The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-20

by us.
In addition TO the foregoing duties thus
devolved upon us by the terms OF the
Joint resolution passed on the 10Th of
February, we were further empowered"
in the language OF the additional Joint
resolution passed on the oath Of the same
month, ITO proceed as soon as practicable
10 adjust, award and determine upon fair,
just and equitable principles what pro.
portion Of said public debt Of Virginia
should In their opinion be paid by West
Virginia, and what part thereof should be
paid by Virginia, subject however, to the
approval and ratification Of tho legislature
Of West Virginia and the General Assem-.
bly, of Virginia"
Under this authority and direction, thus
infinitely specified 10 US, we felt called
upon TO take substantially the same steps
after the receipt Of Gov. Walkers letter
Of September 7th as we would have taken
had we expected to meet Commissioners
representing Virginia, viz: to go TO Rich
mond and enleavor to gather the informa.
ton expected and required under the
terms OF our appointment.
Il AASSOlhllBAJ hVlhCb Ill tuHb City vi
9th Of November last, and after spending
several days In the examination Of such
public documents as were available to us
at the Capitol, and realizing the necessity
for further and more explicit and official
Information than we could gather Of our.
selves unassisted from said documents, we
addressed the following note to the Second
Auditor of Virginia:
RICHMOND, November II, 1871.
10 the Second Auditor Of Virginia:
SIR: l am directed by the @ Commission.
crs representing West Virginia In the
matter oil the public debt Of Virginia,
prior to the first Of January, 1869, to pro.
cure from your Office such Information as
can be furnished on the following points,
viz:
/. The actual amount OF the public
debt OF Virginia on the first of January,
1861. And under this head the amounts
of said debt owned by the Sinking Fund,
the amount owned by the Literary Fund
and the amount by the Library Fund.
2. What portion OF tho bonded debt
was invested, and how invested, on the
first of January, 1861. Also what portion
oil the Investment was productive, what
were the dividends or profits arising there.
from for the year 1900. and whether any
such Investments have since been donated,
changed, converted or otherwise dispOs.
ed OF.
8. What portion of the appropriations
expended in West Virginia for public
improvements came from the sales of
State bonds and what portion from the
revenues or taxes Of Virginia.
4. A copy of the advertisement for the
redemption OF portion of the public
debt on the first Of January, 1861.
8. A statement Of the amount OF public
debt actually redeemed on the first of
January, 1861, pursuant to said advcr-
tiscment.
Upon these points the Commissioners
desire to hear from you at your earliest
convenience.
Very respectfully, your obedient ser.
want, A. W. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.
In reply TO the foregoing communica.
ton we received the following note at 8
o'clock on the evening Of tue 10th of No.
vember, alter n lapse OF two and q hall
days, and after we had abandoned all hope
Of tho assistance asked for in our letter,
and alter, in TACT, We were on the eve Of
our departure for home.
SECOND AUDTToR's OFFICE, !
RICHMOND, Nov, 10, 1871.
A. ". Campbell, EsQ., Secretary, dc:
DEAR SIR: Yours of the Nth was re-
ccived. You ask me for q report upon q
variety Of questions connected with our
public debt, the transactions of the Board
of Public Works in regard to it, and the
financial affairs OF the State, which 1t is
understood, Of course, you propose to use
in the contemplated adjustment of the
portion to be paid by West Virginia Of
tho debt.
To answer the questions propounded
would involve an amount OF labor which
we could not bestow on the subject. But,
apart from this, presume that at an early
day this office will be called upon by the
Executive or the General Assembly OF
Virginia for detailed reports of all the
matters referred to, which will be availa-
bic toyou.
The books and records of this Office are
open to your inspection.
trust that in failing TO respond to your
Inquiries you will not regard me as in any
wise wanting in official courtesy to you
or your associates. None, certainly, is in
tended.
have the honor to be most respectfully
yours, Asa ROGERS.
With the reception of this note the
Commissioners closed their labors in Rich
mond, finding that further stay was not
likely to add 10 the scant information al
ready CLEANED by them from the public
documents.
1t Is proper TO say in connection with
the Second Auditors communication that
we, In delivering our own communication
to him, caused It to be verbally under
stood that we were ready and willing to
pay for the services of M expert compe-
tent to obtain for US the information re.
quested, and that we did not desire or in.
tend to trench upon the services of any
one with whose duties the labor required
might seriously conflict.
Alter this termination Of their visit to
Richmond, the Commissioners agreed to
meet again on the 18th OF December iol-
lowing, at Parkersburg, there to prepare
and transmit to your Excellency such in.
formation as they had been able to obtain,
and such rs they might still further OBJ.
tain, and along with Il such an expression
Of opinion as is called for In the joint reso.
luton Of February Gath.
Accordingly we met In Parkersburg at
the date named, and after nearly two
weeks Of examination and comparison Of
all the sources of information accessible
to us, agreed upon and drew up the facts
and statements hereinafter presented.
Previous to this meeting VIC had just re.
Gicvcd copies OF the Richmond papers Of
December 7th, containing Governor Walk
ers message 10 the General Assembly oil
Virginia 1T its meeting on the 9th, In