The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-03
1T IS The OPEN WAR.
The Country Members Of the legis-
Iature Up and in Arms.
BROWN UNIVERSITY OPPOSED.
Unless the National Appropriation for the
state Agricultural College is Let
Alone the Country Legislators Will
Forever XIII the Bill.

Rhode Island is in imminent danger of
forever losing the annual appropriation
of S3S, 900 from the national government
for the support of the new State Agricul
tural School. The present legislation
must take such action as will entitle the
State to receive that appropriation, or
else the greatly-needed financial aid will
be forever lost to Rhode Island.
When the bill referring to this matter
was discussed earlier in the season there
was heated controversy between the
many friends of the Agricultural School
and the trustees and officers of Brown
University.
The committee on the judiciary TO day
reported a substitute bill, which renames
the school, giving 1t the title of the Rhode
Island Agricultural College and School of
Mechanical Arts.
The bill provides that the $3s, 900 shall
90 to Brown University, which is to as
sumo the control of the Agricultural
School and make all appointments of in
structors, etc, giving to the students at
said school the full advantages of the
University curriculum.
The management Of the school is to be
vested in commission, of which the gov
ernor of the State shall be member ex-
officio, and he is to appoint five members
of the board aud Brown University the
other five.
The fact that the substitute bill was to
come In to-day, came to the attention of
the country members: who at once held
caucus. They have decided that Brown
University is asking too much and that as
the commission Is to be constituted, the
Agricultural School would always be un-
der the control of the university. This
they object to as well as the handing over
to the university of the S3S, 200 annually.
They say chat rather than have either of
these matters made law they will com
bine as against the new bill. They have
n majority in both branches of the Legis
lature aud will vote to indefinitely post
pone the bill
They will do this, knowing that il they
do so they will forever debar Rhode ISL
and from receiving the SIS, 900 annual do
nation from the general government, but
they say that they would prefer to have
this done--to lose every penny OF the do
nation. rather than that Brown Unive-
sity should triumph over them and step
in as general director of the agrlcultu-
raj school, the building of which they Sc
cured by hard labor but "a short time
ago.
The House of Representatives.
The House met at IL A. NJ, Speaker
Capron in the chair.
The resolution of adjournment for May
5th, was referred to the committee on the
judiciary.
Another amending Chap. 12s. referring
to the city Of Woonsocket, was referred to
the judiciary. This bill makes the mayor
the chief of police of that city, and makes
him member Of the school committee.
"A resolution was passed authorizing
George Gordon King TO build wharf at
Newport
a resolution TO pay the bill of +. A.
Corbett * Co., was indefinitely post
poned.
An act was passed permitting the Sec
ono Baptist Church in Newport to sell
certain real estate in that city.
Mr.. Heffernan, OF Woonsocket. called
for the special order Of the day, which
was the bill providing for the printing
and distribution of ballets for State aud
Congressional elections.
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