Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-12-29
as!rGinia u Legislature.
EXTRACTS rRosl THE JOURNAL OF tn.
HOUSE or DELEGATES

ed, from the Mutual Assurance Society a
Rainst FIRE on buildings Of the states Of vir. n
gioia, chat q law may pa,s authorizing a cal g
to be made on the members of the countt,
brsnch Of The said society, in the course OF s
The year 1922. for quota sufficient TO dis
charge the debts due from that branch T.
sufferers by fire I; provided that such quo,
shall not exceed one half of the original pre- /
mium of assurance; end also, suthori 2 inx
and requiring the sheriff of each county, and
the sergeant Of each corporation, to distrain
for and collect the oues of the society in the ;
same manner as those officers may do Tor +
clerks tickets.
Saturday, Bee. l4.-Mr. Griffin in or!
ferins the following preamble and resolutions S!
made ,oMe remarks upon their Importance
He reminded he House Of the late period of
the last session, at which the communication
of the Governor Of Maryland was received, |
the ,mpracticablity of acting upon it then
a,d the necessity Of an early decision a, thi,|
time. He was aware that the subject had;
been referred to the committee of schools
and colleges; but his only object was to bring
before that committee specific proposition
The second resolution was intended to rel
store to the object originally intended the e.;
normous sum Of $50, 1000, which remained
appropriation for the education of the poor
Hs referred to the Eaiiu-a os an ...-mp; las,
winter, to apply tbs sum to the purposes Of
education, f,o,n which he considered it bad
been virtually withdrawn:
Whereas Virginia with other Of the
ole states of this Uuion, did, by their
acts Of cessiop, convey 10 the govern.
ment Of the United States extensive
landed territory as common fund
for the purposes of promoting the
common benefit Of the Union:"
whereas several of the new states of
this confederacy have received liberal
donations Of public lands, from the
Congress Of the U. States, for the pro.
motion Of science within those states Il
and every principle of justice, policy
aud equity requires, that the old statesl
who were the original owners Of most
OF the public ia0ds, should eaualIyI
participate in the benefits which may
result from such donations:-
4. Resolredi That the Senator'S from;
this state in the Congress Of the u. |
States be instructed, and the repre.l
ssnta,ives requested, to use their exer-
tious to procure from Congress an ap.|
preparation by donation, cession or res,
procession, of part of the public]
lands, to those states 10 whom dona~I
lions have not been made, for the pur.!
pose of educating the poor, promoting
science, and diHusing knowledge with 4
IN the states; regarding population,
or territory, as the basis Of apportion-
ment, as TO Congress may seem pre-
per.
2. Res0tred. That the several cotn.
lies OF this state who have not drawnI
shs ann2at epPortionmeuts :es the re-,
Vehas cslpne Literary Fund, appro-
priated for the support Of primary
schools, are entitled to such apporliou !
rneRts; and that they be authorised by I
law, to draw for the. several sum
which have been, and may hereafte, !
be, annually allotted to, and not receis. I
ed by them.
8. RESOLVED. That after payment oil
The annual appropriations, to The Prs
mary Schools aud University, charged
on the revenue Of the Literary Fand,
the surplus revenue of the said Fun,
ouSht to be appropriated to the cole
ges and acs:emies within the state,
which may be found ia successful ope
ration, in q Fgtio equal to the numbers
ct students or pupils annually edn
Gated in such colleges and acade-
mics. /
4 ReSotred, That each of the aca5 /
emies and colleges within this state I
tn which shall be apporiioned a par
OF The surplus revenue Of the Liierar.
Fund, shall, for every hundre.
deilars received by them, select. bien i
niaily, the academies from the primar
schools, and the colleges from The &c 4
ademies, one poor boy to be supporte,
and educated ct The expense Of sue
academies and colleges, selecting fren
the youths those who shall be mosiE
highly recommended, far diligence; Ca
paciiy and progress IN literature.
o. Resolved, That the preceding re-
solutions be referred to the Commits,
OF sehoof'ahd colleges, and that they
report BY bill upon The 81, sd, and stLE
Resolutions. L
mr. WoTTfS of Hanover, sai5 that thsE
subject oil the fist Re solution was referred tcS
the COMMITTEE Of S and G.. ard Suggested
the proprieiy of laying that resolution on th 3
taer, until the subject wa, acted ON in thief
com 'or'ee-Any spscl6c proposition which,
the me nber from York or any other membrrsS
Of the Committee thought proper TO submit, ];
be mad" directly, to the Committee,
without the formsiity Of a reference on the
part Of the House.
The fret re'oIution was laid on the table