, 1844-12-07
Missouri Legislature.

J JEFFERSON CRY. Nov. 81


Mn. EuroRs:--in The House, a
| oil in relation t. lie repair OF roads
IN Pike Co.,. was read a second iime
today, and SO amended rs to INCLUDE
the Counties of St. Charles, Warren,
Lincoln, Rails and Montgomery
| The resolution offered by Mr.. We'll
MAN, to memurialize Congress TO per
nit the appropriation OK the revenue
10 be derived from the sales OF the
5OOOnQ acres Of land to purposes OF
education, created Il spirited debate.
Mr.. WELLyaN stated briefly the OBJ
iect he had in vIew--to prevent this
iund from being wasted. Mr.. BAL
LOU moved to postpone the resolution
indefinitely. Congress had granted
the 5OO.OOO acres of land for an I'M
portant and specific purpose, to
which he wished ii applied.
MR. PERRYMAN contended that the
Common School funds is now as large
as necessary; that the interest derIv-
ed from it is not used by the schools
under the present school system; and
that the principal, already about
100000 is annually mcreasIng.-
He was in tayor of laying the resolu-
ton on the table, SO that the House
,lsht retain control OF the matter,
but Qpposed to it, indefinite post
ponemenr. He ADVOCATED the APP
p~llcation OF the proceeds OF the sales
of the 500, 900 acres to internal IN
provements.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of your city, was
in f. vor of the motion Of Mr.. BaiIou.
He thought il a matter OF the great,
est importance that the State should
commence, as soon as practIcable'
the improvement of its great natural
channels. and not s~guaLder this lund
by Il division OF it among the differ
ent counties, or by dlverung 1t IRON
the purposes Of the original grant
He intended TO act for the good OF the
whole State, and not sectioEaiiy; t.
advocate the improvement OF 'hal
stream first. the Improvement o
which would confer the greatest ben'
ehl upon the State generally. lie
regretted 10 hear members talking a
bout receiving their share OF lhl,
fund, because he hoped no narrow OF
sectional views would be ENTERTAINED
on Il matter of such general moment,
He tel, confident that st. Louis
would rot insist upon a ~shdrc--aI'
though hers might be the hons share,
but would greatly prefer that II should
be applied 10 some work for the gen
eral good.
Mr.. GAMBLE WAS opposed 10 the
motion of Mr.. BaIIou, because ii II
prevailed, the power OF the House to
consider the proposition involved
would be taken away for the remain
der of the session. lie wished the
whole subject-matter, with regard to
the disposition OF that fund, to come
up at tie same time. Mn. WATSON
agreed with Mr.. Williams in hl>
views. and was opposed 10 the diver.
SION of this fund 10 common schools
or to any project by which 1t would
be squaBdered.
MR. BIGGs SAID the Common School
fund was merely u loan from the Fed
eral Government, liable 10 he called
for at anv time. II had been invest
ed n Bank Stock, and but little inter
est ever received from it. Six years
ago the State decided in favor of de.
voting the revenue arising from the
sales of forfeited lands, TO the Com
mon School fund, but that fund had
never received any advantage there.
from. IN reality the State had done
nothing for the cause Of education.
Mn. CARSON said that, inasmuch n.
his constituents had instructed him tc
advocate the application Of this fund
to internal improvements, he should
vote for the indefinite postponemlent
of the resolution. although his indi
vidual views nigh, lead him to &C,
differently.
; Sever5l others s,,uike on the sub
set, and the resolution was postpon
cd Indefinitely by 4 vote Of 40 to 46
, The bill 10 repeal the act for III,
sale Of iands for teited for tares, (com
!, monty known as, 'lhe land-stealin,
law,) introduced by Ma. GAMBLE
: few days ago, came up on its thir'
, reading, and was debated at grea
length. Il will give a synopsis Q
the DEBATE hereafier.) Mn. WILSON
: Of r. offered the following amend
{ ment to the bill:
"Provided hat if the Sheriff OF an,
one or more of the counties of thi
{ State has not completed the sale
: for the year 1912, such Sheriff sha|