Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-20
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
NioyDAY, December 10Th, 1871.

| Robertson in the chair and after some time
1 spent therein, Mr.. Speaker resumed the chair
and Mr.. Robertson reported, that the commit.
tee OF the whole House had, according to order,
taken under It's consideration the state of the
| commonwealth, and not having time to po
! through the business referred thereto, had di
| rected their Chairman to ask leave to sit again :
Resolved, that this House will on tomorrow,
again resolve itself into committee ofthe whole
House on the state of the commonwealth.
| Mr.. aana~i Enthusiastically according TO or
der. preserved,
4 bill &c 10 amend the act, entitled, dan act,
10 amend an act, directing the method of pro-
| creding against free persons charged with Ger
's,n crimes, directing the mode of Proceeding
| on indictments, intorniatuhs and prosecutions
| on penal statutes, and fer pre- venting yexatious
and malicious prosecutions, and mohcratin- A.
merccnicnts. passed January 2tth, 1904"
The SAID BIZ AIS read the first time, and o.
dered to be real secoht, time
The Speaker Lid before the House letter
'rof, the Governor, OF i,i.s state inclosing, for
the information Of the House, "the general
statement which has been furnished by the ke,.
per Of the Pcnitcntiary, showing the amount Of
articles, Cor raw matcrials) purchased ia b.,
manufactured the amount of The tools and ma
chinery purchased 70 be cmployed therein; the
expenses OF the institution for raticns, &c; the
| amount of manufactures delivered TO the seve
raj agents for sale ; and ti,e amount OF articles
manufactured for the commonwealth between
the 1st day of December, 1910, ard 30th of M
vcInber, 1911, both inclusive and also shcw-
ing the stock on hand, and the charges against
the United States for Support of their prisoners
during the same period :"
On motion, ordered, that the said letter, with
the statement inclosed, he laid upon the table
The Speaker, also, laid before the House, a
report frcn The President and Directors OF the
Literary Fund; which was read as follows:
In pursuance OFFS provision in the act, passed
on the 10Th day Of February, in the wear of our
Lord, 1911, entitled, &c an act to provide for the
edneation of the poor" the undersigned, Presi-
dent and Directors of the Literary fund, have
the honor TO submit TO the General Assembly
the following report
Deeply impressed with the Importance of the
act establishing the fund committed to their
care; and animated with 4 sincere wish tn car
ny into effect, 50 far as depended on them. the
beneficent objects whic,; the legislature had in
view; they proceeded, soon after their being
informed of the law, 60 adopt such measures AZ
would enable them TO give it immediate OPERA
ton. The first step taken to effect this object
was to appoint in the various counties and cor
porations of this commonwealth, as agents ofthe
institution, the most intelligent and respectable
citizens known 70 the President and Directors
and they are happy to have il in their power to
add, that most of those so nominated have, with
IN alacrity and zeal highly honorable to them,
protested their readiness TO cooperate in Civ
ing efficacy to system well calculated to
serve the cause of humanity, and promote the
best interests of our country In other instan-
ces, where gentlemen were compelled by cir
cumstances to decline acceptance of the agency
offered to them they have, generally, not failed
| to express their strong sense of the utility of
the institution which they were solicited TO
serve-Somc difficulties at first occurred, Cow
N IN 81. i
ways exist IN the infancy of such an establish
ment relative to the construction of the laws
intended for Its regulation the undersigned
have, however, adopted such measures as are
calculated to remove those difficulties and
they Halter themselves that the literary fund
VIII, under the fostering care of that enligten-
ed spirit which gave it birth, attain 4 degree of
prosperity which, while it will reflect listre on
this commonwealth, will promote the happiness
OF our fvllow-citizens, and tend by the diffusion
OF information, so essential to the preservation
OF liberty to hand down our free and happy
institutions TO the remotest postcritv
The President and Directors beg leave to re-
fer YOUR honorable body to report made by the
auditor, showing that on the LIST day of Deem
Der, 1871, the SWIM i'll the treasury, belonging
TO the literary fund, amounted to S 1904 60
cents.
When the legislature contemplate the various
and important sources from which the revenues
of THIS institution will be derived, and consider
the sum actually received since its establish.
ment, they will sec that there ex ist the fairest
prospects that their laudablc intention of es-
tabllshing permanent and general system of
public instruction will eventually be realized
The undersigned, whilst they are cratified
in thus presenting what they deem hatterine
prospects of success to the institution commit.
ted TO them, suppose il COMFORTS with their du-
ty, and the views of the General Assembly TO
call It's attention to certain alterations and mod.
i'ications of the laws on this subject, essential
to their efficient execution. The charges allud-
ed TO will be seen IN copies of four resolutions,
| adopted by the President and Directors, which
accompany this report.-Ihe two first were
thought important to facilitate and ensure the
collection of monies due to tho literary fund
tie third relates 70 the useful and profitable APP
pilcation OF the same, when collected. Il will
readily occur to the legislature that a great
loss would be sustained, should the funds orthe
institution remain inactive and unproductive.
The object, therefore, of the third resolution IS
to submit it to the wisdom of the General As
| sembly to devise the means, or to give the au.
thority, to prevent the loss OF interest on the
money paid into the treasury for the literary
fund.
With respect to the provision authorship the
| President and Directors TO draw Annually lot
terry, or to contract with agent for tic man.
'ScHch' uieFeOfi they Deg leave to observe,
that the necessity of their performing the ftinc-
tlons Of the offices which they at present hold
under this commonwealth, will render it impos-
sibie far them TO give tho necessary attention to
the duties Of those Offices, AID to encounter the
difficult and arduous task Of conducting lot
terry The President and Directors beg leave
! TO add, that when they reaect or tho obstacles
which have attended tie conducting lotteries
m this state the lntie prodGctiyene5s Of them
al ~ u.
cts, they arc very much inclined to doubt The
policy Of aitcmnlinr To- car.u fhnl t,rn,-,..,, "a