The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
THE I. S. VS.. VIRGINIA.
ano1ueRLETTER IN REFERENCE
JOTHE PiERPONT LOAN.
u...,,v 81 the Board Of Public WORMS
what They Think Of the Claim Aga'ns'
,he state.-The Governor Preparing "'-

Message. ,,.t, l.
The goard Of Public Works, which j.
co,nnrised OF Governor zee, Au"'of Pa" pa ,
and Treasurer Hartman, mcs iV7'''"''
morning ia the Governors Office.
',he Board examined the records o. lher
,.rocee,.sn.. for the pas, year. preparatory
IN completifig The annual report oil tue
r,,,aa,,yer and Auditor; and the most I'M
,nr, ,nt work done by the Board was -e'eel-
"a bv the Governor 10 be embodied III III
message to the General Ass 'Inbly'
PROPOSED CHANGE IN ELECTION LAVE
The proposed change In the election Ia"
waa also discussed, Inc Governors me-
sage VIII bear particularly upon lnis BUD
jet
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The board found all the public instiin-
lions over which they have charge 70 he IL
= very satisfactorily condition.
THE PERPONT LOAN.
Tho f,i,o,yiur letter 20 the Governor from
Auditor ". II. Hunt. OF the Treasury -
9arimenf Of Washington was fead py inc
Governor.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR OFFICE,
November p, lss9.1
hon. FHzhugh Lee, GorerH0r Of Itr'
giDin. Richmond, lo.i
sir.-I am in receipt Of your reply Of 2Otl
instant. commenting upon the settle men
So. ..Ajl. Of August. lSs9. whereby III,
second Comptroller found balance OF
si6O23.1 - due sby Virginia to the United
states.
Fromfhe tenor Of your reply It seems eieaI
that the grounds Of the decision are noi per
Getty understood. Notwithstanding nON'
rnor Pierpont's present recollection ina
an did not receive from Mr. LAM
any monies Of the United states. 1t SEEM
.iaar That he did receive the three sums
81 500. S7.50u. ana Sl,v25.l0
Mr.. Lambs account rendered 10 th'
United states purr0rtcd that he did trans
..r said sums a. Governor PierpOnt b,
iooosit'ng them 70 the Governors credit u
the Merchants and Mechanics Bank o
Wheeling nnd ue Northwestern lilnk 4"
,irtinia-the first and third sums IN III,
.,r..t named bank. and the second sum IN IN,
thor. and i'm this respect fir. Lamb wa
0rrobOratcd by statements procured IRON
hs hooks of said banks. showing that suci
INNS were deposited By Lamb 10 Governor
riorponts credit aud were an applied III
,a,mpni If Governor Picrponts checks.
also there are among The papers Governor
picrpouts two refers -. N'''"nioei 4'' l9Vi
,o MIR. L1mb-0ne directing Lamb to make
,he depOsit of Si.5)Oin the hr-t-named bank,
md the other directing Lamb to make The
deposit Of $3.50 in the iast-named bank. II
/. Of course presumed in this deparsnenl
fhat Governor Piefpont did illegally apply
aid sums in arming and equipping Viz
.inia troops. but this in 40 way alters tn
L. f..tt D. .
ig3.Tl has now been Iuade against tue state
for reasons as follows:
Inc state presented is war claim against
The United States, under act July p. 1861
md therein set ont all its expenditures II
raising and equipPing tr0ops-at least II
purpOrted 10 DO 80.
If any advances in money had been pre-
,iously made 10y the United states % the
STATES il is Obvious that such advance
were 10 DE treated as part payments and Il
be deducted from the gross account OF the
expenditures.
one such advance the accounting officer.
we're aware Of because it ha heen m1dt
directly by the United states Treasury t.
Governor Pierponf and was therefore shown
on the books of this department tSl2.OO ir
November, 1850. Hence In the settlement
If the war claim proper deduction Of thi-
advance was made. Had the accounting
officers been aware of the said advance
through Mr.. Lamb, they would. OF COURSE
have made deduction Of them also, bat el
mad then no information If them; because
Mr.. Lamb bad not YET rendered his accounts
with the United states. and IN fact did moi
render them until ten years later.
Thus the debt allowance 10 the state was
Greater by Sl6.g2j.1O than was the amount
really due the state IL seems clear that
the s.ate ought 10 refund this Oyer-plyment
made through want o. Information hy tn.
department. OF the true aggregate Of the al
i0wances made 10 the Stite. Respectfully.
". II. HUNT. Auditor.
WHAT TIE BOARD THINKS or THE CLAIM
This is the second letter received by The
Governor from Auditor Hunt asserting thu
claim. About three months ago one was
received tO the same effect.
NO definite steps were taken in regard e.
the communication, but il is understood
th1t the board WAS of the opinion that tn
Gentleman has 10 right 70 assert any such
claim.