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fed in voting for it, aud therefore vote
no
Aud .beu the sensts adJonrned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Feb. u. $3.50 a. m.

THURSDAY, Feb. u, 1870 a. m.
TIE STATE UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
The Speaker announced the consideration
Of Mr.. Cartwright's bill u z. 20ll to sppro-
pirate $4,000 for the State University, the
question being on the minority report from
the Committee on Ways and Means, reduc-
ing the appropriation 70 $50 600, aud to re.
peal the university tex Law OF last session.
Mr.. ADAMS: II il we're possible for Us,
as members OF tue Legislature, to get on the
good side Of oar constituents by saying re
are standing D. the people and standing by
the Treasury, when We go home, We certainly
would have warm plaza Ia the hearts OF
our constituency. This question is one ca AZ
demands soue attention al our hands, aud
this bill demands the attention OF the people
Of the State of Indiana. | presume every
what interested in this Mas
ure, the question being as to
whether or not We are going TO appropriate =
sum 10 the Indiana State University as will
put her on a good basis and enable her to 90
on in the good work she is now doing. The
trustees have been asked to appropriate $50
600 to enable them TO equip the buildings
now constructed. We al! know that two
years ago serious fire swept over the Sta,e
University, destroying and seriously i'm
pairing her libraries, etc, and over Sl2j. 0JO
or $4,000 was lost 20 the State of Indians
This bill proposes 20 get back all that vas
lost for $50, 900 That is the size Of it. And
we get back better buildings and property
Now, the gentleman from Putnsm is oppo cd
to the appropriation of $4,000. We
ought to put some credit in
what the Board of Trustees say.
business men, and they come from all quar-
ters of the State, and have the interest OF
the State at heart. Now they propose, with
this 500, 000 to put in museum and library
and equip the buildings they have already
built. Without the appropriation the build
lngs will stand there without any benefit to
the State. But we have been told that there
are other universities where young men and
young women can be educated Nov what
is the argums al That we shall strike down
Indiana University, at Bloomington, and
put our young men and women in sectarian
institutions sach that al Wabash and
Greencsstle. You might Just as well talk
about strising down the common school sys-
TEN in Indiana.
Mr.. PASSAGE: IL resolves itself into
tins question, whether the State OF Indiana
Is going 10 maintain a State University or
not. Fifty thousand dollars is very small
amount for such purpose. put the ques-
ton whether this State is going to De the
only State without a university?
Mr.. FRENCH: Indiana is proud OF her
institutions. There has been something
said about the taxpayers. Now | think II
you make calculation you wills find that this
bill costs the Taxpayers less than five cents
apiece. and yet you grumble about it. Indi-
ana claims 10 be second TO no State ia the
Union as to progress, and the question is, are
We going to main tain State University? l
will not claim the attention OF the House
any further, because am satisfied that this
appropriation will be voted.
Mr. MOCK OF Wells: As do not desire
to explain NY vote, and so | wish to say a
few words now. i consider this a very i'm
portant matter. was here last session, and
voted against similar endowment bill
did not believe il was right then. and | am
OF the same opinion still. In 1867 there was
an appropriation of - 600 made to this in
stItution, and in 1873 there was an addi-
tional one Of SIS 600, making S23 900. And
only last session we were told if we would
favor that bill and vote for that endowment,
they would ask for no further spproDria-
ton. III you will examine that law you will
find this provlso: Provided, further, that
no further appropriation shall be made 10
the State University" and. Notwithstanding
that. they are asking for this appropriation.
will be compelled to vote for the amend.
ment.
Mr.. McMULLEN: l do not think I can
add any thing to what has been said. Now il
has been said by some gentleman that some
of the counties do not derive any benefit
from these appropriations. | venture to say
that one-h halt of the people do not derive any
benefit from the common schools-soms of
them do not derive single cents worth of
benefit, and yet would you say you must not
help to support the common schools? Gen.
tlemen, this question long since has been
settled In the state OF Indiana. The people
have said that the educational institutions
part of the people. 1 believe the appro-
priatioD asked for Is Just and right. / believe
1t will be to the benefit of the people of the
State. / am for the appropriation Just as
is.
Mr.. MOODY demanded the previous ques-
ton.
The demand was seconded by the House,
and under its operations the minority re-
port YVES rejected by yeas 10, NAYS -.
Mr.. GORDON moved to reduce the appro-
priation to $50 600.
Mr.. McMULLEN made an Intellectual mo-
tion-yeas 40, nays 49-to lay the amend
ment on the table.
The amendment was agreed to by yeas 46
nays 10.
The bill was ordered engrossed.