The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-16
tigate Agricultural Affairs.

Bill Creates Commission to Inves-
 tisate Agricultural Affairs.
 Hartford, April 15.-The agricultural committee of the legislature and repre- sentatives of the various commissions and boards allied to agriculture, met this afternoon at the capitol, on invi tation of House Chairman Kingsbury, to consider the advisability of report ing substitute bill in regard to the recommendation of Governor Woodruff concerning he agricultural college.
 "A feature of the discussion was the idea of eliminating the question of the removal of the college to some central location, and formulating a plant for the consolidation of all the colnmis- sicns, boards, etc., in fact everything but the removal of the college,
 The gathering was large one, the various societies being represented as was the state college, the state grange and the office of the dairy commission er Mr Kingsbury said that he would much rather prefer that the resolution to be presented to the general assem- bly, should come from the meeting than from the committee alone. and instruc- tlons could be given for the committee to work for it's passage. The resolution could provide for commission of three or of five to inquire into methods in other states and present conditions at the state college. Discussion followed in which Charles M. Jarvis took part He was in favor of a careful inquiry into state colleges in other states but doubt ed if the work could be done in two or three months at this time when the farmers were busy. He thought the average man was against the agricul- tural college because they are not in- formed as to it's workings. He knew it to be of great value. He advocated proceeding along broad lines and knew the results would be to the benefit of the Connecticut farmer.
 J. H. Hale Said that the opinion that the governor was opposed to the college was wrong. He was for unification of tle agricultural interests. He thought | if the appropriation for the societies were made at one time there would be less criticism than at present
 Following the discussion resolutions were adopted which will be presented by the committee to the legislature as substitute to the recommendations of the governor concerning the agricultur- al college. The resolutions follow:
 Resolved, By this general assembly that the governor is hereby authorized to appoint commission of five mem bers to acquire into the agricultural in- terests of the state including the Con- necticut Agricultural college, not with the view of changing the present loca- tion Of the state college, but for the purpose of increasing it's value to the agricultural interests of the state; and be it further
 Resolved That the said commission be authorized to examine the agricul- | IuIul GOllESCo OI plACI SldlCpi lllG EAPGlt- ditures made in connection herewith, and the methods of instruction and ad- ministration and be 1t further
 Resolved: That said commission also inquire into the state agricultural ex- pertinent station and the several agri- cultural boards and societies of the state and make such recommendations as are pertinent to the subject Be it further
 Resolved That said commission re- port to the next general assembly; and be it further
 Resolved: That the state treasurer pay upon order of the controller from funds not otherwise appropriated, such money as may be needed to meet these expenses incurred by said commission in the prosecution of its Investigations, but the members of such commission to serve without pay"