Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-17

lege to teach engineering and N iitary tactics;
adopted.
Prof. Bowman, of Kentucky, moved that all
the resolutions he now Teferre TO the comB ee
on resolutions; carried.
The report OF the business committee. made
at he first session of the convention, and pub
lishee in THE STAR. was discussed and ado pted.
General Halstesd, of New jersey, then Of
fered a series of resolutions providing rules for
admission into Agricultural colleges; adopted.
Mr.. NorcrOss. OF Georgia, offered a resolution
that IL is the sense of this convention that the
Commissioner OF Agriculture should be elevated
to a Cabinet officer. Referred to the business
committee.
MIR. Riley. of Ohio, offered q resolution asking
for q Gisse animation of knowledge in relation to
OBNOXIOUS ISsEcTs,
which great drawback to successful agrieul-
ture. He said il was we'll known that Pref.
Glover had written s book this subject, and
he hoped that Congress would appropriate a
suffi sum to the agricultural department to
publish the work on entomology.
Commissioner Watts said he had read the
book, and it was the best written book on the
subject in the world.
Mr.. johnson, of Michigan, said it was a work
that took Prof. Glover ten years To prepare, anG
he hoped the convention would adopt the re-
port and ask the appropriation. It contained a
history Of every insect tfat lived.
At this paint
PREsIDENT GRANT ENTERED TIE ROOM,
and was received with applause.
DIR. Loring received him with a brief speech.
after which the President took a seat on the
stand
MIR. Riley continuing the discussion, informed
the convention that the expense cf the book
would not be saore than S25 800. The resolution
vas adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Pa, offered a resoation that
the Commissioner OF Agriculture have sufi-
Gent number Of the reports Of the convention
printed.
Voices-where is the fund?
Mr.. HamiltOn.-The general fund. Laughter I
TSe resolution was laid on the table.
The report of the committee on
was then taken up aHd discussed.
Mr.. Atwater presented a resolution to carry
out the plan reported by the committee On ex-
perimeDtal stations as follows:
Resolved, That. the committee be continued
and Prof s. w. johnson be requested to prep are
such further report as in his judgement will be
required to carry out the plans in the report of
the committee.
Mr.. KlipPart, of Ohio, hoped that each state
would take up the plan aud do with it as tia y
wanted. 1t was well-known that there would
have to be large amount OF translation per-
formed. The report would have to be made
from the experimental stations in Europe and
each OF the reports was in foreign language,
which was like blank book to the large
majority of American farmers
MI. Nicholson, of Tenn, said the committee
well knew OF the quantity of work that was to
be performed, and that was the reason that he
wanted one man to do it. 1t was not worth
while for forty men to do the same work as one
gentleman suggested.
Mr.. Klippart.-we can divide the work up.
Mr.. Nicholson said there was no man more
competent in the United States to do the work
proposed than Prot. JOhnson-and il was with
that view that he presented the resolution.
The resolution was amended so that the COM
mittee with the addition OF the business com
mite and one delegate from each state be
added.
The amendment was then lopted
considerable discussion was here had upon
the subject OF printed report of the proceed
ings OF the convention. 1t was finally, upon the
motion Of the Commissioner, resolved to draw
up report of the proceedings and submit the
same to Congress for publication.
The report of the committee on experimental
stations was then adopted.
The report of the committee on
MILITARY EDUCATION IN COLLEGES
was then read and adopted. 1t embraces a
recommendation tor a national aspect and con-
Dection in regard to military art, and recon
mends the general introduc ton into colleges OF
military tactics.
After considerable discussion, during which
the military report was thoroughly discussed on
motion of DR.. Gregory the report was referred
to the committee to which was referred the res
olution connected with il.