New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
For AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
THE SENATE DISCUSSING THE BILL TO
ESTABLISH AN EDUCATIONAL FUND.
AMENDMENTS oFFERED-PAssAGE OF THE BILL
TO DEVOTE FUNDS OF THE MORMON CHI ROH
TO COMMON SCHOOLS IN UTAH.

TO COMMON SCHOOLS IN UTAH
Washington. June oI.-In the Senate to-day MI
Morrill, moved 10 proceed 70 the consideration Oh INC
Senate bill 70 establish an educauonai Iuhu anu
apply the proceeds Of the pubhc LANDS ana 'he TO
GENTS from certain land grant railroad companies 10
tho more oomplete endowment and support OF col
leres for the advancement Of science and Industrial
education.
The motion was agreed to. and the bill was taken
ND 1t provides for the segregation in the Treasury Oh
tho fund received from tho sale OF puDlc Ia'us anu
from the moneys paid into the Treasury 10y the
p,ci6c Railroad companies. out of this fund Slo'ooo
. year is 10 be paid TO each State and territory ior
the more complete endowment and maintenance Vi ue
agricultural colleges now established. or hercai'oi ~
he established under the Act OF July - leoZ t"S
paxront 10 be increased 81 900 Annually LOT zen
years. until the maximum OF S23ooo Is Teac"eo "i"''
Is then 10 be the rate OF annual payment
M Plumb favored the making Of the appropriation
oirec,lv ONT of the Treasury, instead OF making IL
dependent on the sales Of public lahos' iha' po'i
son Of the bill would be practically dedcauoh VI a
.b moneys tD be received the public lands 70 the
nurposes of scholastic agricultural educaoh anu aV
would no a new element entering INTO 'he n'"'iaeo
mont Of the public land system. lie was oppoSn 10
having the public land system embarrassed In that
uav Then as 10 the sums due by the Pacific rail-
roads they amounted 70 about SlOo,ooo'ooo' Coh'
gress would soon be called upon to arrange set'o
ment of that debt. and these colleges oueh'
not TO have the ngbt, al any st"6e Va VI"
s.t,,ement TO come in and say that IL
sbond be settled in this in that way IL was I'M
.e legislation The entire fund to be set apart under
the hill woud probably be- first and last S2oooooooo
and there was doubt that in course OF '"c ,''So
colleges would insist that the whole fuhd hau o''
dedicated 70 them and that the limitation OF S2o'ooo
a year onght to be removed. ,
Mr. Plumb spoke Of the surplus. OF which 50 ~uo"
Ind bccn heard a year or two ago. having vanished
fhe ray of the summer sun
90, ,od thar the Treasury would need the money 10
he maid by the Pacific railroads in order to piece ou'
the expcndturcs of the Government, which "c'e so"s
10 overrun the revenues. .
Mr. Morrill, replied briefly 10 Mr.. Plumo's oolecuons
10 the BILL and argued that they were ECU 'pp'"''
70 II. .,,,o svrnathv
,, ,,, o,,ect n the bill said that he was opposed
' ,, p,,n,h was, TO defeating SloO,0OO,Ooo OF
5000 900 900 for that purpose.
Mr. plalr gave history Of the BILL ana haoc dill
argument in its support. He s'ated Vi i'pN
question bv Mr. Alson) that the dedication proposeu
was only 10 the amount annually Se' 'p"'' i0' WV
colleges 49,. .,o, ,do, nc a
nv Morrill, said that there was no such idea as
ded cation of those funds. ..
Nh Anlson-Then that provision ought TO be s'ruch
out. A. ,,u s q now
stood TOO many details and specihcauons anu "
aminations and reports and inter -meddienens' i'o
onn crafty the patriotic aspirations of the senator
-. yaronnt and vet have bill as simple as the
o., ~ 1869. lie concurred with the oolecuohS haoe
% +bc first section Of the DILL anu
nronosed 70 substitute for IT proVisio"
that "tbere shall be. and hereby Is ANNUAL!
contemplated ont Of any money In the treasury V"e
nrooeeds Of sales OF the public lands) not oncr~so
appropriated If in future those pfoau,'s o,hor
snfcient. the amount would be provided rom o''or
sources -, l.. o.o Cor
NJ Evarts said that he would be glad to vote ior
,,e hin with or without the amendments proposei'
IL. believed however that on closer esamiha'on 'N0
bill might be simplfed. . 49,, A.. nor
Mr. Morrill, said he did not wish 10 nave .''o p
~ the bill DELAYED by reference OF 1t back 10 inc
oovr,I,tee But he was willing to consent 10 any
rsasonab,e modification Of It, and 70 the amchdlleh'
Of the first section, proposed By Mr.. Hawiey, =.
In the course of the discussion the question OF
the reservation Of public LANDS IN ooi''
with the irrigation project came up, ""u
ras senopnced by Senators Dolph ana IeHpr
a. ~, c,ose y, the discussion the bill was AMENDED N
,he drec,.on indicated by Mr.. Hawley and other sen
stors-strikng ont Section and all TelercnCc "
~ nnblic lands and to payments nom Ilic "i"0 i".
ro.ss. and also striking out the specmoauohS % ~
The character Of the education 10 oe gwen az Wy
o"yssc Mr.. Pugh offered an amendment no me-"
oo1d,t,on Of affairs in Alabama and other states
y, nrov,de that schools in which coiored studc'S o'
,ancht whether called colleges or not IN INC ayr
cr,tur,l and mechanical arts may nave PORTIONS VI '
money paid 10 them .,u,a,rcrt
A long discussion ensued on Mt Puens an'u'' 40.
vossrs Havley and Hale opposing che idea Oh A4V
- -, IN. money among a half-dozen or moro
schools in each State and rather favoI1ng ole eno
apement Of only one or two colleges ~, ,,,r
NJ trcaus agreed with those views Hc' now
aver believed it in various ways de'rnhen'AN ~ ~.
interests Of both races to nave coeuuoa~vn ,na+
900 and he was therefore, entirely Wiling 'ia''
-, A., eou+,er,o States provision should be Tane iol
~, ,suc,ion Of white and oolored people sepaia'eiy
n,. No aid not like Mr. Pugh's amendment ana wousn
nno,cr a proyision that in such cases therc e'o"''
-, fair and proportionate division OF 'i'e iune
Mr. Chandler suggested an amendment Pro'lun ~,
.,n d,v3sion Of the amount received among suo' W
leges according to the relative NUMBERS Vi "'"'O
co,orsd peonle within a state or Territory
Mr. Hale offered amendment proViuirs 'a'
sb,ra NJ the money as should be the proporuoii ino
Tho oolored population Of State bore 10 'Vs CIV"
oopulation should be paid TO- ana pseu ioi any D"O
noi,coo or institution OF learning that might pe mann
id ,or the education Of coored students IN alcui-
r, and the mechanical arts which college OF is''u
tion should be selected by the Governor
Mr. George argued that that resolution wouid 90 III
,,,o 20 states in which the oolored population OUT
numbered the white population The otate Oh 'iisI
sipp had acted fairly in the matter OF the eAistiHe
law for agricultural colleges, but tha' aniehuiio
rond reou SO to be paid 10 the colored agricultural
collese In Mississippi for every 80 paid TO inc "c
agricultural college. II insisted upon, the Leelsiaoc
Of Mississippi might equaze matters by withdra"ihs
it's Appropriation for colored agricultural colleges.
Mr. Hale suggested that If the coored population N
Nssissppi stood the relation Of TO OF the whte
reputation, it might be the colored people VINO
would withdraw approprlauqhs IRON tne Whites
Mr. Hae-Then | have not surprised the gentle
man. - =, =. ,.os ,rnnssihle IN no,
through with the discussion Of the bill without the
wang of the ensanguincd garment 49,. ILL.,,
hill and amendInents Ncut oNV.
The resolution offered YESTERDAY by Mr Edmnnds i?r
.nmmtte az seven take into consideration the statc
=, the administrative service Of the senate ana 10
Tenorf what measures should be adopted IN respect
10 the greatest efficiency and economy OF hc scT'0c
WAS taken up and agreed to. . -. ,,u.,
The Honse bin supplementary to the sSs Oh MarcI
% 1880 In reference to bisamy. was taken up II
dat all funds nr0perty !ateIy De0Oglns