Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-04-11


strike ont The lst section.
Mr.. jackson suggested that he would submit
n substitute for the bill. The House agreed 10
the amendment vi the committee.
Nj. Iaskson thea proposed substitute. 10
lien u, The original bill, viz ! 10 add 10 the i"h'
Tor primary Schools 8 b.oOo--(thht Is To say,
To make il in al S6o,ooo) oui OF the surplus
revenue OF the fund oil Internal Improvement.
Mr.. j. stated. that according 10 the hepoi1 III
the ID Auditor, the present surplus IS about
sl6, 400 thus leaving, alter this ne" appio-
ptlRtion, The su,n OF 3 lIo0.
| After some conversation between hessrs.
Caldwell, Jackson, and Campbell Of Brooke.
Mr.. Jackson Con anied IL retain the I'd section
oi the Original bill, aud 10 add his substitute 10
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| MIR. Brodna1 had hoped that this question
would mol have been ptesaad upsn The House,
particularly, az this late stage olthe session. lie
eontended, besides, thai they we're beginning
nj the wrong end OF tue snJect-that tue House
ough To decide IN the first instance whether
thrse appropr.at ons 10 the primary Schools had
been pro lnetve OF tie advantages which hnd
been expected. lie contendod tina, the money
area ~ apprapriaied IN this wa, had been Hs
absolutely thfowu away. MS II II had hean cas-
into Tue DO ON of ihe Ocean--and he Appealed
| 10 every member of the House, who had acted
| 40 School Commissioner IN his county, "heih-
| er any goo had u, ,sen fun lie disbursement
Winnie he protested against taxing ~ the suit
jecl during the session, he stated thai he nad
| prepared n scheme, winch he would not press
| upon the HOUSE, for transferring Ihe du 10. oi
| the Board Of Commissioners To the Count,
| Court.--( a proceeded 10 read his scheme fot
tbs pnrpose-and pald IA ioIclble tribute 10 The
merits ol the County Courts, ~ an f'e'eoi
| Board OF the Puice Tor all such pprDpses.) lie
contend, d thai they mad already thrown way
money enongn--lhai II would ne h'st e1ptdieni
10 reiofm TUE esstem- 10 change tn mode
o OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tina the present LIZ
| g..lalurr bid no lime 10 perfect TINT sysen.
Mr., jackson said, that there was no inson-
paiibiIity between hIs stheme aud tine ldta
| o the geptlcmau from Dinw,ddie, Nj. Brod.
max )--tAai all he wanted wns, III ID 10 the APP
prop,lala II of The Primary Schools aud hat
rs 10 .he mode o. sapafiniendlag its dnbnfses
ment, il WAS 10 the power oi TIC gentleman h
move a change now or here.lieI--thongh, hon
the long continuance o. tue prescott motr, ho
thought theie was strong presumption, TINT II
had bpen found etllelrnt.
Mr.. Miller Of + oontended, that the disbur.r-
mrot OF the fund had heen eonhned 10 lac II h
1T The ponr--to lhr University and Primary
| ochools--and he ASKED whtt,=r il was Jan 10
the greni intermediate cinss ot the peope, the
zone and -ihea oi ihe country, TO eegleel
them aud establ iii no intermediate Installations
h,r their bench lie rrmnde ed The lIontr OF
the iaoi that when the iasi appropriation was
made To the University, "A pledse had been
given lha, an appropriation woald he made 10
Acadnmies and Colleges.
MI. Moore moved tho indefinite postpone
meni OF the Bll--ppou which question, Mr..
Jackson callfd for the - and noes.
Mr.. Goo e though that further appropria-
ton toathe Primary Sc sools would be unjust
al the sam" tune be h nghl Ia re- WA n pro-
vision Of tn original hill now before The House
which was valuable, AMI ought 10 he ad9pIed
(whcL he specified, about the manner oil dlv-
ding the counties into districts MIR. & pro-
ceeded 10 say, that surplus reyenu. did no,
now amount 10 Sl6, aoO-bnt only 10 S1Q, oU2,
that the End Auditor had only estimated .acb
an lnsfease, Ipon cerian coulingencies, IL.
Ihe suffice was further discussed by Messr.
Carskadon, Dnylsspn, o'allhhrr. Code, WI
hams Of tnfrlson, Bryce. Miller OF r. Bod
naK, Caldwell aud Watts
! Mr. DAVIDSON commended warml, for the an.
preparation, -Nr 6aliaher said ,that the prlmn-
| ry Schools had already rendered grrat serv,cr
by encouraging and enabling oIher schools
| 10 be established aud snpported--snh tai tn
School Commissioners bad been found OF great
use.
In the course oil the debate, the question
: Of the appropriations once naked Tor by Raa-
dolph Macon and the Randolph AGadelni
cane INFO discussion between he,srs DhYsson
Gpode, and Williams OF Harrison AM nlsp 'be
hetual revenue OF thu Literary fnnd, between
,lessrs Jackson aud hoOde--and also, as 10 ia
mea ing OF the following clause IN the Att OF
1921, " Concerning the University - viz !:
ha whenever the annual income oi ,nr !. :
, ietary Fund shall exceed 500 200. tn snip
above ihat sum, uhi such surpias shall amour
10 $4,000, shd be appropriate, aud the sanls
he,eby app opftate 10 The endow fnent
such College,, acndriulss, or IN e,mrdlate
schools, wilma this Commonwealth, ID III.
General Assembly may hereai er dengnaie. -
. III institution Ion such endowment MIR. AlIl.
Ter and mr. Uuode conGendtd tnai ials lause
CAV ltdbe oi the Legislature 10 approlnl-
are for III einedIaie ln,tIntions--Mf " illlnus
OF II, expressing dill tent orlnton
TIE question was tl.,n taken on the ia ieG-
mite postI onemeDt The bill ana Carried. AYES
D., Noes 30.
The engrossed bill WAS taken up for reducing
the 10 on tue lower seciiou ri lhr james Ks-
ct Canal. lhis Dill prnposrs II allow the lob
OF cents On egeiy hOgShead Of tobacco
aud no NOR. - ne present tol Is uns dbliar
hogsnead-hr. Christian moved To oil The
blank will a. cents, ne former toll
Tie bdl was supported by Messrs. Christian,
Garland Amherst, iancey, Leigh, Mile,
bryce, aud Wtrher.-Nr. Broadus moved ITS
indefinite posiponemen-~b Ich WAS supported
| ny Nj w illiams OF ii Anderson oil Il Moore
aud hoodc--ihe debate was a ioug aud
animated one,-On taking tue question, III
bill "ds mdehaltely postponed, Ayeo al. Noes
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