Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08

Lns motion also Jailed, and the resolution of the
Committee was concurred in.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from
the Second Auditor, relating To the tolls of,he
Blue Ridge Canal.
RESOLUTIONS were read and c0ficuryed an from
the committee of Conr,s of Justice, declaring n
'neSPedien to provide for the indemnify Of persons
whose shad fisheries have been be.u Dyed By reason
.he distractions TO the Passage of fish.
Ell by the dams lately erected across Jnnes River.
oeeiarIng inexpedent to provide by law for SUBJ
Jectins the real estate of decedents To the nav
'"en' oil simple ronliac. debts land rrjecli e The
petition OF l.. lisrper of Pendleton. report
unfavorable To the extension of the time ~ tbin
winch wills OF right ard other rossessory action.
may be Instituted. was also comcurreL in
Nesolution- were read and concurr.d in.from the
committee oil Roads. &c. tejeeins the petition OF
The Stockholders OF The Swift Ran Gap Turnpike,
'hai The Slate purchase all the stock in that Com.
pany; a. wei! as the prayer of the same ve, IONS
iof an appropriation oi money. The lottery fr.-
'ure In The said petition WAS voted rea.unabi. by
.ne com'nittee. but DISAGREE TO by the House.
ihe Committee responded to = ,e,ulul,,n Of The
fion-e. directing them enYIre into the expe.li-
e"ey oi 'epealins that part OF the Internal In,-
ptrfeinent &C, allowing tie ,iiyide,,. ON fun *
subscribed b, the Board OF Pii., W otk. IN az, !.
Wi'"e subscribers, until the portion of stock
subscribed by them shall sax per cent, and
'esoive, That u Is not expedielt TO repeaI ,Ais
provision -concurred in.
''e pe'''o" VI Nancy Saunders was repor. ed
rcasoisble, aud conrIrfed IN. The pet,tlous of
Betsey aud John, em.hcipai.,iby Il, w 'oIemsn
| snd 81 Jeremiah Moore Tor a divorce, ere re.
Jee'en by the Committee, ami their resolutions con-
cure IN, al eran effort, the part O. Mr. Sell
den, as TO the hist, and MIR. Ch.l. ers as 10 ih-
d., pe''''on, to reverse he OPT ion OF the Com
n'tee. a resolution rel cling the pet,ion- OF
Jno. Chew. administrator of J. Ross, de- d. va.
read and soncurr,d n
Sir. NH called up the repor, of the Commits
| zee OF Iisim>, anfavur.ble 10 he petition # the
Warn, Spring Company aud John Fry He
moved 10 reverse the opinion of the COMMITTEE;
ar w il'isms c0ncurred in the motion, and Mr.
iioiiiiu'n npposed IT, The motion i.ile,l, as did
d motion made by Mr.. Williams To Ie-ro,nmii he
| report. The rep r. MAS then lail on the liable
Lsnsrossed S,Hs pdssed-Conc.rnins WIN.
Lynch 10 an'end the act 10 q money by way
OF LOTTERY ioi certain purposes.
| iEsrERDAY- y communication WAS received
rom the Senate that they had passed the b II au-
LoI'si'g lie Governor 10 ceIe, to The u. s. the
jurisdiction over cert 1n lands on Smiths island for
i'sht house- that they had passed, with amend
'"e",-' ','e "iis COM e'ning IL. l.. Mosby Z, II :
corning Tile county court COMM, sioners ia chance
| ry--in these sinsLt!ul.n,s the House concerned
| hat they had ri cteJ the bills on the sui iect of
| suing Out WITS oi ,cre lsciss repeaI letters
pa eat-and auth rising the Executive tn,pur.
ebasc certain copies OF the Revised Code The
F. He n
ton OF Nienbeis of he Bo .rd of r.. w ks viii,
! IN amendment, proposing to go ia.o the elect,,n
| IN Sauday; IN Which the House eotcurrc,l- and
ma, 'hey agree 10 elect a q vernon on tina, DIV
VA VT EPpts' motion the repu,i of the arn,o-
~ co hiitee' i"e-ented by Mr.. .linrga:! ON the
day bel re, WAS taken UP ani read ON AIR
-'lo'Sans motion the committee was then in.
sfuctet!to bring la bill ID conformity ,y,h ,,,-
principles Of report
The report OF tie Committee of Schools and
Colleges on the subject OF primary .duc lion, was
taken up -nd read.
Il Mr.. Ipitcher offered the foIInwns IN, ,v.r =,
substitute to the report aud res Iu,ions
heSofpcd, That II Is cSpedient to abolish ,h.
Literary Fund, and that the monica thee be-
longing be deposit ed IN tie Treasury of ills com
inonwealih.
Resoiued, That il is expelient 10 provide bv
law Ior me annual app opsiaioa of $l5, 900 10
the University ~
J lie tlough there was tco much soyernu eufsl
machinery among US Money Tor Tie purposes of
education had TO be drawn from The people: and
ai''r passing through many hands it was return
ca |" ,h@n in Tie way of education, greatly
diminished By commissions, expenses. lo.se. g.
lie maintained that the People were their o,v,
guardians Ihey knew how TO manage their own
HAIRS and did nat need the aid OF government
ana especially on the subject Of e,!uca,in. their
ciidien. They had been taxed TO raise the prea,er
part OF The Literary Fund; AID they NOW nail i,
-
nj. lie contended, that from The snare pon,l,
ton IN many paris of the STA e, tiere would H.,
none, or very lew children 10 be educated IN ,I,.
district 10 he laid off Re maintained that In. So.
tenn OF district schools not equitable: il wa.
eqial;because some neisbboihrods paid more and
some 'e's' according 10 their veal and poIula-
ton.
MI .boy0 concurre1 in the measure rropos.d
4 10y Mr. w. ant to give gentlemen time TO look
more iniiY inio The saij-ct, he moved to lay The
report, &r. the table.
i Gen. Taylor opposed TIE moi 10 Law on ,h.
table. lie Thought no Cd could result, from the
motion The arguineti in favor OF The abolition
OF the Literary Fond, and The preservation OF The
appropriation TO the University amounted 4, hi.
tn't The education OF the rich 10 be provided
Tor, and that OF the poor and mid hing glasses was
TO he wholly neglected..
lie House refused 10 lay the report on, the ia
PIE zen. Idyfor, then Iepliei 10 tie views OF
Mr. w. The mach merry to when objection had
been msde Was to The machinery of the ue,ple
Tie People IN each district would meet AMI form
The site OF their schools; they ould ha, the CON-
troi ana management OF those schools thus fprn,in
throughout the STATE litic eubics for the
pfImoiion oil education. If there were pats OF
the State 10 which the system could not be carried
INTO elect, II was no argument that those parts
In which II could, should be ntgl scied As to a
tax or contributes, he said, ii would only operate
on those no derived benefit from the plan. AS
| would be manifest when the details should be nre-
sented.
MIR. Uitcher said il had been the pleasn,. nj
former Legislatures 10 establish an Unisrr.Iv a,
great expense. Professors had been even sent for
10 Edrope, aud he isith OF the State was pledged
to pay them certain salaries. This pledge he was
| prepared to redeem, until the University could
go on OF itself He again objected 10 the main
,enance OF schools in DISTRICTS by levies or assess
ip,a g.ts lie,