Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-09

of the interior and tflc commissioner of cduca-
tion the amount so paid iIs'c tile treasury 70 the
credit of said educational fund, TIC nnluunt OF
srid education fund and the amount OF Interest
Ode flierrOii 10 the close of the fiscal year pre-
ceduE stitli certificate
Section four piotideS fTIt the commissioner
of education shall app0ri;cu tie fdnds on the
basis of population between the ages 81 iGhr
and twcnty-Oue years. according to the last pre-
cedin~ general census of the United States; but
ii is provided that for Tire f'rSt ten years the dis
tfibdion Of the said fund shall he made accord
ing to tic ratio of the illitcracy as shown from
time to time ny The preceding published cclisus
of the United States.
Section five provides that each state aud fer.
ritory shall receive its share Of The first appor'
t6nnigut SITTER the lcgislatnle shall have en-
gagged to ptOtidG by law for the free education
of all its children between sin aud sSteen years
OF are.
Section six provi les that a sum not exceeding
GGiv ter cent for the first year, and not exceed
ng ten pei cent tGr other years, may be used to
maintain schools t0r tbs eCNcation of common
school teachers.
Section seven enacts that each stats iri erri.
tory shall be entitled to receive It's slidfe ~
every dpp0tti0ument after the first which shall
fave complied with tlfc following conditions
FIRST, tia: It Shall have made the provision
for the education OF lts sliildrcn REQUIRED in the
fifth section OF this act
Second, that it shall have applied all MONEYS
BY II previously received under this act iii GC-
cofjlapte Herewith,
Third. That if Shall. through the proper officer
thereof, for the year euciitlI tc lhirtelh day of
June last preceding such dpp0rhbument, make
fan report Of the number Of schools fee 10 all
the childfer shereo!, the number of teachers en-.
ploved the number Of school houses owned and
the number Of school-ii5uscs hired, the total
number of children taught during fhc year, the
daily attendance, and the number of months of
the year schools shall have been maintained hi
eSie Of the several school districts or divisions
Of said territory Of district, and the amounts APP
propridttd Nv the LEGISLATURE for the pur-
pose of maiiaiuiug Il systems OF flee public
schools.
Scttion eight provi les that tie commissioner
of educatiGfi shall ascertain and certify If states
are entitled to the tnCGey; but if it is withheld
an appeal may be made 10 congress; but it is
provided that no moneys shall DC withheld be-
Ssiuss Of provision for separate schools for
White and cdlJrea children.
Section nine Authorizes She Superntendcnts OF
public instruction nj the several states to dis
tribute the funds among the school distrcIs,
according to population.
Section ten provides that the money shall lie
paid on the warrant of the commissioner Of
education. In case of the misapplication Of any
fard for one year, the next years app0rtonment
VIII be withheld, aud the circuit courts OF tue
United States ere gwen cognizance OF violation
OF the act
The republicans voting aaaitist tic bill were !:
MesSrS Beatty, Bingham Clark Of New York ,
Cotton, Dickcv, Houghton, Killnger, H. Myers,
Negley, Orr, Packer of Pennsylvania, Peek, '5ars
| gent, stoughton, Waldron, sand Wilson of
| OhiO-t6
The democrats voting for the bill were ::
Messrs. Kerr, Potter, Slocum, Storms, and
Townsend of New York;.
The members proceeded TO draw for seats, af-
ter which the house adjourned.