Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-21
SOUNDING OF INDECENT CHILDREN.

substauc. of the Remarks Of ROBERT 4 Nd 70 in
the of Delegates a. the Ersnng Session o, iue'-
dry ass on The 5M duthorsns NE saooa mn.
| at School BY said Commissioners
Mr. MAYO moved to strike out The word "si1' and insert
'crgnt,' und 10 support VI his amendment SAID
desire MIR. Speaker, 10 call tie attention 0: me House
to few facts which confirm me In The cPincn that my
| amendment snonid prevails. .,
81 reference to Second Auditors las. report Il viii
h ound TINT the Commissioners the county vi tienco
havo returned statement showing that there were eigh'
hundred dvo INDECENT children In The county, two hun
and .c Of cent - school at Al expense
five HUNDRED and fifty dvars The average time OF each
child was si1ysx days al an expense ot inc year o. Two
Commissioners amount upaPpropated Of between Mae
hundred thonsond dollars which under the law
stands Is required TO be returned into the Treasury
The commissioners for Hcnrco have failed 10 cxpend The
counys Glou because they unable 10 nG competent
persons willing teach The poor children Tor the sum Of
four per day the amount DOW allowed by law. the
amendment should Prevail larger discretion - MI rdet the
commissioners better teachers could be engaged and the
education Of the poor chldco OF the county materially ad
yancec
The amour, han4, rne1pfndcd with the present
years quota would place the disposal OF the Commission
ers about hundred dollars Allowing sixty duys
quarter if The COMMISSIONERS should allow the whole sum
oil eight per head per day. this would make The
pepse Of 81 80 to child per quarter! SIT 20 per
num- or educate 10 children for whole yenr. But
with increased advantages arising from better teachers
would hardly be probable that the average attendance
would than 25 days; thcu 22O children would have
the benefits Of schooling This calculation Is based on the
suppostion in oil eight cents would BE- allowed
which possibly would not be the case
Fees for tuition the neghboho0t OF the metropolis are
higher than In the Interior an5 consequently there IL dill.
Guilty in The poorer parts Of the county maintaining goud
public schools for the sum allowed for INDECENT children
fees paid by parents able to is to- ncon
siderable support such teachers should have committed
10 th,ir the rising generation Doabe ae allowance
and you will inducements In the way O competent
build schools in ueghbohoods uow destitute
The power asked for these commissioners would not be
abused, If Judge OF tho fntuc by the past they,
under the requirements of the present law, have shown
themselves BIO faithful TO the trusts reposed 10 them and
every way have established their chaructes for discretion
and reliability.
Mr. MAYO expressed the sincere hope that would be the
pleasure Of the House 10 adoFt his amendnen he begged
hold the idea that The education oil the PEG.
pie was object the Legislature and yet dole cnt
the purpose miserable piItancc as 10 render eir
educational laws Intellectual in word do not keep the
promise 10 the ear and break II to the hope"
MAN KILLED ON THE DANYILLE BRIDGE
ACROSS JAMES RIVERA man named William II.
Smith was Killed on Saturday. between and O'clock,
p NJ by falns from the DauviiIc Rail Road bridge, while
crossing the river, his way from Manchester Rich
mond He fell distance, perhaps Of twenty feet upon
bed Of granite rocks hs head falling foremost and
ing blow which completely crushed it, His face also
mlngcd In dreadful manner, and presented
frightfu and revolving spectacle Saith was on oIic,
and having found his way 10 Manchester attempted 10
return BY way Of the Danvlc brdge-the last place in
the world drunken ought 10 himself Some OF
the wokmen on the Danvlile road, who him when
he first entered upon the bridge stated their evidence
jury Uf inquest that he exceedingly drunk
staggering side Of The track the ohcr and that
shoy leaving the MaHchetr side he stopped, for
minutes Ii hcsitaaG vhoiher 10 proceed forward
or turn back At length he continued towards Richmond
and when about middle way Of The bridge, met the cars
the engineer gave the timely warning BY the whistle to get
OF the way; but Smith, not needing him. continued for
ward until coming within few feet Of the engine he made
hasly attempt ret clear Of the track, In doing which
cun of Is missing The sill upon which he endeavoed TO
STEP vas pecplt radoremosl uaon o rocks 10 the
river below.
Coroner's inquest held him BY Mr. Jarvis, 49,
sisted by Constable sween. ana verdict rendered in
cordance with the above facts.
Smith blacksmith and wEeelwrlght, in the county
OF Fiuyanna He leaves wifs and four five chirn.-
[ Pennl Posi.