The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FOR SUMTER FAVORED
Similar School May Be ES- tabIiShed In Jefferson
 County
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AG E-HERAJn

The house today passed bill by Representative McGowen of Sumter, providing for establishment of a secondary agricultural school for the Sixth district at Cuba, Sumter coud- ty. after action on similar bill at- .ccting the Ninth congressional dis trict had been deferred to the next day. t~
 The bin providing for the school in Jefferson county was called up first. at the morning session. IL originally provided for the district paying $60,000 into the state treas ury for the establishment of a school, and met opposition when l.. K. Bowen figure to S1000 The bill went over to the next day without action as a result.
 When the Sixth district bill, which had been similarly drawn, came up at the afternoon session, Henry Howze offered an amendment to cut tle $6O,000 contribution, provided here also, to S1 1000. It was explained that this was all that had been re- oLired of other districts in getting aericultural schools. Representatives Werner. Fite, St., lohn,- Williams and Pickens spoke for the plli ana it was vas passed a amended with the sum cut to s100O MT. McGowen explained that Cuba will donate a school build ing and ST acres of land.
 In the debate on the bill Represe1- tative Goode of Wilcox stated that the secondary agricultural schools in the mast have not functioned as az ricultural schools, but have done. good work along other lines, and eX- pressed the hope that they will be made to function properly.
 LAND BILL STARTS FIGHT
 Lively debate took place in the cuse today when Representative Fred Fite of Jefferson attempted to {pass a bill to authorize the governor to rescind any contract for purchase of land at the request of the grantor, and reconvey the land, in cases where it was conveyed to the state with the agreement that a school or o'ker institution was to be main- tained thereon by the state, and the agreement has not been carried out provided the purchase price paid for such land and the value of perma- nent improvements erected by the state on the land, less a credit for IT money coll by the state as result of fire or other casualty is re- funded to the state at time of recon veyance.
 Representative c. W. Ashcraft of I.auderdale opposed the bill, and at first sought to have 1t sent back to committee, ms lnOIlOn to that ellccl receiving 31 yeas and 2S nays and falling of the required four fifths vote. MT. Ashcraft stated that the bill was intended to apply especially to land deeded by Louis " Clark to the state for consideration of S25. .00O, and it was claimed that the deed showed no record. of an agree ment that the land was tC be used by the state for a school The land in question was used for a time for the state training school for girls, and later abandoned, it was stated.
 MT. Ashcraft stated that he had been informed that the state actually appropriated only s6.000 to pay Cen eral Clark for the land, and that the women of Birmingham raised the rest. He stated that these same W omen wished hearing on the bill in committee.
 After the motion to recommit had lbeen defeated MT. Fite urged the Ap%xsage of the bill, which was not Voted on, however. the house ad- taurning with the measure still pending.
 CIVIL WA, WIDOWS FAVORED
 The war widows Of the sixties will be placed in tho same c!assification