Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-06
Discussions upon an Agricultural Bureau,
REMARKS OF MI. HUBBARD II THE SENATE
FRIDAY, nov. 9th.

Mr.. Passover: 1t has been said that
this is an imperfect bill, that it does not dcs-
ignata the pace where the Beard shall first
meet. If they are claatod, that it requires
report, but makes no provision for printing
ard circulating such report, nor fer gathering
the statistics which are to fill it. That the
report therefore, would be almost useless if
printed, or it mast involve heavy expense
to the State. Let me say, sir, the bill pro-
vidcs that the Governor and Lieut.. Governor
shall be the executive head Of the Board. -
Men whom the State has trusted with its
highest interests, and who are abundantly ca.
pablo Of dischar4ing the duties incident to
tho office here contemplated. That the Gov
crnor is to nominate, and the joint assembly
confirm, three other persons to this Beard
and the Vermont Agricultural Society to
elect three men, who, with the Secretary,
whom the Board may choose, shall constitute
the Board of Agriculture, Or the Agriculture
al Bureau. Such All organization is surely
based in common sense. 1t secures, Is near
as possible, the hest practical agricultural
talent in the State and gives tho people of the
State ample security against imposition by
charatanry on one side, or BY indifference on
the other 1t cannot be supposed that such
Beard, animated with the spirit of their en-
terprisc would fail in collecting information
rnost valuable to the people, and when collect
Cd whether embodied in pamphlc, fern Or
committed in serials to tho press, it mugt,
with slight expense to the State, he very gen
orally dlfus2a. The people would buy the
reports, if valuable or the periodical press
would disseminate them as widely as could
be- desired. In any event, the future legis-
IaturcS will provide for any exigency with
discretion, and it is not the evidence Of the
highest wisdom to urge captioas objections
against the possible workings G! bill that
has not been passed nor to show with what
pcrfec: facility such objections can I've an
swcrcd.
AS to its impeEfcction, it is not betrayir
confidence tie say it il mainly in accordance
with the suggcs,ion3 of His Excolloncy the
Governor, and similar to the Massachusetts
bill forming such Board, OILY drawn with
an eye to the dimunitou Of expense on the
one hand, and to secure efficiency on the 9th.
err. If it makes provision for uurcquited 10.
boz, it does SO with tho assurance that public
spirit and disintcrc8tedness have not died out
in Vernont and they Gully await the occasion
to leap into activity for the public service.
an celsured fer claiming for the Com.
mittce who reported the bill, that if it is tc
be amended they should do it, but, sir, in q
measure like this, omanating from the Joint
Committee Of the two Ilouses with the sug.
gcstious before indicated, | ask If it is rot
due to its origin to refer it to that Commit.
tee with any proposals Of amendment. The
Committee are not unwilling to hear fugges.
tiona and entertain proposals, and to make
amendments where the bill requires them, but
they do desire that It should not be unayoid2bIy
torn when No great coed o2n ooa,o from such
az alteration.
We arc tod tia; the measure is cue G,
| theory, and the honorable Senator lron
Grand Isle HIS expressed bis strong prefer.
ence fer practice over theory, singing the old
song in m9ilcrcus oadeaccs, that the farmer
Is veil CROUCH now, and only desires to bt
let alone This is partly true, for men At
iectcd BY the mos. deadly maady generally
dcsro to be let alone the demons cried out
LET Us ALONE, what have We to do will
thee, Jesus of Nazareth z" heather often de
sire to be left in their hoathenism and il
whatever moral or physiological condition
man might be found, it is readily conceivable
that with certain degrees Of enjoyment o