Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-03-28
Virginia LesisIata lre.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WOndau, March l9.


On motion OF Mr. KINNEY. Resol,ed
Tha, the Committee on Roads. Sc. INQUIRE
into The expediency of so amending the ACT
tor the construction of Road from Win.
chester TO Staunton, and for other PURPOSES
as TO authorize no much of said Road as NAV
TALL within the limits of the Corporation of
Staun,on TO be located at a grade not exceed.
ing five degrees
STANTON AND PARKERSBURG
ROAD.
On motion o: Mr. CARROLL. the House
took up joint resolution, with an amend
ment OF The Senate. concerning the location
Of said road.
Mr.. HOFFMAN moved 10 amend The Sem
a'e's amendment. by substituting The fol.
lowing:
"Rcsolued BY the General assembly, That
the principal Engineer locate so much of the
Staunlon and Parkershurg Road as lies be-
tween Greenbrier River and Petersburg
and that the said Engineer be, and he is
hereby instructed, TO locate The said road
from The Greenbrier River TO Parkersburg.
on The nearest and most practicable route,
having due regard TO economy of expendi.
lure IN The location and construction OF the
same"
i MIR. ARMSTRONG proposed TO amend the
amendment, by inserting the following
| That the Board OF Public Works in.
struct the Principal Engineer to locate the
Stanton and Parkersburg Road by Yves.
Ton, IN The county Of Lewis, and intersect
the same with The North Western Road al
or near Lew!sporl."
Mr. WATKINS was opposed TO both a.
mendments, and favor ed that Of The Senate.
MI STEPHENSON moved to postpone The
subject indefinitely
his motion was sustained by Messrs
JACKSON and VOOLFOLK, and opposed by
Messrs ARMSTRONG and HoFFMAN-and
decided in the affirmative.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.; TYLER called up the bill &c Concern.
lng Common Schools" An amendment
rom The Committee of Schools, proposes to
s!rike out the 2lst Section, and 10 substitute
Inc following provision "That TO provide
ih due season, suitable number Of leache. s
10 carry on The course of instruction in the
PRIMARY Schools, as The necessities Of the
country may require, there be granted out
OF The income Of The invested portion of the
surplus Revenue of the U. S deposited with
ihe slate OF virginia, by The Federal Gov.
ernment, 10 The Colleges Of Ra ndolph Ma.
con. HampGen Sidney, William & Marv
fenry& Emory land TO Washing Ton College,
and College TO be established in The No1tb
western portion OF The State, an annuity Of
| OF $4,000 esch-tbe first pay men, TO be made
10 each of those Colleges, on the 18th day
OF July, io4O, and so annually thereafter, AS
me foundation Of twenty SCHOLARSHIPS. in
each OF said Colleges, for The education, free
OF tuition and mairiculation fees, of twenty
young men annually, If so many should ap>
ply lot admission, each of whom, before he
snaii enter College, shall bring himself un
uer Piedge IN writing, TO adopt and CONT
que IN The occupation of teaching. in the
common Schools established by virtue of
ms Aci, for The period of three wears from
'be lime OF bis leaving College, prov ided his
services shall be required for that purpose
oy me trustees or Inhabitants Of any School
district And the amendment further bro
V'ded, that there be granted out of ,he in
come OF MAT fund, the further sum OF SlO-,
VOo, Inc brsi payment 10 be muto on The
| lolh day oil July, 1910, and 90 annually
hereafter, 10 The President and Directors ri
The Literary Fund, for the benefit of the in.
corporated Academies throughout the State
tho said sum 10 be divided equally among
me Senatorial Districts, and TO be spportion.
Gu among The incorporated a cademies, which
may be 10 operation 90 The lst ofJuly 1870
within each Senatorial District. an equal
portion Of the amount TO which such d,s,,ic,
is eotitied, upon condition tina, each Acade'
my snail receive annually, and educate f,es
OF tuition ices, one scholar for every b,n-
urea dollars Of annuity received iron, ,b,,
fund. who may desire TO be admitted lor ,ho
oenehi OF instruction within the same ,,nnn