The news & observer., 1901-03-07
MANAGEMENT OF
A. Anu N. COLLEGE
Bill to Give the Agricultural
Board Control.
BOARD OF VISITORS ALSO
Governor to Appoint Eleven Citizens
to Inspect Semi-Annually.
"A TAX DOGS FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
People Of Wayne, MtckIenburg and Cabarus
TO Pay on CANNES. Debate on Recon-
BOARD OF VISITORS ALSO
"A TAX DOGS FOR cHLONEws BOOKS
People Of Wayne, MtckIenburg and Cabarus
10 Pay on CANNES. Debate on Recon-
sidering Prohibition MEASURE
Not Featurtless.

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The Senate acted in its dual capacity
yesterday ami was in session for nearly
two hours as The Court of Impeachment.
an account Of the proceeding of which is
published elsewhere The Senate's regular
proceedings were attended by the consid-
Grafton of several Important questions.
A proposition is now pending TO place
the H. and NJ College under the State
Board of Agriculture. This bill was in
troduccd by Senator Aycock and placed ON
the calendar. so when it came up later
the clerk read the bill as follows:
Section t. That section OF chapter go
of the Public Laws OF 1899 is hereby re-
pealed. and the management and control
of the North Carolina College Of Agricul-
tuTe and Mechanic Arts shall be vested in
the Board Of Agriculture, and the said
board shall have and exercise all tho
powers and be subject to all the duties
granted to and imposed upon the board
Of trustees Of said college in said act.
Sec. 2. The Board of Agriculture shall
use fer the purpose OF said college and
for the benefit of education in agriculture
ana mechanic arts as well as in further
anec OF tho powers and duties conferred
upon said -boafd by existing laws aDy
funds, buildings ands. laboratories and
other property which, may be in thei~
possession, as in their judgment shall bc
thought proper.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the Gov
ernor 10 appoint a Board OF Visitors 10
consist OF eleven members besides tae
Commissioner of Agriculture and the
president of the college, who shall be
ex-offlcio members OF the board. whose
duty it shall be to meet at least once in
each year. end not more than twice.
In the city of Raleigh to visit and in
spect tho College Of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts and make such recommends
items 10 the Board Of Agriculture for the
conduct Of said college as they may deem,
wise and beneficial This Board of Nisi
tors shall elect chairman. and snai
meet q such time, within tho limits here.
in prescribed as said chairman shalt
designate. They shall serve without
compensation but their actual expenses Of
travelling to and from home and the1f
board shall be paid. The terms OF SER
vice of four Of these visitors shall be
two years. of four others four years, ana
Of the remaining three six years. anu
successors Of these visitors respectively
shall be appointed by the Governor at the
expiration Of their term, for term OF
six veaIs
Sec. T. That all laws aud clauses of
laws ia conflict with the provisions cf
this act are hereby repealed
See. ). That this net shall be IN force
from and after June f. lS0l
SENATOR AYCOCK EXPLAINS II.
Senator Broughton said that this ~as
a highly important bill whereupon Sena
tor Aycock said thst before introducs's
ii he talked with the Commissioners or
Agriculture and others. and they all nj
proved it, Such a plan would enable
the agricultural board 10 help the col
lege. Senator Alexander wanted it TO 81
to the Committee on Agriculture.
"Thia bill" explained Senator Aycoca.
will save the a. ana NJ. College to the
faImers OF the state and prevent II from
becoming merely a mechanical college.
balieye 1t would he better for tho Boaro
OF Agriculture 70 spond its money on thir
college than making exhibits at Buffalo
or Paris and this will enable the board
TO DO 50. have not seen but one mas
opposed TO the bill, and that man Is Sec
rotary Bruncr. who seems 20 want 10 run 4
the Department of Agriculture in de-
nance to the wishes of others and special
ly CT The farmers
Senator London asked that the bill e"
over until tomorrow but on motion OF
Senator Morrison it was referred to t%
Committee On Education.
QUESTION or SHIPPING LIQUOR.
Senator Henderson moved. soon after
the Senate met that the bill passed Tues
day preventing shipping liquor into
Eunccmbe and Madison counties except 70
liquor dealers and druggists be recalled
from the enrolling clerks ctice as some
ELnortan roiuts were involved.
Senator Cudgcr explained that Ban
connie. Madison ana Haywood We're undor
prohibition except the cities Of Ashevillr.
Mars hall and Waynesv,lc the latter iiay-
ipR a dispepsary. and this bill was to pre-
vent liduor f'~~ hsiDg shipped 10 indiyid-
ual in those counties. a deluge OF blockade
stuff now being shipped 70 towns along
the railroad.
Senator Gambler and Jackson was q
prohibition county, and now had this Law
and Il worked we'll Before Il was
passed" he explained. Every train
brought such mean strong blockade whis-
key that it would make bull shake his
horns off,
Senator Henderson did not think ths
bill would do what was intended and
would wcrk Q hardship on the railroad
and express companies, compelling then
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