Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-27
BILL CALLED UP.
1t Provides School in Connec-
ton with w. v. u.
senator Scott Back OF the Scheme 1t
will Result In Establishing a Fine
Department Here-Money to Come
from National Government Lands.

1 Department Here-Money to Come
from National Government Lands.
The following special from Wash
hlngton is OF very great interest TO
Everyone connected with the w. V.
or who expects TO enter it. The
an has been one that has been
1hnging fire for some time and when
PUT into effect will result in great good
accruing to the Institution. The
special is as follows:
After years of pigeon holing Sena-
tor Scott before the adjournment of
the Senate yesterday, favorably re-
ported from the committee on mines
and mining of which he is mem Der
bill to apply portion of the pro-
ceeds of the public lands to the en-
doWment and maintenance of schools
OF mining and metallurgy in the sew
eral states in connection with the
colleges for the benefit of agriculture
and mechanic arts established in &C.
cordance with the provisions Of the
act OF Congress of July 2, 1862.
Senator Scott intends to press the
bill to passage. The members OF
the congressional delegation have been
petitioned time and again to secure
the enactment of such legislation.
One of the first schools to be estab-
lished, If the bill passes, will be in
West Virginia. The bill which is of
particular local interest provides that
there shall be annually appropriated
arising from tho Gol..c Of v,trhlia lny dc
to be paid hereinafter provided to each
state and territory for the establish
ment of schools of mining.
The appropriation shall be expend-
ed only for geological instruction,
mining engineering metallurgy, re-
search in road building material and
It's proper application, and the
branches OF learning pertaining there
to. including the various branches of
physical, natural and economic science
and the facilities for such instruction
research and experiment, in order to
promote a liberal education and secure
the most intelligent use, conservation
and development OF the mineral re-
sources of the country
In any state or territory where a
school of mines has been established
by the legislature, the appropriation
made shall be paid to the duly author
lied treasurer unless the legislature
shall provide otherwise. Senator
Scott in speaking of the bill in detail
said:
AFTER the passage of the bin the
secretary of the interior will ascertain
and certify to the secretary of the
treasury as to each state and territory
whether it Is entitled to receive its
share OF the annual appropriation for
such school or department of mines,
and the amount which each is EMIT
led, respectively, to receive If the
secretary OF the interior shall with
hold from any state certificate OF it's
appropriation the reasons will nave to
be reported to the president, and the
amount involved will be kept sepa-
rately until the close Of next Congress
in order that the state may, if it so
desires appeal to Congress from the
decision OF the secretary of the inte-
rior.
The secretary of the interior will
annually report to Congress the dis
bursements which have been made in
the several states AMI whether the
appropriation of any state has been
withheld.
"Nothing in the BILL" continued
Senator Scott, twill impair the legal
relations existing between any of the
schools of mining and the government
of the states 10 which they are To-
Gated"
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