Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-30

The Speaker presented. a communication ffr,so the
oeconu Au'htor, enclosing tariff OF tolls for the
nsuw ~,l TONI "nd river agreed upon Ivy the Board
VAS laid ON the table.
On motion of Mr.. U,aite of Rochbridgc the Board
OF fubhc Works wero requested to lay before the
House, the documentary evidence upon which, the
said Tariff was founded.
os motion Of MIR. .Scison, the House resolved itself
INTO committee OF the whole ON the bill 90 amend
inc several acts relating rs the litcrury fund MIR.
"uutcf ot Powhatan, IN the chair.
Mr. FHshush OF FAIRFAX observed that the bill
proposed two Objects first, tn Introduce gradually a
oeer y stem OF PRIMARY ciucatiou and secondly to
rehuertne administration of the fund for TINT purpose
more eIhcient lie would not Comment 1T this TINT.
upon t Importance OF ,-e subject of primary cduca.
.io nut proceed To state the result of bis enouriic
| 10 the House. Under the census of 1920 mr. r.
e''u tue children between the ayes OF five and Is,
vas not much short of 2oo,0o0---of these $4,000,
were The children OF poor parents and of tles, i'm rho
last year. 5000 only had been educated by the Ibr-
ialapproprlaton vi sis 600 This fact was sufficient
I'd prove that there vas something wrong i'm TIN,
systcni wo had pursued In Connecticut an npprp.
priasion OF $4,000, eGucatc, S5 900 children andn
New York, the still surprising fnci was .xnb
Ned "i more than 100000 children educated by an
aunna appropriation of 500, 0oO-Mr. l.. here gave
States, first begun in Massachusetts, carried Ia TIN.
utmost perfection IN NewYork, and productive of
such surprising. results. The great secret win n Ind
gwen lhcir systems so great an advantage over
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individuals to contribute to the fund and thus 10 dos
troy tho nVidous distinction created by our system
between rich and poor It was not proposed to in
trOduce thus plan ut III this State but gradually
ami as 1t would recommend itself TO the p,oul by il
valuable results. This he had no doubt woui bc
rar,d and certain.
The principle OF this approved plan is n o,ptribu
ton on IN" part oil the state OF a ccrta IA sum To any
school district, when he inhabitants hat dist riot shall
Contribute an equal sum- to the education of school
masters and for the purposes of primary instruction
~ 'csrovs that rcpugnance which many feel TO avail
themselves OF the facilities ofc,iucatinr their children
IN primary schools by stripping the present system of
ITS eiemoSynary CHAR ctcr. and making it the inter
est ot all rich and poor To educate their children at
these schools
Mr.. b commented with IN Ich force ON The total
melciency of the present system, and the great ex
pcnditures 10 little purpose which wore anpually made
under IT, He Thought its neflicacy and incorre,t-
ness IN principle obvious as 10 strk,. all with ,b,
necessity of adopting new measures.
Mr. ifofIe7nnn Expressed his hope that Others more
able than himself, woud oppose tho measure now
under consideration. He said that the Evils rected
by the gentleman from Fairfax, were not the faults
OF the law but OF those who exected 1.-THE school
commissioners. Mr. IL. gave various details to prove
tlis POSITION ami tn show the imprdcticabitv OF the
new PLAN from the want of funds and other en- rses
After various amendments had been offered IN pho
details Of the bill by Messss. Cbndea SVitcber III
hugh aud Ddddridee, and much conversation. rho
committee rose and reported the bill TO the Uous,..
after which,
The House adjourned