The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-11
THAT sas.6O5,5O MATTER AGAIN
Another Explanation.

Editors Of the Register.
have read an article signed III in
your issue of Dec. 10th, 1875, and find
that the said explanation does not make
the matter very clear.
The statement which "H takes from
the 33d page of the journal of the House
of Delegates of February 24tb, 1875,
does not set out to show as he asserts the
condition of tho Treasury Of West Nir-
cinia on the 10Th of June, 1868, but on
the rst of October, 1868.
Now your correspondent III asks
somewhat facetiously. after assuring that 1t
WAS the treasury of West Virginia which
had the S22l,279.S5, where did this
money come irom?' Now | would like
to ask another question, "where did 1t so
tor
In the session of the Legislature Of
1928, the Hon. Geo. L. G. Floyd asked
the question of the Auditor
"f rom what sources has all
the money been received
into the Treasury of this State since June
10Th, 1863, and how has it been expended?
In endeavoring to answer this question
out how much money had been received
from the reconstructed State OF Virginia,
and the statement published by your cor.
respondent, taken from the journal OF
the House OF Delegates, was made up in
endeavoring to find out the facts in this
matter.
Now this was q settlement of the part
ncrship business between the reconstruct
ed State of Virginia and the Sta.e OF
West Virginia; aud it Is very natural
question to ask how much money did the
Joint concern have on the 20th of June,
1868, and what became otit?
There was in the treasury ofthe recon-
structed State of Virginia at that date
$225, ,279.S3.
By reference to can act making
an appropriation to the proposed new
State of West Virginia &C." passed
February 4, 1873, you will see that there
was $4,000 appropriated to this State
out of the said treasury of the reconstruc-
ted State.
This amount was paid out Of that trea-
snry bv ). p. Hildreth, Esq. and redc-
posted in treasury of this State, as shown
bv the Treasurer 5 receipts, as follows;
July , 1873, No. ,7a OF
= 1873, No. g.. $3.50 IL
= 1873 M. b......................... "'b'' ~
Total ..... ''si'o'VV' w
The book of receipts at the treasury
does not show that the above No. 6, tor
81, 800 80, was received from this source,
b,it from entries in other books this seems
to have been n clerical error. ! therefore
allow this to be Il part ot the receipts
from that source.
There was also received from this same
source, as shown by Treasurer receipt
No. 2S. November !, 1868, S25, ,OOOi also
by Treasurer's receipt No. Al, January
u. 1873. $2O.77l.4G. Total receipts from
tbat source Sl95,77l4 46. Deduct this from
TN. SIy5. .27g. So, and we have the sum OF
S29. sos. 81. which is still not accounted
Tor. and to this add the S9,399.SO, the
above mentioned error, and we have the
sum of 3S9OSl7, in which Is included
the 1902 G6 received from some source
not known.
This $29, ,50S.S1 seems never to have
been accounted for" to this partnership
concern Of the old and new State.
By reference To the act, above referred
to. OF February ith, 1868, it will be seen
that there is further appropriated to the
new State "ail balances not otherwise
appropriated that may remain in the
treasury up to the time when the said
State OF Yves. Virginia shall become one
of the IUnited States: provided, how
ever that when the said State of West
Virginia shall become one of the United
States. it shall be the duty of
tho Auditor of this State
to make statement of all moneys that
up to that time, have been paid into the
treasury from counties located outside of
the boundaries of the said State OF West
Virginia, asd also of all moneys that up
to that time, have been expended in such
counties, and the uncrpcHded surplus o.
all moneys shalt remain IN the treasury
and continue to be tie property Of this
State"
Then it fellows that this S29,5OS.l7
could only have remained in the treasury
of the old State, under the last cause of
this act
Then follows naturally two questions,
one of which | cannot answer, and in re-