Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-14

report closed yesterday the xubject under dis
oussion was the resolution presented by Mr. By
lhg'on, OF Iowa, with respect to the location OF
tne next annual exhibition; the resolution calling
upon the executive committee in designating the
sams 10 conhne their negotiations TO the region
OF the valley Of the Mississippi, or the greal
lakes west Of the Ohio.
Mr. Wilder, Of Mass, In making some remarks
upon the subject, thought IL would be inex pedi
emit TO contne the committee to any particular
locahty, for In doing so, they might compel that
committee 70 refuse better propositions else
where, with a view to disposine of the whole
subject al once.
Mr. Conger, Of N. Y moved the reference of
all applications TO the executive committee,
also, that the tesolution which had given rise to
the debate now going forward, be laid on the
taoie until a report should be made by the ex-
Hon b. V. French, Of Mass believed n ont M
place to discuss this matter at present, when
more important measures were waiting the at.
vehuon OF me society. He hoped further debate
upon 1t would be dropped.
Df: spence Of Virginia, proposed to oser a
substitute for Mr.. Byington's resolution which
ne believed would suspend further discussion,
and not be objected to by Mr.. Byington, and
that was To recommend to the committee the
region Indicated In the resolution before IN. 40
ciety as place entitled to the choice Of said
committee, should no more advantageous offer
be made from any other section Of the country
This would embody the princi pal features OF the
pending one, and not be what seemed rather out
M
mdnd or demand upon the executive committes
The discussion continued. several Of the men,
oers participating therein with great saivft, and
M , nelly, Of New fori, thousht the resolution
was unnecessary, but saw No objection TO the
man from Virginia
Mr. Calvert considered that tbI. whole subject
mad been provided for in the by laws
The Chair stated that the bylaws had been
repealed.
Mr.. Rennicut, Of Illinois, urged that that
Vgasf he M.
Western States, and therefore eminsntly ct for
holding the Fair. lie presented Coke county in
that state, as proper locality for holding the
Mr.. Aston, of South Carolina, believed It
proper that this Society should accommodate
Itself TO the arrangements Of the State Societies,
as they, so far as he was acQuainted, had regular
stated towns for holding their exhibitions
MI Carey, Of Ohio, proposed Ohio as a place
for the holding Of the next fair
a.. Mr.: B"rgwiG said that money was a great OBJ
)eet, and should be considered above all other
things II the Society intended to carry out the
objects for which II was established
Messrs. OIcott, kimmell, Wilson, Case, Cary
hehnicntt, Barrett, Byington, and others con,
tinued the discussion, when
Mr. Conger m'ved to refer the whole subject
report at the end Of the session
Mr. Byington objected He would much nre
fer that IL should be considered by the Society
MI Co3ger though this disposition OF it would
The order of the day being called. viz. the
discussion Of the importance Of an agricultural
education
until the topic under consideration should be
disposed Of "
After some further discussion, the Question
was pun upon the reference proposed by Mr.
tonger, and on a division 10 was carried
On motion Of Mr.. Wilder, of Mass Prof
Henry was invited TO address the Society at liz
O'Clock to-day upon the subject OF his meteorolo-
gicai observations at the Smithsonian Institu-
ton
Mr.. +. C. Connolly rose to what he believed
was privileged question, In respect to that por-
ton OF the Presidents annual address, delivered
the previous day. which made reference TO the
Patent Once, but gave way to a motion TO again
set aside the order Of the day to permit the Sec
rotary to rrpOrt letter lust received fIom the 40
ricultural Society OF CalifornI. sccompanyinGn
quantity % seeds
GA motion Of the Secretary, the California so.
cirtY was Included In the vote OF THANKS psssed
The Secretary also reported th. rrUu,pl "a a
bnshel Of the Whitman or Old Colony Cornfrom
MI CollamOre, and offered the following resolu,
ton, which was passed
RssOIrsd, That the thanks OF the United States
Agricultural Society be presented To MIR. Horace
Collamore for the bushel Of Nv hitman," or
Old Colony Improved Premium Corn, ;" and
that bo presented in equal Quantities to the Er
pcrimental Farm Of the Essex county, Massschu-
sriis, society, To the Iowa State Agricultural Col
IegS, To the New York State Agricultural Farm,
10 the Pennsylvania Farm High school, and to
the Maryland Agricultural College, preserving
sample for the Cabinet,) and that reports IL be
T'dnested from the officers of these institutions.
MIR. Curtis, Of Wis made some remarks with
reference To the superiority OF this other
species, and cited the handsome yield last year
la bis vicinity A. illustrating its excellence.
Mr.. Connolly here again, and proposed to
show that the question be would now introduce
was one Of privilege. He desired TO remark upon
that portion OF the annual address Of the Presi-
dent which related to the Agricultural Division
Of the Patent Once
Tie remarks alluded to embraced q statement
Of facts and declaration Of differences from thoss
facts. OF the latter he should have nothing TO
say. All he desired was to submit a true state
IHent of facts, when he would cheerfully agree to
tue decisions OF the Chair-of presiding officer
whose life aud cha racter justly entitled him to
universal resp, ct and confidence, and who truly
adorned the position he occupied
In that annual address his b and Jus, enconiums
were expressed In relation to the Secretary of the
Interior and the Commissioner OF Patents, each
Of whom. in his Official position, was competent
to defend himself, and denunciatio had been ut
tered In relation 70 the gentleman in charge Of
the Agricultural Division, who was from his po-
sltion Incapable OF defending himself. what
were those charges,
One was that Mr. Browne, as the chairman Of
a committee Of this society, had in 1857 imported
seeds for an extended experiment, aud had dis
triOuted them, and obtained reports in relation
TO the experiments, but had not given due credit
to the society for the seeds imported nor for the
correspondence thereon, which the President
presumed bad been prevented to the PUBLIC In
the report Of the Patent Orice part Of It's cor.
TespO9dence. Mr.. G. went on TO say that Mr. ID
Jay Browne had in 1857 imported for this socie-
y three bushels Of seeds, and as chairman Of
its committee had distributed them; that he had
made foil report thereof, which he had copied
intO tue Patent Once repo that he had received
written reports from recipients Of those seeds
from six Of whie b reports he had made extracts
and published with forty nine condensed state
Inrnts received by the Patent Ouice itsSlf, not
giving credit therefor because the occasion did
not s-em " demand or warrant this degree Of
f.rmAlity Ia the year in which the society had