter however. should be lnv"stIgWed-
y. pspcr nisy have heea uSad IN printing Tor
"a. Confederate Government. Patriotic cons
siiaratious mag haze induced the puolic printer
t, furnis!, IT,, Confederate G3vornm"nt with
n,n.r heIaneirg 10 Sia'r-!f -, wr should re-
.yc the rrjr,r r from settlement Ill hacau S"iIe
! lis claim urnn the Confederate Government. lie
.bm-ht il would tc ho;:sr. however. 10 leave
,hr matter 10 In. Auditor. whI cou!i settle i,
upon lie boat ground ct sqni'y an ja'iico.
NJ. BR.hHos sind this r"upGsis:"a Tor SCI
| clement HAD been made b. vi. Richie. 1t
was. that al the paper Fur"h t!rd by bun l'f
he use nf III: ST Ie, pricr - 1899, ana n3ra
hy him, shnuli b, pad for. |, wa3 q remark
| ale proposition, aud Ii MS necessary 20 STATE
h. f.qv5 which induced h'n I" m.'KH 1t
Wacn rhc CaufcGcra'" Government came Ia
:;I!s civ. IL .ur Irritation, tncy had u" rl
uc- with w?i.a - 10 their rrInNng: the pa
ocr ha!nrrin. II The State hhd been urea !f
re ruhlie printer in printing done hy HIN !cr
he Confederate G, ynrnInent The paper hai
been III mixed rl--it WA impossible tn tel!
,oy much had been used 70" State w01k. or
.Lat uuanti,y had been u,ci lG the C,u!ci.
raw. Mr. Richie Was abs nj st the TIME
dis was done. and when bis attention was
allied Il. i. he wis astoua,icd. Bar we arc
aot iyaiin" with Mr. Duanayanr. Mr.. Ritehle's
u.r.rrr. We have Ar. kiJch!e by tiC
,ars and if it is INTENDED to require Nr'
Richie; - return the paper in kind, qnHil;y
,ri oryutity. upo:, the lore vfil.ti:n 10 thu
STATE. it would b" ,uit,1ns to Mr.. Eitclic.--
rhc Cniumit,cc on F3rHuCn have investigator
His matter. and have made their report. lie
Mr.. b. did net believe that any colnmisS;rn'
/ " in chancc-y could settle this matter witt
entirs iusii.e t, :tlr. R.tc!,ic: ana the only
yay IL TO settle in acccrieIc. %ltr thn pr"pO
.;ri,n made hy MIR. ~iiiJchi.. This Will IL
i1img more ti.sn ia..,'0 :" tie State. lht
| aroI"si,irn made by th,. House "i Delegates
, would break up any nHtn--it whuli require
: .wcnty times the amount originally cxp"n'c:
in tie purchase Of the paper. lie dlG not b"
lieve that it was the purpose OF any SanItoT II
c -onn;ro raymen+ of the va!uo of the paper a
= ih;s time. The paper had been usei in scrr
l. ;rg the purposes of Is Government with whici
-. ne all sympathise-a Government We invite
herc-t!fa. Government paid dr.. Rtchie io
no oaoer in lsil, AZ something like rho rate
paid i@r it ly Mr.. Richie Mr; R'tch," !!
z ~lnSicus 20 have The Da.sHr adjusted, "Ai ~
~appcni- To the Senate I" 10 him justice. IL
, ,anrGt now refund III: paper, but h il viii
ing 70 nay whar il cast the State in 1851.
. Mr.. M.R$HALL thou.hr the whole mates
D., -huulI he Investigated. Mr.. R':hlc had beer
, held M h.tnre the Senate rs the man WAC |!
responsible in this mlrtcr. Mr.. -Ri'ch;e wa
> he public printer, but he was til" silent part
ner IN this transaction. lle is " man OF th'
highest charactn7-ltovc suspicion, above
impeachment. He Was absent in Eurort
when he narer was used. His partner hat
! l.yge stock nj paper Oh hand belonging I,
he State ri the time the Confederate Govern
mcnt came to this city. This paper had beer
, used hy Mr.. DGnnava1t in Is speculative man
ncr, aul. if n-"l n Ibis manner, should b
returned to The Commonwealth in kind or -
- spacie va'uo. 4 mnrc ssimah>e man than VI
Ritrhie could!no he found. but i is h's mlsioltnn,
30 De- linked wi h this specuia'iv = 'ransactIon, anf
IL must abide The c9rsnIi:eHces:we should reqUlr'
If him what should b. required of other parties
in u similar transaction. He hoped the reSoiu'
ton and amendments won!d be laid upon ths II
Die in order 'hrt thu whole subject might be mor'
fully ir Investigated.
Mr.. BnASHnH said il this State was ~sa'isf: q
that the Confederate Government had used thi
paper they could ret pay from the Corteder
40 Government. But Mr.. Richie had got hi
pay for the paper from the Confederate Govern
ment and, therefore. he was willing to pay 10
the said paper. Mr.. BR.NSnN fired his amend
ment rs u competing proposition 70 that OF ms
House. He had No d. scion. however, to laying
.ha resolution Oh the rabie, Tor the present.
Tire question waI then taken OIL laying tht
resolution on the table ard decided i'll the ~
hrrnAi!ve. Tho Senat. thau took y recess tai
: 2. IL.
:, EVENING SESSION.
The Senate re-assemb.ei NJ = z. N.
Senate bill 70 amend ID. ii RI section OF thi
net to provide for tie production and d;strihn'
:ion OF salt. returned from The House OF Dele
. rastl with amendments. was taken up. The
amendments were agreed 10 So tho iili BEGAN.
1 law.
c The j,int resolution instrncting the Auditor 0
p Public Accounts to obtainicertain information 10
the use Of the Legislature, Mt its next session
was taken up and passed.
The report OF the committee appointed to lit
/, vcstjgs.e the charges OF abuses ~practiced /"
Camp Lee, and scquitting the officers at SAT-
; carnpe &c was taken up and read.
| On motion OF Mr.. FRAZER, the report was lgir
upon the table. and ordered to be- printed.
= On motion of Mr.. LEWIS, the clerk was orler
= ed to have tho report printed once in each o
The city papers.
Tne Senate took up tho report Of the Com
mittee on Public Institutions, requesting th'
t Confederate authorities to restore the building
y # the Female Institute at S:aunton TO tn,
trustees thereof.
The report was road ard showed that the In
Stituta mad been impressed for GovcInmGn
I PURPOSES, and WAS still held for public use.
the report was discussed at some length By
McRsrs. Douglas, CiiIistian Of Augusta nm
Frazier.
Mr.. NEwMAN, OF Mason, thought it too lat
now III o'clock 7. NJ 70 leSislatc on thi
subject; lie, therefore, moved To lay the repo.