The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
A SPICY DEBATE.
The Agricultural College gets
am Appropriate

I ne ASrECuIGUr Al COtleSe gets
an Appropriate
The following is an extract from
the proceedings of the Kansas legis-
lature; last Monday:
Substitute for II. B. 81, IN act
making appropriations for 4 state
agricultural college. This b calls
for an appropriation of S2i, &c
for the erection of an additional
building, improvements, the puer
chase of tools, machines, appara-
tus, etc.
Mr.. Mckay moved an amend
ment allowing Mr.. Fletcher $l,972. =
As for money loaned the institution
eleven years ago.
Mr.. Veale seconded the motion,
and said he should never vote q cent
to the institution until this just
claim was allowed. Mr.. Fletcher
had loaned the money to the regents
and had been compelled to compro-
mise aL fifty cents en- the dollar.
The clam now presented was for
money he failed TO obtain.
Mr.. Belts was in favor of the
claim for the purpose OF loading
down the bill. He made a speech
against the agricultural college,
claiming that it was q vast, expen-
sive and unmitigsted humbug, ben
efitting nobody but the professors.
Mr.. Day said that the endo - ment
fund of the Institution could not be
appropriated to any other purpose
than the running of the school.
The legislature must provide for
the erection of buildings and like
necessary expenses.
Mr.. James thought that q portion
of the endowment fund ought to be
used for the payment of the debts
of the institution.
Mr.. Speaker Wood thought the
same. He said that the sgricultur-
al college was 8 private corporation.
The endowment fund now amount
ed to $4,000, and soon would
amount to $4,000 or $4,000. The
running expenses of the school
ought not to be more than $4,000
or $4,000 year. He favored allow
ing Mr.. FIetcher's claim.
The motion of Mr.. Mckay, to al
low the claim of Mr.. Fletcher, pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Ely took the position that the
agricultural college was inteRded
by the trainers of our constitution
to be attached to the state UNIVERSE
~, SO also the normal school. (see
section of article 6 of the consiitu-
tion) Had that been done we would
new have q university, agricultural
college, and normal school worthy
of The state, and that it 10 never too
late to mend.
Mr.. Speaker Wood moved as an
amendment q proviso that not over
$4,000 Of the interest on the en-
dowment fund shall be used to pay
instructors or teachers in said col
lege u0til the debt of said college
shall have been paid in full, and un-
til said college shall refund to the
state all money advanced by the
state to pay for Instructors and run
Mug expenses of said college, and
provided farther that said indebt-
edness to the state may be paid In
permanent improvements en- the
college grounds under the direction
Of the board of regents.
Mr.. Dixon hoped the amendment
of Mr.. Speaker Wood would not
prevail, and made q strong appeal in
favor OF maintaining the school.
Mr.. Ballaine made sarcastic and
humorous speech; the tenor Of his
remarks being that the scho was
q humbug.
Mr.. StiIlWeli regretted i the
gentleman from Crawford (MG. 49,
laine) could not properly appreciate
the agricultural college. The OBJ
| ject OF the institu ion was to edu.
cate kid gloyed farmers. 1t educa-
ted them in music, telegrsphy, rhet-
ORIG, &c. A farmer needed education
in rhetoric to properly address his
hogs and mules. He also needed {
newspaper and telegraph on his
farm. He should also be laugh;
music so when he returned home si
night he could take up the accerde-
on or fiddle and play, .The moeu
shines on the grange or "Mother,
Tye come home 10 die" This col
Iege teaches French. No farmer
can properly address . mule thai
does NOS understand French.
Mr.. Preston said be was farmer
and believed that the agricultural
| college was 8 failure.
Mr.. Kellogg of Lyon maintained
that the Legislature had . right tC
appropriate from the endow meat
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