The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
The Agricultural College.

To the Editors Of the Clarion:
An act has passed the Legislature and be-
came law destined TO have a marked iuiu-
ence on the agricultural and mechanical in
terestS Cf Mississippi.
Some years ago Congress voted an apprO-
priatiOn of public lands to the State 20 be
| used for the establishment of an agricuitu-
raj college. The portion of Mississippi was
sold and the proceeds are sin in the Treas
ury of the State, viz: S239,OU0.
The object OF this late act OF the Legisla-
ture is to utilize this donation of the Cen
ersl Government.
1t establishes the Alcorn University and
dedcates it to the exclusive use of the col
| ored youth OF the State. 1t is hereafter to
be known as the Alcorn Agricult ural and
Mechanical College of Mississippi.
| The second section OF the act provides for
| the establishment OF a college for the edu-
cation of the white youth OF the State, by
the name of the Agricultural and Mechanic
al College Of Miss issippi.
The Trustees of tins College are directed
to select a site for its location with an expe-
rimental farm attached of not less than one
hundred and sixty acres of land. La the To-
catioH the convenience of every part of the
State is to be considered, STIMULATING that
locations least favored by the State hereto
fore shall have preference.
Ii is provided that these two Institutions
are to furnish common school education
and a substantial and practical knowledge
Of agriculture and the mechanical arts, to-
gether with a knowledge of the growth aud
proper care of stock; other studies includ-
ing military tactics, are not excluded.
These are substantially the points of this
late act tor the encouragement of agrcul-
ture and the mechanical arts ia Mississippi,
Gen. West is the author ct the measure, it
being the Senate bill presented by him as Il
substitute for the act originally adopted
bv the House. This substitute was after
ward concurred in by that body.
The name of Gen. 5. ID. Lee is already
prominently mentioned in connection with
the place of Superintendent of this new
College. Mainly to the efforts OF gen.
West in the Senate. and Gen. Tucker in the
House. are the farmers and m chanics of
the State indebted for this fostering legls-
ton in their interest n
ct is Just to Hon. j. B. Yellowly of
Madison, to say that he introduced bill
embedding the project of an Agricultural
and Mechanical College at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature and that he was
warmly secondedby Hon. Allen NJ. Hicks
of Yazoo. The latter gentleman, as a
member of this Legislature, has given
the present measure his warm and
efficient support.--EDrroRs CLARIoN.)
THE following vote in the United
States Senate on the passage of the
Silver bill over the Presidents veto, was
not contained in our Geographic report
of the proceedings
YEAs- MeSsrs. Allison. Bailey Beck,
Bruce. Chaffee, Cockrell, Cooke. Conover,
Davis IIl). Davis (W.Va.), Dennis, Dorsey,
Eustis, Ferry. Garland. Gordon, Grover,
Harris, Hereford, Hill. Howe. ingalls,. Joih-
-fon Jopas Fla \ Jones New, Kellogg.
Kirkwood. McCreery, Mcdonald. Mcmillan,
Matthews, Maxey, Merrimon. Morgan, Pad
dock, Patterson, Plumb, salisbury, Sauud-
ers. Spencer, Teller, Thurman voorhees,
Wallace, Window and Withers-4o.
NAYs-Messrs. BaFnum, Bayard. bIaiie'
Rptier Gambling. Dawes, Eaton, Hamlin,
Hoar. Herman Lamar, Mcpherson, Mitchell
Morrill,, Randolph, Rollins, Sargent, "ao-
lei gh and Why tie 10.
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