Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-09
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
S1nerfnteudenps Report-Coutinucd.

HuUGIlntouNOAt
halprcseribe such regulations as shall secure aJu,l
md possessory except mines and mining claims. the
proceeds Of which. alone, MAI % nSsa.
mining propcrty, on an exact equality - regards the
per cent to be taxed-the only difference between
Them consists In this: surface prOpeft Gy.cMnis. 70 ny oS
lxed per cent-whle the mines and mining eialmA
were TO be taxed alike per cent; upon tnelt pIocseas,
but Section W Of the Revenue, law ieves . TAX on INC
proceeds OF the mines, OF one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then Section III OF the
samelaw provides that: III .
The moneys. arising from the tax from the pro
on each SieS. aner paying The. expenses o. assessing
ana collecting the same, one-half for the oeneet OF
ne STATE. and one-half shan 90 into the General Fund
This gives tho cold shoulder to the State School
EEsu Is WITHOUT as much as TO- say-by your Leave:
mines belong e%quitably. and, I think, legally. to ,hs
state scnooi fund. This Is a fund that springs d.
dSsiy tsY FOR t ~. SS Enss, aye Per cent: o. which va.
College,: Yet the Legislature has Ignored this pro.
vision altogetheI-and according 10 The proceedings
81 he I'M TniveIsity%fii /, 's MI, pTrGSP sS. mining branch
must be maintained nom surface properly nIone. 1
trust that you will bring this matter prominently be.
fore tne next heslsIaIqre' and claim from the MIN
nifty for the past.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
The last Legislature. In providing for the establish.
ment and legation Of an Agricultural and Mechani.
Iature shall provide, at Its next regular session, Tor
the payment Of said Board Of Professors"
The next Legislature VIII have the undoubted
| riEht TO appropriate any amount OF money, II may
deemjust, Tor tho maintenance Of this Institution,
| which had Its origin In a certain general grant OF pub.
lie lands. by the Federal Congress In July. 1852, but
| ~priations 10 be paid out Of the State School Fund, IN
after the said Mining branch or the University shall
be established, and In a working condition., however
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College"
may be.
Think the future will demonstrate that the or.
| ganlzatlon VI the Agricultural and Mining College"
was premature. Il must be some time yet before
| any proceeds can be realized from the grant Of lands
which was originally designed for its foundation.
TINE Is AND % SECTIONS.
II occurs 10 NE as important. that our Legislature
should bring one matter. touching the 10Th and SSth
| Sections OF each township. donated BY Congress for
| school purposes, prominently before that body, and
| / trust that you will not fall 10 press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF the next LeSis.
These school sections, in the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States. with their immense tracts OF agrtcul-
| tural lands, possess great value, and constitute q
great source OF revenue to the School Funds In those
States-because they are likely 10 be surveyed BY the
| General Government, and open 10 entry and sale.
But with those elevated and almost barren lands OF
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada mountains. which are not liable 10 be SUI.
veyed 70 any great extent, or TO be entered or sold,
the matter is essentially inherent. Incy cannot
have, under the present regime OF the Federal Gov
| eminent, much Of value. asa source OF revenue for
| our Public School system.
To place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic. In regard TO these 10th and
3ath Sections OF each toHnship-and no doubt Con.
gress 30 designed, In making the donation. II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
| sale, (Which, Il 10 not possible, will be dore,) or allow
tile State tho minimum value, the Government axes
| upon newly surveyed lands open for sale, In money.
or else create boating land warrants, that the State
| Board OF Education can locate upon any INDICATED
| public lands In the Union. The reasonableness Of
| this suggestion would. ! am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation Of o majority Of
that body, whose generous action, In behalf Of public
| education, has ever been q marked Characteristic.
LEGISLATION on TIE 10TH AND 8rH SECTIONS.
confess my establishment that our sharpsiEhted,
courageous and worthy Governor, did not ~tnterpose
his veto 10 the bill OF the last Legislature, TO ALLEVIATE
about ten thousand acres OF the very best school
lands In the State, located In the agricultural valleys
OF Carson, Eagle. Washoe, Steamboat and Truckee,
for the paltry sum OF fve dollars an acre, about the
price Of haH.breed scrip. and probably a little NOR
than the annual rental these Alienated school Ands
would command. It was q nice job for the owners
but az TO the justice OF this legislation, I I'M unable
10 comprehend, with the limited information I pos.
SeSs on the subject.
II Is devoutly 10 be hoped. that n any more yalu.
able school lands remain untaken. they will be dis.
posed Of In q manner more consistent with the In.
terest Of the School Fund, than those sections allen.
Ated by the law under consideration.
lam, my dear sir,
Yours, very respectfully,
| ." ... JSO. A. COLLINS,
County Superintendent or Common Schools.