Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-01-22

the Advisory Board of Agriculture Of the.
Patent Office met yesterday morning pursuant
to adjournment, at 10 O'clock saegus.x
1.-The following additional delegates appeared
and took their seats, viz: Wisconsin, D. A.
Curtis Minnesota, All Edgerton; Dacotah,
A. G. Fuller $50 5A8 qro
" The several committees reported progress. p
The President laid before the Board the fol-
lowing communications eascIJ -seis b Tsfll
arw -4.5l q. s. PATENT OFFICE,
Washington, Jan. Z, 1858.
SIR: Herewith I transmit communication
from the Chairman of the Committee on Agricui.
lure OF the House of Representatiyes ofthe United
states, requesting the opinion of the Board over
es 70 BVson o Once
In order that you may be fully prepared to com;
Ply with this request, would inform you that all
the rooms and means appertaining to this division
have the honor to be, very respectfully. your
Hon. M. p WILDER, Commissioner.
President ofthe Advisory Board, &C. 5 -a.
COMMITTEE Rooxs OF AeR1cuLruRz,
.s.- January, 8, 1859. ! -
SIR: At meeting of the Agricultural Commit
tee held TINS morning, the enclosed resolution was
adopted, which have the honor of submitting "a
very respectfully, your o6edient servant,
60 WIN. G. WHITNEY,
Hon. JOSEPH Holt, Chairman.
-- Commissioner of Patents 5-.-
"Resolved, That the Commissioner of Patents be
requested to communicate to this COMMITTEES re.
visory Board of Agriculture that may have been
organized at his request, and with the sanction of
the Secretary of the Interiors and that he be also
requested to elicit from such board, and communi.
and capabilities for usefulness of the past and pre-
sent operations of the Agricultural Division of the
Patent Office, together with an expression of the
views of said board in regard to such improvement
as they may deem calculated to enhance its eicen-
cy in promoting the agricultural interests of the
country" 80 F.; - mn -:.s .-. .e-
The communications were received and read
and their further consideration was then post
poned until this morning at 10 o'clock, and
made the special order for that hour in Com
mittee of the Whole g,re ,l
7. T. Mann, of Minnesota, submitted the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t having been declared by the Hon.
Secretary of the Interior, in his brief address to
this body, that the Department, through the con-
vocation of this Board hoped to obtain that which
the country so much needs, viz practical infcrma-
ton on agriculture and all kindred sciences; and
the same sentiment having been reiterated by the
Hon. Commissioner of Patents to this Board ask.
ing of it patience and as present co-laborers with
the Agricultural Division Of the Patent Office, in
venturing upon an untried experiment for the ma
turing method or system by which reliable, de-
tailed and practical information may be collected
from every section of the Union upon all subjects
properly within the province Of said division:
therefore be it ,' .' ''
Resolced, That this Board approve and recon-
mend the method adopted by the Agricultural Di-
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ture, with its co-relative branches into system of
direct questions and answers; ard that we,
part of our duties, advise the perfection of that
system to its utmost limits.
Rssolved, That committee be appointed to draw
up brief address from this Board to the agricu-
turists of the country, setting forth therein the
views OF the department of the Interior the Patent
Office, the Agricultural Division thereof. and of
just been inaugurated by the converting of this
Board and asking their cooperation in answering
the questions and otherwise aiding and supporting
the interests OF Agriculture.
The preamble and resolutions were referred
to the Committee Of the Whole.
The Board then visited the various rooms
in which the operations of this division are
conducted, including the apartments in which
the seeds, cuttings, &C., are received, inspect
ed and prepared for distribution, as well as
that in which the clerks are engaged in con-
Quoting the correspondence, writing and revis-
ing papers for the reports, and performing
other duties of like character under the direct
supervision of Mr. Brown. .''.!1
The Board then resumed business.
Several essays were read by delegates.
The Board adjourned until this morning at
10 o'clock. .. "'I'2s