Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-17
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Important SagxestiOus and Recon-.
nDendatiOns.

bill for the sale of public lands that tenth oe
all the land shah be reserved timber land.
This would give increased value to the iandand
prevent the Wholesale destruction of our forests.
By the act of 1852 uni ust distribution of land
was made On the basis of population; the distri-
button on the basis of area would be much better.
Congress will make this distribution upon seine
basis, upon some pro rata, as they always do; and
a. that n evident, let suggest for the purse se
OF bringing into requisition the minds of Con-
gress upon this point that they give enc
half of these lands TO population and One-half TO
area. have said now all that have to say.
want TO wash my hands clear of all the folly Of
which you have been guilty. [Langhter.l
DIR. Gregory offered resolutions fayorfng tf q
bestowal OF additional liberal grants of land -
agricultural colleges in the different states in
accordance with the act of 1862. and providing
LOT committee TO be composed Of one meR-
Der from each state to urge the same before
Congress.
Mr.. Edmunds called up as a substitute for the
foregoing the resolutions offered by him at the
morning session, endorsing House bill No. i,0E3,
now before Congress.
Mr.. Aiken, o. South CIrolina, offered as sub
stitute for all preceding resolutions a resolution
proy.din that the several state associations
shall be the recipients and custOdans of the
munihcent donations proposed by Congress,
and that the president and four vice presidents
memorable Congress on this subject.
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICIANS DENoUNCED.
In supporting his resolutions Mr.. Aiken de-
nounced the state government of South Caro-
ne details OF their alleged misdemeanors, when
the chair called him to order, stating that the
history OF any state was Eot a subject OF legiti-
nate discussion in the convention.
.AfIer discussion, Mr.. AIKEN was permitted TO
proceed.
Er. Aiken said he did cot want the public
lands appropriated for agricultural colleges to
fal into the hands of the state legislatures, but
intothe control of the trustees of the colleges
In referring to the labor question, he said that
white labor was a failure in South Carolina;
NhnfA \
tor the work.
vote was taken on the resolutions OF Mr..
Aiken, and they were disagreed to.
Mr.. Fielder moved to amend the resolution of
Dr. Gregory so as to apply TO colleges subse-
quently established; agreed to.
Mr. EdRhunds' resolutions were next voted
upon and lost.
Mr.. Dikemsn, Of Michigan, offered an addi-
tiOnal amendment to DR.. Gregory's resolution,
that the lands shall not be withheld from sale
and that sales sEall not exceed as per acre; not
agreed to.
The resolutions of DR.. Gregory were then
adopted.
A GENERAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM PROPOSED
Mr.. Barnett, of Georgia, made a lengthy re-
port from the committee appointed to consider
and report upon that portion of the report of
the Commissioner of Agriculture relative to the
relations between the Department of Agricul-
ture and the state colleges, schools, and assOci-
atoms. The report was to the effect that great
good could be accomplished by a harmonious
cooperation of the state associations with the
department. IN advancing agricultural interests
The committee recommended that convention
be held annually OF representatives from the
state associations. Also that all asso-
Citations arrange for regular communication with
the department on agricultural questions of i'm
portance.
Also, that the department be requested to
spread over the country all the information of
importance elected from the different state as
sociations.
Also, that the state associations devote careful
attention to obtaining statistical information, to
be communicated to the department to be pub
llshed in the annual report.
To the annual convention reports should be
made, among other things, upon the increase of
physical expertness in the use of farm imple-
ments and the best system OF keeping accounts.
MI Iwonbly moved to refer the whole re-
port to the Department of Agriculture, and.
after some debate, the motion was unanimously
agreed to.
Mr.. Wakefield offered resolution that Con-
gress should create the Office of Secretary of
A agriculture, and that its incumbent should be a
member of the Presidential Cabinet.
AN EXPLANATION.
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, ex-
planned that the head of the Agricultural De-
Partment was amenable only TO the President of
the United States, but no President had ever
requested him to take a seat in the Cabinet to
participate in political affairs. Perhaps il is
well for the interests OF agriculture that the
commissioner never received any such invita-
ton. tLaughter.l The department is an indie
pendent department, and subordinate to none
Seine debate eDsued, one member, Mr.. Allen,
saying that he could not see any necessity for
taking up this subject.
The resolution was finally adopted as original
ly presented.
The chair appointed Mr.. Beckwith, of Mich-
gan; Prof. Boarman, OF Kentucky; Mr.. Wheel
er, of Nebraska; Mr.. Halstead, OF New Jersey.
and Col. CLARK, OF Massachusetts,, a committee
10 wait upon the Committee on Appropriations
Of Congress, and ask larger appropriations for
the distribution or publications of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and also of seeds.
THE ANIMAL CONVENTION.
MI. Twombly offered a resolution providing
Tor committee of five to call a convention OF
delegates OF agricultural colleges and state apr-
cultural and horticultural societies and such
other institutions as may be deemed proper to be
held In this city in the winter of 1878.
=, ne resolution was amended to provide that
the commissioner of Agriculture shall call the
and the resolution was adopted.
MT. Edmunds. of ILL.,, offered resolutions in
dOrsihg House of Representative bill No. ,oI3,
public lands for educational pur.
poses, and recommending its passage, which, on
motion, was referred to a committee.
The following named gentlemen were appoint
gu eGmml,tee on addition to endOwments of
George b Loring, president; Governor Patton,
a ALBANIA; Il. j: Searle, Arkansas; ID. e. Gilman,
= cticnt w; H. Purnell Delaware; j. Mann,
INDIANA; A: ). WEIGH, Iowa; III. j. Stricken
Kansas; j. b. Bowman, Kentucky; c. +. Allen,
Maine; Samuel Register, Maryland; Hon. Mar
mali r Wilder, Massachusetts; A. G.. Beckwfth
Michigan; William r. FOlwell, Minnesota; DIR.
George Little, Mississippi; G. c. swallow, Mis-
,ouri; ID. II. Wheeler, Nebraska; Governor
Smyth. New Hampshire; General N n. Hal
stead, New Jersey; Hon. Ezra Cornell, New
oIk; y. i. Bridges, North Carolina; j. b.
Robinson, Ohio; H. n. McAllister, Pennsyl-
wanna; George j. Chase, Rhode Island; d. w
Aiken, South Carolina; j. b. Kilbroo, Ten
nesste; N b. Stafford, Vermont; j. F. Mallett.
NHglnla; Professor Snodgrass, District of CO.
.umbia; q. i. Williams, Texas; Alexander
Morton, West Virginia; j. II. Twombly, Wis
A resolution providing for the appointment of
4 committee OF five to organize a National
agricultural Association was agreed to; after
which the convention adjourned.
TOday's Proceedings,
The convention reassembled at the Agricul-
lural Department building at 1890 O'Clock this
morning, with full attendance of delegates.
and was called TO order by Dr. Loring. A mum
Der Of additional delegates presented creden-
halls, and were admitted.
MI. Barnett, OF Georgia, offered a series of
resolutions to the effect that the Agricultural
department shall not have done its duty till il
receives the report Of agricultural societies and
N return gives them the inform alton asked for
IN the reports. 1t provides for
a SYSTEM or INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
AND REPORTS.
A motion that the resolutions be separated
and the reasons and suggestions contained there
IN be left ont, was made by Prof. swallow, of
Missouri. Considerable discussion ensued after
W bich the resolutions referred hack 10 NJ