Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-31

viii amount to nothing more than an agri-
cultural school for our state ] should re-.
gard that as a revolution aud suhversive OF
the whole idea Of the land grant act OF leb2,
which was of a much broader Kind. IL IN
clud,d. 10 be sure, the idea that agriculture
and the mechanic arts were TO have lead
ing or first position but It also included
much more. Il was for the industrial
Glasses. to promote their instruction general
IN. aud 1t was not to exclude even the elias
sizes. Therefore should regard any change
from the original act as "a diversion of the
fund. aud a revolution of the whole pract
cal idea.
suppose in our state, as In some other
states. they are establishing what they call
Farmers leagues" which must inevitably,
if not so intended, become "A political com
petitor Of the Republican party. 1t is to
supersede it, practically, in the end, or 1t
amounts to nothing. take It that is the
real object of some Of the gentlemen engag
ed in it, perhaps not all, in establishing
these Farmers leagues in our states
may say that so far as concerns myself,
| was brought up on farm until was
fifteen, and know something about how to
plant corn. to pull flax, aud to dig potatoes
/ do not think the education Of boys should
be hampered with these practical labors at
the time they are gaining their education.
| know it was a great disadvantage TO me
that ! could not 20 to school, tor l never
! have been to school since was fifteen
| years of age 10 obtain the little e luca-
| ton have. 1t has cost me many evenings,
| SUNDAYS after church and scraps of time
| that could be devoted to it, involving far
more labor than it would have necessitated
! if could have been sent to proper institu
! tions of learning to have acquired liberal
education
Now, Mr. Chairman, in relation to this
subsequent act that was passed TO give the
colleges established under the act of 1866
the additional sum Of SO 600 each for the
first year, increasing it 10y 81, 600 annually
until it reaches the sum Of so 900, ! wish
to say it was proposed by distinguished
senator TO put into that act provision 10y
which IA proportion might be diverted Il
new colleges in various states ] objected
to it and told him my idea was to reinforce
| those already established. and that it wuulC
be very disagreeabe to me for him TO pre-
sent any amendment Of that kind, even t
allow it to be done, and he therefore con
scented to withdraw it, aud the amendment
putting in a provision to allow a state t.
change from the colleges established il
1862, was not presented in the Senate, an'
did not get in any other way.
1t has been supposed that such aprivileg'
was covered 10y and warranted 10y thes
words in the recent act of Congress Iha
the appropriation is to each state and terri
tory for the more complete endowmen
and maintenance of colleges for the beneh
of agriculture and the mechanic arts nov
established or which may he hereafter estat
lshed In accordance with an act of Con
gress approved July ,, 1862
That, Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen. wa
intended to cover merely the new territorit
and states which might be admitted herea
ter, and was not intended for anythin
more Then, there is provision for I'll
establishment of colleges for colUred ST.
dents in states where they had a colleg
established under the act OF 1862, that the
might establish "A colored institution III AZ
dition, and that the funds should be eqult
by divided But | do not wish to discus
that point of the question further, l mere
4 desire to say, supposlng 1t was right al
/, Just or legal for the Legislature to tai
ID away the appropriation from the Onlversll
!, of Vermont and State Agricultural Colleg
I. as | cannot believe 1t to he, my own judi
i ment is that we cannot have an institute
y that will give anything like the amount
III ]
r mechanics and the industrial classes, tn
is afforded 10y the University Of Nermo
and State Agricultural College, with G
additional means that that institution "
= have to provide further and better lnstru
t ton than has ever been gwen hitherto
m 1t was all plain sailing 50 that the coast "
- entirely clear, If it would be right aud il
-. and proper, III my judgment 1t would be
" very great mistake and we could not ha
E. the amount of valuable instruction in a
Z school, or su-called college OF agricultur
J as can he obtained in the Vermont Univ,
A sity and State Agricultural College. +
:; instance. that institution has "A proper
there OF half million of dollars II has
q buildings its library and other appurt'
al auces that are necessary for the instruct
te of It's students that ! take II the state
u Vermont would not be Wiling to supp
II, and wherever 1t has been supplied 1t
cost states very much muuey-sunc sta
to the amount of halt million, aud 81
two or three hundred thousand dolla
~ The plant would not only entirely aus,
the first appropriation, but may say to
* that these stock farms and fancy lar
u" are very expensive, and require large 81
~. annually. and none of them are remune
al. tive they all require constant donatl
hd from the states where they exist.
E' One thing further let me say, both
nd Hatch" act, making appropriation for
rk, experiment station, aud the act last pas
!" increasing the endowment for the Ii
to grant colleges are based upon the fact
the our having resources to be supplied by
sale of public lands Now it Is extrem
am probable that the sale of public land wit
al the next few years will DIV indie down
-ds finally become very small so small that
,.. own Judgment is that when Congress ii
there is not sufficient for the experim
'"u station, and the additional land grant, t
vas will cut off the experiment station first
vas put that upon the land grant colleges t.
rue maintained by them out of the fund ths
raj appropriated for the increased endowm
ID of such colleges. To he sure We had
'iu lSSS-S9 large sums but they were ma
Sc from the public lands then bought up
ess spectators The amount of valuable Ia
ues that are yet to be sold is extremely limi
and all at Washington are looking forW
to an early day when it will no longer
source of revenue of any amount.
do not know gentlemen but have
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