New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-26
THE PEOPLES COLLEGE BILL.

The following bill, which was introduced by Mr..
Morrill, of Vermont, passed the Houae on Thursday.
IN tie Senate it yesterday read twice and referred
10 the Committee on Public Lands:
BILL donating public lands to the several States and Terrific
ture and the mech.hic Aria
Be enacted BY ne Senate and Hoa's Of re.
Mere granted several States for the purpose hereinafter
so .ers Of land to Be sppocnsS TO e.ch State .qasn
lily twenty thousand ACRES for each Senator and Repre-
SEC A.d be further enacted TaA, the land Aforesaid
a being shall be ioned to the several States In
sSsItsf Of sscon and Whenever there are public
EDds State worth 81 2, per acre tss vsae Of said lands
which ssd state hs BE- entitled ha be selected from such
a md a he q,s2 s S public snS. Of the
Of 81 Is acre land scrip to the amount Of their d
ssil,; i ss :' sas. %
70 the u,e. and purpose. IN In: act ana o no prS
.Aa .sS 'R q INN. r s .s b S 1 Ss 10
ma, Aus ocss .sd land scp upon any Of
Mad. Of he United st.i.. subjectto private entry -,
nSss.nen, ana superintendent Of said lands previous
their Gales and all expenses incurred in the mansse
s & be TO @S &
81. II s d Spd %u WIS.
ever the purpos hereinafter mentioned.
from the sale Of the land. osssid BY the States to which the
nd. are .pR05iODsa and from the @ Of scd scrip hsIsabo
Of the States other safe yielding than
cns,. . nse.ieS Sa pSStas fund Df the .0 capital
Of which sbs remain forever ud. ed exept 80 ar a. NAV
be In section h of this interest Of which
sa b. involsby sppropsed BY each State which may
ard elsim benefit Of this endowment and
Of least college where leading shall
h. without excluding other scioufc classical die teach
such branches Of learning rels'ed 70 agriculture and
ehaue such manoef az the Legislatures Of the may
prescribe IN order promote the liberal aud prA
tc education Of the industrial classes tho pursuits
rofessons In lie.
SIC And be Js,tso esaesd rhsi the grant Of land aud
lpd scrip hereby authorized shall be maze the following
Alton. 10 which sell the provisions herenb-foe
TAI. the previous the states aud Territories
slau BE- sisnifed By legislative sets;
Pir portion Of the fund invested a. provided by the
,ecop or any portion the interest thereon shall
an sotiop contingency be diminished lost shall De-
.eed by which belongs that the capital OF the
I'm undindnhed 50 Thai raroaf ands
~ .nd the snnu. shall be uay sppiri without d
nuton purpes mentioned In the ith section OF TINS act
Io~pf exceeding 10 ceEsu the am unit
received by any State under the provisions OF ts set may be
frns wAepsyer BY the respective Legislatures OF said
SonS No portion Of said fund.- the interest teeon shall
h. APPLIED directly ndr city under any pfeene whseyer
% he erection preservation or repair OF any building
or buildings -,
Thvd Any which may and claim tbe benef, Of the
shall provide within a. -ast not
kss thar college, described IN the h section q this sc OF
~ srsp 20 State shall aud said State shall be bonnd
h ths United Sse the amount received Of asds pre-
sold spd that the title TO purchasers under the State
1osy An annus report shall be made regarding the progress
~ .rh college recording improvements and experiments
..se with their and results and such other meters
- srosed useflope copy OF which shah be transmitted BY
- H. Nv each 20 al the other colleges which may be
Sewed under The provisions Of this act and TO the
nataton tie agricultural department Of the Patent ones
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