The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-17
FOR ADAMS BILL
DR.. Winston Speaks for
This Measure.
Grant, Of Greensboro, Talks of the Re-
publican Political Situation and
Thinks Blackburn Holds the
Trump Cards.
Especial to News and Observer)

NSpecldl TO News ana ODSefNeT.J
Washington, D. c., Nov. 16.-Presi-
dent Winston of the A. and NJ. Col
lege, contrary to his desire to take no
active part in the convention of the
Association of Agricultural Colleges
and Experiment Stations was obliged
to yield TO the wishes of those MEM
bers of the association who are op
posed 10 certain features of what is
known as the Mondell bill in Congress,
and who needed his services as a
champion before the association.
The bill which was introduced in
the House two sessions ago by Rep
resentative Mondell, of Wyoming, and
which bears his name, provides that
part of the funds appropriated by
Congress for the aid of agricultural
colleges and other land grant institu-
tions. shah be used in establish 'ng de-
partments of mines, mining, etc.
There was also introduced during
the 5Sth Congress another measure
providing additional Federal aid for
agriculturagl education, especially
along the line of experiment station
work. This last measure was intro
duced by Representative Adams, of
Wisconsin.
When the question came before the
Association OF AGRICULTURAL Colleges,
as to whether a resolution should be
passed by it, instructing it's executive
committee TO urge upon Congress the
passage of both bills, DR.. Winston
spoke against the resolUc~5n. declaring
that the Mondell bill contains pro-
visions dividing the Federal apprO-
Driation from the land grant fund be-
tween the agricultural and mechani-
cal colleges in several States, notably
MISSISSIPPI and North Carolina. and
the State universities of those States.
The State University of neither
State had had a department. or school
of mines and mining until the subject
of devoting part of the Federal
fund to such work had been preached
in Congress, and Dr. Winston stated
that it was by lobbying during the
last Congress, by colleges which had
recently eSta blished departments of
mines and mining; that the Mondell
bill had been so amended as to give
them the benefit of the Federal fund.
DR.. Winston deprecated, not so
much the division of the fund as he
did the idea of the great State univer-
sites coming to Congress to beg for
small amounts of money.
Ii was clearly evident that DR.
Winston had the majority Of the asso-
citation with him, in his advocacy of
the Adams bill. and opposition TO the
present Mondell bill as a resolution
was passed -rpin~ Congress not to
depart from it's policy in disposine
the land grant fund as established ir
the Morrell bill of 1852, and the Hatch
bin Of 1897.
r. II. Grant, of Greensboro, N c..
who is here today has the following
TO cay about what he calls "an inter
e5ting political situation in North
Carolina: Representative E. Spencer
who has been fought at
every turn in his career by the State
organization, seems to have the best
of the situation and there is much
interest with reference to the attitude
he will take in the disposition of the
big Federal offices in the State. nearly
All Of which become vacant the first of
nc year There are evidences that
The organizat on is desrous of making
erms with Mr.. Blackburn, who is
showing evidence of a disposition to
issht the office holding clique. 1t is
ertain that Mr.. Blackburn has the
best of his opponents at th'~ time,
md his friends declare that he will
capture the State organization next
ear