Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-16

serves anu secondly. that 10 was The interest
| OF the commonwealth TO cancel the public deb
which chad contacted, as Soon as possible
that II tine debt were not extinguished in this
| mode, II would benecessary TO discharge il by
annual instruments, the funds for which would
| necessarily b, drawnby taxes from the pock.
| cts of the people.
| This substitute was opposed by Messrs. ROY,
Robertson OF Richmond, and Archer. WHO
dwelt upon the eXpediency. of establishing by
law an University, and of government assisting
| to enlishien tins way the P2Spds of the PEG
re that II was sot the rich. Who We're always
able TO educate their sons, hat wanted AN Uni
| versiy established bat those who were i'm
| middiing and moderate circumstances (wbo
| could not send tbei. sous ab,oad) who would be
principally benefited by It's insiituiion--tbat
as to tie redemption OF The state debt, that
/ arrangements. certainly by The year iS26.
Mr.. Graves OF New Kent dweIt with great
| emphasis upon the duty Of diiiusiug primary
| schools over the state, before uue cent was APP
proptiaicd to an University; he contenled
that by the act establishing the Literary Fund,
| Il was pledged To that obiect firsi-anI that
though The sct ofiSi6, which much enlarged
Il ny the addition of the debt due from the U.
>. did NOT specihcay give IL thai direction, il
was 80 understood by rhe members of the le-
| gislatnre wh9 passed that act.
Mr.. Taylor of Chesterfield, con,batted the
| position of MIR. Graves-he read the act of
| 1916, 10 show that ills provisions weTe,general;
| that tie proceeds OF the debi OF the u. States
| were given 10 The Literary Fnnd, for the pur-
| legislature might = hereafter" direc,-aud
| that TO remove ever, doubt az to iIc sense OF
Tue legislature on that point, they had on the
| lin teb. 1916, The very day OF tLe passage OF
| the law, catered into restitution calling up0u
| Tie Pre$ideht and Directors at the Literary
| Fnna 10 report ,othe neNtiegislatmrc, "a scheme
| vi colleges, and State Uuivrrsiiy.
| Mr.. Graves admitted that this resolution had
| escaped his memory that ha had been under
| tie impression II had not heen passed until the
succeeding session OF the Legislature; that this
! iinpi essoI was row overrulcd.
/ MIR. Smith then rose To RELY 20 the aTgu-
| meits OF the gentlemen opposed 10 the Ieso.
| luton.
| Tie very interesting proceedings of Con-
| gfeSs allow us no room 10 sketch even in gene
| raj way, The debate in the ri. OF Delegates on
these substitutes. View i'll only say foI The pre-
| sent, that IL was uncommonlN animated, able
| aud eloquent.-Nr. Smith stood his ground
with perseverance aud ingenuity which TO
honor to his principles; we differ from, him :;
| TO-, why afp cal TO tie enterprise OF udividu-
| ais: why contend that Greece and Rome had
| no universities; tlatthose of motiern .Europe
| nave been perverted to the iniory OF science?
| vixen II is 4 fact before our ewes, that We do
have nse for.suCh institutions that our sous
| are sent abroad for education; that private
| Individuals hare not established such an insti-
| tniion among ourselves and that il is better
| IN every point of view, 10 have one OF our wr,
| tiiaii have ,ecOnise TO foreign and distant
| tnveIsities.-No differ ence OF opinion, how.
| ever, shall prevent IA ON doing Justice TO
| Mr.. smith whose zeal, iniTepidiiy, u acute
| ness throughout the discussion, were not dis
mayed by The host oil talents that were agrayed
| against HIM.
| ! he question was finally taken upon Mr.
| Smiths substitute, and ne.duvtd
| The committee rose, aud the bill with the
| amendments reported To tie House. These
/ amendments we're agreed to. s.
| MIR. Crump ofCumberland moved 10 amend
| the tenth section, so as To require majority
| of the Visitors 10 award honorary distinctions
| among the students, instead OF three. The
| House adopted Mr.. CruInp's amendment.
| Mr. Graves then moved TO add new Sec
ton to the bill, TO this effect, that the Unvers-
| ~ should iI0i 90 INTO operation, untIi the Com
! n'issioners at The primary schools had certified
| they had adequate funds tor the accomplish
| meut OF thai object. He appealed 10 the priu.
| cipies OF humanity IN support of this prOposi.
| tlon, and also contenned thai the resolution of
| February IL, sic had been adopted after the
| act had passed; and that Tie idea OF any other
| Institution tlan primary schools was subse-
| queni to that law.
| Mr.. Brodnax opposed the amendment upon
| the ground of its beius Indefinite, for how ma
| ny commissioners were 10 Certity 10 The fact.
| and Gifts being nusafory, for how could his
| house bind the laHds OF a subsequent legisla-
| tire
Mr.. Rives, in replyto Mr. Graves, read AN
| extract from the Journals OF ISiG To prove that
| the very committee which recommended the
| appropriation OF the u. s. debt to the Lite
| rary Fund, spoke of academies and colleges
| In their report aud embraced those nsti-
| tntions in the ir scheme OF appropriation.
Mr.. Graves samendnent was lost without
| division
| ment he had oiieredin The committee To enlarge
| the salaries of the professors, and limit the
| tees of The studemis-This motion again failed
| MIR. Smith ihen renewed his last substitute,
| ana called Tor the ayes and nOes-1'he substi
| tute was lost, ayes 81, noes i4i-as follows:
YEAS. .Messrs. Burton Watkins Hin (of Cupepet)
InIner, Claiborne, RowHie, Smth (Of Gies,) Kirk.
BIaiI. Smith (of Isle of wishJ Eley Kirby tjpsbaw
| iiGll (ot King William } lfaTey. Mcmillan.
Ieidi HiA of hAdison) criitenden, Nawters, Cross,
Bofiand, Christian, Graves, Beits swanson Bate, Jesse
fngatc, Eppes George, HARRISON Jones tOf Warwick
| Motn', Glssses, Williams, Travis.
NAYS. Messrs. Banks speaker,) Finney, Teackle.
Chif GORDON Jetrr, ATcbrr, faliaieiro Penn AndeT-
son (ef Augusta) Baldwin, Callaway, Robinson, PoI-
terileid; Rowland, carimi Eide, s'own (el BrookeJ
Fled. Yates, lancey, Bocock mcComas, McGnuis,
cdTk (ot Campbell Baitaile, Parker Afnistead ray
lar (of chesterheld,) Nash, crump (of CunberlaudD
Robertson (Of Elizabeth Guy Hope, Hunter Thomp.
son (of Fsirfax) Ashton, Smith of FauquerJ Brown
(or fanqurrD Strange, Turnbnn, Cpok tuf fTankIn)
Hyde Jeares. BtoaduaN, CLARK (of nai,fax } Sneed
Armstrong. White Meredith. Davis tof Hdnovef,) Ma.
cur, Cunningham of Hardy bavisson, johnson (of
Hdffson9 MdSo Selder. HaiiSton, Tyler, Morgan Da.
| venpor, ilansfoid, thompson (of Kanawha) Rove,
Bolarih Jaesson, Harris, Clayton, Nibleh canriI,
| Beale Alexander (of Neckenburg) Nicholson, Evans
wagner VASE, Goodson, RaH cook (0f Norfolk couaty)
Foreman, PITTS, Upshnr. chiHn, Jones (of NotowayD
Fletcher, Hiyes, Combs Chapuc, Letter, Davis (of or
snge Harsh, Ssicr, Hughes Staples, Cunningham (of
psDdle'on) Hopkins, Towaes, MILLER, Clarke (of Pow
| hatanO fiournoy, Linton. Tebbs, COi'ey, Dafcney,
| hpolh, bIahbdn, SuSet, BowyeT Alexander (oi Rock
I br'dge.) Many, M1Geit mcFarsne, Moss, SpengleT,
Steenbsgen JOHNSON (of Sou,hampon.) Rcks QuaIles,
MoneoIe, NeIgin. strands Wells. Deiashmuli, Glass.
| cock, Snkey, mcCandsb, Pescud tof York; Loyal,
| Robertson (ol Richmond.)
| Mr. Davis of H. moved TO ameUd the 5th
section so as to limit The salaries of the first
professors to S3000-LOSt
| On motion oi Air. Alexander OF Rock bridge
| (the Speaker being about to pui the qu, stioD
| nPon ergTossibg tlie said bill,) the House adj
journed