Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-09
Tor the beneft Of Hamplen sydney college," wa, "a.


The bin wac A. follows:
Be enacted SC That there shall he appropriated
out OF the revenue OF the Literary fuId, the sum q,
POGO dol per arnun Tor the petndHrn, endowment
ot tn College of II Updea Sydnry; and the President
aud III -c'or. al the SAID Fuid .hall be, and they are
hereby auth,-ed aud objected 10 pay the sane SENT
snnua " To the Trustees OF the college or to .pch
per- reisnns they Shall aut,. lie 10 receive the
ssm - PrOv.Gel, Tint otlng tn u.is act Contained
al br ~ consru'd, 80 ptevert the Withholding
81 s"'n appropriation al tie pleasure OF llle Geaera
As, enlb y
BE itJUrihey enacted, Tia, III said Trustees shall
""ht an "na0d 'rpp, 10 he p e'ieni aud Directors
u 'le Literary Funt shelving the s,ae OF the fund,
Vi ihr sad College, ths dill reut SOURCES of income;
Tue ANIMAL receipts the elsoGn; AMI Ia. d.hu,se,nen
aud expenditure both OF such income and also Of tie
apron iaion hereiu an horiSed.
Mr. MILLER gave history of the College, explain.
Ell us situation, the little a,d which thAt in tuton la,
received from the hands oil the Common wealth; an
urged IN The stronges, terms the claims oi the nsii
tuition.
Mr. WILLIAMS Of Harrison, opposed the bil urg
ing Tie situation OF the Western people, and asking
whether they have not priority OF claim the first
money when remains unemployed ia the Literary
Fund: He would be willing 10 give the mon y to ,ha
college, II they had the money bat until the para
mount claims of the Western p-ople TO Justice are :,
usE", he coud not con sent II give til would
collected that it will take capital OF at least $50 900
to raise he sum 81 $4,000 lie denied that
ihs College presented any facilities OF education the
middle class, particularly to hose Of the West.
Mr. WILSON conended, in reply TO MIR. Williams
th'' Hampien Sydn Cn lid give facilities of e.
ucdon, only TO the mildliug class hut 10 many OF
the poorer classand he appealed the history of the
institution for ptooi of The assertion. And what az
sisiance hal the Commonwealth nded TO hi. ins
tuition! She Ia! presented her with ot her map-;
besides tract OF forfeited llnd in the imu edate neigh
hourhCod oi the College, OF very little value. Not a
dollar as been paid OF the Treasury tor her brne
fit II did not u disparage the cilms OF the
Western country aud he free say, that the mo
men, the Literary FGnd was in a situation TO dispense
/ hen tD n her 4 IA ha 4
most cheerful y extend ,ilen among the first 10 thu
Wet IN parts OF the S;ato.
MI Minor Imported he iii wi h much earnest
ness
Some further debate en- ued. in which Mes.rs vii.
lams Jt H,-risou, and Fitzgerald took prt-when Mr.
Williams OF II. offered ryder the bill. But before
l. was rrad the odrr OF the day called up--when
Mr. Mason OF f. ask d. it they would decide upo
the blil by laying over Tor short time, he order OF the
day.
rhe Chair stated il had been his imprrous duty to
call up the od-r Of tive day Al 2 but the House nigh
dispose ot II a. the lI)use thought proper
Mr. GooDE reme' ked, ,hat the gen lrncn from the
Wet would agreed among themselves u?on some so.
Tor tn establishment OF College anG come prepared
to make such p.opoi iiOn, "a. wUuld mos, cheerful Y
vO;- for approprIa ion.
Nc. ScoTT also declared that h would not with
great pleasure, vote To- the appropriation the Col
leg of Hamid,n Sydn y, than for Literary Ins itu.
lion ia III. w tseFn pat OF the Sac. H. declared
himself willing 10 The OF s3U0 900 TO
Stern Unive si'y-anl he made tn dec,araon viii,
10 a Literary Institution in the Wet.
ii re lie discussion on tie bill was suspend. d-and
the House la IGN OF the orders # The day resove
sell into ComtAec oil the Whole-Mr. Miller in
The Chair.
The Bank bill again called up, when Mr. Bryce,
with the consent Of TIE committee, Withdrew his
IN -ndment offered o. Fuday, aud submitted the follow
in5, which being modified on Mr. Masol's suryes-
unnl read az iolowS:-"ln all meetings Of the took
hoIde's, such ptr.OD, per.on4 shall be appointed
rom Use 10 um' 10y or under amy law which shall be
enacted Tor the purpose, shall upon every question:
ther IMAM the appointment OF Directors, have vote OF
votes, equal to third OF all the votes given i'm the
meeting upon such question. The appointment o. Di-
rectors shall remain as heretofore.
Mr. RIvES Of G. then pgopo ed TO withdraw his a.
nendnent, which was done, With tiie consent Of the
Committee.
AIr BRyc declared ,atit was ith no sinister view
he had bgou ,nt forward hi. amcndn- M but he wished %
defeat the am niucnt 81 MIR. RIVE: aud as he had
withdrawn his pro.oi ION, he shonid, with The leave
o the coinmuer, "i hd aV hi--yIth tie un,er.tand.
H. hat il Mr.. vesrenewcd his p opo>i ion he would
M RtvSs hen renewed his an eadment and sun.
pore at ,Omr l.tgth a long discussion ensured. m
Winch Messr BSc il'ams Of Hririco ard H,r
we, supper ed Nj bryce amcn'men; and Me'.rs.
X veg AMI hlnnr opposed 1t On taking the questisn
thr amen !n-nt wa carried-Ayr- 81, y .es 80
The question rlru re rurrcd upon re amendment as
| an-id't aud carried wi hort o., 0.i,inn
The 10 section thea read a. follows: g Be i,
tur.hsr enacted, n the liz u roies of The Bank
o Virginia, originally made p y,bl-, or which, shall
a v become phNao.e, an tenant, in gold or silver
con stall b recerAhi' IN IL payments TO the SINE
Virginia; hn' ths rsh' IL hereby reserved 10 t,.
lie !>i"ture, to ovie ny w ,la 10 such bill or not.
all Dc receivable ~ any such payment 10 the y ate
PTOUided, That no iaw psssrd Tor th., object s n
take of G. 'n Shorter rerIcd han one year from the
dotf # ''ueut
M GooDE rrtpo,ed 'm.n1men', by adding A.
er h .rd. State OF Virginia" the iolioyiuc: .. T.
tn. sad Bank shall any time ail or relu TO redeem
lie no;ee, in gol or si'v-r COIN s Issues shall be no
long>r receivable rs 40 aid: aud Tie right ia also
her by re.cfv-d 20 the Legslliure at any time 4,
provii bY law TINT the bills Of The said Bskk
shall no be receivable in payments to The STATE
NJ q. explained the OH ct OF his amendment. and
'aiel nj a. he charter stood, he State was se
cu'iiy Tor ii he notes which the Bank miyht throw
in'o cuculiton. 10 the lmou:t o. &,229, 900 dollars
% II pleased 70 pr 40 much mo circuatpn; at present
it hdd only 800 600 in circulation FIR which The
ota'e wa sub tantidiy bound-And was it expected
That tie STATE should pay whether he notes WEI poid
Ia pee or rot.
th'- dn"' dneat was accepted bv the House
NJ GooDE then oil red new -rction The (nIIo,y.
ng;-bt u 'n'ctcd That nothing in this act contain
ca -h"l ne 20 tor-t-ncd require the d-poie In
We bA'H Of |Ifgl Ia, Of any por ion o. the puhc u,o.
nIes, but ha from sUd alter the expiration of the form
'r "hch IT. charter was ry'erded by the act entitled
I'm act Tor eXrndi' he charter OF the Bunk oi viz
s.'id, and Tor o'her pufp,scs," passed January 2rh
loll, II my and shall be- ldwf fol Tor the T .a,I.er IN
make DEPOSITS in laid Bank or not as the uubj- i'm
e'eei my serm t. Tin 20 require subject only T., n
COS lfOul nd 't'Pci ous Of he Lcgi.l a.urr"
We MASON OF proposed 10 amend IN, cl,usr
by sulstunng tie low ur: mo dc 20 ites of he no.
ney II the C'mm'nwrs.th s'ali he made in sail Bk
IT any ime ~ e. SAID Bank shall cease TO p,y syecis