AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Mr. STEIN, from the Committee on Agricultural College, recommended the passage of a substitute for the Agricultural College bill [S. 156] accepting the donations offered by the citizens and the county of Tippecanoe, and locating the Agricultural College in said county.
Mr. CAVIN moved to refer the report and bill back to the committee, for the reason than another offer by the Commissioners of Marion county, of $75,000, had but a few moments since been sent in here by the Governor which should be considered by the committee. The money value of the inducements and donations offered by Marion county may be summed up thus: The buildings and grounds of the Northwestern Christian University, $175,000; the endowment of that institution, $110,000; the Marion county cash donation, $175,000; the twenty-seven acres adjoining the Northwestern Christian University, tendered by, the Fletcher heirs, $61,000; making a total of $521,000.
Mr. STEIN opposed the motion. The session is drawing rapidly to a close, and it-is very desirable that action should be had on this question during this present session. He reviewed the offers and inducements presented before the Committee and insisted that there should be no more delay in this matter.
Mr. TAGGART offered a resolution that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn till Monday at 10 o'clock A. M.
It was rejected by a tie vote-yeas 20, nays 20.
Mr. CARSON moved to lay on the table the motion to refer back the Agricultural College bill to the committee making the report thereon.
The motion was agreed to by yeas 23, nays 15.
Mr. HANNA offered a resolution, which was adopted, that this subject be made the special order for Tuesday at 10 o'clock, and' that 100 copies of the bill and an abstract, page: 138[View Page 138] of the propositions from Marion and Tippacanoe counties be printed.
