Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-17

ton by section and adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton, OF Pennsylvania, moved that
the convention take recess after li3O O'Clock
TO y O'Clock, agreed TO.
Mr.. Welch, Of Iowa, offered the following
ResoIpsd, That the Convention would espo.
boards Of agriculture IN the states Of the Union
In which such boards do not alrsady exist Said
boards 70 be established BY the Legislatures Of
the States.
Alter considerable running d, bata the rcso-
lntlon was adopted.
rus LAND GRANTS.
Mr.. Folwell, OF Minnesota, from the special
committee on equalization OF the land grants
made report recommending that Congress
relieve such States a. nave forfeited their
claims 10 land grants, leaving the conditions
Of such nellef 10 Congress.
Mr.. WEIGH, Of Michigan, claimed that the
Etstern States were decreasing In popula-
ton, and that the division already made gave
the Eastern States much more than they are
now entitled to.
Mr.. Brldgers, Of North Carolina, said he
favored making trust fund, TO be placed 10
the hands OF reliable trustees, TO educate the
homeless aud landless. The great object he
said, was TO educate and morAllze the people.
lie was opposed TO any scramble about these
lands, and thought II the fund was merged
into one common fund the results would be
beneficial.
Mr.. Northeote, Of Georgia, moved that the
following take she place OF the resolution un-
der consideration
Rtioipsd, That Congress be, aud Is hereby,
memoriaiiIed BY this convention 10 90 extend the
provisions Of the bill now before Congress for the
appropriation Of the proceeds Of publie lands TO
nommon school purposes as 10 embraoe special
agricultural schools In each OF the States and
Torrltoriel.
The great objects, he said, Of this work
was TO promote the farming Interests OF the
country. He always had found gIeat din.
Guilty In asking aid for agricultural pur.
poses. He could never see any other way OF
aiding agriculture bat through the intelll-
aud furnishing education. The Agricultural
Department Of the United States Is 10 aid
those searching agricultural Information.
lie could see no other way to aid the great
object but by education. Let thls conyen-
tlou put their requests In such form that
they may be thoroughly understood.
THE PUBLIC LANDS BELoso TO THE PEOPLE
and there can be no better way In which they
can be appropriated than for educational
purposes. In the South they stood In need
OF It. and he would demand Ii for them.
Mr.. MeAllister, Of Pennsylvania, thought
the great object of the convention 10 be TO
devise some means BY which they could get
vention TO cenfraliEe their Efforts, 70 report %
the Agricultural Department the reports Of
their laboTs 10 make II basis for agricul-
tural science. He did not think Il advisable,
In the boy, /. ming Of the convention, to grasp
this 70! snSnaln. So long as the States held
a dollars Interest In the lands they could
not be located In accordance with the act
The issue can be best met by uniting with
the Agricultural Department.
Mr.. Edmuuds, Of Illinois, regretted the call
had not been made 80 those attending could
have known for what purpose they were
brought from so long distances. He was
here In the lntetest OF the agrlculturlst. IL
was proposed to donate l,00O,OOO acres OF
land. He thought that there was no State
Able 10 make this donation. Il seemed to
him that the bill before Congress- covered
every demand.
Mr.. Twormbley, Of Wis, did not want to
CRITIcIsE THE WORK or CONGRESS,
but he was Of the opinion that the bill was
very poorly arranged. He did not think
those people who are prejudced should he
regarded. lie thought that mechanical edu-
cation was as much needed a. agricultural;
he was sure the great West stood more IN
need OF the former than they did % the lat
ter. Concerning equality, he said there could
never be reached exact equality In this work
OF distribution. He found In his experience
that l; ID the poor mans sons who attend
colleges more than the rich mans. He
wanted TO make tnitlou free In those lnstitu
lions, and say TO the boys clothe yourselves
and you shall be educated.
Mr.. Fernald, Of Maine, thought II the
money could not be obtained that they would
be willing TO take the land.
Mr.. Cornell, Of N. Y, said the purposes
Of the convention were TO establish agrleul-
tural education, and u the convention can
hit upon plan Of establishing college upon
a sure basis the convention would have done
IT, work. He was In favor Of the States
giving that aid which Is necessary for this
al -.
location TO the committee appointed 10 wait
upon Congress. II the scrip Is pat upon tha
market rs proposed they will decrease In value.
He felt sire that Il would be better 10 allow
the Government 10 dispose OF the land and
DIVIDE THE PRoCBKDs.
Mr.. FOlwell, OF MINI, said the committee
endeayOred To put the resolutions In a practl-
cal form. The committee put In LOO, 900
acres OF land rs simple endowment. He
telt great Interest In this subject aud was
sure there would be but very little trouble
about locating those lands II they had them.
Mr.. BOarman, Of KY, inquired II II would
be In order 10 refer the whole subject 10 a
committee Of one from each State 70 be pre-
scented 10 Congress.
The Chair answered 10 the Affirmative, and
Mr.. BoarmAn offered q resolution ~ that
effect.
DR.. Brandt, OF Va, favored going before
Congress, and thought by so doing L would
result benehcially. He wanted the dlstribu-
ton 70 be made by Congress-. He said in his
city (Rlchmond) the eoloTed child was treated
like unto the white child.
A vote was then taken upon the adoption
of the report Of the committee as a whole,
when 1t was disagreed to.
The convention then took recess until o
O'Clock.
AnsrnooB Session.
The convention assembled at three o'clock
pm.
Commissioner Watts spoke at some length.
aud advocated the Insertion OF proylso In
tue bill for the sale OF public lands that one
ehth OF all the land shall be reserved as
umber land. This would give an Increased
yhue 70 the land and prevent the wholesale
INSTRUCTION OF our forests Blythe act OF 1862
NJ unJusl distribution at land was made on
Tue basls OF populations the dIstrlbutlon an
the basis Of area would bo much better, There
u, however, a method Of arranging thls mat
ter. IL Is 10 divide II on the basis on hoth area
and population. This will produce proper
equality by distribution that can be reached
In no other way.
DR.. Gregory offered resolution iavorInV
the bestOwal Of additional liberal grants Of
land 10 agricultural colleges In the different
States Ia accordance with the act OF 1869, and
providing for q committee, 20 be compo.ed
Of one member from each State, TO urge the
same before Congress.
Commissioner Watts thought II a vote was
taken they would be adopted.
Mr.. Edmund, Of Ill.,, called up as a sub
sulnte for the foregoing, the resolution Of
iered ny hin al the morning session, indoors
lng house bill No 1913, now before Con-
Gov; Aiken, Of 5. C., offered as a subotitute
Tor az preceding resolutions, resolution
providing that the several State associations
yuan w uno Iee,plenls and custodlans Of the
MAGNIFICENT Donations
proposed by Congress, aud that the president
and Tour vice presidents Of the convention be
appointed q committee 10 memorallze Con-
gress on this subiect.
Mr.. Aiken, In supporting bis resolution,
denounced the manner 10 which his state |
wac governed when the Chair called him u |
order.
Upon motion. M. Aiken MA, nllnuLoh In