The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-29

aSEcr1os4 4. The General Assembly shall
establish, as soon as practicable, norman
and agricultural schools, and shall! nave
the power to establish such grades OF
schools, from the primary department. 10
the University, as shall be for the pupn'
good. .,..,h,r
shall have power to provide for uniIofnity
of textbooks, and for the building OF
school. houses, the procuring OF schooi
apparatus and school libraries for eacn
public school district, ont of the public
school fund of the State, or in such other
manner as shall be equitable and for the
public good. ,,-
shall set apart as a permanent and per-
petual literary fund the present literary
fund of the State, the proceeds OF all pup
lie lands donated by Congress or by the
State for school purposes, all property
that NAV accrue to the State by forfeiture
or by persons dying without heirs or WILL
and such other sums as the General AS
sembly may appropriate.
"SEcT1oN Z. The General Assembly
shall apply the annual interest on the lite,
rary fund, any capitation or other speciai
tax provided for by this Constitution for
public school purposes, and such otner
general tax on the property of the State
as the General Assembly may levy for such
purposes, for the equal benefit OF the peo-
ple thereof; the number of children be-
tween the ages of five and twenty-one
| wears in each public school district being
| made the basis of such division.
HSEcTIoN 8. The General Assembly
shall have power to foster all higher grades
of schools under its supervision, and to
provide for such purpose permanent edu-
cational fund.
"SEcr1oN 9. All donations and grants
received by the General Assembly for edu-
cational purposes shall be applied accord
ing to the terms prescribed by the donors
| NSECTIoN 10. The General Assembly
shall have power, after full introduction
of the public free school system, to make
such laws as shall not permit parents and
guardians to allow their children to grow
up in ignorance and poverty.
!" SECTION IL. The General Assembly
shall have power to make all needful laws
and regulations to carry into effect the
provisions of this article
OYSTER STEAMERS.
MASSEY offered resolution setting forth
that
"Wheroas the three steamers designed
| for the collection Of the oyster tax being
completed, Captain Lovett, the chief in
spector, is expected to arrive from N orfolk
in few days with the crews, and that after
they are manned they will be taken down
to their several districts on the coast !;
therefore a,committee of five be appointed,
with instructions to inquire into the expe-
diency of selling at public auction the
three vessels designed for the collection OF
the oyster tax, as well as all other barques
and schooners or any other apparatus
whatsoever belonging to the State and
used for the purpose of collecting the oys-
ter tax; and that the proceeds of such
sales be placed in the Treasury for the
benefit of the school fund.-" Laid over
under the rules.
! HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
| Mr.. PORTER offered lengthy resolution
fixing the amount of property to be levied
from taxation; which was laid over and
ordered to be printed.
THE RICHMOND DELEGATES.
Mr.. MAYsE offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Priv
leges and Elections be instructed to inquire
whether JAMES W. HUNNICUTT, JAMES
MoRR1ssEY, JOHN G. UNDERWOOD, LEVI!
LINDSEY, and JOSEPH Cox, were duly
elected delegates to this Convention from
the city of Richmond and that they have
authority to send for persons and papers,
Referred.
| FINANCE AND TAXATION.
The report of the Committee on Finance
and Taxation was called up. The third
section being under consideration,
Mr.. BOwDEN asked why his amendment
inserting "faro banks and bawdy houses y
had not been reported.
| The CHAIR stated that the President
of the Convention had refused to enter
tain it.
Mr.. BowDEN did not think that such wa
respectful to him; and had he known any
thing of it before, he would have appealed
from the action Of the PRESIDENT.
Mr.. CLEMENTs's amendment inserting
the word pawnbrokers was called up
Mr.. j. G. GIBSON offered the following
as an amendment:
"The General Assembly may levy tax
upon incomes, salaries, or licenses. The
capital invested in all business operations
may be assessed and taxed as other pro
Iperty."
The discussion was resumed and con
timed, during which MORSE (negro) arose
to speak. As he did so, Mr.. ALLAN asked
leave to ask a question.
MORSE: emo, sir; amt gwine 'loN
you mar minnit."
| He continued his remarks in favor o
taxing lands heavily, so as to make thu
owners either work or sell them.
Pending the discussion, the Convention
took recess.
/ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock.
The third section being under considera
tioD, Mr.. MADDOX moved to recommit.
After some squabbling, Mr.. E. G1Bsoi
called for the previous question; which
call was seconded.
The question upon sustaining it result
ed: Ayes, 27; noes, Al.
After some further discussion the motion
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