The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-14

Sfs 90. and the latter was 81. 600 making n
toisl q ssI.eo. The donation from Bloom
ingion was Sso,elo. 30 neither Tippecanoe or
Monroe had OF re the ub, tanti. indu cements
that had come from Wayne county. which the
Commite &c of Examination last session entirely
ignored. The people % Wayne county did not
clam pre- minence In the State. but they did
claun that they have offered inducements for
this location outweighing all others
Mr.. MCNE1 considered the reasons urged
Tor the Bloomington location. combating the
allegation that an Agricultural College could
not stand disconnected from literary and
classical school. lie said: locate this college
anywhere else but in connection with the In
diana University. which never had been, and
never could be made a success. To say that
this institution could not stand alone was 10
pay poor compliment 10 the great minds OF
the country that conceived these magnificent
donations ofland for an Agricultural College In
every state in the Union.
Mr.. WRIGHT stood ready 10 do what he
Judged best 10 advance the educational inter
esis Of the state. He was in favor OF making
the location At Bloomington. He answered
objections 10 placing this college I'm connection
with another institution. and gave considera-
tons IN favor Of liberal education 10 the az
riculturalsts OF the State, defending the
school and the teachers az Bloomington. The
battle-ground. rs regards its historical re-
nown as a battlefield. was played out. There
were hundreds OF skirmish fields that were it,
superior In all that makes matter for history.
Mr.. HI MPHREYS was never i'm favor Of ac-
cepting this grant; but now IL is accepted. the
question was, what l. best 10 be donJ with IL.
His first precaution in this matter was 10 avoid
expense in connection with it. after the manner
we have been called upon for appropriations
for the Northern Prison. And ne thought he
could see that the Bloomington location prom
ised the least expense. He gave reasons for
his conclusion, that this college could never be
a success The only hope Of its success was in
is connection with the State University
These considerations decided his mind for
Blocnnngton,-which had no claim but this
above any other location that had been named
Mr.. RfiOADs gave general views as to the
character OF the course Of instruction that
ought TO be commended to the people Of the
State. He objected to limitations as 10 Just
how much "A man shall kuow-just what course
Of instruction he shall take-tO make him
an accomplished citizen, farmer or mechanic
lie would connect the Agricultural College
with the State University, where the sons Of
the State could receive culture without stint.
as becomes free people
Mr.. PETIT Mr.. Hamrick in the Chair
scing indications Of a demand for the previous
question, sent up an amendment as substi-
tute for the amendment Of the Select Com
mittee.
Ii requires the Governor to appoint Com
mission. consisting of five discreet persons from
several divisions OF the State, well acquainted
with agricultural and mechanical industry.
who shall he qualified by oath faithfully to
discharge their duties AS such Commissioners,
who shall proceed, upon personal examination
OF the premises, TO fix tho location Of the In
diana Agricultural College, provided By act of
March q, 1863, subject to the following condi-
tons; /. The location, healthy, accessible,
etc. ?. There shall be donated for the purpo-
ses Of the college grant Of land not less than
one hundred acres, of undoubted title, with
On a..
ence to buildings, thereon, which shall at the
time, by fair valuation, be worth 100000.
This the said Commissioners shall be author
lied 10 receive and hold i'm the name of the
state Of Indiana, and make report thereof to
the Governor and the Trustees Of the Indiana
College.
Mr.. PETIT. Hardly measure that had
been presented 10 this General Assembly de-
served more consideration than this. The de-
tails Of the bill were likely TO be neglected,
while we were considering merely the ques-
ton of location. He was not prepared to de-
eide on the question of location. This ques-
ton could not be wisely decided without GO
ing actually upon the ground for the purpose.
Therefore he had proposed that the Governor
shall appoint commission Of competent per-
sons to determine this question for us. Mr..
Morrill,, Of Vermont, who prepared the bill for
the act of Congress granting these muuitcent
donations of land, purposed the establishment
Of great Independent schools, disconnected en-
tirely from all other istitutiOns. At the last
session here we had acted wisely; we had ac-
ccptcd the grant and established am agricultu-
raj college, and he read the names Of the trus-
toes in the charter. The bill now before the
House proposed TO modify this charter so as 10
make this college part Of another
against the pledge Of the good
name Of the State, in the act Of last session that
we would establish a separate institution.
The allegations that an Agricultural College
Il s..l.s
reason against receiving the Congressional
grant; but now IL was accepted, IL was no good
argument that we should divert this fund from
the purpose for which il has been offered and
accepted. He objected to the details of tho
bill IN the matter of the assignment Of the land
script 10 the Trustees. The Trustees would
have $4,000 acres of land worth, say, $780,
no. The taxes upon this land would become
n charge upon the state Of an annual expense
not less than $1,000 or $1,000. Then there was
the expense of locating these landslide three
and the Trustees all receiving
travelling expenses and % a day for the time
employed. Then the management of land
a land office Of twenty years Standing
could not be got along with, for less than $1,000
a year. Then the lands were not TO be sold for
less than dollar an acre-the purchaser TO
pay six per cent. on the purchase. Then if the
purchasers do not pay promptly, these Com
missioners are To declare forfeitures. A noyelty
I'm law. Did not the gentleman know that the
matter Of forfeitures would be regulated by
the laws OF Missouri, or Of the State where
the lands may be located. Then the bill pro-
yldes for College Report to be made annually
to the Governor, which the Governor is to
cause TO be printed, ut an expense of probable
5000 or $4,000 more. Thus he showed up an
annual expense involved in the passage of this
bill of about $1,000 merely to set up this school
and put IL i'm operation-making us by 80 much
the poorer than we might have been had we
.fa.lf l.tu
of location, manifestly the best way to get at
that was by commission as he had proposed
Mr.. KILG0RE suggested that the power Of
of location be conferred upon the Trustees in
at the last session.
Mr.. PETIT said that would answer his
mind about the matter.
Mr.. BUSkIRK replied first to Mr.. Petit
The gentleman assumed that the scrip could
not be assigned To the Trustees and by them
laid upon the lands. He controverted this by
reference 70 the donation Act Of Congress, pro-
yiding that no State shall locate this land with
in the borders Of another State, for the reason
that one sovereignty should not own land
within the borders of another sovereignty, but
the Act provides that the States agent msy
make this location for the State, provided that
not more than one million Of acres shall be To-
Gated in any one State lie then read the Ac-
ting Governors recommendation of such as
signment, in one Of his late special messages
The State Of Rhode Island had already made
the location Of her Agricultural College land,
by assignment OF her scrip. He then referred
10 the gentleman's allegation that it was the
purpose Of the author Of the bin Mr.. Morrlll
TO establish purely an Agricultural College.
Mr.. PETIT stated that IL was the purpose
Congress 10 make II distinctly and singly
an A agricultural College.
Mr.. BUSKIRK responded by reading the
4th section Of the act. Mr.. b. said he did not
regard the bill as at all perfect in its details,
and when the location shall be made, he would
himself move that the bill be reeommitted for
general revision. But the gentlemen wanted
to sell the land script. Mr.. Il. showed that by
the report Of the Trustees, this land could not
be sold for more that fifty or sixty cents an
acre. Now IL the land can not be sold, what
was the value of the script. Purely Agricul-
tural Colleges were failures In Europe, as well
as In this eOuntry-there had been failures in
New York, Ohio, and Michigan. he h al be-
fore stated; aud the reason for this had been
well represented in the speeches Of
the gentleman from Floyd, the gentle
man from Dearborn, and the gentle
man from NermilliOn. Young men 20
to school for theory. and return To their farms
for practical agriculture. With respect TO the
gentleman's amendment appointing a COM
miiiec 10 make this location, he said, il the
House was ready TO yield themselves to the
ofths commission, il might Just
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