The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-04

the charges Of bribery ana s'n.r,rv
aral,. IL fioes dlwI,.foS made the io'''"'"s
re .,ort 10 me House to-day: -u,orred
ynns committee 10 whom was re'e Dc
,he ,rycs,ioaiion OF charges aga'nss n ~ -
Hs' u5 IN her leave TO report tnat snei ire sne
sccnrd d 10 appointment announceu ~ -.
Han ur,.e' and no one appearing 70 p iuss,,
.r.rces or En- sustain those already pIos ssav
no ;rs ultcatIon against said Hamihon, W.
Ssg ieave 60 TO report. and ask 70 &c ,-' :,
chcrved from the further consicers'sou -
this csse. the said Hamilton standing eAcu''
mated before said committee. c...n
The repcrt Of the committee was agreed
10 by yoec of 80 TO none. 49,,
Jmmedfately after this matter naa vee"
disrosed Of Mr.. Rowe offered the io"o"'
ing, a. ,ub,,sber
OF tue WIN, a newspaper Of INC cry ~
Richmond, be taken into CUSTODY W ~.
Sergeant-at-A Arms and brought 9eie.e 'he
bar OF this House, and be required 70 uP"lv.
cfze for the libel upon the memuer Y, 'nl'
House from the county OF Mecklenburg,
published In said newspaper on tue Z'tu
February.
Mr.. Rowe, in presenting this, said thai
this was much worse than the Crutchneld
case. After discussion, the House refused
to refer II TO a committee.
Mr.. LADY moved 10 dismiss The resolu'
ton, which was agreed to.
pELIsogyT TREAsURERs AND COLLECTORS.
The following communication from the
Attorney.GeneraI was laid before the House
by the Speaker:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGISIA,)
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, March 2, 1880.
Hon. b. w. Lacy, Speaker Of the House Of
Delegates;
Sjr.-I have The honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF a copy Of resolutions agreed
TO by the House Of Delegates on the lst OF
March, 1880, copy Of which Is hereto APP
pended, and to submit the following SeTtdtm'
replies TO said resolutions
To FIRST resolution No list OF treasurers
and collectors who had failed to make stale
ments aud pay into the Treasury the money
required by the Goth section OF act approved
April 1, 1879, was furnished to me by the
Aud tor until the Cd day OF Jenuarv. 1880.
The said act OF ATril. 1870. not going into
effect until the LEI II July ,.1S79, the Audi
tor was OF opinion lin which c,ncurred)
that be could not furnish a list until the 1st
day OF January, 1880.
On the I'd day OF january, 1880, list 81
eight reasurers who bad failed TO comply
with the requirements If section 20 Of the
aforesaid act was furnished by the Auditor.
Whether this included all the delinquent
treasurers and collectors or not have no
means Of knowing. lie was public officer,
charged with official dutv. aud have no
right 10 suppose that he failed 10 perform
truly that duty. The books OF his office are
not subject to nv examination or Inspection,
IL bad time to make such inspection.
In the list furnished the amounts due
from each u easuIer were not specified. l
did not deem this omission material, as /
could at any time call on the Auditor for
said amounts. and have done so from time
TO time.
Answer TO second resolution Having no
means OF knowing that the list furnished
did not include all delinquent treasureis
aud collectors, could not know that any
penalty had been incurred, and Of course
have taken no Steps to enforce against the
aforesaid officer the penalty demanded by
The 31st section OF said act.
Answer 10 third resolution: Upon ie-
ceivIng the lis aforesaid correspondence
was opened with the delinquent treasurers
and collectors. and notification sent them !;
copy of which is herewith furnished.
Since The lists were furnished HE the delin.
quents have settled and paid into the Trea-
sury between $4,000 aud 0,000, and they
are now rapidly closing up their balances.
have assurances upon which rely that
in sixty or ninety days the balance due by
the delinqueuts. except IN the case VI Mr..
Boisseau, Of Danville, will be paid.
have the honor 10 be. very respectfully,
JANIS G.. FIELD,