The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-12-11

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TO WITHHOLD THE BLACK
BOYS PORTION FROM HIMY-
TIME FOR UNITED ACTION.
Statement in support of Senate
BIZ NO. $780, entitled "a Bill to pro-
vide for an increased annual appro-
prlation for the colleges for the ben
ent or agriculture and the mechanic
arts, established and maintained I'M
der the provisions of the act Of Com
gress approved July 2, 1852. and the
1890" '0'
be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress-
assembled, That there shall he and
hereby is, annually appropriated ont
OF any money in the Treasury not 9th.
erwise appropriated, to be paid as
hereinafter provided, to each State
and Territory for the more complete
endowment and maintenance of agri.
cultural colleges now established or
which may hereafter be established
IN accordance with the act Of Con.
gress approved July second. eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, and the act
OF Congress approved August tbir.
tieth' eighteen hundred and ninety.
the sum of five thousand dollars in
ADDITION to the sums named in the
SAD act, for the fiscal year ending
June thlrtieth, nineteen hundred and
elght, and an annual increase of the
amount OF such appropriation there
alter Tor four years by an additional
sum of five thousand dollars over the
preceding year, and the annual sum
10 be paid thereafter to each State
and Territory shall be fifty thousand
dollars, to be applied only for the
purposes OF the agricultural colleges
as defined and limited in the act of
Congress approved July second. eight
cen hundred and slxry-two and the
act OF Congress approved August
tnlrtleth, eighteen hundred and
ninety.
Sec. 2. That the sum hereby an.
propriated to the States and Terrific.
; rles for the further endowment and
support of the colleges shall be paid
: by, to, and in the manner prescribed
by the act of Congress approved Au-
= gus thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
: ninety, entitled AN act to apply a
portion of the proceeds of the public
lands to the more complete endow-
ment and support of the COLLEGES for
the benefit of agriculture and the me.
chanic arts established under the pro-
visions of the act of Congress an.
, proved July second eighteen hundred
: and sixty-two," and the expenditure
OF the said money shall be governed
t IN all respects by the provisions of
the said act Of Congress approved
. July second, eighteen hundred and
slXty-tWo, and the said act of Con
/. gress approved August thirtieth
. eighteen hundred and ninety: Pro,
: Vlded That said colleges may use a
portion Of this money for providing
[ courses for the special preparation of
instructors for teaching the elements
} OF agriculture and the mechanic arts.
J Sec. 3. That Congress may at any
: time amend, suspend, or repeal any
or all of the provisions of this act.
. The purpose of this bill is to en-
, large the work of 65 State colleges OF
: agriculture and the mechanic arts.
These colleges were organized un
+ der Congressional initiative in 1862
Each State was offered an endow
ment of public lands if it would enter
5 upon the task of inaugurating educa
ton in the industries. This land was
apportioned to the total number O.
Senators and Representatives eacl
, respective State to receive as many
times 10000 acres as it had Senators