Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-05


''ms aid rJeefed-.aiso he tii "To p oil, Cor n
rio IN nc. OF The DATES OF Cpnn'y Con aud Cvtp :
"a 100 1is'k' currg vscsn'ies Ia ,hs, Office.
Mr.. Bryce, from the Committee on Finance made
long Report upon the Revenue aud Expenditures OF the
commonwealth, together with bill Imposing fares
Tor ,ne support OF governments bill srpropriang the
Laws.
The bill imposing fares, &C. was read the LIST and
"a times, and committed to the Comi,tee OF the hole
Tor wednesday. 500 copies OF this y n and of the Re
port were dered 10 be printed. The other bills were
also read the LIST and I'd times.
The Report of the Finance Committee proposes a
reduction OF I'D per cent in the Of the taxes to
be taken OIL slaves, horses and law process.1
On the motion OF Mr.. Miller Of b.. the bill 'Makug
a further appropriation Tor the benefit OF primary
Schools was taken upThe LIST section OF the origi-
nal bill appropraies $50 TO each county, which has
been or shall be laid off into sectional Districts in
conformity with the act Of 18th Feb lS29-and also
STU Tor each district moi exceeding 10 in any one
county, SC. The committee proposed to strike out the
1st section
Mr.. Jackson suggested that he would submit sub
ment OF the committee.
Mr. Jackson then proposed substitute, in lieu of the
original BILL viz to add to the fund for primary Schools
$lo0O0 -Uhat Is TO say, to axe in all $50 900 out
OF the surplus revenue OF the fund of Internal
ment Mr. j. stated, that according to the Report of the
I'd Auditor. the present surplus is about SI6,4O0-thus
leaving alter this new appropriation the OF 81 100
After some conversation between Mcssrs Caldwell.
Jackson, and Campbell Of Brooke, Mr. jackson
ed to retain the I'd section OF the original bill and to
add his substitute 10 it,
Mr.. Brod OF had hoped that this question would mo-,
have been pre- sed upon he Houre, culary at hi
late stage Of the ssion He nies besides that
hey were beginning at MS WI ong n e he suhiect-
hat the House ought to decide in the frst |, stance
whether these appropriations TO tn. primary Schools
had been pr. dusre Of the advantages which had be-
expected. He contended that the money already an.
propratsd in this way had been ,bro wn
away, asn II hal been c 81 into the bottom of IN.
Ocran-ani be appealed to every m,mber of IN.
House, who h,d acted School Commissions In hi.
county, whether any good had arisen from tie dis.
burseme nt-Whe he[pretesied sg amt taking uv the
ubj during the session, Re stated that he had
pared scheme, which be would press upon the
House. r transferring the dutiss Of the Board Of CO m,
missaners to the County Courts -(He proce eded to
read his scheme for hi, purpose. and paid 70 chile
tribute 10 tn. merits Of the County Courts, "a an III
cieut Board Of Police for all such pirposes He con.
tended hat thsy had aIr-ady thrown away money
enough'hst wouid be first expedieut TO reform The
system-to change the mode OF supe epce-bu
that tbs present Legislature had time to per'eci
such system.
Mr.. Jacksn said. that the Q wa, n, iucomp atibilIy
between bis scheme AMI the ideas Of the gentleman
from Diowidde, (Air Brodnax) -'hat all he wanted
was to add to the spprcp iaon Of the Primary School
land that as to the mode Of supsrin,erd ny DIS
bursement, 1t was In the pow-r OF the gen i-man to
move change now or heteaf Though, ON the
long continuance OF the present mo lie, h. though,
here was et-ong presumption, hat it had been found
efficient
Mr. Miller Of p. content led. that the Ji.burse me o.
Of the Fund had b. en confined to the rich or the 20
Ito the Unyer,ity and Primary Schools-and Q ask
" G.
OF the people, the bon. and sinew OF In. country,
ne gsct them and establish no informed ate In anu.
tcns for their benefit. He reminded h. House of The
fact that when he asst appropropriaou was m de to
tn. Univer.iiy. plsdge hal been given tbs. am ap
propriation wouli be made to emies and Colleges.
Mr.. Moore mo:ed the in .efnits po.'ponemen1 of
the Billupon which GU ssop, Mr. Jackson caIIeI TO-
the ayes and noss.
MIR. Goode thought hat fu, Their ap no ,ration TO
the Primary Schools would be unjust-at the SANE
time he thous hit there was a p-ovision Of the orsInaI
w leh ala
ought 10 bs adopted, (Which he specified about IN.
manner Of dividing the counties into ds,ries) Mr. G
proceesed 10 say. that The surplus did rot no
amount to $40, 400-bu only TO $40 50a-hat tia Pad
Auditor had only estimated such an increase, upon
certain coming eneiss, Sc.
The subject was further discussed by Mssys Cars.
ksdon. Davis'on, Galabe- Goode, Williams Ha,ri-
son. Bryce, Miller Of p, b. odnsx, Caldwell, and
Watts
MIR. DIVISION conterdrd warmly for the app .opria-
tion-Mr. Galaber ,ad, that he Primary Schools had
already rendered great service by encouraging and
enabling other schools 10 be established and
and that the School Commissioners had beef found
Of grea,u.e
In the Of the debate the on sticn. Fl the ap.
preparations once asked for by R,n'o'ph Macon aud
the Rando PIN Ac denies into discussion b.
Me'srs. Davissoo Goode, & William, Of Harrisoo and
also the actual revenue of the Literary Fuud
Me'ss. ia k.on and Go,de-and also, as to the mean
ing Of the following clause in the Act of 1921 "Cvn
c. rnins the University" viz: THAT whenever he
annual Income Of the Lit .rary Fund shall exceed
$6OO00. the surplus above that sum, until such .ur.
A
the came hereby appropriated, to the tndowm Of
such colleges, academies, or intermediate schools
within this Commonwealth, as the General Assembly
may hereafter designate, ht institutions for such
endowment."-Mr. Miller and Mr..Goodo ccntente /
That this clause gave pledge OF the L. gi-la,ure To
appropriate for inc rmediats ios,itu,ions-Mr. William
OF II. expressing different OPT iion
The question then taken on the indie finite most,
ponement OF The bill and carried Aye, 62, Noes So
The engrosssd bill was taken up for reducing the
tolls en- the lower section of The James r YER Canal
This bill proposes 10 allow the "to of cns on
every hogshead Of tobacco aud more The pre-.
sent ie, u one dollar hogshead-Mr Christian mo-
we'd to hll the blank with AZ Gems the former toll
The hi was sup or,ed ty Messrs. Christian Gar
lard OF AmheFs', YMc.y. Leigh. Miller, Bryce, g.
Witcher-Mr. Broadus NOV ed its iude6nit, nos,no,c
Anderson OF Moore and Goo ie.--The debate was a
long and animated one-On tax ng the question. the
OH was I'D. hni'ely postponed. Ayes "a Nos 10.
= THE SENATE.
Yesterday the S,n,te adopted a resolution in.tu.t
ny the Co Dmiiiee tn. ia lciary bill 10 arrange
he Safe mo eighteen circuit, which IL Is believed
"ii be done and the bill reported, aud passed to-day
SENaTE OF VIRGINTA.
Remarks made by Mr.. BRANCH, ia the .Ssnafe. on
heP1ssdge Of hebiH auth0rising The Board of Pub.
Tic Works to subscribe for f,oo.fths of fhe sfock
OF the Petersburg Rail Road Company
Mr. SPEAKER AS h is my honor TO represent on
his Or portion OF the good people OF this Common
wealth. who ieel an anxious soIicuds 10 the passage
oil The bii you bold 10 your hand, would necessarily
seem 70 devove upon me to bin t. the notice If The
senate, some OF the reasons whish in my humble es
tmsioo should recommend II to their favouratI. con
sIderaon. La tbe disehstge Of ibs duty, however I
shall be as conci'e posbe coBd su.Iy RELYING on
the Intelligence Cf The senate The ~