Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-14

OF ihe Legislature application is made for this
si'plus'ln behalf OF some one College or Acadeiay.
I nc uusicd that the time was not distant, when il
WSIid be IN the power OF the Legislature 10 pro-
''de with even handed Justice for all the Cole.
60 md academies in the State. A larre appro-
p'ld'ton was made TO the Primary Schools and IL
was desirable that they should be made a. efficient
a possible. One OF the provisions of the 5ll
'cotcd a. tSe erection OF comfortable school hous-
- ihrouyhou; the counties OF the State. II pro-
IIed that when three-iiflhs of the cost of erect
'NG ihein should be subscribed by individuals
the school commissioners shonld subscribe the
ot.cr two-hfths. This, he contensled. would in
Noi.o some additional expenditure
Nj. Locsett made 4 motion intended TO strike
ont Ia effect, the whole appropriation for the
Primary Schools He though, il best TO let the
iu'ld accumulate, until its would he more
adequate to all the wants of the country Mr.
! noorge called for the Ayes and Noes on this pro-
position, and Mr. Lockett withdrew it,
- ne House then refused 70 strike out the 9th
SECTION, aud ordered the bill 20 be engroSsed.
aOndry other bills in their incipient stages
we're acted upon.
EsrERoAY-A communication was received
from the Senate, that they had passed the bill,
concerning Peter Notwithstanding a COM
pany to construct tlrnpikc road from PETERSBURG
10 GAINESVILLE i'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tbs.
town OF Fincastle in Observation-Disclosures Iydia.
iree woman OF color. 10 remain in this common
wealth for limited tme--to amend the act max
ing provisios Tor the restraint and support of id-
ots and iunatcs, and the preservation and mauane-
mcnt of their estates--and to authorize separate
election In the town OF Salem, in Botetourt That
they had passed the bills. to authorize scparat,,
election at the house OF Bcni. Wrigh, in Nilsson
adding 10 the county OF Logan parts OF the counties
OF RusSeil and Iazewcli with amendments
which Were all ccncurrcd in by the Horse ey-
cept those TO the latter bill, and they were
laid on the table, on the motion of Mr. George
VINO saId he wished the bill not to be again taken
NJ hat ~. L
corning slaves einancpa,ed-and concerning iii =
counts and otisets-and that sundry enrolled bills
had been examined and signed by their Speaker.
An engrossed bill concerning the Literary Fund
was taken up, and sundry blanks flied. The
blank as 10 the greatest cost of the schoo!-houses
10 be built, was filled with 500.
Mr. Crockett avowed his opposition 10 the bill
and called for the ayes and noes
Mr.. Gholson explained the importance of the
prominent features of the bill. Under the first
section he said, that $4,000 now lying idle in the
hands o! Ireasurers 10 School Commissioner would
be brought into active and useful operation A
nolher provision put an end 10 the practice of al
iewing commissions 10 the Freasurers OH money
remaining III their hands and subject 10 their pri-
yate use, without ntcrost--lt only Authorised
commissions 10 be allowed on the sums actually
expended. MIR. q. commcntcI on the value oil the
provision in relation TO the cton of comfortable
schoo houses, so much wanted throughout the
| whole State.
Mr.. Craig said it was not necessary 70 rnnea, his
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objections 10 the bill. Thinking that il would lead
10 prodigalHy, and would be unjust towards the
counties where there remained unexpend,d la.
iances in hand, he could not vote for il notwith
standing he was in favor of some of its provisions
MIR. Gililand in opposition to the BILL remarked
that the provision for building school-houses would
probably consume the whole appropriation TO his
county. II a school-house was to be built on the
terms prescribed by the BILL it would be surely
located IN the most populous part OF the county,
where there never was difficulty in raising a
school. He thought the object of the House ought
TO be TO encourage the establishment of schools
whefe the population is thin, and difficulty exists
IN Ssing school.
Mr.. Cooke objected to the bill. because II in
creased the appropriation to the Primary School
from s; 5000 to $4,000. lie had ALWAYS under
stood that the surplus revenue of the Literary
Fund, after the payment OF the $4,000, auoro.
prated to the University, and the q Is GOO 10 the
Urinary School, was pledged by the law OF 1921
to the Colleges and Academies until that surplus
should exceed $4,000. He not only.considered
'his pledge as binding, in good faith, upon the Lee
slsidture, bat entertained doubt of the impolicy
o. increasing the expenditure upon Primary Schools
useless ana Inefficient, that expenditure already
was, II we compared its benefits with the cost Al
winch they were obtained. He mad ever looked
upoa Colleges and Academies, as perhaps, the most
valuable OF the three branches of our system of
fduca.ion-nay rs intermediate between the other
two, and Indispensable to the success of BOTH
They are the nurseries of Students for the one
ana oil teachers for the other. He could not coz
sent, therefore, 10 cat them oil from all partcipa
ton IN fund set apart fOg the promotion OF Edu-.
cation, and what he conceived could not be better
employed than in establishing and sustaining
Schools of this grade.
There were provisions in the bill which met his
entire appreciation; particularly that which guards
against the shameful abuse said to have been
Praclced IN some of the counties. Of allowing
yearly compensation 10 tle treasurer upon the an
nuai quota, and upon the unexpended balance in
his hands at the end of each year. But he could
not consent TO redress THIS grievance great as
Is was, upon the conditions contained in this bill
inc question was taken, and the bill passed
ayes %, noes Oh
An engrOssed bill, providing for the payment of
drafts hereafter given, or hercsiter TO be given.
on the Treasury, for the purchase OF ReGimenial
CoioTs, was taken up. Messrs Watts, Seear and
Hale opposed the BILL the ground that in their
respective counties, an individual had sold Collars
70 the Regiments at most enormous prices and
agreed 10 take drafts for them and RIM the ri,t
OF their payment Mr.. George supported the
bi-and, on the qestion being pu, it was rejected.
Reports were presented from the committees bv
Messrs. Carter, Mcmillan, White, Bland, Gordon.
May. ''N'''
On Mir Fink's motion, | o'clock was fixed as
the Hour OF meeting, instead of 10 O'clock
EHgrossed Bills PGsSed-Authorising Inferior
courts to try free persons charged with petty lar
Geny, and Tor other purposes-C Concerning James
bfSwhiee--C ceTGing Vincent Vass-Concerniu
Mourning Pbillips-Amending the act incorpnrst-
ing company 70 improve the matiopony River
10 enlarge the Pubic Warehouse in PETERSBURG
-AuthorisinS sale Of the real estate of Richard
Ludlow, dec.-TO amend the acts proyidinpfor the
sale OF the lands Of which Thos. Eizey died seized
and o scsscd--IO amend the act concerninr the
North Western Bank OF Virgiuia--'ro amend the
act concerning slaves free negroes and rnulattoes
And concerning Escheats.