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thereof among the States. (Ayes77, noes

thereof among the States. (Ayes77, noes
49)
s. Rcsolued, That the lands acquired by
the U. 5. by purchase, are held in trus., for
the common benefit of all the States: and
this General Assembly doth declare the o.
plnlnn, that the most just and equitable plan
Tor dIsposipg of tie nett proceeds of the
sales thereof, is by distributing the same in
just proportions among all the S,ates.-
(Ayes 76, noes So
6. RcsOlced, That the principles of Jus.
tice and equality require, that The Govern.
ment OF the U. ). should account with such
OF the States as have received no appropria.
lion from the Public Lands, or If money
arising from the sales thereof, in such man
ner as will place said States on an equal foot
ing IN this respect with the States that have
received appropriate -(Ayes 70, NOES 49)
Z. ReSOiced, nevertheless, That nv the
foregoing resolutions, urging the distrlbu.
tlon OF the proceeds OF the sales of The pub
nc lands, tins GePSWl Assembly doth not
mean, IN any event,to infringe or disturb
The act OF Congress, passed the ID of March,
1853, for the settlement of the Tariff, com.
monty called the Compromise Act: bur ON
the contrary, II hereby declares and resolves,
that The SAID compromise Act should be held
sacred and inviola!e,-(Ayes SO, noes, 35 }
D. Resofred, That the Governor of this
oo'hmonwesith transmit the foregoing Re.
port and Resolutions to each of the Senator's
and Representatives in Congress from This
SAFE with request that the same be laid
before ,he two Houses Of Congress-
y. hesofued, Tba; the Governor be re-.
q"es,e" 10 communicate copy of said Pre-
amoie anu Resolutions to the Executive of
each State in this Union, with request 10
submit The same 10 their respective Lens.
| latures.
| FRIDAY, FEB. J.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
! he following communication was recei>
we'd from the Governor ul the Common.
wealth:
! TO the House Of DELEGATES.
In compliance with the resolution of the
house OF Delegates, requesting me TO com.
inunicate any report or other Communica>
lion which | may have received from any
clliAcn OF Virginia, in relation to the system
OF Public instruction i'm Prussia and other
countries, if in my judgment the rendcrine
the same public will contuce 10 the promo
ton of the general good, transmit "a Re.
port on The Prussian Primary School Sys.
tenn, ana suggestions on the application of
TINS system ofprimaIy schools to Virginia. ="
prepared at my request, by the Rev. Ben
Jamln NJ. Smith, a talented Virglnian, no
has travelled through Prussia and other Ecu
ropean countries, and examined their
schools and systems of public Instruction :;
which think well worthy Of being laid be,
fore the public.
DAVID CAMPBELL
EIecutiue Department, Feb. LIST, 1890
! On Mr.. Peyton's motion The above Doc
uments we've laid upon the table, and or
dered 10 be printed.
"A Bili was lead for the first time 4" To es-
tabiish Board Of agriculture Trhe Board
to be constituted OF eight members 10 be
appointed triennially by The Executive. of
whom two shall be selected for each of Ike
four divisions OF the States, as specified in
the I'd section of the Sd article OF The Cons,i
tuition tor the apportionment OF The repre-
sen'ation In The House OF Delegates: They
are 10 make an annual Report TO the Legis-
lature, of the condition of agriculture in
Tins State; the nature and quantity of the
agricultural staples, so far as they NAV be
able 10 ascertain the same--to collect and di
Sest such facts IN relation TO the improve.
meht and cultivation OF the soil, and the
DeSt modes OF preparing lis various produc.
ti"ns Tor Their appropi late uses, as may at
Iofu useful information 10 the agricultural
community; TO report the relative degrees
OF encouragement afforded by The state of
lofeiSn and domestic markets 10 various ap-
ricultural productions Of this Common.
wealth; and 10 suggest such measures 10 the
Legislature, as may appear ndvisable for the
development Of the resources and the pro.
motion OF the general interests of the sgrI-
culture ofthe State. The Board are TO meet
once year-at times and places fixed by
The Board with the consent of the EXecu-
tiVe-not TO SIT more than Is days 10 any
one year--lhey may employ Clerk du-
ring The session on the same compensation as
paid to The Clerks OF the standing Com
m't'ees OF the LegIslature-and each mem.
Der OF The Board 10 receive the same wages
and mileage as the members of the Assem-
bly, This bill was read The Ist and ID
times, recommiied to the Committee, and
on MI. Barton's motion ordered 10 be prin-
ted