The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-06
THE BOARD TOERECT
THE NEW BUILDING
For Agricultural Building to
Cost $50, 600.
STATE NOT RESPONSIBLE
The Roanoke Island Celebration Bill Passes but
The Appropriation OF $4,000
is Knocked Out
of T..
STATE NOT RESPONSIBLE

The Senate was in talkative mood
yesterday and discussion was the order
| of the day.
| This was largely and mainly on the
bill providing for the erection by the
| Agricultural Department at a cost of
| $50, 900 of a building to be used for the
Agricultural Department of the a. and
| M. College
The bill was finally passed after two
amendments had been adopted The
first provided that no greater sum than
$4,000 year for two years should be
appropriated from the State Treasury
for maintenance at the A. and M. Col
lege, the Agricultural apartment to pay
for the completion of the buildings now
| in course of erection, q proviso still al
lowing the college the interest on the
land scrip fund now received by it. The
second amendment is that on money
borrowed to erect the building the faith
and credit of the State shall not be
| pledged.
The ground was fought steadily by
the friends of the bill. but finally an
| agreement was reached to accept the
first amendment, while the second was
carried by roll call vote of 81 to IS,
| and the bill was passed.
The Revenue bill came up during the
/ morning session for it's final reading
! The Republican votes We're cast against
| it, and the "clincher' was put On by
| Senator Henderson. The bill came back
later in the day from the House where
| it had been sent for concurrence in the
amendments. the House having refused
/ TO accept these, and committee OF
| conference was appointed.
| The Roanoke Island Celebration ON
| was taken up next. This provided for
a celebration company and for an in
stitute of instruction on Roanoke Island.
| It contained section that when $780,
| 000 had been subscribed by other parties
and $150,0O0 paid in the State should
appropriate $4,000 to the company
| Senator Henderson urged the bill as
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 be 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
| t appropriate $50,000 should not be con-
sidered.
| Senator Mann urged the bill, saying
| that the State had done little for the
east and that this would advertise the
| section greatly. The matter was not
\ alone TO ra monument and 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 bill
as was done by other institutions in
| North Carolina and he opposed it.
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 $4,000 was
| stricken out on motion of Senator Brown
and the bill passed.
| The resolution requiring the payment
| of $3.50 to Mrs. Ellen w. w. aniel and
Mrs. w. w. Fawcett for buildings re-
| moved from their lands while these were
used on lease by the State for con-
victs was argued. Senator Wellborn
delivered a vigorous speech in opposi-
ton The discussion was engaged in
| by many. but finally the bill passed,
| it being explained that It was a just
| claim that had been passed on by both
House and Senate committees.
| The bill for the A. and M. College
| Agricultural building provoked the next
| discussion. Senator Brown an tagonized
| it, saying that the purpose had been to
railroad the bill through and thus defeat
| the purposes of the Appropriation bill
| The Legislature of 1901 had made liberal
| appropriations for the State institutions
| but some of those came back with debts
| to pay and the treasury was in bad
| condition There was a debt of $347 900
| to be met and the A. and NJ. College
had contributed $175,OOO of this. He
urged that it was wrong to divest money
| as the bill suggested.
The conditions in the A. and M. Col
| lege was not the fault of the State. 1t
| had been under the direction of farmers
and yet there was no agricultural build
| ing There was no guarantee that the
money asked for would go for the pur-
| pose indicated The 100000 for 604
pupils given he considered very large,
while there was still deficit. The build
| ing lost by fire had cost $4,000 and tie
insurance was $4,000 yet the college
! was in debt SAC. 900 for the buildings
erected to take the place of the enc
| destroyed.
He urged that the farmers daughters
were entitled to as much consideration
! and stated that the Normal and Indus
| trial College at Greensboro. with 600
girls. only asked $25 900 for a new build