The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-16

wants OF both prisons receive the early and
thorough consideration of the Legislature.
UNITED STATES ARSENAL AND ARMoRY.
At the last session of Congress an act
was passed appropriaiing sloo. 900 for the
purchase of grounds and construction of
buildings and necessary machinery for An
Arsenal and Armory, TO be located 10 this
city.
The grounds have been purchased and
the construction of the buildings will be
commenced, as soon as the Legislature shall
have relnquished The jurisdiction over such
grounds. SO far as required by the laws OF
the United States.
CONGRESSIONAL DONATION.
On the I'd day of July, 1862, the Con-
gress Of the United States passed an act
donating 10 each of the States not in rebel
lion against the Government an amount Of
public lands equal to so 900 acres for each
Senator aud Representative in Congress, 10
which the States are respectively entitled
BIZ the apportionment under the census of
1890. This entities Indiana TO 100000
acres. Whenever there are public lands in
the State subject TO sale at private entry at
81 90 per acre. the quantity to which the
/ lands, but ii there are nc such lands in the
State, or not enough, the Secretary of the
Interior Is 10 issue to The State land scrip
for the requisite number OF acres This
scrip cannot be located by the State TO
which i, IS issued. but must DE sold; but the
purchasers may locate it upon any of the
unappropri4,ed lands Of the United States
subject TO sale at private entry at 81 % or
less per acre.
There being no public lands in this State
for sale at private entry. held by the Gov
eminent at 81 % per acre, Indiana is en-
TITLED to receive her donation in scrip.
This don ,tion is made upon the follow
ing conditions:
Flrst-That all moneys derived from the
sale OF lands or scrip shall be invested in
stocks OF the United States, or OF the States,
or some other sale stocks yielding not less
than five per centum per annum, on the par
value.
Second-That the money so invested
shall constitute a perpetual fund, the CAPT
tai of which shall never be diminished, ex
cept as hereinafter stat. d.
Ihird-the interest on the stocks TO be
lnviolably appropriated by the State. to the
endowment and support Of at least one
College in which the leading object shall be.
without excluding scienufc and other elias
steal studies, and including military tactics.
to teach such branches of learning are
related to agriculture and the mechanical
arts.
Fourth--lf any portion OF the fund thus
invested shall By any contingency be lost, it
shall be fully restored by the State.
Filth-Thst no portion of the said fund
shall be applied to the purchase. repair, or
erection OF any building, but tina, sum
not exceeding ten per cent. of the original
amount may be expended for the purchase
OF sites or experimental farms.
Sixlh--No State shall be entitled to the
donation, unless the Legislature shall ex
press its acceptance thereof, within two
years from the date of the approval Of the
Act by the President.
recommend that the Legislature prompt
ly express It's acceptance OF the grant.
pledging the fathsof the State for the per-
Torrance Of the conditions upon which it is
made.
The necessity for scientific instruction in
agriculture is generally acknowledged, and
Congress intended by this magnificent do
nation to provide means for the permanent
establishment Of at least one efficient Agri
cultural College in each State.
position which shall be made of this grant
Shall it be given to the State University,
or apportioned among all the Colleges in
the State. upon such terms and conditions
as the Legislature may prescribe; or shall a
Lew institution be created expressly design
ed 10 carry out the will of Congress- 1t
may be difficult now 10 determine the Gnes
ton from the fact that we cannot know how
much may be realized from the sale of
scrip.
Ii an amount should be realized large
enough to endcw respectable and success
full Professor ships in each OF the Colleges
now in the State. attaching to them expert
mental farms, it would perhaps be the best
disposition of it that could % made. But
if it should not be large enough for such
division, which l apprehend will be the
case. then l recommend that it be applied
10 the establishment of an institution for
Agricultural aud Military instruction, to
which the children Of soldiers who shall die
in the service during this war. shall be ad
mlted free of charge.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Or the 10th day of October, 1861, the
Hon. James G.. Jones, Attorney General, re-
signed, and accepted commission in the
military service l Immediately appointed
Hon. John P. Usher TO fill tie vacancy. who
served until the 18th day of March 1862,
when be resigned, having been called TO the
Department of the Interior as Assistant
Secretary. The vacancy thus created filled
by the appointment of Hon. John F. Kib-
bey, who served until his successor was
elected and qualified. These officers dis
charged their duties with ability.
WEALTH OF THE STATE.
The mineral resources of Indiana are but
imperfectly understood Nearly one fourth
Of the whole of the State is coal f. I'D,
a large part of which is of the finest quail
ity. Excellent iron ore is found in vast
qualities in many counties, and although
but little worked as yet will be the source
of great wealth and prosperity in the fu-
ture- Throughout the State excepting a
few small localities. The soil is rich and fer
tile, capable Of producing all the grains and
grasses III the greatest abundance. The