Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
At M. EPPINGER'S,

the friends of the bill wanted such appro-
priation in the bill.
Mr.. STEVENS said every man opposed
to the college would favor this or any other
amendment,and every member fayoriDg
the bill would vote against this or any 9TH
er amendment. He read from the cOnsti-
tuition, and held that the intention of con-
gress was to grant the lands to build as
well as to maintain, and he held that it
Mr.. THOMPSON said when grant is
accepted, the conditions imposed are ac-
cepted also. He read from the enabling
act which provides for the permanent
school fund and for grant Of 10000 acres
for the nagrie%ltural college.
NJ NJ. + BOWEN 451 !iEi agreed with Mr.. Selby..
tended to kill the bill. He was in favor of
the location and of reasonable appropri-
alton. He wanted to make available the
government appropriation of $4,000. He
had lifted his right hand and sworn to sup
port the constitution and under that con-
proceeds arising from the sale Of the land
as proposed by that section. He referred
to the act Of 1841 and to the diversion of
the land granted under that act in other
states, and thought that the constitu-
tlonal convention had acted wise
" in throwing, this constitu-
other erans as9asa and tnGSs tSe obets and md
hoped the motion to strike out would be
adopted: He was ready to vote for the
appropriation without that. The vote
stood ~ to strike out and Is opposed.
Mr.: STEVENS called for a recount
Wnlch nc II resulted: 25 ayes, 26 nays;
consideration Of the bill be postponed until
the 8th day Of January. He made this mo
ton because the members had not been
supplied with printed copies Of the bill and
they had not had an opportunity to con-
slider the bill.
MI. THOMPSON said the motion was a
subterfuge to defeat the bill. He regretted
the members but those who were inter-
ested and who desired to inform them
selves had been able to get copies.
Mr.. COLE favored the motion and read
from the governors message to show his
position. He wanted the members to go
home and consult their constituents.
Mr.. WELLMAN said he was sent here
to represent his constituents and he was in
favor OF the agricultural college at Fargo,
where it was placed by the constitution,
and if the general government is able to
provide funds to teach North Dakota
farmers, he was in favor Of utilizing those
funds, for God knows we need instruction
are dead failure the next.
Mr MlLSTED regretted that the con-
stltutlon had limited the state debt to
S2O0,OOO, making the appropriations to be
made necessarially parsimonious: He
favored the location, the appropriation,
whispered around that there was some
purpose in this delay, and it was intimated
privately that the prohibition bill, or rather
That the course OF some who opposed it,
had some relation to this delay. There
fore 1t is of interest to note that at this
point the prohibition bill was returned to
the house, having been passed by that
b0dyl.
Mr.. COLE said an institution was located
by the constitution at Glendale, but the
representatives from Dickey county had
not the cheek necessary to ask an apprO-
priati0n in view Of the present condition
OF the treasury. He said the governor had
nish seed wheat in view of our financial
condition.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH again stated his rea-
sons for asking p0stponement. Because
the members had not been furnished with
copies of the bill, and because the legal
question was raised as to whether the leg
islatnre Sdsa :! had the right to appropriate the
The motion to postpone was lost, ayes 10,
A motion to amend section was also
lost; ayes 20, nays 81.
Mr.: UELAND offered an amendment
which provides that $1,000 of the $4,000
branch experimental station on the
southwest quarter of section s. township
1SS, range 64, near Edgely, N. D., and that
said branch station be used for testing
grains, grasses, trees and shrubbery, under
other conditions than those existing at the
main station, and for experiments in rela-
vote Of 26 to2A [The land described is Of
fered free--title to be given in fee to the
state-fOr this purp0se.l
The committee arose, and
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to accept the
Edgely proposition from the motion to
adopt ths ltT2 Esport: J.
on section 4, which was lost.
Mr.. STEVENS said congress, which ap-
propriates this money, can alone direct
how the 900 shall be expended. The
money is spent by direction of the secre-
tary Of the interior. The land is owned by
Mr.. Sykes, who owns q large amount of
land in the vicinity, and il would be equiv
make his lands more valuable.
Mr.. BOWEN defended his motion and
thought 1t just as important to experiment
on one class Of lands as on the other.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH urged the adoption
OF the amendment and said congress had
they desired branches. Fargo is all right;
the Red river valley is all right, but he did
not know where Edgely was, but under
stood 1t was out in this God fOrsaken
country where they are asking help and
he believed this would help them.