The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-05-10

REVIEW OF THE SESSION.
No. VIII.

Dear SANDERS: To continue the dojngs
Of the Democracy. The next act 10 order
is the one amendatory to the act regulating
the duties Of Shcriffs. The amendments
are OF no particular consequence.
ITO authorize the Auditor to allow OK.
pcnses Of the Supreme Court" passed for
the benefit Of "Old Timber" Of Burlington,
who will make from one TO three hundred
dollars out Of the State Treasury!
"Amendatory 10 IN &c. concerning costs
and fees" no importance.
''In relation to tho election Of State Off
GERS" very good law, provides for con-
testing elections, &c.
ITO establish ut Fairfield and Dubuque
branches Of the State University; = the pro-
visions Of this net establish branch Of the
University at Fairfield and another ut Du-
buque. This is all we'll enough il the State
had a University fund to carry ou, the plan,
but such happens not to be the case, while
it presents the singular spect aclc ofbranch-
cs withoM a trunk The truth is there will
not be fund sufficient to establish the
University on a permanent basis in less
than five years, from the TACT that nothing
but the interest of the University fund can
be used, yet tho Solons Of the Iowa Assem-
bly, created branches Of thing not yet in
existence, and make all the necessary pro-
visions for dividing tho fund when they
get it.
The whole Legislation tho past winter
about Schools, School funds, and School oili-
GERS, seems to have ended in conirivance
TO distribute the School money among the
officers having charge Of it, SO that the
smallest possible amount shall 70 To the
support ot common schools. Notwiihstan nd.
ing they had the fact before them that the
State OF Illinois borrowed the School fund
Of that State, and never paid il over for
School purposes. notwithstanding thoy
were warned that our School fund was
sacred fund, and belonged to the children
Of this State, yet the disn,ercstcd. patriot
&c, lawgivers Of Iowa, for want Of any other
pile to stick their greedy fists into, actual
y took possession of SIXTEEN THOU.
SAND DOLLARS of the School money To-
pay themselves, and their pets for inoline
away forty.,hrcc days at pretended lesis-
lation. True they call il loan, and prom
i.e to pay the in,eres, annually. When
every body knows that il will be tho last
deb, paid by the State, il left TO a. corrupt
a sc, oil legislators us constituted the last
General! Assembly. This fand is too sa-
cred, and he who aids and ahets in placing
il in an unsafe situation, deserves tho exc
crations, and contempt Of the rising gene
ration to whom il belongs.
heard very intelligent farmer remark
that he WINS in favor OF converting the AS
sembly next winter, md directing them TO
farther amend the School Laws by creating
a few more School officers 10 handle the
money, and authorize the Superintendent,
Of Public Instructions TO make such further
disposition Of the School funds ms in his
judgment might seem equitable aud just.
This mode, he thought, would create nn
immediate disposition OF the interest as il
accrued, and save the people Of the State
great deal Of trouble in asccriaining how
much would be coming TO each District.
Tho same good nalurcd old fellow pro-
pounded tho following mathematical prob
lem to me; which propose to submit to some
Of your young ma,hcma,cians, that occa-
sionally figure in the Gazette; to vii. :"lfthe
School fund Of Iowa, brings ten per cent
per annum, and in order to insure its safe
~ and distribution il passes through the
hands Of eight individuals who nrc allowed
Ia per cent each as a compensation for the
responsibility in handling it, what per cent
would there be left for distribution among
the several School Districts?" / have no
doubt but that u satisfactory answer ~ this
question would be thankfully received BY
those interested in the School fund, as they
could make their calculations az to the prob |
able benefit to be derived from the interest |
Of tine School fund.
l continue The list Of acts, "To "a. nppor-
ton the State, aud define the boundaries of
the Senatorial, and Representative Dis
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