The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-25

A hill to incorporate the Norioik anu
Great. Western railroad ana =. 80
A hin To amend section 3, chapter % VI
the Code of Virginia, 1850. 81. ..,,v
p;Ils were considered in their carry |
..are. and many ordered to engrossmeht. |
''" ,nong them was bill providing for the
.ot;no a list of all persons VINO "eio
killed, wounded, and missing """'
actual service during the ia'e ""i' 1
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. .
The hill. ON its second reading. disposlng
~ Tho States interest in the Aiex9noria'
Ioudoup. and Hampshire railroad on cef-
tain conditions, came up In ORDER =,
On motion Of Mr.. GRAHAM, the Dill was
amended. by imposing tax OF one mn
ner ton per mile, and one mill per passen-
nor ner mile. in consideration OF the 81,
Fender of the States stock In the roau,
which Mr.. GRAHAM stated amounted '"
Short debate occurred upon IL, IN
uh;ob n was sustained by Mr.. ROBERTSON
.nd onnosed by Messrs. z. TURNER ana
W,rrINs. The latter gentleman suggested
.bat there was q constitutional obstacle "
.hs massage of the bill. The Constitution
autbor;zed the sale of the States interest,"
- works of internal Improvements Dut
reouired that the proceeds should De ap-
nrdnriated to the payment of the puDiic
debt. -. as;ro 70
vote for the bill, but hoped that the con-
stitutional question would be settled De-
fore the bill was put upon its passage, as
there were other bills of similar char
acter. ,u
On motion of Mr.. CRUMP, the bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on Courts OF JUS
tice. with the view of examining the ques-
ton which had been raised.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
The bill continuing the payment of inte-
rest and dividends to the incorporated COL
lepes and other seminaries of learning OF
tile State came up on its second reading.
Mr.. TURNER intimated his opposition TO
the hill. and would not vote for any appro-
, priation to colleges until some measure was
. adopted for the education OF the poor chill
dren Of the Commonwealth.
Messrs. CLARKE, Of Campbell, and EVANS
sustained the bill, denying that it made
anv appropriation to colleges. 1t dld no
, more than pay the interest upon money
, loaned by these colleges to the State.
, Mr. TrRNER wanted to know what mad
T become of the fund set apart by solemn
= act of the Legislature for the education OF
the moor children of the Commonwealth.
The debate was further continued by
Messrs. HAysBRoUGH and KELLAM against
q the bill. and Messrs. KELLEY and WATKINS
in support of it. Mr.. WATKINS, IN reply
!. Ito the interrogatory OF Mr.. TURNER, salo
" that the Literary Fund was not lost. lhers
: were still invested in bonds the sum 0
), 81 600 900. He expressed his surprise tina
Governor Peirpoint and the press had as
/ serted that that fund was all gone. !twa
. still in existence, and would be PAID VI
. when the State was able to pay her debts
. But he minated that he was not disposed
d TO wait for that to proceed with the edu
II cation of the poor. He was for taxing tn
!. people for that purpose now, and the Com
u mittee of Schools had prepared three Dill
- on the subject, which would soon be SUI
mitted to the House. He and others de
u MED that the bill under consideration az
70 Dropriated money to the colleges.
~ merely proposed to pay them their Jus
&c dues. This was necessary for their exist
- ence: and they had been doing SO niue
= public good that such fate as the suspeI
4. 4 sion of any of them should be general
y, deplored. They had sent and were stl
~ sending accomplished young men out I'M
~ the State to teach, and Virginia was no
~, 10 deriving incalculable benefits in this wa
~ from these noble institutions.
t nr On motion of Mr.. LEE, the bill was pos
y " poned until Thursday the 3lst, and mac
~ the order of the day for that day.
On On motion Of Mr.. SCOTT, the House a.
III MARRIED.
nd Atthe Cathedral in Baltimore city. on the q
al | instant, by the Rev. DR.. Thomas Foley, PIERf
GU G. DUGAN to Miss AGNES A., daughter of J.
Matthias, Eco all OF that city.