Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-02
speech of ]. r. NJ. Bryant, of Warren County,

Speech of ]. r. VI. Bryant, of Warren County,
Upon the amendment proposed by Mr. Holman of Dear
born the Common School Bill, in the House Of Repre-
seRtatiUes, May IL, 1852.
Mr. The amendment of the gentleman from Dear
mr. Homan) the very foundation Of the edusa
tona which has been presented to the House the
principle be adopted that the congressional township fund can
not DC consolidated win the othr unds "
purposes and to be confined to the old
sought to upon the system fail to the
the remedies which devised the evils which
experience manifest ned-and despair
ing Of being able TO do thing worthy of the age which We
live and OF meeting the wants of the community by which we
surrounded must Orego further attempts to build
system which the experience Of the State after prodga
ana mas PIoseh 70 oe nc
eclent system have on former occasion attempted 10
tanned incapable establishing constitutional
Itself That instrument declares that We shall provide general
and uniform system of common schools and at the same time
prohibits any special enactment in relation thereto and we are
told BY gentlemen who contend for this amendment that we
uniform aud if their position in
condition than before the adoption Of this
constitution which intended TO improve it. Ii is well
this house that counties the State which
adopt which upon congressional township
organizations such system cannot embrace them and conse
quen the only system which gentlemen contend we have the
power to adopt directly in violation Of the constitution
and uniform. The whole difficulty grows Of the interpets
ton which given TO the act Of Congress OF 1916 to enable
and of the Congress March 1904 The gentleman
from Dearborn mr. Holman) gentleman from Monroe
that their fortified by the
Of supreme COur and by the very explicit act OF Congress
Of cath May. 1873:
disposal the public the Indiana Territory and
for other purposes The 5h lection of that provides that
section shall with the exception Of the section number six
teen which shall be reserved in each township for the support
schools within the exception entire
township in each Of the three above described tracts country
the use Of seminary Of lenns and with the exception also
as hereinafter directed be offered for sale to the highest bid
der &C. &c The gentleman from Monroe there s some
be doubt the subject il is destitute Of all the
sena atures Of form idea of grant where
indicated to whom the
whom the night is vested grant operates conveyance
without the specification capable Of holding his
own use or as trustee tere Can De no sueh thn as
particular persons. Who pseular persons,
nothing in this but simple withholding of the
of Congress that time in regard these snds
there is nothing which transfers the title these
gress relation disposition any purpose
The jurisdiction and discretion OF Congress
restricted The gentleman would be unwilling to admit
ning in The highest udesI tbsna in the UUon in relation
10 the University and which the gentleman
thinks most unTgheOus attempt. the funds OF
that Institution from IT. could be easily decided against
the University if his construction Of the act Of 1904 to be
tolerated The reservation OF the 10th section Is not more
Of learning is true the particular land designaed in
Of the rreasury but this would make difference in the
if this grsnthe land designated the act would
immediately and the ether designated
the Seeetary seeetionhe only difference would be in point
Congress of the United States and the COnven
the the OF Indiana
Afterwards when Congress, by the act Of 1916 proposed to
which and conditions accepted by the Convention
and f1H eqEraleH for the grant The gentleman has,
sight of Of Congress Sd March, 1905
supplementary the the Of which
supplementary speaks Of ese lands having been
reserved for the fRfW disposition Of COHgrsn What has
the genteman grant The Supreme Court Of the
the University
"The sections numbered sixteen in each
township declared 10 be reserved support schools
on Of M oWnp 5s
express declaration that be for the OF schools in
township in which situated intended to give the
inhabitants Of the townships respectively the exclusive right
appropriate the reserved sections the Of such
livery Of genemans Speech and the Court 10 correct In
its opinion he is entitled precedence being the first TO
superstition. not disposed to detrsct
acknowledged ability, but he has under
taken what beyond his power he trying again the labor OF
Syphus with the prospect OF success cannot
grant len granted BY the act OF
1867 II the act Of 1916 grant, land undoubtedly wa
what left granted by the act OF 1879 And now let
examine this Of 1916. do eandidy AMI
sry and in this the advantage most decidedly
Of the gentleman from Monroe He tells that the interests
Of his Constituents affected exceeding twenty
thousand dollars The Bible hard for
ch TO enter into the kingdom Of and when self
interest," between the vision and the object 10
dncut 70 discern truth represent constituency who de-
lar education. and who system public edu
cation that will be worthy
eet responsiveness that rest The OF 10Th April,
1916 was Entitled ian act TO enable the Of the indiana
for admission Of such State into
with the original States That contained i've distinct
propositions 10 the Convention OF the Territory Of ndssa M