Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-10

the amount, and to whom PAID, Tor engra
wing and lithographing the certificates Of lndebt
edness, recently issued under the provisions OF
the funding act. the Second Auditor, to-day
sent to the House Of Delegates the following
statement, fism which it appears that, for
good and sufficient reasons, he refused to APP
pend his signature to some OF the warrants,
upon the ground that too much was being paid
out for the work-in other words, following bad
examples, it looked like Job put up TO
bleed the State The following is the comlnu-
nicatlon.
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE.
RICHMOND, Jan. Sth, 1872.
Hon. Marshall Hanger Speaker, House Of
Delegates :-SIR-1n response 10 your reSoiu-
ton Of 9TH inst, | have the honor to say, that |
have no personal knowledge of the contract
made by the Treasurer for Engraving or Lltho-
graphing the stock to be issued under the Fund
ing Act
By section Of that act, it was made the duty
of the Treasurer to ''cause to be prepared, ell
graved or Autographed, registered bonds, and
bonds with coupons and certificates, &c, and
BY section it is provided that "al necessary eX-
penses incurred in the execution of the act shall
be paid on the certificate OF the correctness of
the same, signed by the Treasurer and Second
Auditor and approved by the Governor
When the bills for such engraving, &c, were
presented to me, certified by the treasurer, ad-
ded my signature, declaring from the beginning
that knowing nothing of the contract, or the
value of the work, would leave the response
bility whore it properly belonged.
This course was pursued till Drcem Dor % when
bill of the New York company, for engraving
for So 645 and one of Charles Ludwig. for litho-
graphing for 5000, were presented Tor my sigma
ture.
On inquiry at the auditors office it appeared
that warrants had already been issued for "ex-
penses of funding public dobt' for SAB, S62 81,
and refused to add my signature. The other
information called for by the resolution will be
furnished presume, by the treasurer ana anal
tor of public accounts.
Very respectfully,
ASA ROGERS, Second Auditor.
In the Senate to-day, Mr. Herndon, from
the Committee on Courts of Justice, reported,
with substitute therefor, Senate bill to amend
the act in relation to chain-gangs; also, with
out amendment, House bill amending the code
in relation to the meeting and adjournment OF
Circuit, and Corporation Courts also, without
amendment, House bill to amend the code, so
as to confer on commissioners In chancery the
power to administer oaths: also, declaring 1t
expedieut to allow parties to testify as wltncs'
ses in their own cases, Nc. also, with ike
recommendation, report on the subject OF
resolution instructiug the committee to inquire
and report whether or not Fredericksburg and
Danville have sufficient population, under the
constitution, to entitle either OF them to city
Judge; also, with a like recommendation,
memoraliu regard to amendments to the home
stead law also, with like recommendation.
resolution to inquire into the expedlency OF cx-
tending the jurisdiction of magistrates up to
500; also, with the recommendation that 1t DO
not pass Senate bill, to amend the code IN re-
lation to the enforcement OF judgment liens;
also, without amendment. Senate bill to amend
the code, in relation to the release OF an insane
wife's interest in real ty.
Mr.. Thomas, from the Committee on Roads
reported, without amendment, Honse bill, au-
thorizing sale of the Front Royal turnpike
also, without amendment, House bill, to au
thorize the Seaboard and Roanoke company to
acquire an interest in connecting railroads. =.
Mr. Thomas, from the Committee on Fl
nance, presented bill for the assessment of
taxes on persons, property income, license, &c
Mr.. Pridemore introduced bill to provide
for the prevention Of railroad transportation on
the Sabbath, and from the use and driving OF
beasts of burden on that day.
Resolutions of enquiry were adopted: OF so
providing by law that when cause Is removed
from one court to another, the removal may
not prevent the trial of such cause at the next
ensuing term of the court after such removal
as to repeaing the act to extend the jurisdiction
of police justices and justices of the peace in
certain cases
A substitute for the Senate bill appropriaati5ng
the income arising from the proceeds OF the
land scrip to the University OF Virginia, tlr-
GINA Military Institute and the Hampton Nor
NAL and Agricultural Institute, was introduced
The Governor was requested to inform the
rl,t bacH ma 10 n
ecution of the act appropriating money to de-
fray the expense of replenishing the fresh
water streams of the State with fish, and what
proportion, if any, of the $1,000 appropriated
for CARRYING out the provisions of said act still
remains uneXpended.
A motion to take up the bill reducing the
pay and mileage Of the members OF the zen
eral Assembly was lost, ayes 10 noes 10, the
President giving the casting vote in the mega
tive.
The Charlotte and Mecklcnburg contested
election case occupied the greater part OF the
time of the session to-day and was under con-
sideration at the time of adjournment
In the House Of Delegates bill to amend
section 5 of the act to reassess the lands
throughout the commonwealth was passed.
The bill to repeal portion of Sec 5 of the
Public School act was dimissed.
The Treasurer was instructed to inform the
House, in what banks and in what amounts,
the funds of the Commonwealth arc deposited,
and what security exists therefor.
The House adopted resolution to 60 into
an election for Public Printer on Friday next
The Senate bill to render valid the charter
of incorporation of the Charlottesville wooden
mills, and to legalize all acts done ii. pursuance
thereof, was passed.
Bills were reported to amend the code in
relation to judgment liens to appropriate the
Land Scrip Fund to the University of Virginia,
the Virginia Military Institute, and the Hamp-
ton Normal school; for the reassessmcnt of tax
es on persons, property, income, licenses &c.
Mr.. OFerrall submitted a memorial to Con-
gress, to refund the tax collected on raw cot
ton, in lS65-66-67 to those who paid it, which.
was placed on the calendar.
The Speaker announced the following mem
bers to constitute the Committee of lnvestiga
ton, provided for under Mr.. Smiths resolu-
ton Of yesterday
Messrs. Smith, Booker, O'Ferra Fulker-