Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-27

~ We shall probably seize the first
moment oi leisure to sketch ;he discus
sion OF The merits of the University bill.
which took place on Friday.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEG ATEs.
FRIDAY, FEB ga communication from the Sc
nate, that they had passed the bl theac, entitled
An act incorporating company establish turnpike
road from Shepherds by the way Marnslr to the
Potomac river in the direction Of otown and Cumberland
in the state OF Maryland" With ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which ,lc
House conc,rted.
Mr. Morr, of Hanover from the G. for c. Of J. presented
bill to amend the act entitled An making provision
Tor publishing reports Of the decisions Of the APP
peas:-Mr. Eppes, according order, presented a bill
concerning Fort Powhaan - and bill requiring that
the Block House in Fort Powatan shall be used as an
Arsenal and Mr. Martency, from III, C. of r. and q;
presented BILL" adding part of the county Of Fredes lex to
the county of Shenandoah which bills we're received and
laid upon the table,
On mson OF Mr.. Fairfax, Resolved, That the Board of
public works BE- instructed direct the engineer 10 make
survey OF the Cieat and Savcs river from Jacksons
works on SAID river to the highest point which sus
ceptbe OF navigation for boats. and the probable
cost and best plan ofcearng and improving navigation
Of said river, and make report hcreefto board Of public
works.
The Speaker laid before the Hoase letter from, the
Governor, as follows:
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Esd Feb. 1921
SIR: have the honor report To the House of Dele
gates pursuant TO the resolution requiring how the
ACT OF the Gen raj Assembly providing fur the publication
and distribution Of the Laws has been compl with and
whether the number of copies of the Revised Laws which
the Executive thereby authorized contract for are
sufficient to fulfil the objects of the said act Recent aid
accurate lists of the Justices Of the Peace within this Com
monwealih actually III commission ut this time, have been
at length received with the exception Of 81 counties
Aieia, Boetosr', Brooke, Bruns~ick cupeper, franklin
Giles, Henrieo Isle Of Wight, Aaso Monroe Montgomery
Nicholas Ohio Randolph Richmond, Rockbrige, Scott,
Shenandoah, Warwick, Wood and York. The hope of
full return th, session longer he entertained As
early rs possible, after the books fo the binder,
SITS were distributed among the justices Of peace, clerks
oil courts OF record, and prosecuting attoies 39S yet
to he sent to complete the number them recent
lists havebeen obtained The % counties may probably re-
quire 100 sets than they have received give to each
justice Of the For the OF Appeals six
sets have been issued for the Chancelos ter cIer.s
10 for the General Court IT: for the the NV hou.
of the General Assembly 7o having beer demanded
To four public officers at the of and two
corporations, To three distinguished citizens TO the
Superintendent of the publication Of this edition. 10 I'm.
Chief Justice Of the United States and to Judge Tucker
no more having been demanded yet to the govern
% for the use ofthe Executive loIhe officers in
the employment ohc Executive who depued to connt
the remaining volumes have made report 1888 of the
first volume, 1881 of the second hand-t four old
volumes remain in the hands of the clerk of Shenandoah
having been left there b, the mistake Of oe of the carriers
have the honor to be. Sir.
Your most obedient humble servant,
tn Nj RANDOLPH
The Hon. the Speaker of the
House of Delegates.
On Mr. sherrnrds motion, this communication was laid
upon the table.
Communication also received from the Governor
enclosing from the of Maryland coyernr,
very interesting Report from the Legislature Of tIat State
Is relative 10 ArepTieii0r q Pa1e Lond for The PURPOSES
Of Education" As this document presents entirely new
as well important subject the consideration of the
Legislature and of the people, it proper give sketch
OF this pamphlet Of % pages. It is wkic d, serves
attentionl
The Legislature begin with expressing their sense of the
value of Educaonbut confess that in these enirarr,ss
times it is dilcuto command the funds for its encourage
ment They then 80 back to certain resolutions which
were presented to the Senate Of Maryland the preceding
session.
"The object Of those Resolutions was TO |
call Tue attention OF congress, and the legis- |
latureS OF the several states, 10 the Public |
Lands, as fund. from which appropriations |
Tor the purposes OF education may With ius. |
tice I've claimed, not oUly by Marylaud. but |
all the original states, aud three OF the new |
oBes
One ibrtyNsxtb part Of all the states and |
territories, Except keuiucky,) whose wa,e,s |
fall into The Mississippi and the Gulf of Mex. |
leo, has been appropriated by Congress, wher. !
ever the Indian tile has been extimguisi,ed. |
and provisions made for further appTopria.
tioDs, according 10 the same Iatio wherever
the Indian title may hereafter be exIiuguish- |
ed, tor the support OF common schools aud |
other large appropriations have been made |
tor tie support OF seninaTies OF a higher
grade Your committee are OF opinion thu,
tie states, tor whose benefit no such apnro.
piiations have been made, are ennilcd TO ash
them OF COngTCsS. not as "a matter of tayOuf
but OF Justice. That this may more fully APP
pear, especially as the right OF those states 10
an equal participation, with the states iofm-
ed out of the PnDHc Lands, ~ all tho benefits
derived from them, has been doubted YOUR
committee have deemed ii proper to take a
cuiSOfy view OF tie manner, az WHICH they
have been acquired.
Before Tie wan Of the revolution. aud i'm
deed for some years after IL, several of Ibs
states possessed, within thcit nUn,iual limits
extensive tracts Of waste aud nnseltled l,nds
Jlese states we've all, at that epoch, Tfgrf
anl nol proprietary provinces. aud The crown,
either directly or through the medium of Of
hceTs, whOsc authority had been prcscfIbed
or asseuied TO by the crown, WAS iI, the habit
otEraniiDg those lands. Ihe right OF disuOs.
log Ot them was claimed aud exercised by
the crown IN some form or other.--lbey mirht
therefore, wii strict propfiety, be called toe
property OF the crown.
" question arose soon after the teciays
ton OF Independence, whPihet tho,e lands
shnnld belong 10 Use United States or 10 the