The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-05

which, ON motion of Mr. ASpERsos, Was :uaef
n,ely postponed By iargc majority. 3 81
Resolved, That In consideration Of the embsr.
rassed condition Of the finances Of the State sad
the inability Of the Board Of Public Works To seIi
bonds At par. II Is inexpcdicnt to make appropra-
hons to works of Internal Improvement daring
the present session of the Legisiature
Resolutions of inquiry were offered, adopted and
appropriately referred viz: 81
BY Mr. NELSON: Of adding 5000 per annum to
the School Fund from the Literary Fund. BY Mr.
PENDLEToS: Of incorporating the New River Sui
phur Springs Company BY Mr.. HAYS: OF incor-
porating the town of Glenville, i'm the county of
Gilmer. BY Mr.. BYRD: OF law for the appor.
fionment of the School Fund among the counties
OF this Commonwealth in the ratio OF INDECENT ehil-
dren in said counties respectively. BY Mr. BRAN
NON: For more clearly authorizing the aflmissi-
bility of copies of entries and surveys from the Of
ices of County Surveyors evidence BY Mr.
vANoRsDALL: OF refunding s27 so to James A
Storm. BY Mr.. LAUSTZ: For a bridge across Big
Indian Creek at Arnettsvile, in the county of Mo-
nongalia. By Mr.. SAMUELs: Of incorporating the
Cabell county Agricultural Society. BY Mr. DoYLE:
For Turnpike from the Alum Springs in Rock
bridge, to Marlborough Depot, on the line of the
Virginia Central Railroad.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred to appro-
BY Mr. HAYS: OF citizens of Gilmer, for the
relief of John A. Snyder
By Mr.. NELSON: OF citizens of Hanover, for
authority to take the sense of the voters of Hano
yer on the removal of their Court House
BY Mr.. NEWTON: Of citizens of Marion, for
change in the county line between Marion and
Taylor; also,
BY Mr. NEWTON: OF citizens of Taylor, for the
removal of certain restrictions ON the Northwest
ern Railroad.
By Mr. DILLARD: Of citizens of Patrick, to be
annexed to the county of Henry.
BY Mr.. SMITH: Of James A. Lewis and others,
for a repeal of the usury laws.
By Mr.. HOLIDAY: Of citizens of Marshall for
the renewal of charters to the Northwestern and
Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling.
By Mr.. BARNS: Of the Sheriff of Marion county,
for the refunding of sum of money.
By Mr.. HOLDEN OF citizens of Harrison, for
turnpike from Jane Lew to the Harrisville and
New Salem Road, at or near the head of Green
brier t
The SPEAKER laid before the House commu-
nication from the Cashier of the Bank of Virginia
at Portsmouth responding to interrogatories of
the House-referred to the Committee on Banks.
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE.
On motion of Mr.. BoNDURANT, the House took
up the bill for the relief of Watson r. Cobbs its
third reading. 7 sl.-s-.ss
Mr.. BoNDURANT explained the object of the
bill 1t proposed to refund to Watson r. Cobbs, the
expenses incurred in conveying his son to Emory
and Henry College. Under law of the State, re-
leasing the interest due by that institution on
loan the State was entitled to send to it. number
of pupils to be taught and supported free of charge
The proper officer of the State advertised accord
ing to law, stating what districts were entitled to
send pupils to the College, and called upon the
school commissioners to select them. In Bucking
ham the school commissioners selected the son of
Mr. Cobbs, and that gentleman conveyed him TO
the College but he was refused admission AS he
induced to go by the act of the State and he
was thus disappointed, it was not more than just
that the expense incurred should be refunded If the
State could not confer the benefit designed, it
ought at least not to allow the proceeding to be
means of loss and oppression to her citizens.
Mr. FLOYD explained how it came about that
young Cobbs was refused admission. The Meth
O1iQ ChrIro had vla Crxtto tr,W chi iny
ton county, and had, with energy characters
tic of that communion perfected that plan. The
proper buildings were erected, and the Institution
put in operation. With all their exertions, how
ever, their funds were deficient about $4,000, and
that sum the State loaned the institution. The in
terest upon it difficult to raise after paying
the expenses of the institution and the State was
petitioned to remit the interest, upon condition
that certain number of students would be educa-
ted annually at the College free of charge. Owing
to the low prices of board and tuition at the Col
lege, and the advance in the prices to food, the
trustees We're unable to meet the obligations of the
the State. 1t was found that to continue the
maintenance and tuition of the State students
would compel them to fail in the payment of their
debts due to the citizens in the neghborhood who
supplied them with provisions So it was deter
mined rather to fail in their obligations to the State
than individuals, and leave it to the State to re-
lease them from a contract they could not fulfil
or do what the State never had done, sell literary
institution to recover debt Under these circum-
| stances young Cobb was sent away from the insti
tuition.
Emory and Henry College, started as Manual
Labor Schools but that system was found not to
work well there it had been he believed, every
where, and was abandoned The College, how,
ever, had been ably conducted, and its cheapness
| had enabled number of poor young men to OBJ.
tain good educations there with money earned by
their own hard labor. In this way it had done
As much good as any institution in the State. As
an illustration of the low charges, Mr. F. said a
student could be supported and educated there for
about what it costs State cadet at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. He had made this explanation in
justice to the College which would ask the present
Legislature to relieve it from obligations it could
not fulfil He thought the bill ought to pass
Mr.. JOHNSTON objected TO the refunding of the
expenses from the Treasury it should be paid
from the Library fund. f.rEtegwsw
/ Mr.. BoNDURANT acquiesced in this view, and
the bill was reconsidered to make this change; af
| ter which il was again ordered to be engrossed.
BILLS PASSED
The following engrosscd bills were read third
An act to incorporate the Potomac Soap-Stone
Company.
An act changing the times of holding the Courts
| of the 18th Circuit. s-ts-84s AEg
| An act to amend the charter of the Farmville
Town Hall Company.
An act for the relief of waddy W. Roberts, of the
county of Nelson.
An act for the relief of Henry J. Rutter; and
| An act extending the provisions of an act passed
on the LIST day of May, 1852, concerning the Yir-
ginia Regiment of Volunteers
Senate bill entitled an act for the relief of Ro-
bert Cox, Aaron Fletcher, Samuel Duff and James
Mills was put upon its passage and was rejected
ayes 81 noes 3a-wantng majority of the House,
according to the Constitution.
On motion of Mr.. MALLORY, the House adjourned
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STRONG MINDED WoMEN.--Hon. John A. Bolles
delivered lecture at Portland, of which the sub
ject was "Strong Minded Women" The lecturer
said z $40
'In the natural order of female life she is an af