The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10

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Agricultural Department of the 4 AID
II. College.
The bin was finally passed after two
amendments had been adopted The
first provided that no greater sum than
sIO.eoo a year for tao years should &C.
appropriated from the State Treasury
for maintenance At THE \. and NJ cal
Iege. the Agricultural Department to pay
for the completion Of the buildings now
in course OF erection. a proyIso still al
lowing the college TIE interest On the
land scrip fund bow received by il. IT'S
second amendment Is that % money
borrowed 10 erect the building the faith
and credit Of the State shall 10, Is
pledged.
The ground vas fought xtsad8ty by
the friends Of the bill. but finally an
agreement was reached TO accept Ire
first amendment. whilc the secoud VAS
carried by n roll call vote OF 81 TO Is.
and the bill was passed
The Revenue bin came UP during the
morning session for its final reading
The Republican votes were cast against
il. and the "clincher" was put on by
Senator Henderson The bin came back
later in the day from the House where
il had been sent for concurrence IN the
amendments. the House having refused
to accept these. and a committee OF
conference was appointed.
The Roanoke Island Celebration bilI
was taken up next This provided For
a celebration company and for an in
stitute Of instruction on Roanoke Island
II contained a section that when $3.50
600 had been subscribed by other parties
and $50. 900 paid in the State should
appropriate $50. 600 to the company
Senator Henderson urged the bin as
a worthy one from which the State
would obtain great benefit. the amount
not being due till 1907. The bill was op-
posed by Senator Blow. who thought the
matter should b. referred TO the Appro-
priation Committee. There had been
no money for an exhibit at the ST.
Louis Worlds Fair. which would have
aided the State greatly and the proposal
10 appropriate $50, 900 should not be con
sidered.
Senator Mann urged the bill, saying
that the State had lone little for the
east and that this would advertise the
section greatly. The matter was not
alone for a monument and a celebration.
but for an educational institution which
would tend to develop a great industry
of the State. that OF fish and oysters.
Senator Spence expressed the fear
that money might be borrowed on the bin
as was lone by other institutions in
North Carolina and he opposed il.
There were questions and counter
questions. Senators Mann and Henderson
urging the bill, while Senators Blow
Spence, Brown, Hicks of Granville
Baldwin, Wellborn and others opposing
it. The appropriation of 500, 600 was
stricken out on motion of Senator Brown
and the bill passed.
The resolution requiring the payment
of $500 to Mrs. Ellen w. w. Daniel and
Mrs. w. w. Fawcett for buildings re-
moved from their lands while these were
used on a lease by the State for con
victs was argued. Senator Wellborr
delivered a vigorous speech in opposi-
ton. The discussion was engaged II
by many, but finally the bill passed
it being explained that it was a JUS
| claim that had been passed on by bott
! House and Senate committees.
The bill for the A. and NJ. College
| Agricultural building provoked the mex
discussion. Senator Brown antagoniZet
1t, saying that the purpose had been (
railroad the bill through and thus defea
the of the Appropriation bill
HI Legislature OF 1901 had made libei =
appropriations for the State institutions
but some of those came back will debt
to pay and the treasury was in 2 ba'
condition.. There was a debt of $347 90
to be met and the A. and M. Collcg
had contributed $175,00O of this. II
urged that it was wrong to divest mono,
as the bill suggested.
The conditions in the A. and NJ. Col
lege was not the fault of the State. !
had been under the direction Of farmer
and yet there was no agricultural build
ing. There was no guarantee that III
money asked for would go for the pur
pose Indicated. The 500, 900 for so
pupils given he considered very large
while there was still a deficit. The build
ing lost by fire had cost SIG 900 and IT,
insurance was so, 900, yet the cCliee'
was in deb SAG, 900 for the building
erected to take the place OF the en-
destroyed.
He urged that the farmers daughter;
We're entitled to as much considerable
and stated that the Normal and Indus
trial College at Greensboro, with co.
girls. only asked s25, 900 for a new build
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maintenances. He insisted that it wa
the duty OF the Agricultural Department
to maintain the A. and M. College, fO
if they could erect buildings they coult
also maintain the institutions.
Senator Spence offered an amendment
to reduce the amount to $25, 900. This
was later lost.
Senator Mitchell, in urging the bill
spoke earnestly for it. He said that il
mistakes had been made in the past the
( farmers were not responsible. The boys
should have a building and not as now
ONLY a few cattle in the back to show
it was an agricultural institution. The
best thing that could be done was to
put in brick and mortar the funds
asked to be appropriated. 1t will be
justified by the people of the State.
Senator Gillian spoke against the bill
and made a forcible argument. He said
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