The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
MOBILES NONSENSE.
Governor Ti!iInan'- >eu-ib.e Reply-The
Question Being Division Of ou- schoo-
Furd Between White ana Blacks.
The S&te, 81.

Quite spicy correspondence Is nov
Going OIL between the Governor Of
south Carolina and the Secretary Of
tha United States Department o. the
Interior. ard the Governor last night
rave i 10 the public. Last June the
United S;2,eS Congress passed al act
TO apply portion OF the proceeds Of
;he public lands 10 tie more complete
endowment and support o. the colleges
for tbe beaeii, Of agriculture and the
mechanic arts established under the
provisions Of al act Of Congress, a;-
proved July p, 1872 The act appro-
Driated SI5,0Fj 70 the agricultural col
Ieges Of this State, beginning June
30th, and al annual increase oi 500
over the preceding year Tor ten years:
The act provided that the division OF
the money between white and cOloreG
colleges should be reputable" The
STATE Legislature passed an act accept
ing the fund and dividing the money
equally. Gov. Tillman in January
notified Secretary Noble OF the action
Of The State, and sent him copy Of the
act. On January 81 Gov. Tillman re-
ceived this letter from Secretary y oble
It IS self-eXpianatory.
Hon. j. Z. Tillman, Governor OF
South Carolina:
Sir-I have the honor 10 acknowI-
edge the receipt Of your letter Of Feb
rUary -. enclosing certified act OF
YOUR Legislature, accepting the pro-
visioDs,ot the act approved August 20,
1880, making appropriation for agricu.-
tural colleges.
The provision Of said act 0: yoUr
LEGISLATURE proposes 10 divide the said
fund equally between the ClaAin Agri-
cultQra! College coloreG and the Cien-
son agricultural College (wbite.J The
school population, according 10 The
latest count OF file in this office flied
ADril, Io>t, i 35.9 per cent. white and
G4.l per cent. co!0red. l am OF the
opinion that ihe agreement for an
equitable division of this fund between
institutions for the education Of the
races viii be met by dividing the same
IN the SAID ratio OF the school poPu!a-
ton IL this :aSe. Very respectfully,
JOHN ". NOBLE. Secretary.
The GoveTuo- was III when he re-
ceivel tie communication. but as soon
as be recovered be sent the following
reply on February IL, which also ex-
piaiDs iiseif:
Hon. john Y. Noble, Secretary oi the
Interior. Washington. D. G.:
Si--RepIvi0g 20 your letter OF J&nu-
arv 3is. has bee: delayed by illness.
Tie question g 20 what would be a
lust and ecu. table" division between
our white ana colored agricultural and
mechanical colleges o. the fund appro-
p7iated BY Congress last year, Is. 50 far
a. this State is concerned. no longer an
open one. Cur Legislature has acted
aod adjourned, aud will not meet again
before November next. / nave no
power in the premises. Please let me
know whether YOU refuse 70 pay South
Ca-o!ira her quota upon the basis pro
posed by the General Asseab!y, and,
also. whether YOU Insist that the school
population, a. shown BY the census OF
iHSJ. instead Of 1880, Is 20 govern.
Further. will call your attention 70
these facts: Over 80 per cent. Of the
school lax OF South Carolina Is paid oy
the whites, while The negroes receive
tAe benefit OF over half Of il. Second,
the relative demand fo- collegiate edu-
cation, which Congress provided for,
bears no relation 70 the relative mel
be-s Q: -ae Two races. Third. yoC- re-
:u.al % allow this money 10 be divided
a. our Legislature has ordered viii
cripple the co!ored college very serious
L., because, relying on this fund. it has
alree9v entered upon enlargements Of
teaching force and facilities which viii
hare TO be stopped: While the Clemson
College white j oot 50: n operation
and car easily wait an appeal to Con-
g!e-s mex. December. ask you, then;
10 weigh your actions well before doing
ANYTHING 10 iDjure our cnlc-ed COZ
lege. Very respectfully.
y. 4. TiLLMAN,
Governor South Carolina.
The question Of :he division is al in
tereSting oDe, aDQ a.! aDXiously await
Secretary Noble's further action. The
Governor thinks that the teILn "eQit-
able" may lie construed in various
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