Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-17

Special Correspondence of Gazette and ,TournaT
Newark, July 10.-If Senate bill No.
3,7i4, entitled an ''Act to apply portion
Of tns proceeda of the pablo lands 70
the more complete endowment and sup
port of the colleges for the benefit of
agricultural and the mechanic arts estab-
lished under the land grant of 1864"
pass the present House Of Representa-
tivss and Is not vetoed by the President,
Delaware College will very probably re-
oeiye another wlnd fall in the shape Of sn
annual Federal appropriation OF GIG, 900
ana more, this amount being increased
8 600 each year for 10 years, or until
the total annual appropriation shall
amount TO $4,000. A bill to this effect
was passed sevsgal weeks ago in the
eenata after much discussion and many
amendments, tbs latter mostly concern
ing the mode OF expenditure OF the money
ct the southern colleges whore distinc-
tiop Il made in the race or color of
students.
1he Dill provides there shall be, and
hereby 10, annually appropriated, out OF
eny money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, arising from the sale of
public lands, to be paid as hereinafter
provided, to each state and territory for
the more complete endowment and main
tenance OF colleges for the benefit OF
agriculture and the mechanic arts now
established, or which may be hereafter
established, in accordance with the aut OF
Congress approved July I'd, 1862. the
sum OF $l5, 900 for the year ending juno
30th, 1890, and az annual increase of the
amount oethehppropriation thereafter for
ten years by m additional 81 900 over
the preceding year and ths annual
amount TO be pRid thereafter 50 eaSh
state shsll be S26, 900: provided, that no
money shali be psid to any stlte or terri
tory for tho support of college where d
| distinction Of race or color ia made the
admission of students, but the establish
ment and maintenance OF such colleges
separately for white md oolOred students
shall be held to bo in compliance with
this act II the funds received by such
state bs fqriiablg divided according to
further provisions.
The sum hereby appropriated shall be
annually paid ~ Os bsfore July 3lst OF
each year TO the Atets treasurer, who
shall, upon tho order Of the trustees of
the college, immediately pay over said
sums to the treasuEeY of the oolleRs en-
titled TO tho same, and euoh treasurer
shall be required to report TO the Bscre-
tsry of agriculture On or before Septem
ber 1st of each year, detailed statement
| OF the emount SO received aud OF its dis
bureement. The grant OF this money is
| made subject to .he assent of the Stats
to the puTpnse8 Of the grant, provided,
that such instelmsnts as shall become
due to any state before the adiaurlmant
of the Legislature next after the passage
of this act shall bo made upon the assent
Of the governo, thereof.
Section provides that if any part of
the money appropriated is by any action
or contingency lost or misapplied it shall
be replaced to the State to which it be-
longs, and until so replaesd no subse-
quent appropriation shall be paid to
such State. No portion of tbs money
shall be applied directly or indirectly to
the purchase or erection or repair Of any
building. An annual report must be
made by the president If eAch college, TO
the government regarding the condition
Rnd progress Of eeeh college, alao as to
nny Improvements nnd experiments made
u,ider tho oiraction o. any experiment
station attaoGed to said college with their
cost and their results.
Section giyes power to the Secretary
of the Interior to ascertain whether any
HtRts or territory is entitloi to tho appro-
priation. In osRs money ia held from
any state, such state may appeal to
Congress &c.
Section 6 gives Congyess power to
repeal or amsnd any or all provisions of
the act at any time.
From the above it will be scen that the
act is nerely supplemental to the origi-
nal land grant Of 1862, under which Del
aware College IVES established, ana that
this institution is clearly the intended
beneficiary of the appropriation. This
bill passed the Senate over two weeks
ago unanimously, and hNs reachod ita
second reading in the House, with every
prospect of passing at an early date, say
advices from Washington.