The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-30
sent the following communication. to both
houses OF the General Assembly: Us
f~Es4. CohM0NWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,1
GOYERNcR'sJ OFFICE,
=. RICHMOND. 2sth March, 1874.
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senate and House Of Delegates:
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RICHMOND. % ssiR March, SE 1874.
1bthe Senate and House Of Delegates:
On Yesterday notice ofsthe absence OF the Treasu-
arst clerk In his Office thereupon authorized lie
duties OF the Treasurer to be performed during Ills
Section Of chapter Is Vns Goe 6s pTSna1,
edition OF 1873. No further, action ID authorized
BY law to be taken In this behalf by the Execute ve
Treasurer hav. ng failed to give notice of his alb
sence, or Of its probable duration, communicate
oicialiy cognlzant In the premises for such action
as the Genera Assembly shan determine to bt
proper. JAMES l.. KEMPER.
In the Senate, Mr.. Lawson offered the fol
lowing joint resolution, which was adopted
under suspension of the rules:
RESOLVED, 1.-THE House of Delegates cdncurring)
ate and 1--WE on the part Of the House, be appoiot.
ed, to vs. wfom shall be referred the message received
to-day from the Governor, to take Into considera
ton what action Is necessary to be taken In re9art
to the Office of State Treasurer, with Instructions tc
report as soon as practicable. and that the commit
have leave TO sit during the sessions Of the two
Mr.. Lawson was ordered to inform the
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Lovenstein in.
formed the Senate that the House had agreed
| to the resolution. ..t b.
The President appointed as the committee
on the part of the Senate Messrs. Lawson,
Dufield, and Newberry. The Speaker OF
the House appointed as the committee on
| The part OF ! that body Messrs. Cogbill,
Brooks, Cockerille, Lewis, and John T. Hos
kins. .7... 8. ..
This committee held meeting at the Ex-
change Hotel on Saturday evening and or.
ganized by the election of Mr. Coghill as
| chairman. Nothing is definitely known OF
its action, but it is understood that the mem.
| bers present thought it prudent to await the
| report of the committee appointed to inves-
tlgate the defalcation in the sinking fund.
The committee adjourned to meet at the call
OF The chairman.
TIE THREE COMMITTEES. .. 3.
The public mind is somewhat confused as
to the duties of the three committees ap-
pointed by the General Assembly to consider
| matters growing out of the defalcation in
the sinking fund. exchange of bonds under
the funding bill, &c. ~.
The first committee, of which General
Terry is chairman, was appointed simply to
investigate the defalcation in the sinking
fund. 1t has been at work for three or four
testimony concerning the defacation of the
late secretary OF the sinking fund, the condi.
ton of the Office, books, and bonds, and
other matters pertaining to the fund. The
report of this committee is nearly finished,
and will be presented In day or two.
The second committee has not yet com.
menced its labors. 1t. is charged with the
duty of ascertaining the disposition Of the
bonds exchanged under the funding bill, and
has authority to examine Into the affairs oil
all the basement offices, and especially to see
what is the condition of the securities de.
posted in the Treasury by. the foreign In.
surance companies doing business in this
State.
The third committee-the one appointed
Saturday-is 10 consider the message of Gov.
ernor kemper relative to the office of Trea-
surer, and, if they deem proper, to prepare
resolutions looking to the removal from Of
fee of Colonel Mayo.
SAFETY OF INSURANCE CoaPANIEs' BONDS.
On Friday the Senate passed joint resolu-
ton authorizing the second committee of in
vestigation, appointed to consider the condl.
ton of the bonds exchanged under the
funding bill, to investigate likewise the
affairs of all the basement offices. Saturday
the House agreed to the Senate resolution
With this amendment:
"That The said committee be enlarged by the adj
dition of one member from the Senate and one
from the House, 10 be appointed from the commit
tee now engaged In investigating the Sin Eking-fund
defaication, and the said joint committee be In
sLruced to proceed at 10 inquire into the con-
dition of the insurance deposits required 10 be
made by companies doing business in this State"
Saturday the action of the House was
communicated to the Senate, and the latter
body promptly agreed to the proposed
amendment. The President appointed as
the additional member on the part of the
Senate Mr.. Terry. The committee originally
consisted of Messrs. QueSenberry and Now
lin on the part Of the Senate, and Messrs.
Riddlebarger, Mcmillan, and Gilman on the
part of the House. The House has yet to
appoint an additional member. ..
CANDIDATES FOB TREASURER.
A day or tive before the conviction of Mr..
Coleman there were rumors ahoat that IN
the event of the legislative committee taking
any action looking to the removal from office
of Colonel Mayo that The friends of several
gentlemen would canvass their claims with
the members OF the General Assembly for the
Office of Treasurer. After it was known that
Colonel Mayo had left the city the canvass.
ing became somewhat active, and on Satur-
day morning, when his arrest was announced,
the friends Of Messrs. Raleigh Colston. Ab.
ner ". C. Nowln, B. NJ. T. Hunter, Samuel
Fl. Boykin, George W.. Ward and others
began TO press their claims for the Office.
MISS RAyEL-THE FRENCH SPY.-Miss
Marietta Ravel commences an engagement al
the Theatre this evening, and will play the
French Spy. One of the northern papers
in speaking Of Miss Rave's personation OF
the French Spy at Woods Museum, says
| that during the week she was not only ami
| mated, earnest, and graceful, but also pow
great physical agility and spirit. With these
Qualities it is not strnnge that she succeeded