The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-23
More Inwarin - Of the Pierpont la a.

l,iox niria Cnzet o.
Away back in M. ancient day, OF politics
there WAS an ISSUE between parties Known
is the redistribution oi th. proceeds oi tne
sale, oi public Lands amun- Tie ~tiit-.
ON the ain Il SEPTEMBER l>lL tne Congress
yt~s,d an act entitled IAN act o. dl i'l.
its the proceeds of the sales oi th' lN'u
aud,. and tD Grant lr -tmi iIln l'-Ht-'
Under that act no. ro WI, paced o. ilt
credit Of the stat. ui \ .r-lnil. on thr books
II the United ~ les Treasury int -nm Ni
sfi.Oj1.pl. iht I tool \fr-.u.a. r.-irl h-
,he act Of SCI t.mh.r :. l>l. a. he.ut De
,ond tine constitutional power ~ ,on-f'--'
.pfl,pd tO ACCEPT thn aW ri. and in- il' D y
am linel iu the Treasury oi tht lni-t
states until ths impecuu.ol- Hnl ,o-c illtH
oy.rnm. M a. \ N.r-iniI. Yclrlt To- " ll.l-
ont GONtrumcnt.' a--t mhitd in % 'tl 'i-t
md ON Juk lO. 1861, ado. t.d Do Hhi
.-oluiiom" " author MI. fierp'nt io
trpo'ut. ..uuder the lesser ,eu ni inf oin-
m0nweath." an agent - dt tu 'nd ana i'-
a.i,e al the Treasury a. the u.i.d 0i'i B.
80 much Of the net proceeds oi lii' sales !
The lghlic lands a~ shIll have c,luDd aii
become payable ~ thl. 1omm1nMei.lh
lndcr the term, and irDt l- on' % ihe drl }
Congress. arl rly,d >'li. mh.r B. 1871. lh '
..al of the tumlnhNc .lth beng .n ki'n-
I nNIi. vi. " l. ' 7 I|iII| o. 'HNf|iff- t'''
clerk nf Ola. House oi ID .lc-at ,. cert ID
me resolution. addiul th.r.tI ihlt may o.
I'D seal to annex | ctrt.f, Oh. in. uhit D.
uVrr.Sate seal and attich.u in hI- -i-l' -
,ure a common 4 YJ T. ih , ID rp 'nI ''i-
p lied ia Irlnmcf WIS tn' ID. iA 30 il'
/ Iou-. Of p.legat .- and k-t ,cl 90 iu lll -
md statutes of the 't.t.. .nu htfihed -
.rt tic. a.. .tnamlk shit "-r.t -eti' -
/ whose Olt, D., Was three itm1.' h-'ut-- ll.
arriving q tOr. % lO tNii. ih. Win.ht thd
narrow of ga. state. an ihef raising ID
uole with blue cap. and ih' ih.ri ~ D."
J lu-tr .ou-ly tngig.d lu -UrN hln- in
hlck Of h.r head or adiu-tin. h.r chignon
The legend ls "ltr-tttrahdu. l.hiriA ano
Tuion.v The reverse Of the seal b. the old
ie,ign and legend of fh. state, -eti. M.ll
Lb.rtN and Union sire iulnr from in.
mouth nf th ~ man who i- standing nfN'
fhe pr0>tr o. flrmDitl lrlnny. lnht ifdtr-n
Z \.rrni.'- seal pA--ed must az th.
/ Treasury. and under. ami bl tnt fiiu'
hereof - lanes ". Paxton received fh.
,,- thttIfi n.f belong ~ \lrgnlt. since
1, r.,Olut ON Of her /. -i-ilture. cont ihi
raneOu, with the act Oi TENDER = 1871
she had refused tO accept the ,ine ah'
had forbid il, collection by any officer. Tin
above facts are taken from copies ot paper
and f1r-Slntiie copies of seals now on h.
in the United states Treasury. and recent
copied and transmitted 10 the Governor a.
the state In a recent interview "eN-G0'
ernor franci, II. PierIont oi vi
ginia." il quoted as having San
in Pitt-burl that Virginia hN
nothing 10 do with that money. IL neNe
went into the state Treasury. and was n'
handled by the >t'ie oficer-.' But II seem
10 hove h'cn We'll hn-er.d bN the Governs
ndh a cent. nee It " - cert AMI, Or O."
from IA. Cn.t-d u Is Irt l-urt ana WI
, ,yh r. i wOI do th, mot good, anon
th Il .omn bu, lO ld' of oihciil,, whose in
: g unio, L. wts ri ,leNrd hy h.rh ~ tl
.1n of Sll.6J7 from th United II ,t's ircd
, urv. Tn; = me Rtpuhllcan part. Nah'i
+, now endeaNoring 10 nN uinn ihe olt'
|, and To invest III m IN anth y ty u c'ii-'
. money in the name oi thr - e. Nh''h
:. never 10 yet into ths states Treasury.