lature could provide for the payment of the necessary expenses incurred by the said committee incident to the investigation aforesaid, without any violation of the Constitution, adopted by the people December, 1873.

The following was then offered by Mr. Hall, and unanimously adopted: Resolved 1. That the chairman of the general committee and this subcommittee be requested to employ a stenographer to report the proceedings of the general committee and its sub-committees at their sessions, Provided, The said stenographer rely for his compensation entirely upon the passage of an appropriation by the succeeding Legislature. (Six P. M., recess until 7.30, P. M.)

7.30 o'clock, p. m., January 17, 1882.

Resolved 2. That this sub-committee request the treasurer of the State College to prepare and present at the next meeting of the committee, 1st, a statement, with the queries as propounded by the Congress of the United States on February 2, 1874, and answers to said queries up to and inclusive of the year 1881; and 2d, a statement of the cost of the experimental farms connected with the college, with a detailed statement for each year to close of 1881, of the income and receipts of said farms, and of the profits and losses of said farms; and 3d, statements of receipts, and expenditures from different funds donated to the college since its ofganization to December 31, 1881 and showing the principle of said funds on hand December 31, 1881, with amount of cost of buildings as erected to close of 1881, and the amount expended for repairs annually, and the condition of each and all such buildings at the close of 1881. Adopted, as was also the resolution, viz:

Resolved, That in order to facilitate the labors of the committee appointed under the above recited resolutions, that the committee proceed in the investigation in the manner following:

1st. To inquire whether the present management of the college is in compliance with the requirements of the act of Congress July 2, 1862, and the several acts of assembly of Pennsylvania in relation thereto.

2d. To examine into the accounts of the said college to discover whether or not the interest derived from the fund realized from the sale of the land scrip fund has been duly expended in accordance with the requirements of the said act of Congress, above recited.

3d. To inquire how the several appropriations made by the several acts of the Legislature of Pennsylvania to said college have been expended.

4th. To examine into all other funds received by said college whether from individual contributions or receipts from students, and ascertain if they have been honestly appropriated and accounted for.

5th. To examine the experimental farms and ascertain the amount of income derived thereat and of funds appropriated to each out of the general fund, their usefulness as such, and whether the funds appropriated to each have been honestly appropriated or expended.

The following resolution was offered and adopted:

Resolved, That all persons who have any complaints or allegations to make against the management of the Pennsylvania State College, be invited to forward to the committee at Harrisburg on or before March 20, 1882, any statement in writing they desire to make.

Resolved, To adjourn, to meet on January 18, 1882, 9, A. M., in Senate committee-rooms.

HARRISBURG, PA., SENATE COMMITTEE-ROOMS,
January 18, 1882, 9 o'clock, a. m.

Sub-committee met in pursuance to the adjournment last night. Present, Messrs. Mylin, Newmyer, Alexander, Roberts, and Hall.

On motion, the minutes of the session of yesterday were read and approved.

Mr. John Hamilton was recalled, and the sub-committee heard him fully in regard to the funds and accounts of the institution for the past five years.

Q. What is the endowment fund of the college?

A. $500,000.

Q. How is it secured?

A. By a bond of the State of Pennsylvania, dated for fifty years, due February 1, 1922, interest payable semi-annually, February and August 1. Q. How was the principal of $500,000 made up; was it the sum gotten from the sale of United States land scrip?

A. I understand that the total proceeds of the sale of the United States land scrip was $439,186 80, and out of that sum one tenth was devoted by acts of Assembly to the purchase of three experimental farms, at a cost of $43,886 50, reducing the original sum to $395,300 20; subsequently the Legislature by act appropriated suflicient sum to make the principal of the fund $500,000. I am not sufficiently familiar with the statements in the address published by the State College to swear to the accuracy, but I believe them to be correct.

Q. What does the statement you now present before this committee show on their face, and are they correct to the best of your knowledge?

A. They are a schedule of educational expenses of the Pennsylvania State College for the years 1877 to 1881, inclusive, and as near correct as they can be when made up in the limited time given me to collate the same, and may possibly have an unimportant error therein.

(Statements verified by private mark.)

Q. Have you the treasurer's account book, showing the receipts and disbursements from 1877, January 1, to 1881, December 31?

A. I have, and now before us.

Q. What were the cash receipts for each of the years 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, and from what source were the same derived? Do not include therein any money borrowed from bank.

A. For 1877, $39,019 80, viz:

Interest from the State,

From students,

From college farm,

Q. What were the expenditures for 1877?

$30,000 00

4,095 67 4,924 13

A. $71,506 15, which sum includes the payments of borrowed money.

State Treasurer BUTLER was called:

Q. Have you in your charge a bond for the principal of the fund for the benefit of the State Agricultural College?

A. Yes; this is the bond.

Q. What is the amount, and when is the interest payable, and when the principal?

A. February 1, 1872 for $500,000; interest payable February and August I, and principal payable February 1, 1922.

Q. By whom is bond signed?

A. J. W. Geary, Governor; R. W. Mackey, Treasurer; J. F. Hartranft, Auditor General.

(Copy of the bond is herewith attached.)

This certifies that there is due from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Agricultural College land scrip fund of Pennnsylvania, the sum of $500,000, payable after fifty years, from the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, with interest on the same, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first days of February and August of each year, at the Treasury of said Commonwealth, to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, according to the several acts of Assembly in relation thereto. This bond is authorized by the act of Assembly entitled: "An act directing the sale of the bonds composing the Agricultural College land scrip fund, and authorizing the issue of a new bond in lieu thereof, and abolishing the Board of Commissioners created by act of April 1, A. D. 1863.”

Approved April 3, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and is not transferable.

Countersigned:

HARRISBURG, PA., June 28, 1872.

R. W. MACKEY, State Treasurer. J. F. HARTRANFT, Auditor General. JNO. W. GEARY, Governor.

Registered in Auditor General's Office, July 10, 1872.

D. C. MAURER, For Auditor General.

Resolved, That the sub-committee now adjourn to meet in Harrisburg, Pa., at 9 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday, March 21, 1882.

Adopted.

GEO. W. HALL, Secretary.

SENATE COMMITTEE-ROOMS,

HARRISBURG, PA., March 21, 1882, Tuesday, 9 o'clock, a. m. Sub-committee met, as per adjournment. Present, viz: Senators Newmyer, Alexander, Representatives Roberts and Hall.

In the absence of Senator Mylin, chairman of the sub-committee, Hon. W. B. Roberts was, on motion, called to the chair.

The minutes of the last session of the sub-committee were read and duly approved, when, on motion of Senator Newmyer, the person selected as the stenographer of the committee, Mr. J. Irwin Hagerman, was sworn.

Again, on motion, Prof. John Hamilton was called, and examined as to the queries propounded by and in a resolution passed at the last meeting. (See printed tabulated queries prepared by the chairman at the direction of the sub-committee, and the answers given by Prof. John Hamilton; for details of testimony hereon, see reporter's notes.)

(Recess taken at 1 o'clock, P. M., for dinner, until 2.30, P. M.)

Sub-committee met at 2.30 o'clock, P. M., (Mr. Bierly, member of the general committee being present.) Prof. John Hamilton's examination was continued until 6 o'clock, P. M., when a recess was taken until 7.30 o'clock,

P. M.

Sub-committee met at 7.30 o'clock, P. M., and went into a thorough examination of the books and accounts of the treasurer, scrutinizing the orders, checks, and various entries of the same for the year 1881.

On motion, at 11 o'clock, P. M., adjourned to meet to-morrow, (Wednesday,) 9, A. M., March 22, 1882.

GEO. W. HALL, Secretary.

SENATE COMMITTEE-ROOMS, WEDNESDAY, 9, a. m., March 22, 1882.

Sub-committee met. Present, Senators Mylin, Newmyer, Alexander, and Representatives Roberts and Hall and Representative Bierly of the general committee.

On motion, the minutes of the three sessions of the sub-committee, held on the 21st instant, were read and approved.

Mr. Bierly presented a paper containing fifteen queries in regard to the State College, which were answered by Prof. John Hamilton. (See reporter's notes.)

Messrs. Hon. V. E. Piolette and S. W. Starkweather were sworn and examined at length. Mr. Gabriel Hiester was affirmed, and, on motion, the sub-committee, at one o'clock, agreed to a recess until 2.30 o'clock, P. M.

Sub-committee met again at 2.30 o'clock, P. M., when Mr. Gabriel Hiester was examined, and Hon. Francis Jordan was affirmed and examined, also Mr. McKee, a graduate, was sworn and examined at length. Prof. John Hamilton, business manager and treasurer, was recalled and examined, when the sub-committee went into executive session, and then took a recess until 7.30, P. M.

An anonymous letter from College township, March 20, 1882, was received, but the sub-committee decided to take no notice of the same.

7.30 o'clock, p. m., March 22, 1882.

Mr. W. B. Huston, of the Secretary of Internal Affairs office, sworn and produced the record book of the commissioners for the sale of the agricultural land scrip, and the minutes of said commissioners were read and examined.

On motion of Senator Newmyer, the chairmen of the general and subcommittee were authorized to issue subpoena to L. Rhone, et al. duces tecum, to be and appear at the next meeting of the sub-committee. Communication was received, and read, from Leonard Rhone as to the college management, &c.

On motion of Senator Newmyer, the sub-committee agreed to meet in Philadelphia, St. Cloud Hotel, on Thursday, 8, P. M., May 11, 1882. The deeds of the real estate of the State College were exhibited.

At 10.45, P. M., adjourned.

GEO. W. HALL, Secretary.

In pursuance of adjournment sub-committee met in Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa., March, 21, 18×2.

Present, Messrs. Alexander, Roberts, Newmyer, and Hall.

In the absence of the chairman, Mr. Roberts was appointed chairman pro tem.

Minutes of last meeting read.

J. Irwin Hagerman, of Bellefonte, Pa., was duly sworn as stenographer for the committee.

The committee proceeded to take the following testimony:

Professor JOHN HAMILTON, recalled:

(By Mr. Alexander.)

Q. Have you, in pursuance of a resolution passed at the former meeting of the sub-committee, prepared answers to the categorical questions submitted to you?

A. I have to most of the inquiries.

Q. Have you them with you?

A. Yes, sir.

Q. Will you produce them?

A. Yes, sir.

Witness produces paper No. 1 and reads question and answers as follows:

I.-Organization and Endowment.

1. Give the full corporate name of your institution.

In July, 1862, the name was "The Agricultural College of Pennsylvania," by decree of the court of common pleas of Centre county, January 26, 1874, it was changed to "The Pennsylvania State College."

2. Where is it located?

At the postal village of State College, Centre county, Pennsylvania. 3. Give the dates of its charter and of the receipt of the national landgrant.

Charter approved February 22, 1855; modified March 17, 1859, May 1, 1862, January 26, 1874, and November 22, 1875. A small amount was re

ceived as income, derived from sales under acts of April 1, 1863, and April 11, 1866; full receipt (under act of February 19, 1867,) beginning February 1, 1868.

4. Give the date of its organization under the grant.

June 15, 1864.

5. How many acres of public lands, or equivalent land scrip, has your institution received?

Seven hundred and eighty thousand.

6. How much of this has been sold?

All.

7. For what sum per acre was your land or scrip sold?

Fifty-six thirty one hundredths cents per acre.

8. What was the total amount received therefore?

Four hundred and thirty-nine thousand one hundred and eighty-six eighty one hundredths dollars.

9. How has it been invested? Explain this point fully.

The sum of $43,886 50 was expended (as authorized by section fifth of the act of Congress of July 2. 1×62, known as the Agricultural College Land-Grant Act, and by section second of act of Assembly of February 19, 1867,) in the purchase of lands for experimental farms, as follows: Farm in Chester county, $17,750; farm in Centre county, $3,000; farm in