The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-10

/ NdS IHdue lHdL the OF the a.
and M. College lobbied on the floor of
the House. why should he have been
singled out asked Mr. Webb, when the
president of the State institution in the
| home of the Senator from Guilford was
| on the floor of the House doing the same
| thing and the presidents and professors
Of other institutions had lobbied for
| these
| Il did not see any other save the pres
| ident of the A. and NJ. College," replied
Mr.. Glenn, but l will say that ii other
presidents of colleges did the same thing
| then they forgot their calling and their
| high duty when they lobbed among mem
bers of the Legislature" When l feel a
! matter deeply l may speak too strongly
and use too much force. / learn that
the president of the A. and NJ. has been
i, to banks here and has asked IL he could
get money on the bill passed, but had
! failed to get it.
Don't go out of the record" interjected
| Senator Henderson,
| Mr.. Glenn repeated tina. this was his
information. He stated that when he
| looked at the buildings at the A. and NJ
| College he wondered who had taken them
| from the students of agriculture, and
bad given them to students of other pur
suits. Where is the responsibility
he asked.
In closing he said that he hoped for
harmonious end of the session. but that
, he did not desire to see the Senate sat
down upon, trampled and the laws
thwarted, and that he entered a vigor-
Gus protest against the defiance shown
the Senate and against the recklessness,
bad management and extravaganza of the
A. and M. College.
Senator Gillian then spoke. He de-
olarcd that before the ink was dry on
| the bill providing for new building
the president OF the A. and NJ. College
had made an effort to borrow the money
but found that he could not. He had done
this without consulting any one and it
was not right. THAT is the spirit of the
management and it ought to be known. ;"
London: do you get that direct?'
Gillian: Yes From the president
himself. He desired that we recede from
| the amendment which prevented this"
Continuing Mr.. Gillian said that it was
| his understanding that the matter of
maintenance was to come first from the
| Agricultural College and then the money
| for the building. The line of conduct
now taken he regarded as a defiance of
the acts of the Appropriation committee
and of the Senate.
Senator Travis said that he had strong
conclusions on the matter and considered
the proposition an unjust one unfair and
not rights, a proposition which he did
not believe the gentlemen pressing rec
ognized as being as unjust as it was.
Two years ago the A. and NJ. College
had received more than any other insti-
tuition and on top of this was a SOS, 900
debt 1t has gobbled up all that was
given it and now is crying for more. 1t
had taken it's pie before time and put up
a magnificent building without the con-
cent of the Legislature.
Another view he presented that the ac-
ton was rot fair to the Senate. 1t had
been agreed that $4,000 was to come
frcm the Agricultural Department after
the maintenance had been arranged for.
hut now it was the opposite. The bill
had been passed because of this agree
ment but now it is tried to force us into
scheme which before they demand. 1t
had been understood that the bill for the
agricultural building and the appropria-
| lions bill were to go together, hut as soon
as the bill for the building had passed
| the attempt was made to change the ap-
propriations bill This he declared was
not keeping faith and that he was not
| opposed to the farmers but wanted them
| to get fair treatment.
Balenger do you think they get
| it?"
Travis: Yes These demands should
not be considered simply because the
formers made them, but because Of their
merit"
I'm the last two years the A. and NJ.
had gone deeper into the Treasury than
anv other institution and it is time to
call a halt Il has had all it is entitled
ia end because II has not used it wisely
| IL ought not TO come and say Give us
| more As | understand IL the depart
ment of Agriculture has enough for
maintenance if it would give that prefer
| ence over building" This Senator Hen
derson denied Senator Hicks, 81 Gran
| VILE. opposed concurrence He said that
| he had always been friend to the A.
| and NJ. College. yet the main fact seems
| that the appropriations asked were OK
| travagant THE farmers from my coun-
/ ~ stay there is too much attention paid
| to military and to mechanics and not
enough to agriculture. This being so