The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-03

l FUSION, for want OF the needtnl authority te
enforce due compliance with the Law in such
cases. Proesedings lin the, courts, with :
View to the removal Of such officers, afford
no adeq uate remedy 10 cases Of this nature
tHhich egnire prompt action In order Il
prevent hjnry TO the Slate. The power
lsheuld be lodged in the proper department
70 suspend or remove the recusagt ofieer for
cRuses, to be!reyieWed by,,the Legislature II
i lir,l .bn,I CRIMINAL RxPEsHEs 5ii 5,e LEI
| The que ytiens Is worthy Of consideration
fwhether the payment Of Ictirhinaf expenses
out oftthe General Treasury do4siinOt ope.
rite unequally aud uniustly}iby causing The
! more orderly communities 70 bear an undue
share of those fBurtkens. iIt IS believed II
| such charges were imposed upon the eoun.
| ties and corporations respectively they would
lie reduced bylaimore direct'and watchful
lieeonomy, while screased interest and tViga.
lance would sbe directed t0Gthe suppression
Of crime. 5lt lis also prebable that fi1es and
other punishinents Jess costly athan 1thati0f
imprisonment would be more generally
visited upon the minor offences. !, Certainly
lib the; embarrassed conditfon iof the General
Treasury it should fbe.l stripped ref every
charge which without Injustice may be either
! transferred or Discontinued 20 ht;a i"f nis; |
/ 80 ,''t TIE BASEMENT OFFICES = ~ ~,
|, The report Ollie commission. I to examine
ana report upon the, condition ana manage.
ment Of affairs in the basement oil. the, espi.
stbl:1is submitted herewith The anthoF Of
the statement, which constitutes the body, Of
the, report, performed 'sfngly all the more inn
porta1t WORK, of the invest ation, which an
Volyed great labor, and he performed IL with
1h0roughnesS and uneommon ability. The
matter ,of bis .eompe nsaG0n is submitted TO
the General Assembly , witt: the recommends
alton that it ibe made fairly ito correspond
with The magnitude and yalne of his ser:
I The report diseleses, az, additional item Of
lpss in connection with, the late dedication,
and 1t discovers insu tficiences in the manner
lip which ,sOnae accounts ,of, the GogernMent
have been kept, There is no reason to doubt
the Integrity Of any officer now charged with
1.-THE accounts referred TO. But every branch
Of the receiving and disbursipg, business OF
the Government; should. be provided with
spch checks and precautions as will carry it
safely through the contingencies Of oil Gem
and balances in the accounting system of the
Government is TO guard against the infirmi.
ties, Of human nature, and to make it impos-
| sible that mistake or defalcation should ever
occur. without, being. followed, or rather ali
tended, BIZ, quick detection. The present sSs,
tenn for receiving and dishursing The general
! revenues is believed to be as nearly perfect as
fpracticable but the. report points out de-
| fects relating to the to special
| finds which call for ,EefOEm.s sams3
In view Of the diversity Of the public
| funds, and the liability to error and derapge-
Inent in the. several management; Of such
| numerous and to some extent disco INJECTED
|, operations, some officer Of the Government
ought to be charged with the, duties of gene,
ral controller, with power TO- unitize all our
our financial operations. l,unina s3iiA'<is~. II
It would be true econ emy to attach such
salary to the Office ,as, would command The
best order Of ability. t, ~ t.I2I >do4t Ut. IN
PLAN FOR PROVIDING a STATE CURRENCY. g
| The plan for proYiding constitutional
State currency, PREPARED ~ the Treasurer
Eation. tits believed its careful guarded
enactment would relieve One q Il the ii most
grieyons wants of our ped pie.
national currency can be, obtained, by first
tonal banking law. Such counsel is as i'm.
! efec.ugl as the advice TO starving and dies.
| htute man to buy bread for cash. tits i'm.
|! possible fora people stripped OF their means
and loaded with debt to procure national
bonds to be exchanged for nationai. cur
rency. Among the people Of the interior,
ID many portions of the State, the business
| of society is transacted on the most primitive
| principles OF barter; -: moi '..'7''h' tEi
| II the State currency s should have less.
| tendency than national bank-notest to flow
OF and be swallowed Up by commercial cen.
| tres outside the Common wealth 1t IS sup
posed that Inconvenience might be success
| fully endured iiirG%<'iE - 5id3tsihr =
1t may besafely asserted that The proposed
| scheme i1rringesf no law or constitution,
| Federal or State. Less skiIftllIy matureti
Ilans have been adopted by other Suites
Bithiath past few years, and are said TO
have worked Benedcially o." "a :: "'+,oo'
IS 4 gH % HAaYIAsp BouapAsr LINZ, ssua,l
The arhitTatofs chosen to fix the disputed
line aofiiboundaryg etWeeni MARYLAND and
Virginia have pfganize LIBBY selecting an5um.
piFe,l hut I ann not advised off their. further
progress in the important business Of the ar.
Hitratiop..9As difficulties haVel arisen, and
| ara. constantly liable ITO, arise,2betweene the
ditjzaus OFF the 1tHo. States villain che aFeas
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES biLA S5kGoAy'AeS ~ $aOc1AO
| that the peMlingi arbitration he brought to 8
dose ,as, speedily IA may be convenient ard
Draeticable.,iI al ills, ~ taat titais4iai .ih
| On the. llth oe!Septemher last party; Of
citizens OF this State, understood to be the
posse ioE ,auaanspeetnr ARRESTED several "citi-
3ens Of .Mars Land, on: Roeomok e5 sound, on
the charge pfs,takingt terss thefoin fin. Yios
btion of. the .laWsS of Il asginia1 lin conHecI
tien with the arrests aicitizen of Mary land
Has shot, andihe has sineadiedo Of thelW0unds
then geceiRed, II The circumstance 10 on all
accounts eeplyit he depieredy the more be1
duse ills alleged that tbe,iunfortupata man
Was, unresisting ,Wheus fred upon, and was
flefthtp,d Drift, wounded sahdU bleeding; 1at the
mercy of thelWinds and waves. The other
persons gaHreated, or smost Of thfmy were
ibdged in the jsiIi of lAcconae county, land
Held for trial, fiD.U 9ii hisl ,9S,ali ifi rbass
| Undar the construction which; Ia accord.l
ance With the apiniDn of the tAttorheyaGe at1
eral, gave to- eitRenty- secOud sectiOn,of
The Iactl .approyediJAprsi d8, 51Sl4y known
Dis the oyster.laW, it was improperaito ar
Test citizens sof tMary land for Taking Oys-
sers In the waters LOT i!fhespP oeoMoke.l.
WhiIetyit lis; iconGeeed: .Gn,tall sidss that
the, act extended to citizans 5of iMarglsndl
the privileges aof taking. it0ysters I'm Poeor'
noke river, 1t ,is, rthelessEc onienUet ID
suppaTt 0f, the. arrest thai the sound tsinof
Included in She term {. river, Rand that cons
SeaneHt1y tipe privilege .Wasgi senta citizens
AfI Assy.aEd)t G take feysters in thato parniel
| fba Watezseaf .tbet PGeonBk tlsnGWn Hs' fos
Sompke SeRad. But the further faet 10 asseaas
initted on,alE ssidesit hst noi oystats exissita
shat part tef itAosea gsteMol locally ,deagn
| IS P0comoke river, andyannei xssl 10 tnosa
Evatars nj all except in, the fsoupIl, egsas