The Penn's Grove record., 1903-02-06
R.trers college, / port.


The report Of the specie commission
appointed by Governor NY ply g inyes-
tieate the claims Of Rutgers college for a
state appropriation amount ng 70 $lSl,-
600 was sent to the legisl ture by the
on the 2Sth.
The Rutgers or State Agricultural col
leee claim has been before the legislature
frao,,antlv during the past ten or twelve
wears. It is based on the pct OF March
81. 1890, passed through the effort Of
former Senator Adrain and The members
Of the Middlesex county delegation. The
a.. created sixty free scholarships, to be
apportioned among the SIXTY assembly
districts of the state and TO be secured by
public school pupils through competitive
examination. The state was to pay STA
Tor each scholarship filled.
AMI Dodd, William III. Corbin and
Charles !. Baxter were appointed as the
commission to report as to the obligation
of the state to pay the money and also to
report as to the ~expediency Of continuing
the free scholarships. The commission
agrees in its statements of the facts and
that the amount of the claim up to and
including 1901 was s133, 11Q, upon which
$500 has already been paid, leaving q
balance Of $131,6l0.
Dodd and Corbin present a majority
report, in which they consider the claim
that the act of 1890 is unconstitutional
and that they find nothing Objectionable
or inappropriate from a legal point Of
VIEW and that the acts d the legisla-
ture appear to be wholly Wild and ap-
propriate to the ends sought TO be at
tanned"
They conclude by advising the Rssage
Of a bill, the form Of whidh they s 2mit,
appropriating s13l, 600 to the trusteeA Of
the state college in payment of th6il
claim.
Mr.. Dodd and Mr.. Corbin, who are
LAWYERS, while Mr.. Baxter, who is a lay.
man, quote the opinions OF the late At
torney General Stockton and Of former
Attorney General Grey, that the law Q
1890 is void, because it is in contrayen
ton OF that section Of the constitution
which declares that emo donation Of liant
or appropriation Of money shall be mad
by the state or any municipal corpora
ton to or for the use Of any society, as
ISOLATION or corporation whatever
!, It also recites the fact that ex-Govel
nor Werts, in 1894, vetoed a bill maxim
an appropriation for the agricultural co
lege and that the veto was based on thes
constitutional objections. Mr.. Baxter
who presents a minority report, agree
that the college has faithfully performe
: it's part of the contract and has a NOR
l claim upon the state for the full amour
/, of $131, $40.
He recommends that the state board
education be vested with such supervi
ion and control of the State AgricuItur
: college as will make the state board
e education legally competent to exper
. the moneys for the beueft Of the Sta
), Agricultural college and render to Il
legislature on account thereof.
Mr.. Baxter submits the form of a bi
carrying out his recommendation,
which the name of the college is chang,
to the "New Jersey State Agricultul
e college," and it is placed under the ge
J. eral supervision and control Of the sta
board of education. Another bill app
PIRATES $131.6l to the state board
aLM.sest of saHlMo
tee commissioners sign a thi
report, which recites the history Of t
{ college and concludes with a recomme
dation that the policy of state aid
continued and that the college ssmay
more intimately associated with the sta
$ system OF public education by bringing
5 under the general supervision and foste
e ing care OF the state board Of education
$ and that $25, 900 be appropriated to E
: able the state board of education to mai
tain free scholarships in the State Agl
cultural college for the current and ne.
/ ensuing year.
The form OF a bill amending the act
1880 and carrying into effect the recon
mendations OF the commissioners is ali
submitted. The report covers twent,
SIX printed octave pages.
IT. is understood that while Rutgel
college authorities prefer the adoption (
the report of Messrs. Dodd and Corbil
they are willing to accept the recommer
datlon of Mr.. Bakers minority repol
n thai upon which the three commits
sioners agree.