Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24


Sio.ooo and the rent of the buildings, constituted
the only income il enjoyed = the tuiion fees went
20 ihs troicssors-wh also received 81 500 each
from the appropriation. The balance was no,
suihcient TO complete the bnilIing and pay the
debs IS the Institution. The law REQUIRED ten
professors; there were, as yet. only eight In re
ply 10 Mr.. E'sremark that the institution was TOO
ine Tor common use, he said that The contrary
wss the faci. No sooner did che institution go
INTO operation, thaa the price of education all over
the State has reduced. Mr.. q. commented on the
especial wish of its great Founder, To bfin. the
price OF elaca Ton @Ihia the reach of all our Gill,
zen--and in this he had succeeded.
MIR. Scunde,s call ed for the ayes and noes
Yea. Taylor said that the question was not
whe'her The expense Of erecting such inst ution
should be now incurred; but whether the in~os-
siderable sum now required 10 complete il, should
oe appropriated. In private life, would
hesitate to incur small expense hey oad whit he
had contemplated in - coui,n.n ce,nen, OF .,cl, an
Undertaking. A part of the money wanted was
TO pay actual debts, due 10 mechanics, for work
aohe. These debts were contracted by the public
"sen's' anuh was incumbent on the House o pto-
vide Tor them. The bilance of the sum wanted
10 coini'iee TIA. bliins- pursua nee OF The
original plan. Ike went on To show. from an ex-
animation OF the Literary Fuad, its c.,,ac.ty to
meet Inc appropriation asked. The CAPITAL of
that fnnc was annually increased BY ahou, s 900
y there was also an annual increase in its re enue
ques"oh 'hen was, shall the slate bones ly pay
the mechanics The debts dlz To them, or q, on and
""Aiu up NE accunus;ions OF The iua /! lie coa.
tendrd that he literary istere /. of III. STATE lie.
inanoed thai the proceeds OF the fad should be EN-
ploysd III the most beneficial manner.
AIR. .NtIso1 was devoted to Ei.ca,io, bu
could moi .n-ent TO lavish - whole E,nI on THIS
Mammoth Institution Api'ica.ioa, ware oi.en
made from other Institutions, snd hey were al.v.ys
told we had IA, money. WAS i incumbent on The
io1-e 10 pay the deLi- OF The Cnivers,.y. because
~ wa- The p ,-ure of the Visitors ID con.r,rt
.nem! III 80, Wise woa!I De the stopping y. ce:
iie'"d;ntied that The bI:iiil.s were splendid; bit
'n'ush. 'ha' TOR every u'einl purpose. they oug.h
no. TO h,ve cost half the sun it.y dali
Mr.. Coi,ioI or posed the leave. lie hal voted
he etoiore Tor the appropriations bat after the in
s'hu'ion had gone iato operation, he was di.po Ell
TO walt tor fuller dsvelopenent of its u,efula..r
lie wished TO hoard upthe funi until its cap ,city
SHOULD enable US TO exiead he 5eae.ts of Z Iuca-
lion To The poorest cit I'm III the ate lie ,hoa hit
The Legislature - been unis iiily liberal 10 the Ia
sliiuiioa. Ii was doubtful with him "a he lie, or
not some OF the professors were not to, well p.ii
IL was said that the i1:o:ne of some o, them wa.
aoont SSUOo Whilst he wished them we'll pai.l
ne thoG.,ht this STUNT o high -ii that the s.i,ries
ought TO be liked al some liberal amount.
MI. L. here male some aiiu-ion To G-, Tim,
1o' orinions IN relation to the system OF yrimary
schools; which drew from that ge .le.nan vs;,ii-
Ga ION Oi ms opinions on that suisct. Mr. . re.
pied and len. /. jpinei. Soiie severity of an
'mativerson' was lad III, d in by ba. gentlemen in
relation 10 expressions tia, had been USE. as to
huatI'ng up ia. !nnl.
MIR. U0.kins os z. e, s.i! it was prouer ia
enqne ,'to the origin oil the deb;s; If con,r.c eI
oy iihoriy OF law they must be paid by the state
Out II c9ntraciei III authority OF the corpo: a,ion
they oush; TO be p.id 10y the crpora;iou lie
suggested that ii the debt originated in the latter
"ay'H 1'ish b. p I'D oct ofthe un;nves,ej mr.ey
10 me Literary Fund, to he rsm.urs SEED vi tiis
SUI ius revenue oil the Unive,si,y, without in
;rihsins GA the ability OF the Fund 10 accomplish,
other schemes coniemila lie III lu,d vote for
The leave, that the ch.rac OF the debts mi st he
ascerianed.
Mr. Gordon, ia reply To what Mr.. Colsioa had
said GA that sui].r', remarked that ali he PIoes
sors received s 400 each and The fees OF his ci,.
none received so much as 5000 Bal lie sail
It ought 10 b. reco iecteI. that e,efy iiay co -
nected with The institution ualer TIE Gu .;r ou
OF the Rouse; and ii the gentleman thought there
was any proceed Ire thi nee !ci correction; il was
coinpstent for him 10 ia II, and he III! no,
doubt the dIsPosii IN OF the House 10 do It's duty
M. EpPeS remarked. TINT against former an
propri.tions he had voted, because he did not ike
the Indirect mode III which they were attempted
10 Ie obtained. 1t was calculated to Introduce
sort OF log-roiling system in rel tion to the dis
bursenient Of the iund lie had also beea opposed
to the appropriate IN TO the primary schools he
cause nc u'u not tbc system worth
But he con ended that dear that sf,tem was
to many, the precipitation of $40 900, wanted
now f'r tie University, could he made, without
interfering With the primary schools. lie was
willing tn gran the leave aud make the enu1i-
ry as TO the p.opricty of paying the debt. Sc
lie ihausht hit III our schemes of education, we
had committed the SINE error that marked our
course IN internal imp Ove men.s-we had com
me"ced at the two extremes, under tie hope OF
bringing them together. ibis, he thought bad
policy al! our energies orsht 10 be applied TO one
object at q time
The question was then taken by ayes and no.
and leave was Tefuscd-IIS 10 90.
MIR. LoyzH caiie.l up the further cons lerstion
OF the preamble and resolutions reported from the
Special Committee by MIR. Giles.
Mr.. Giles again resumed the floor in supper,
OF the resoui,ns, and occupied it nearly two
hours: He as FOLLOW ed by
Gen. Taylor, who then took She floor in re-
ply 10 Mr.. Giles. and occupied it until the hour
of adjournment
TIE oitoDing 7crhec92y IF TIRE inraon 10 Mr. Cites
folhe late dinner.
William b. GILES, ESQ.
SIR "A number Of the Members of The Gene
raj Assembly, and of the Citizens OF Richmond
DESTROYS to testify their respect Tor your known d
voiion II the principles OF the Constitution, and
the pltriotism & great ability which yon have man
Tested in various public stations, request The plea
sure of your company 10 dianer at the Eagle Iio-
tel, on Monday newt, 4 O'Clock. Respectfully
~. r.. WATKINS.
AWCH'D BRY,;E. Jr. Confee.
GEO y. DaOd6OOLE.
| II chnond, II Il Feb, 1927.