Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-21

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answer But ms she had put an imparta,,f
| question and asked an answer IN the affirmative
ne was disposed to say he could not answer d
aIiirmatrely
Inc amendment was then agreed to,and th,
sub siitutc of Mr.. Morris, us amended, Vas >;
greed to by the Committee, without II div
sion.
On motion of Mr.. PdiieSoa of A., IN, e1in
mittec rose
Mr.. mallory repored tn preamble aud re
solutions as amended, which were adopfcd 4,
the House withou; division or further arr,i
frent, and sent tn the Senate.
The bill appropriatns the public revenrr
was again taken up.
Mr. Dofting addressed the House again in
favor of his motion to fiji the blank viii:
$4,000 for the sinking fund.
Mr. Garland objected 10 the prostration G'
The public faith by Withholding the appropris-
iion necessary to pay the interest Of the pub
lie debt, &c. This, he thought, was not The
iine nor the manner in which the object nj
tile member from buckingham should he az
comp!ished. II should be done by bi H.
believed S 10000 sufficient to meet The public
engagements, and would have no objection
to filling the blank with that sum.
Mr. Boiling was surprised TO hear gentle
men talk about the public faith. If there was
any breach of faith, il was of the faith plight;
ed by the Legislature to their constituents, iipon
whom he commended the House had no RICH,
to commit a breach of trust, &c He was not
an enemy to science and literature, nor to THE
literary fund. He thought the literary fund
ought TO be reduced To more moderate o.
mount and went into representation ~
what It's revenue would be after cancelIinG fb
per cent stock; with view TO prove that
suihcient annual income would remain (up
To mi. D. Ill a
slrabe objects which the legislature could
have i'm view
Mr. .1orr1S. of w. said the taxes had beer
levied, and il would be no relief to the peoplI,
TO withhold the appropriation the money
would remain idle in the treasury, tempting
those who might he disposed to depredate
omit. He thought the proposition of tbs
member from Buckingham would tend to de
frive the poor ofthe means of education Pre-
vlded Tor them. The House, he said, was cali
Ell on to commta manifest breach of public
faith. The gentleman had suffered his vigil.
ance 10 sleep until il was too hate.
Mr.. EdfteSc,,, of Is. remarked that there
would be some force in the remarks just
made, II the House were Obliged to use all
me money they had. lie thought it better
lic IN the treasury, where il would be covered
ny an Official bond, than he committed t. IT,
literary fund, where it would not be- thus pro
tectcd. He did not think it would be any
benefit t. Cancel the fund after ,br comn,or-
wealth Mas ruined.
Nr. CrumP protested against the idea that
ne was AN advocate foi the organization of the
literary fund. Mr.. Boiling lad brought in y
biz to cance, that fund (; and if that bin had
passed, he commended the taxes would no,
have been levied as they have been. The
member from Wood had, he presumed. voted
against chat Till, and now blamed him for thr
consequences of IFS failure.
Mr.. EppS contended, that bv voting t,.
100000, they would impose tax of s2S. OOc
for the payment of the interest on the 7 per
cent stock. lie expressed himself opposed
upon principle, to corporations, and appre
hrnded that the commonwealth nv uniting
herself with corporations, and monied institn
uons, would weave chain of influences dar
Srrous to our liberties IF the Der cent
sock was cancelled, it would deprive the re.
venue ut the literary fund OF s $4,000. Ii
this sum was necessary for the purpose of edu-
cation, he would vote it out of the treasury az
once. He would always prefer doing thinrs
directly, and not indirectly. He was also
friendly to SCIENCE. But he thought the pc
rod near at hand when it was to he decided
whether the state was to be governed by an
arstocracy of wealth, by corporation policy.
SC. sc.
The blank was then filed with 100000.
Ayes 1875. Noes 81.