The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-01


priations have not been exhausted" !"
What has the Governor of West Vir-
gnia to do with the unexpended bal
ances of the appropriations of Virginia,
if they were not to be paid by West Vir-
ginia? And still further the Governor
says that sit will also be seen from the
communication of Governor Pierpont,
that there is q large number of claims
against the State of Virginia, held by
persons within the boundary OF this
State, for the payment of which no
appropriations have been made; and
that there are no such claims
held by persons in the remaining
State of Virginia. As the balance IN the
treasury IS to be transferred to the Treas
ury of this State 1t may become neces-
sary to make provisions for the pay
ment of those claims due our own citl-
zens, when they are ascertained."
Now, it seems to me that the Cover
nor was right, tor although Virginia had
made appropriations to pay these claims,
vet these claims had not at the time of
the dissolution been paid, and as all BAL
ances in the treasury of Virginia were
to be turned over 10 the treasury OF
West Virginia, it then became not only
necessary that the: overdratts on that
treasury should be legalized, but that
this State should renew the appropris-
tions for these payments, a. the offlcers
of the new State could not pay from this
treasury under any provision or appro-
priation of the old State even though
the money was turned over to pay them
with; and therefore l claim
that it was fair presumption that it
was the expectation and perhaps inten-
ton of those officers that the whole OF the
$l9,57O7l unexpended balances should
and would come to West Virginia.
But alas for the vanity of such expec.
tations, tor any one who will take the
trouble, as have done, to follow the
resolutions of both branches OF the Legis-
lature based upon this report and these
messages of the two Governors, and see
how many times the different resolutions
were "laid upon the table" and the alter
ations made and the final settlement
showing balance to be paid into the
treasury, without showing hoto that
balance was arrived at, will certain y feel
warranted in saying that there seemed
an effort to blind somebody.
would also like to refer you to the
Senate Journal of 1863, page 81, where
Mr.. Grown from the Committee on
Finance and Claims, reports that
of the $1,000 appropriated by
tho General Assembly of Virginia it
being one of the very appropriations
stated in the Hildreth report TO have been
made for 1863, for payment OF the ex'
penses of the Constitutional Convention,
and part of that placed in the hands OF
the Executive Committee to expend; re.
port balance of $50363, which balance
they paid into the Treasury of West Vir-
GINA. | only mention this to show
| that it was the expectation of the Legs
lature that these balances would be in
cluded in the amount to be paid over to
this State.
Bat we find on page 90 of the Senate
! Journal of 1868 this very unsatisfactory
resolution; unsatisfactory because it does
not tell hew its conclusion was arrived
at.
"Rcsolced By tie legislature Of We,'
TIrqimid, That the Treasurer Of the State
of West Virginia be authorized to re-
cejye and place to tho credit of West
Virginia, from the Treasurer Of
the .Ccmmonwealth of Virginia,
the sum of fortv-fve thousand seven
hundred and sevcnty.one dollars and
6fty cents, the balance found to be due
from the common wealth of Virginia to
the State of West Virginia, by the com.
mi,tee appointed to settle and adjust the
amour. coming to this State, under the
Act of February 4th, 1868"
This resolution was adopted in the
confusion which always exists at the last
minutes OF the session, on August 9th, II
being the sery last thing done before the
adjournment.
If,he settlement could have been made
plainly setting forth the facts, upon the
basis of the first report ofthls same joint
committee, which was reported to the
Senate on Aug. Sd, it would have ap'
proximatcd to fairness, but Mr.. Sfece"son
n,ored to lay that report on the table, and
that report was also made upon the same
report of ) p. Hildreth, albeit so says
the resolution.
MIR. Bunker reports that "After de-
ducting the amount appropriated by the
Legislature of the State OF Nn'
ginia, by the act Of February 4th, 1868
and leaving the uneIpended balances oI
said appropriations in the treasury of the
State OF Virginia, there remains in said
treasury, due to the State Of West Vir'
gina, thirty-nine thousand six hundred
and forty-eight dollars and twenty 'on'
cents; that the unexpended balance o.
the appropriations made by the act o
February 4.h. 1868, according to the re-
port of S. Z. Hldreth, Esq, amounted or
the 10Th day of June, 1868, to the sum o.
twenty.tour thousand five hundred AM
sevcntv-four dollars and fifty nine cents
and that The State Of Virginia should here
after account to HiS STATE for any balance
that may not be needed 10 pay the ctd.'a
for rchich saidappropriations 'oere made.
Too May sets of figures derived from
/ ,pula this con tuslOI