The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-09
in The LEGISLATURE.
LcoNrINUED FROM PAGE IT.

During the conferences Of the commiss-
ION with the representatives OF Brown
University, several propositions looking
towards a division OF the funds derived
from the act OF Congress, approved Au-
gust 30, 1890, or To the adoption OF the
school at Kingston as branch or depart
ment of the University, have been consid-
cred. Under date of Jan. II. 1892, the com
mission received from the representatives
OF Brown University proposition, look,
ing to the adoption of the Agricultural
school at Kingston by the University as
its agricultural department.
Augustus :. Miller, George III. Utter,
William j. Underwood, Fayette +. Bart
lett, John II. l.onsdale, Levi II. Ballou,
Frank 3 Robinson, A. h. Capron and
Edward +. Dyer sign this report.
APPENDIX "A" Vote of Brown Univer-
sity accepting grant of land for Agricul-
tural College, 1863
In the appendix B President Andrews
submits plan of consolidation as fol-
lows:
Article ]. Brown University will, the
General Assembly asserting, make the
Agricultural School branch of the col
lege or department established in sad
university under the act of Congress OF
July ,, 1862. the instruction given there To
include agriculture, veterinary science,
agricultural botony, agricultural chemis-
try, agricultural soology and military tao
tics, and will furnish tine necessary facili-
ties for such instruction except buildings
and the preservation or reparatlon there
of.
Article 2 The university will support
each year at some convenient place IN the
city OF Providence winter school of Agri-
culture
Article B. The university will apply al
funds which it derives from the act tf
Congress approved Aug. 30, 1890 which
are not required for the purposes specified
in Articles / and 2 above, in furnishing
and enlarging instruction given in the me
chanic arts by the department or college
established in it under the act of Congress
approved July 2, 1862, and in increasing
and keeping up the facilities therefor.
Article ). Earnestly desiring TO subserve
To the utmost the educational interests of
this State i'm the direction intended by the
Morrill, acts, the University will carefully
consider, with view to the adoption
thereof, any amendment or addition
hereto, consistent with said acts of Con-
gress, which the commission or the Gen
erai Assembly may suggest.
The minority report OF eX-Gov. Davis
finds as follows:
First-That the school at Kingston is
more nearly such an institution AZ was
contemplated TO have been established
under the Congressional act of 1862, than
is the agricultural college department at
Brown University.
Second-That the sum of $4,000, now
annually accruing and paid TO the state
by the general government under the
Congressional act of 1887 known as the
Hatch act), and expended by the state
at the Kingston Experiment Station. is an
appropriation of 1890 aud the two appro-
priations should be coniointSs> expended.
Third-That Brown University or its
agricultural college departments, as at
present. cannot obtain the appropriations
~ 4 ha tganay.al npHpr fbA nrt
of 1890, unless the State accepts it for
them, no contract with the University un-
der the act of 1868, having been executed.
Fourth-That If the State shall accept
the appropriations without previous, leg
islation. they will 90 directly to Brown
University, rs at present, go the proceeds
from the land scrip fund of 1852.
Fifth. In view of the past, which is too
well understood to need recapitulation,
the State should not accept the appropri-
ations of 1890 for Brown University, at
least until a contract with stipulations
susceptible of ready enforcement, and
pledging that corporation TO apply the
moneys so to be received advantageously
and practically in accordance with the
manifest purpose of the acts of Congress
making the several appropriations, shall
have been entered into.
Senator Sisson for the committee on cor
porations. reported back with recommen-
dations for its passage, an act incorporat-
ing the Pascoag fire district passed.
Senator Beane presented an act TO incor-
porate the Tillinghast, Stiles Co, referred
TO the committee on corporations.
Lieut.. Gov Stearns introduced an act
dividing the town of Lincoln into seven
voting districts, the voting places TO be
located as follows
District No. /, Manville; No. 2, Lime
rock; No. 3, Saylesville: No. 4, Lonsdale;
No. > and Il, at convenient places: No. I, at
the town House, Central Falls
Senator Church presented the petition
of Richard Robinson to build wharf in
the town of Tiverton, referred TO the COM
mittee OH judiciary.