Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-26
e,IrpARD read his amendment.

tree Schools now III eA'S'e"N
counties ia, MO could adopt
10 seoe,al system Of schools which woa!a WON
,san when ppicd 10 every county 10 lhe o,au .
:. vrral counties had peculiar systems With
WORKED Wrll. .o,,od
Mr.. DORMAN'S amendment was saop'eu Gu.
The following sections were passed on WIN,
~, ob;ec,ion: "Powefs and duties Of ne ooaiu
~ School Commissioners-sch TO De eSao'
Ished in each disticl-how lunGs are ld'seu ~
the scheol-- Board 10 report 10 Secoha nuuaO
rover and duties OF individual coiiui, ~
and their compensaton-Su d,,v
schools-duies OF teachers oil lrte scnoo ss,
II clerk oil county or CorPoia'io" 1',,,, ner
nalIrs on Ulcers failing 10 perform 49, beao
nnJer which Tree schools have oeeh
a,ah';shed po ,eoealed BY this or the preceding
chapter" ,,,d "a odd the follow
wi. :, ,he snd of The Sh chapter on "F'ree
Schools" u,.,, - es,,bs wants or
50 annrohai;nn ot The people OF any county,
,bev NAV adopt any special Tree school sys.esm a
wh;cb has heretofore been or may hereafter DC
nassed INTO a law Tor a particular county oy
comnlvine with the provisions OF said law.
MI S. This section merely gives The p! ,,,-
l,oe 10 each county 10 adopt lis own system : :,
Nortolk system would suit his peopie-aIu y
Inc section did not succeed, they wound move 10
that sysem. Each cnuniy might nave y s'em
10 suit lis peculiar posillon-oy me Noi'o'A ~
ten, majority OF the people can auoP' 81, az =
plan in lhr manner provided IN The system. nc
rolo ,aon;,es vo,e q, tho thlrds 10 establish a
syslem-Which his people wouiu never as'ee
10. -, :
MIR. FAULKNER asked whether any pau
,.s nroy;ded tor The people adopting any system
M.ssrs. SHEPARD and VERIFY explained
,hai The system could easily be adop'ed and car.
ried out by any county The counties differed
in their systems DO h in the number required ~
aiopt the system aud 10 the manner oil taxation.
Mr. SHEPARD'S amendment was aaopseu
by large vote.
Cnaper S3i-"Of The University OF Virginia,
and OF Colleges and Academies -sec'i"hs
we're passed on without Objection. on "1o'er'
nor to appuip, visilors- failure 10 ac Tor year
vacarcs Inc flee OF a visitor; Rector and SecTe-
tary 10 be appointed BY the boaT; meetings. &C.
neral dr,y and powers OF the board; annual ie-
oon: COMPENSATION OF professors; wnat IS lauenI
al he UnlyrrsMy; Colleges and Academies 10
make annual reports 10 the second AUDITOR scno-
larships." o,,
Ter. on 'lhe University" was so amended as 10
paw The reasonable expenses OF the Visitors out
| Of he University fund
| IMr. WHlTTLE The Committee had made
The flee one purely Of homer. They houShl '
would lafuish he o!tice 10 connect u WIN mo-
considerations
Mr. VERIFY Many able and valuable men
especially those al distance, could not afford 10
vtsh the Universiy al their own expense
| Mr.. WATSON thought Thai, in The pfeser'
| L. n,r
I'd visitors. as was mos, desirable. This was
particularly applicable 10 The alumni educated al
| Inc expense OF he Siale The exprns OF the
visitors are double those OF other institutions
ihey sit some TWO weeks, &c. They should be
placed an tie NE footing as those u the mill
tary Institute, &c.
The amendment was adopted
On motion Of MIR. WATSON, chapter 81 was
verbally amended, latter conversation between
Nessrs. YERBY, WHlTTLE, MONCURE
and WATSON,] 50 as not 10 affect Inc Tree
| .chool system in Ahemafe, which IS MOI now II
operation, bur vii! be voted upon IN September
! and will 60 into operation alter The Code take:
effect.
Capt. s4-"Tse Insttution for The Deaf am
Dumb and TIE Bind
All Inc sections we're passed on without otJec
ton. save thai. on motion oil Mr.. SHEFEEY, III,
/
caring The Board Of Visitors ofihe deaf and tuml
ana blind 10 have printed $50 copies Of It's annua
tepou The sum luf that purpose had been ap
proprialed Tor The purchase OF The rGissd type
with which all The books for The use OF The bIint
were beautifully printed in The institution.
! Tie following chapters were passed on wlthou
oblecuuns being offered save that IN Some lev
| cases noce was gwen, that amendments wonlt
be hereafter offered.
Title -. Aspimms (r lie tEmnc
CAapic, So Or A,p'ums for tie t"sans, en-
The eare oft,sir pt,s,asand cstass 80 sections.
1.ue rs CHAPTER ;, Public HsalA-em
bracng provisions a. 10 Hospitals, small p95 an
nhe- ~ seclion<.l
Tile 26. I,spections p7gh.s and mezsrss.
CHIP 81. Of the inspection II TcbaeeO ware
houses, &c.-(s7 seclots.l
ChaJtsr IS. Of me inspection NJ Flour an.
c7 tam Otaer commodities corn meal, bread, salt
fish, pork, beet, lar, piIcn, turpentine, lumber
lime. hemp, butter and lafdI OF this chapter III
frs SO sections were passed on withoui objection
MIR. SMITH moved to amend section 10Th o
chapter e5 con the inspection Of -four and Ger
tain other commodities" a, to provide for TIT
selection aud appointment by justice OF three
''disinerested' persons, "skied in The manu-
f., cture Of the said article" TO review the in
SECTORS judgment, where any Commodity i
judged of inferior qualify or condemned. Th'
AN. ndment is utterly unnecessary.
MIR. MONCURE. The language of the sec
ton fully provides for the selection Of prope
persons.
After discussion between Messrs. SMITE
and WHlTTLE, the committee refused 10 IN
sert the words skilled in the manufacture, &c
Mr.. HERBERT moved to amend the 42c
section of same chapter on 'feeso Of inspectors
and of cullers Of lumber" as TO strike out ter
linos and insert new standard Of inspection
fees, 10 be equally divided between The buyer
and seller. Mr. H. said his amendment EN-
braced the ices as re ulated by the existing
laws; but he had altered the phraseoogy Of The
Code, so as 10 make il moro precise, and Il
AVOID the possibility Of litigation. Mr. Il,
went into q long explanation of tho different
| modes OF measurement.
| Mr.. ROBINSON. The gentleman represents
| the lumber. getters and represent the lumber.
| buyes hope the Amendment will be passed
over for tn present.
Mr.. HARRISON of Prince William was no,
| buyer or seller; bu. be could confirm the cor.
RICHNESS OF MIR. Herberl's statement
Mr.. HERBERT'S motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. HART moved 10 amend the same sec.
speced at any other place than Richmond, Pc
lersburs, &c :, threr cents, instead Of two cents
on each barrel Of flour In Richmond l55 00u
barrels OF -four are insfec ed at two cents;
while at Scoitsville only $4,000 barrels are in
spccled, and three cents were little enough
tneTe.
MIR. MARTZ and Mr.. HARRISON Of Prince
William moved 10 include Winchester and
AlayonIria in tho two rants
MIR. HARRISON Of Prince William moved
10 insert Norfolk in the same two Gems list.
Mr. ROBINSON was surprzed at the interest
taken in has constituents by the gentleman from
Prince William. Last year the inspector al
Soiioik made only 81.
Mr.. HARRISON. As j, is 50 Insignificant
III Withdraw he motion.
Mr.. SllEFFEY. The effect Of this motion is
10 give three GEMS 10 the inspector al Scotsvl!e
beng one cent more than al other places; an
iais vas an unjust lax OF one cent on The -four Of
n,s fMr ~ cnp>tunsp,S