New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-08

in some portions ofthe country in tho Spring and Ia .
portions all the year round Had Il come 10 this. vh;s
ere expanding millions OF public money for every concev
able purpose under heaven, catn0t approDrs,.
ten thousand dollars Tor the great agricultural Interest,"
MIR. GERRiI SMITH said, no doubt the farming inn
ess would greatly benefit by the interchange of seed. an,
doubt the mechanical interests would be greatly ha.
fted by the interchange of mechanical products bat a.
question whether Government was the ft agent !. ~
this His firm belief was that Government; has aol;a,.
do with this class OF subjects la attempting 10 10 tA n
would grossly violate it, Office and transcend ia lag,,
province No long as Government confines Itself IA ~
own work Il does that work we'll and when Il deoart %
its true and only province. there great danger OF Dos,
ali lis work ihence the great abuse Of Goyerun..5
The only ofce ef Government to hold its shield
heads of lis subjects shelter them from foreign 49,
sion and protect them from aggression upon one AMI a,
othe,-therefore he hoped the amendment would fail
Dir. WADE said tina, Government could not be beta,
enuoyed al present than in promoting the agicalurl
interest which lice at the foundation OF It's prosperity r.
Government undertakes n uphold everything bat AMI
culture while ii has established the Patent Office sesys
.h purpose Of mechanical industry lie ereseated an A.,
licuitura people who were anxious that GOyernnss
should act 20 promote their best interests Consrcs
fosered by Substituting the steam marine Of The country
and this kind OF proceeding gentlemen think right Con-
meree put its hand into the Treasury and recks,y
scatter ,he money Of as peop" while the gentlemen xs
pGlsmoDious ss 10 agriculture
MIR. MCMULLkN was grateful 20 the gentleman hr
takirg care Of agricultural interests lie representa- A.
agricultural community, but thought the appopcs6n
rather extraysgant IL is too a'e in the season to ssss
seeds four ffths of which viii not sprout.
Mr. MIDDLESW0RIH supported the amendment
coming from an agricultural district in which be knew h
the from the Patent Office had been Of great beasa
Formerly the farmers looked upon Is unworthy Of
attention but this honest and industrious class ass
respocted as they deserved to be-
Mr. CAMPBELL was in favor of the proposition Ia
could not concur in the remarks OF the gentleman a
New York lIr Smith Ii is the duty OF GOyernmeas /,
rro.ect agricultural and industrial arts lie dslksdb
see want Of harmony among the friends OF ireedon&
any party This il time when they ought to eultyss
h1;mCny He should regret to that party bars. upOs
the seed question. laughter
MIR SIMMONS said the House would recOnecs tie
Sosh has pruftod by receiving germs of rice aud oolea
from abroad even from the East Indies The promotion
of such exchanges is a Kind OF reguaHon OF commerce
lie supposed some gentlemen would De coming tof"ad
with Tier grammars and heir dictionaries to prove such
an arpropati0n as the ndnont proposes is unc0n
uional Govern meu receives all the revenues from Ia
ties on imports and the public lands amounting 10 My
millions annually. ds,Ouraces the grower 10 maze A.
erna improvements and trying TO throw on other )cA
es that duty by tunnage duties while at the same tine
il sends examiners abroad 10 search for some nook or
ner in South America Asia Tor consul 10 ill his pockets
with the public money but he states are to do everything
without funds.
richest neck land for supplying the Philadelphia market
with vegetables. 1t called Passayunh, and was re-
uowned in the political history of Pennsylvania inasmach
as gave him majority of votes send hm to congress
"A yocE-A pretty good vegetable specimen and laugh
Ter The pee pie get protection on Gods earth but the
ite pittai &c OF seeds lie did not like Innovation yet he
though he should vote for the Nebraska bill bag he did
not care much for amendments lie stood haf hoei o.
the Constitution, but this had nothing to do with seeds.
LaGgher lie repeated he wanted to distribute seeds
among The rockers to enable Thorn 10 improve ther yege
table products now the best IN the Philadelphia markets
MIR PRATT said this to be fruitful theme Of
debate and affords political capital for those who talk Tor
buucombe All friendly 10 agriculture, While pro
fessrg TO be economists Il is said time is money"
Would il not then be well to vote the money at once
ard save that amount intimo
NO,cCs-les, yes; question, question
Mr. Clark : amendment wss adopted
Mr. HAVEN offered an amendment appropriatlng
s53oOcO to purchase the New York Assay 0lhe5 Build
ugs lie referred 10 the Secretary o the Treasurys re-
roI. on finances Last year the Secretary was directed
10 procure proper buildings and machinery for that occ
The Secretary tells he has leased FOR fifteen years
the annual rent of $4,000 which the end Of that term
would amount to s79500O Each lease contains pro
vision thet Government may have the privilege Of pur.
chasing the buildings and the grounds at any time wha
two yeas for 100000 The Committee OF Ways and
Means thought would be wise to purchase at once and
Mr. FLORENCE submitted the amendment was not in
order because il not within the meaning Of deficiencies
for which the bill under consideration provides.
The CHAIRMAN overruled tho point and was aus
Mr. FLORENCE PENN said the expenditure was
wastelu and extravagant-or tho purpose Of an assay
,fce smaller buildings would 0nswer-and further sp-
proved the amendment.
Mr. JONES Tenn advocated the amendmon! tho
Mr. FLORENCE PENN said if tho contract was alb.
soute he would not oppose tho appropr alton as Govern
nent would by the purchase, but nevertheless no
though. il exravagan to establish refining IN con
necton with assay Office in Now DIRK when there
are 80 many adyan,6ges in Philadelphia for those pur
poses.
Amendment adopted.
Other amendments we're acted on Without concud
ing the consideration Of the bill the Committee rose
Mr. FLORENCE, (of PENN moved for roc0nsidera-
ton of the vote by which both houses struck from tho
Invalid Pension bill the appropriation OF SsOO Tor pen
lions of invalds who wounded on board OF pryhe
aimed vessels during the last war with Great Britain
Tending the motion the house adjourned.