Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-21

promoting the common benefit OF the I'm
inn" and whereas several oil the new
,ta,e. OF tins CoDiederacy have received
liberal donations OF public lands, trem the
Congress OF the United States, for the pro.
motion of science within those states; and
every principle of justice, policy and e
guilty requires, that the old states, who
were the original owners OF most OF the
public lands, should equally participate IN
the benefits which may result from such
donations -
|. Rssolped, That the senators from this
state in the Congress OF the U. States be
instructed and the representatives request
ed to use their exertlons to procure from
Congress an appropriation by donation,
cession or retrocession, OF part OF the
public lands, to those states t. whom do
nations have not been made, Tor The pur-
pose of educating the poor, promoting
Science, and diffusing knowledge within
the states; regarding population, or terri
tory, OF apportionment, as to Congress
| may seem proper. =.
3. Resoived, That the several counties
of this state who have not drawn the snnu-
al appointments of the revenue OF the
literary Fund, appropriated for the sup
port of primary schools, are entitled to
such apportionments; and that they be au-
4 orized by law, to draw Tor the several
sums which have been and may hereafter
be, annually allotted 20, and not received
by them.
8. Resolved, That after the payment of
the annual appropriations to the Primary
Schools and University, charged on the
revenue of the Literary Fund, the surplus
revenue of the said Fund ought 10 be APP
propriated to the colleges and academies
within the state, which may be found in
successful operation, in a ratio equal to
the number OF students or pupils annually
! educated in such colleges and academies.
4. Resotved, That each of the acade-
mics and colleges within this state, 10
which shall be apportioned part OF the
surplus revenue of the Literary Fund,
shall. for every hundred dollars re-
ceived by them, select, biennially, the a.
cademies from the primary schools, and
the colleges from the academies one poor
bov to be supported and educated at the
expense OF such academies and colleges,
selecting from the youths those " no sha II
/ be most highly recommended. for dir
! eence. capacity and progress in literature.
5. Resolved, That the preceding Ieso-
| lutions be referred to the committee OF
schools and colleges, and that they report
by bill upon the I'd Sd and 4th resolu'
! tons.
Mr., Morris of Hanover, said that the
subject of the first resolution was refer
red to the committee of S. and G. and
suggested the propriety of laying that
resolution on the table, until the sub.
i.ct was acted on in the committee
ANY specific proposition which the
member from Y DIRK or any other MEN,
Der of the committee thought proper to
submit, might be made directly to the
committee, without the formality of a
reference on the part ofthe House.
The first resolution was laid on the
table and the others were adopted.
! Upon reflection Mr.. Griffin found it
necessary to follow up his resolutions
by another, which would enable the
members to ascertain exactly the ar
rearages due to each county, and Offer
ed the following, which was adopted: -
"Resolved, That the accountant of
the Literary Fund be required to re-
port as early as practicable to this
House, the amount Of arreara9es ofap-
preparations for the esta blishment of
Primary Schools, specifying the coun-
ties to whom due, the year when, and
the annual amount appropriated to each
county.