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Of hls own. He favored every state taking


the reports would prevail.
Mr.. Allen, OF N. Y, did not want 10 oppos'
anything Of the kind but could not see how
the committee could get together. He was o
| the opinion that tue convention were lncum
berlng themselves and that nothing woul'
come Of IT, lie did not want, after all tn
| labor which had been given 10 II, TO have TIT
time aud trouble thrown to the winds.
After several amendments the resolution
was adopted.
A long discussion was INDUCED ln as Il
who should publish the proceedings OF thu
convention, the majority Of the menberi
fayorlng that they should be published BY ut
| Government, although Commissioner Watt
Informed the house that they could not b
T1E GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
Mr.. Cornell, Of N. Y, sad that II they
would send the proceedings TO bis Institution
they would be published Tor nothing.
Senator Frcllnghuysen, chairman Of the
Committee OF Agriculture In the Senate
stated that he had no doubt that Congress,
would publish them, and said the gentlemen
present had II In their power to cause Con
gress to make liberal appropriations for thli
purpose, and pledged himself TO cooperate
with thOss In the farmers interest.
Commissioner Watts moved that the Agri
cultural Department be requested TO prepare
q report OF the proceedings and present Tho
sahhe W tue hkliSuhu'A SVhmiAeeos VI NOh
gress,
Mr.. Robinson, Of Pa, moved as an add
ton that the thanks Of the convention b.
tsndered De. Cornell for his generous offer
Adopted.
Dr.. Gregory, Of H., from the commltte,
on military Instruction In agricultural col.
leges, submitted an elaborate report upon
the subject which urges that military tactics
shall be q branch OF study, and that the
scholars shall have thorough military edu.
cation, halls 10 be erected, arms furnish d,
&c, aud a competent officer detailed y the
United States 10 give Instructions.
MIR. Purnel, OF Del, opposed the adoption
Of the report On the ground that Il would In.
terfere with reports previously adopted TO 81
before Congress.
Prof WEIGH, Of Iowa, favored the report
and said every college that accepts the gram
will be Obliged 10 give
MILITARY INSTRUCTION.
He could not soc that there was any wanI
Of harmony 10 giving the two Instructions,
The objects aimed AT by the report eau BE-
gained, and the expense Involved Ia giving
the instruction W. uld not be As great a
maintaining one regiment
Mr.. snodgrass, Of b. c., submitted the
following
Received, That this convention hereby ask
Congress to either repeal the military drill aud
teachers condition OF the law u lso2, OF furnish
competent drill officers TO tho several collegei
concerned, at the expense Of the United States
Rssoivsd, That the thanks OF tubs convention
are hereby rendered to the Hon. Justln s. Nor
rill and TO the Hon. senator frollnEhuyson ioi
Of Senatorial aid.
Laid on the table.
THE DISTRIBUTION or SEED.
=. Nj. Edmuuds, Of ILL.,, Introduced the fol.
lowing
RsIOiVsd That 10 the Smsnt Of this oonven.
ton the purchase and distIibution Of seeds
Piants rSo'. NC, mat are mot ne. And are no,
isS.ta, suPPO,eI !" nave ulstihelvs anu
Sstaa SSaSd ~ Ss ny nell p lnIS
msnt N ATriculture'
RssOlvsd, That Congress be fespectiully re.
questOd 10 make provision foe the preparation
u satisfies 70 be published 10 the monthl{ re.
P9Its o. th9 Coniini.sionef o. Agriealufe rhlch
vii, =, ~. NOV me Tue eohuItn 10y p,Ys
tJnIted statns " Wv N'N"'''' an WV
RsSoipsd, rnAt Congress be urgently requested
70 ~ Increase me Salary o. the Commlssloner .
n,anes nosIttan IN tha nsnass1 nv W u ~
"a - ~. Al.
n a,l,,ss.i,,. ~ ,tt.h t.,-.I,.. -
,r,,nn ~ s,.,, ~ n ,he ,noIucoa res3
ILL.,, ~, ~ 49, ~ sno OF seea,
me s,,cistIs. "a ~ ~ $50. 'e"' "
'"T Ts so 1,nsis . Lu on 'ne ' ~ st,,
The nstIo"ai snais,x w "a MI sI,h NJ o. .
NE ny p ptnols soV n vi y. De S hSh.
IT.. hoSerS'ou ooiSj lieaIy Sin' vi MI
r. ,,.. I"u ui "oe ,s snh 1 81 ~ a.,
''s iV nv l ~ " uo' Sl 70
49,, ~ " , auo vo.a ~ e
RgricIitafai colleges. DR.. Loriny, Mass, !,
Reginald Bowman, Ky., Prof. GREGORY. mn, ,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, Wis; Ezra Cornell, N,
T.; President FolweII, MINI.
MT. Allen, Of Coun, moved that the conyen-
uvn ~ VuIn auNeo Sivch sHe use. hBteeu 70
hr. Gilman moved that one hundred coples
Of the report of this convention as furnished
by Congress be supplied 10 each member Of
the convention. .,
sorISTY WV" 'aA0"'
,,.,,-.,-so oIhIt.
Il, An Invitation was presented blythe Chair to
~, l,yl OoeeSn ~; U'ou, esq''
s,s rehnsyNaA hepuohean AssocA-
ciaDle TO be given this evening by the associA-
tinn; which was accented. aud the convention
agreed 10 attend In a body.
Afternoon session.
The convention reassembled atthree o'clock.
The Chair read the llst of delegate. present
and made the necessary corrections SO as 10
enable him to have them recorded.
General HAlstead offered resolution ask
Ing Congress to increase the salary Of the
Commissioner OF Agriculture to $1,000 per
annum. Adopted.
Mr.. Wheeler called up the resolution of
Mr.. Beek with In relation 10 the dIstrIbutIon
Of seeds Adopted.
-, THANKS
Mr. wheeler, OF Kansas, offered the follow
ing
a. kssoLpsd, That We reeogniIe the wisdom O
cSiI,ny ia ~, na,,ansi y, svar S,. N
this country WV 1''N -
RssoIved That our thanks be tepdered 10 Dr.
LorinE, Of MassGchasetts' Tor bis able and dig.
nlnsd De TfOFmhneo of the dutiea of president III