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tional endowment should go. It would be well for you to 

 do everything you can. 



Yours very truly, 



Justin S. Morrill. 



While this bill was pending, another subject came up, of 

 great importance to the land-grant colleges, — the proposi- 

 tion to establish schools of mines and mining. It was a very 

 popular movement. The executive committee of the asso- 

 ciation at once caused a bill to be drawn to connect these 

 schools with the colleges in such a way "as to secure the 

 most desirable end of maximum advantage at a minimum 

 of expense." The bill was in charge of Senator Tillman of 

 South Carolina, who was very much interested in it. Every- 

 thing seemed to be going well for a time, but objection soon 

 came to the front and the Senator wrote to President Good- 

 ell on April 26, 1900, as follows: — 



Dear Sir, — I have your letter of April 25th. I have 

 been looking out for a favorable opportunity to call up the 

 bill, but as yet have not seen one. Hale of Maine is opposed 

 and I think will "object," and Senator Allison of Iowa also 

 told me this morning that it was a serious matter and 

 he would have to consider it before he would be willing to 

 allow it to go to a vote. Urge your friends to press the mat- 

 ter upon Senators from their states. I am practically cer- 

 tain there will be a majority for it if we can get a vote on 

 the question, but you know when objection is made it pre- 

 vents present consideration. I shall let no grass grow under 

 my feet as soon as I return from the West, whither I start 

 to-night to be gone until Monday. 



Yours truly, B. R. Tillman. 



