The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-16
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege - Registry LaE--ApportiOn.
ment Bill.

The opinion generally prevails tina
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege must be immediately located, q
prevent lapse of the grant. Hear
ing this statement continually repeat
ed by menu who; from their position,
might reasonably be supposed to know
all about tha natter,d accepted tin
foregone conclusion, and so stated
/ in recent letter. The, fact u.s., how
ever, that there is no cause for haste
/ Acts of Congress, Supplementary the
I original act, extend the time for ac-
i cepting the grant to July, 1869, and
| allow Eve years thereafter for The
erection of buildings. All this pre-
4 tended necessity of. haste is gotten up
for helbeneft-of the sfing,, who are
| trying, with good prospects nfanedAss,
to rush bill through the Legisla-
ture)docating. the institutions on the
Tippecanoe Battle Ground one of the
most iRaliiiSsSsJjbBls5 ARds9lfft REAfffs
The apathy ii the people partiou-
larry the industrial. classes, On this
subject is surprising. Do the fl air;meelrss;
land mechanics Of tie State under
EstAHd 1tlaatp tfig fnagaai6e9ht donation
His theirs2 And are they willing that
a few oify-tongued politioiahss,should
divert the. grant from its original 'puir-e
pose by the establishment of a cob
lege for the education Of rich mems
sons in the Latin and Greek Lam.
guages making Agriculture and the.
Mechanic,.Arts secondary and Incl
dental? Such is the object of the bill
now on les course, land no effort will
be spared on the part of the n ring" to
put it through both houses. The
farmers and artisans throughout the
State should pelt this Legislature
with memorials protesting against any
Diversion. of the fund from its original
intent. either BY. diit1iding the inter.
est among several Of our existing
classical institutions or the establish
ment Of another Of the same class
Will not the mechanics of Evans
vile move in thisgpetter apda least
demand that final action shall be de-
layed till a free fnterchahge Of lopin-
ion shall have indicated the wishes off
the classes most directly interested !,
IF hnythfhg Is tosbe done i 1t ! must BE \
attended % ipnediatelyg forp press
pre- Is being put on the. Legislature in
Favor Of therbill dpoW beforesthe aSen
ate that will secure its passage, unless I
strong courlte factant s aref brought to |
bear upon the weak -kneed.
! NSst1Nithstahding tile Y hfrepregsible 1
garrulity, the gushing verbosity of a +
few membefsl the Senate did a great
days work yesterday In'Committee
Of the Whole during the forenoon
session the proposed Registry Law
was thoroughly inspected section by
section, and SO tinkered by various
stringent measures that if passed--as
It undoubtedly will bert will prove
panacea for the crying evil of i'm
ported votes, and, in connection with
fhe new Congressional Apportion-
nent. will enable the First District
10 realize the fruition of its long del
erred hopes by sending q Union man
% the National House of Represen-
tatives. Our Kentucky friends of
the ternut persuasion will have
less uept business on this Side of
the river on future election days.
During the. afternoon, session. the
apportionment bills were both put
through as decided in caucus uu The
Democracy, to- keep up appearances
had to lug in little of the tragic and il
% makea show of dying hard y but, 3
IN the whole, it was as graceful
specimen of " martyring as could be
.--- MARK TAp1rv
Heirs to Trinity Church Propertv
we notice in the Sunday NereurOIr
u the 10th inst, that GEORGE + f.
brewer, Esq, Attorney, has opened
ln'office, No. 100 Broadway, New York Z
1ity, where he can be consulted bv
he heirs Of Madam JAMS. The cor.
ooration council for the CITY of New s
J. ork, RIcHARDO. GoRMANs ESQ ..rand
us assistants 81. Mr.. WIN. y. KANE, are +
the claim of the city to the
Kings Farm, which was obtained bv
Trinity from Lord CoRNBURY. The
eporter Of the Mercury called at No