The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-26
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strain on its resources. He then debated
the legal aspect of the bill and the enfee-
bed condition of the Vermont University
as result of the passage of this bill.
Senator Dwinell stood up manfully for
the farmers. He said 1t might be true that
our Vermont farmers are political trick
sters, but when they elected us to this SEN
ate we thought them pretty candid sort of
fellows. When we gainsay the class of
men making this demand we may regret
our actions in two years.
Senator Peck said we came here as the
servants of the people and it is our duty to
answer their cry as embodied in this bill.
Senator Cleveland charged the NelC Emu.
land Homestead as being the father and Gre
ator of this entire scheme to divorce the
agricultural college 1t was not a Vermont
movement. He didn't see what students
could obtain at a new college not obtainable
at the university. He was decidedly op-
posed to this bill. So also was Senator
Randall, who remarked that it looked as
though this hill passed meant a newborn
child without home.
Senator Dow continued, al have a heav-
Ter load on my shoulders than ever expe-
rienced before A few weeks ago | received
one OF these petitions. / held the same, in
doubt what to do / finally concluded not
to offer it to the senate as requested. |
looked over the siXty-tive signers and ascer-
tanned only seven eighths of them were
property-holders, while at my home at
Hinesburgh, later on, many, one after an
other, asked to have their names stricken
from that petition which they didn't under
stand when they signed" He was for keep
ing the college at Burlington in charge of
the farmers.
Senator Allen protested against the
means employed TO pass the bill and eX-
planned the situation in Addison county.
Senator Brown called himself a farmer as
well as manufacturer, and wanted to
give the farmers what to him seemed best;
but the wise course to pursue was to defeat
this bill.
Senator Roberts was opposed to the pas
sage of this bill, because it was plain
measure containing the seeds of decay. He
was friend of the university, and because
he represented that county and loved his
college was no reason to dsCredit his words,
If these are true. He then gave a graphic
account of the founding and historical
growth OF the university and something of
her influence. He announced the PROPOSE
ton that what is lawful is fair and what
fair is lawful; that the separation of this
agricultural department was not fair and
therefore was unlawful, and propounded in
Iawyer-like manner the legal question
overshadowing the charter of the university
and lying at the heart of this movement
But this legal objection, he said was not the
vital issue. States had already undertaken
10 lnValdate legislative contracts and failed,
and if this bill passed this state would not
succeed and consequently the real question
to be considered is, Is it good policy for the
state to try to do what other states have not
been able to do? He then argued the effect
OF the bill from an educational standpojut
and its dement's in detail. He said the
senator from Rutland county offered
guarantee in case the new college was
located at Rutland and asked for its pro-
duction.
This request was Immediately complied
with and the following guarantee was pre-
Sented at the hands of Senator Kinpslev
and read, and is in the words following:
" In view of the assurances we have had from the
citizens of the town of Rutland that it will donate
f50UOO in aid of the agricultural and mechanical col
lege of Vermont if the same is located permanentv
in the town of Rutland, we will guarantee the nav
tons" CSgnedI PERoivALp W2p W. CIEME rSir"''
j. w. CRAMToN
CHARLES CLEMENT,
WALLACE Z. CLEMENT"
This contract, the senator maintained.
was null and void, without consideration or
contracting parties. After further criti-
cisng the guarantee, he closed his argument
and the debate came to an end.
Senator Allen demanded the yeas and
nays, and the third reading of the bill was
refused. Yeas, u, nays IS.
YEAS.
Dickinson of Rutland, Morse of Lamoille
Dwinell Of Washington, Nichols of Caledonia,
Harvey of Orange, Pease of Windsor.
Kingsley of Rutland, Peck of Rutland,
Lincoln of Caledonia, Reynolds of Grand Isle
helendy of Windham, Smith of Windham-l2.
NAYS.
Abbott Of bennington, Fairchild OF Franklin,
Adams of Franklin, Grout of Essex
Allen of Addison, Jennings of Rutland
Brown of Windsor, Randall of Washington,
Camp of Orange, Rankin of Chittenden
Child OF Addison, Roberts of Chittenden,
Cleveland of Orleans, Smith of Windsor
Deming of Bennington, Stevens of Franklin
DOW OF Chlttenden, Wheeler of Orleans-ls.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING