Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-29
CONDENSED from the Raleigh News.
THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGIS-
LATURE.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20.
SENATE.


Mr. Todd introduced q bill to prevent the
Spreading of disease among cattle.
Referred to conn ittee on propositions
and grievances.
Mr. Norwood, bill to raise Joint select
committee on the State debt and llaollltles.
Said committee to consist OF SIX members
of the Senate and nine members OF the
House. Lies over under the rules
Mr. Durham, from finance commlttee'
appointed at the last session 10 eAalnlno
and audit the accounts OF the Siate
treasurer, made the following report:
To The Honorable the General assembly
Of Moth Carolina:
The undersigned, a majority OF your
committee, appointed at the last session
TO examine the accounts Of the Treasury,
closing on the 3Oth day OF September, lolZ'
as required By sections II and '7S, chapter
no. laws of lSGS-'G9, have the honor to
report that we met by appointment OF the
chairman Of the committee at the office OF
the State Treasurer, i'll Raleigh, on the
/ 18th day Of October, and on that day and
| through the following days performed the
! labOrs involved in our appointment as we
! understood them.
Ascertaining from the Treasurer that the
| accounts Of the Treasury tor the 1lscaI
wear, ending 30th day Of September, 1871,
.
mon bv any previous committee appointed
I Nv your honorable body, we deemed it to
I ~, interests of the State to eXtend oar eX-
animation, back through said fiscal year
cutin" on the 30th day Of September,
| 1872, ana report them accordingly.
We take pleasure in stating that we
found the books of the Treasury, during
these years, kept in neat, persplcuous
and careful manner, and the vouchers, for
IiCI,rI IL
labled and orderly arranged ard filed, by
months, in the order OF time in which the
transactions occurred, which, added to the
| courtesy and readiness Of the officers OF
| the depaltmcnt-in extending to us every
opportunity for invest Cation, greatly IA
c.itated the labor Of their examination.
We find that since tie first day of OctO-
Der, 1871, at which time there was ba.-
ance in the Treasury, rs hefo'ore reported
ty the Treasurer, OF S2I3,123 ~, ana
during the fiscal year ending Goth Septem-
Der, 1872, there has been received into the
Treasury, from ali sources, 500, All O24,
and that during the same time there has
been paid out of the TIE isury SSO1, sos %,
leaving a balance in the Treasury on the
.iiss day Of October, 1872, S1l4,l4 81,
which viii appear more II detail by the
general statements hereto All chei, as a
mart of this report, which is found to cor
respond with the books of the Treasury.
We have eXa mined all the vouchers for
both receipts and disbursements 10y the
Treasury during the fiscal year ending 3Oth
Sritcrnber, 1871, as aforesaid, and also
dmiug the year ending 30h Septem er,
1872, and examined and compared the
warrants Of the Auditor with the usual
laws under which they purport TO be
drawn, and accordingly report aud certify
that, in OR opinion, all Ct said warrants,
and the payments made by the Treasury
thereon, except such cases as are herein
after reported ana specihed,) were au-
.hOrized by law, il all cases reasonably and
f.irly construed.
We are tiIr;llcr Of opinion that the toll
l,wi"g warrants. paid by ;he Treasury
were drawn " itho::: authority Of law:
, l. In 1SI0-'Ii. -Four VAR ATS for SIP.
, car,. in favor Of -. ". Hood, Agent ;3oarC
. Of /. lt.liti0n.' paid Oh the 18th of October
1870. the 3Glh e November, 1870, tie sod
Of Dccymber 1870, the lat If February
1871. and ole warrant for $50 80, paid Il
the same person OH the lad Of March
1871. The books q the Treasury do nc
: Inform us Of tie character Of the service
! rendered to the Board Of Education by thi
Agent.
,. In February, 1871. Warrant in fAvo
- q " Il Bailey, as Il member Of the cod
t cuululission, on a, count Of salary as sucl
; commissioner for january, 1871, for $500
: Ihc law, 10y virtue Cf Wl!ivii the member
Of tie commission received ally cCmpensa
, ton, was repealed on tine .ith day OF De
l cgmEer, 1870. See laws of tSTa-'Tl, cha
;: IL, page IS. [. appears ais >. by voucher
: on file III the treasury, that the said WI
Ii Bailey and the Hon VIM D Rodma
n were pia The usual ST. eries, withou
70 abatement, for tie time elarsing after til
f said ZOth Ci December, 1870, whereby
f a,.rears hat the said BAILEY aud ROdma
' wrlc each improperly paid from the treas
: Ury for tie further sum Of $50 GG.
=. = In 1871. Voucher GSS. Warrant
"a III favor Of j j Sawyer and F II Busbct
each tor $50, tie latter for indexing sid
: ta;y OF State doubtless considered it to b
/. his right ard duty to contract tor said il!
a dvXiuy and side notes under section 10 [
"a chap 40 of the laws of lSGS-'G9, withOI
Il having lis attention called to chap !
o laws Of lS(jG-'O7, which requires this wOr
Is - be done by the chief clerks Of the Senat
IS and House Of Representatives, which I,
qiHremGut we Go not regard as repealed b
II, said clap 2I0. At all events thele Shout
= not be, i'll the opinion of your committee
% two statutes requiring the same duties t
# b. performed, but i'll a different mannt
# and by different officers.
- i. In August, 1871. Warrant in fave
l. of w L Brown, for $SI p, and warrant
n favor Of + G Allen for S2S1 So, both co
lacted by Ii IL Roberts, at the time of sue
collection clerk in the Auditors depart
n meut. We learned that shortly after til
Y, payment Of these accounts it was di
s. covered, through the diligence of NJ
). Partin, another clerk in the Auditors d,
IN paItment, that they were fraudulent an
le executed by said Roberts to dcfraud til
is Treasury; whareupon Robel IS was prompt
l. disch arGeG, and Mr. Adams, the Audlto
has repaid into the Treasury the fir,
N named amount, $ol %, and is makil
y regular deposits to meet the other amour
~ S2SI s..
y ). In February, 1912, there was ais
N paid to a Syme, for side notes to the law
W. of IS7l-'T q, and in 1872, to NJ Farisl
- tor indeXiug the same, each he sum
+ 500. We call this to your attention f
reasons hereinbefore given, in order that
may be determined by your bOdF Whetht
il is still also the duty Of tie chief clerks
the Senate and House to peform til
duty.
IS Though probably not strictly within IL
scope Of our duties, Yet We concur in IL
&c propriety Of cur calling the attention
= your honorable body to few matte
" wherein there may, as we think, be salt
, rlry reform:
- l. We believe much revenue is lost
le the school fund by the failure of the clerl
Of the Superior Courts faithfully to accou1
:. to the Treasurer for all fines, penalties an
n iorfeiture5 received by them, and W
d recommend such legislation as will secul
more prompness and fidelity in this regarC
le ,. There should be, we think, some linn
NJ to the costs Of distributing the laws of II