Mr. Goodell of Amherst defended the Agricultural College form the attack
made on it on Tuesday by Mr. Cross, when he moved the reduction in the
Senate resolve providing for certain apparatus, buildings, repairs and
furnishing at the institution. He outlined the work of the college, and
showed that unless its requests were granted the college would retrograde
and would be a failure. He was supported by Messars. Smith of Worcester,
Dwyer of Boston, Perkins of Wenham Curry of Lynn, Board of Boston, Stevens
of Boston and Sponner of Boston. Mr. Cross withdrew his amendments except
those reducing the appropriation for building dormitories from $20,000
to $10,000 and for striking out $6,000 for the erection of a tower on the
new chapel building. The amendments were rejected with few votes in their
favor, and the bill was passed to be engrossed be a unanimous vote.