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

ent buildngs?"
Here Senator Hoey moved that as
substitute for the motion OF non concur
renee. He said:
Il am not responsible for the mistakes
but 1 am not prejudiced against the col
! lege or it's president. Whether it teaches
agriculture or not turns out men for
industrial pursuits. AS to the deficit of
SOS 900 there was $50, 600 due not paid
by the State and if it ad been only
SAG, 0GO would be due" He declared that
he could see no great sin, or crime, or
harm in seeking to learn if the money
could be borrowed. He thought that the
House had acted wisely and that the
A. and NJ College should have the APP
preparations asked
Senator Mitchell held that as there was
no increased appropriation he would vote
to concurr He regarded part of the plan
as an effort to side-track the college, If
the appropriation was not made by this
Legislature he would move to reduce to
10 cents the tax on fertilizers.
Baldwin: Are YOU not aware that the
appropriation IS really increased?"
Senator Mitchell said he cid not so I'M
derstand and as regards to higher edu-
ing this. He believed that the Senate
ought to vote to concur in the House
amendment In closing he vigorously de-
Tended the work and value of the A. and
NJ College.
Here Senator Travis said that the Uni
versity got $37, 500 a year, the State Nor
NAL $4,000 and the A. and M. College
$45, 900 with less students than the 9TH
ers.
Senator Walker spoke briefly for con-
currence. He said that he had investi-
gated the matter and believed that this
should be done.
Senator Spence said that while he was
opposed to concurrence. yet in defense
to the House chairman he would say that
that gentleman understood that the Sen
ate would agree and that thereupon the
House adjourned This he said in justice
to Mr.. Guion but he was opposed to n
currence as he did not think it was
right.
Senator Henderson closed the argument.
He declared that another conference
would be like marching up the hill and
down again. / don't know how the
vote will be, but it is immaterial to me.
We will be forced to concur or hold up
the appropriation of over million dol
lars for the State and its institutions.
He declared that the ONLY matter at
issue was the manner of payment wheth-
er from the State Treasury or from Agri-
cultural Department. If not paid by the
State then some 200 students would have
to go home. He held that the Legisla
ture was also responsible for the A. and
M and that if there was anything
wrong then the Legislature should in
vestigate it. The people would not be
effected from which ever source ,4lc
money came Referring to the charges
of the president of the A. and NJ. lobby
ing, he said
They single out President Winston and
make him the scape goat of everything.
This is not right and just" He claimed
that as TO borrowing money that Presi-
dent Winston had a perfect right to
make investigation to see if it could be
borrowed al am not here to defend
President Winston. | have not been
asked to do so, but / want 20 say as to
the A. and NJ College that it is doing
great work and a work of value to the
State.
He discussed the income of the college
and its various sources and defended 1t
from the attacks made on it.
In concluding he urged that the SEN
ate concur in the House amendment.
Then came the vote for concurrence.
It was tie, 20 to 20, and President
Turner voted AYE" thus agreeing to the
House amendment. The vote was as fol-
lows, the result being greeted with APP
plause.
For concurrence Messrs. President
Turner, Aaron, Ballenger, Bellamy, Bur
ton Goodwin, Henderson, Hicks of Duplin,
Hoey, Hunter, Mann, McBryde, Mitchell,
Norris Pharr Reinhardt, Walker, War
ren. Webb White, Woodard-21
Against concurrence Messrs. Allison,
Baldwin, Beasley, Blow, Brown, Gillian,
Glenn, Hicks of Granville, Holton, Lamb,
London, Milton, Pritchard. Richardson,
Spence, Spruill, Thayer, Travis, Vann,
Wellborn-20
Senator Glenn filed a written protest,
and Senator Lamb signed it, many other
Senators. say that it voiced their senti-
ment. The protest reads as follows:
|, the undersigned State Senator from
the Twenty first district enter my pro-
test against the amendment of the APP
propriation bill giving TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS additional to the A. and NJ.
College at Raleigh. l feel that this col
lcgo has been managed in a very reck-
less and extravagant manner; and That
the purpose for which it was founded
has been changed from what was in
tended, and instead of its being managed
in the interests of the farmers of the
State, and the educational of their chill
dren in agriculture, it has been diverted
to other interests, and the agricultural
fea lures very badly neglected.
The Senate passed the bill providing