Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-01-15
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Inc Washington papers bring us accounts
OF tne organization, or of meeting for the
organization of an anomalous body, to be
C 8 the Advisory Board of Agriculture of
the Patent Ofice.'
A citizen of Minnesota now At w.eh;n
ton, furnishes US the following renor+ of .t.
proceedings thus far:
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convocation of agriculturists firm, II,
parts of the Union, called together bv The
commissioner of Patents, with view to tho
general promotion of agriculture, assembled
at the Patent Office yesterday.
A temporary organization was formed nv
choosing Hon. M. P. Wilder, of Mass, Presi-
dent and Maj. B. P. Poore, of Mass, sec'y
The names of those invited being then called
over, responses were made by the following
Maine, DR.. Ezekiel Holmes: Massacbusetts
Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, DR.. Charles + JacIsos
and Ben. Perley Poore; New Hamnsh;ra Ion;
s Ear IT, Esq; Vermont Frederick Holbrook
Morie He snd Re1 A mB B,o MawtG9 ESQ., Col G.
Gowan, Esq, Hon. J. C. G. Kennedy, Hon J SaS
d. Ewing, and w. p Shattuck. ESQ. DeIawora
Ex,Governor George Il. Ross; Maryland, Clement
h ha, Soet f Blew, and Charles B. Calvert, Esqs;
Seaver, and J. C. Lewis, Esqs., Dr. Charles G..
Page, Joshua Pierce, E. Harte, and E. Kinoman
Esqs.; Virginia, Col. Milton Garnett, Lewis Bay
ley South Carolina, James G. Holmes, Hon. J.
W. d. hammond Indian Territory Col p P. Pitch
Holloway, Hon; E: Cane; illinois, Dr. John A.
kennicutt DR.. l.. s. Pennington: Michiean Hon
W. u; L. stevens; Minnesota, DIR. T. T. MANN, Hon.
Esq p, '" wi paELPs, NOAH; Ohio, F. g: Carey,
a. w. Mckee; Nevada, Col. James NJ. Crane
oregon. Hon. Delazon Smith New Mexico. Hon
Manuel A. H. Otero. '1'A'
NUMBER OF nterrogatories, prepared by
u. Jay Browne, Esq, Chief of the Agricultu.
raj Bureau of the Patent Office, were submit
ted' with the request that the meeting pre-
pare answers to them. The meeting then
decided to call itself the advisory Board of
Agriculture of the Patent Office"
In order to answer the interrogatories more
accurately, the Union was divided into Sec
tons, and the delegates from each division
constituted committee, as follows:
LIST. The New England States, New York New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
"a Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia.
Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina. and
Georgia. "' "A~
3D. Florida, Alabama. Mississ;nn; 1or;s;.n.
Texas, Indian Territory, Arkansas, Missouri Ken,
lucky and Tennessee. A-'''0'' AeN-
4th. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Wis.
co9sn' lowe, Asnnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
oregon, and Washington
Hon. D. Jay Browne; F. G. Cary, of Ohio
Dr: John A. Kennicutt of Illinois; Jas. G.
holmes, of South Carolina Frederick Hol-
brook OF Vermont, and Hon. Delazon Smith,
OF oregon, were appointed business COM
mittee.
Ihe meeting then decided to meet each dav.
curing the continuance of its sessions, at ten
O'Clock, a. M, and to have meetings for dis
cusslon in the evenings; after which an ad.
)ournment, until ten o'clock this morning. took
place.
Inc 4th division embraces the Northwest
ern States, and is organized with Hon. F. G.
Cary, of Ohio, as President, and DR.. T. T.
Mann, as Secretary.
SECOND DAY.
The Board met in full session, at 10 a. m.
Inc Secretary not being present, DR.. T. 7.
Mann was appointed, by the President, to fill
that Office
Several subjects were proposed by Mr..
Gary, Chairman of the Business Committee,
ior general discussion, when long, animated,
and warm debate sprang up upon the proprie-
ty OF discussing the subject of congressional
Legislation in Aid of Agriculture" The SUBJ
Ject having too much of a political complexion
to suit the views of the majority, it was passed
by, through an adjournment.
The Northwestern division are at work dav
and hight, preparing schedule of questions,
to be printed and distributed throughout the
country, soliciting information from practical
farmers.