Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-02-10
JEFFERSON CORRESPONDENCE.
JEFFERSON CRY, Feb. 4, 1853.

nittee Of the Whole, the revised school law;
divers amendments were adopted, and to-
day the committee rose, reported the Bill
back TO the House, and recommended the
to the committee on Educa-
tion--which was done.
The new law passed, has many good fea-
lures, and is far preferable 10 the old law,
in this, that the features are plain and sim
pie and easily understood, and is not so
bulky; but there is one or two features in
the bill, that in my opinion will not meet
with the appreciation of the country. My
objections TO the bll-and | think will be
an objection with the great mass of the COM
munity, are, that it provides for Super
intendant, TO be appointed at salary of
81 500 and a good many ct ceteraS besides,
and County commissioner for each county,
at salary OF 81 per day, for every day
employed. 1t is made the duty of the State
Superintendent, among other things, to visit
each county in the State, at least once during
two years, and deliver lectures, upon Edu-
cation, &c.-and the duty of the County
Commissioners, among other things, TO visit
each school district within his county at
least once every year, deliver lectures, ex-
anime school houses, Sc. Now, sir,
think these new duties imposed upon the
Superintendent and Commissioners, at so
much expense, will be calculated TO draw
the vitas out of the common School Fund,
without any remunerating benefits. The
great object should be TO husband that fund,
as much as possible, and not pay it out to
travelling lecturers. The people Of this
State can and will be sufficiently aroused
to the great subject of Education, without
any such draws upon the Treasury. The
old law makes the Secretary of State, ex
oficio, Superintendent of Common Schools,
at salary of $300-and he performs the
duty very well. Then see no use Of any
change in that respect. Another bad feature
is, that it levies tax of five cents upon
every hundred dollars worth of property
and makes the same payable With other rev.
enuc of the State4into the State Treasury
and distributed out 10 each county, in pro-
portion to the number of children therein
l hold it TO be wrong 10 impose at this time
any additional tax upon the people. If the
law would give the privilege TO each county
to tax themselves whenever majority o.
the taxable inhabitants decided 10 levy sucl
a tax, and make TIE tax SO levied, applicable
to the school fund Of their own county, anc
for the benefit of themselves, then l think i
would be more in accordance with right AM
justice.
The constitutional amendments in regart
to new counties, fear will be defeated
The course Of some men in regard to them i
strange indeed, and hope the light will b.
revealed, some day not far distant, whicl
induced them to make such a somerset.
have few in my eye who come here th
fast friends of that amendment, who nov
openly and boldly oppose it-and the beaut.
of it Is they have no particular reason for it
There are however q number who are yer,
anxious to have the amendment passed
and are doing all they can to convince mem
bers of the justice Of it. Among those work
: ing increasingly for it, | would mention tn
: members from Boone, Randolph, Audrair
Schuyler, Cass and Bolinger.
The great mass of Bills introduced and re
: ferred to committees, together with bills sti
IN the hands OF members that they have ha
10 opportunity of presenting, renders
very evident to my mind, that bills will hay
10 be passed hastily, and without due cor
sideration, or else, great deal will be lie
undone, unless the patriotism Of the men
bers is great enough 10 induce them 10 II
$ main some time at 81 per diem, and az
s prehcnd such will not be the case.
There is at this time about forty member
: absent. There is generally from twenty
e thirty members absent, either at home,
Il lettering about, or attending to somethir
S else besides legislating. have, howeve
c heard it remarked by several citizens ofth
n place, that they have never seen a legisl
y tive body that worked harder than this.
= Resolution introduced to-day, declaril
S Officers and Members of the House entitlt
to pay from the adjournment of the Ext
\ Session in Sept. last, up to the meeting aga
:, in December; the ayes and noes being call
- the resolution was voted down by vote
g 6 for it-84 against it. Thus you see L
Members have no inclination TO fitch L
a Treasury. Big snow to-day.
Yours, w.
II THE CURRENcY.-We observe that L
e. notes of Mess. Page & Bacon and Lucas
e Simonds, of ST. Louis, are redeemed in So
+ Gle funds, at their counters, as well as