Sauk Rapids frontierman., 1858-05-06
From the Daily Pioneer and Democrat.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.

\ H8<11NtSO ~ NAL LsNNMILEIES.
We referred, the other day 70 the bill
which has passed the House, donating
land ~ the several States. 10 aid in
the establishment of Agricultural Col
leges We have since received copy
Of the bill, and have prepared an abb
stract Of its provisions. The BILL va.
introduced on the 10Th Of December,
and was reported upon adversely by the
COMMITTEES Of Public Lands, few dsys
since. is object, however, was 50
popular as "a get i through the House
by majority Of FIVE, members voting
irrespective Of parties Of sections.
Section lst grants to the several States
g. 34O. 600 acres ofland, for the purpose
Of prompting and encouraging Agricul-
tural Colleges and schools for the me-
chanic arts. There is to be apportion-
ed tos each State i quantity of land equal
to twenty thousand acres for each aSena-
tor and Representative in Congress to
which the States are now respe ctiyely
entitled.
| 4 Section Cd provides that these lands,
latter being surveyed, shall be appor-
toned in sections, or subdivisions Of
sections, notless than one quarter Of a
section and whenever there are pub
lie lands in State worth one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, the quantity
to whichsaid State shall he entitled shall
be selected from such lands'' By this
section, the Secretary Of the Interior is
also directed to issue to those States in
which there are no public lands Of the
valne of one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre, land scrip 70 the amount Of
their distributive shares.
The States, however, to whicn this
scrip is issued, cannot locate it within
the limits Of any other State or Terri
tory; but their assignees may locate it
upon any Of the unappropriated lands
Of the United States subject to private
entry. s.a 9'ts t7.
Section Sd makes It a condition that
the expenses Of selling the lands thus
distributed, shall be paid by the States
themselves. /.
Section 4th directs that all monies de-
rived from the sale of the lands donated,
shall be invested in Stocks Of the United
States, or Of the States, or Of some
ether safe investment. The money so
invested is to constitute perpetual
fund, and the interes. TO be inviolably
|sapproPriatcd by cnch State which ma I;
take and claim the benefit of the act, to
the endowment, support and mainten-
ance OF at least one college where the
leading object shall be, without exclud-
ing ether scientific or classical studies,
to teach such branches Of learningsas
are related 10 agriculture and mechanic
arts, IN order Il, promote the liberal and
practical education Of the industrial
classes i the several pursuits and pro-
LESSONS ii life.
The 5th and last section sets forth the
condition on which the grants Of land
and land scrip shall be made to the
States Il: II any the fund provided
for in the fourth section, be lost, it is to
be immediately replaced bv the State.
2. No portion Of the fund is to be ap-
piled to the purchase. erection, preser-
yation. or repair Of, y any building or
8. States claiming the bene--
fit Of this act shall kave a college built
within Ave years, Or the grant 10 such
State will be null and void. A. An an
nual report pf the oper ations Of each
college must be sent TO all similar coi-
leges, to the Smithsonian Institute, and
TO the Agricultural Bureau.
The bBoMBsHELLs OF SEBAsropoL
STILL ExPLoDINGA correspondent of
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