Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-19


Tia a,,riruItnral conventIon ma, satnra.v
~ ~ 49,, ,.',".1 :. y. ',Si'.o.
'no'u'"s, ~ ~ y 49,, Pu''u"un =" auJou'
Massachusetts, In the chair, and r. +. John
atone. Of Michigan. secretary. 7. c. Fyarts
r., N,n,ana, n Nv X ChonrIno =,
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Rhode Island, Dr. >. H. Berrlne, from Ala
bama; aud John Clelghorn, from Delaware
were admitted as delegates to the convention
a. n.-.,. :, 49,. -, ~. .,,.,,t.,
nv oaue'''oi 'uo S'.o"''Ol W.,
OF the convention Ior &c" moments, AUG
said the body had been called for practical
purposea and that there was no time 10 be
wo.,.d Ia assnred the conventIon that In
~ r.soin,ion nr,ssnted nv hin M Tho sessIor
1890 ,hsS were mi Iptsndsd 10 siI,ybt tbs
a.,,In,y,i,nssI "oc,stieS III linen oiirrrd !
i 800 ~ rcsoIntions which are TO Inc effect
~, ia AyrIcnItnraI denartment shall moi
sass s 49, N" d"iv pntIt IL receive the ne,
Il -. ~ .,,ricnIturaI socIeties and in return
/ P,,'s ,h.m tba InfnrmatInn asked for In the
55enorts. and provide for a system Of inter-
| national Information and reports.
Prof sWallon. Of Missouri. asked that Mr..
Rnrnett h. requested 70 separate the resolu-
Hons AMI leave ont the REASONS,
Dr. Taylor. Of Pepnsylyanla. Thought the
Information was 90 valuable that the conyep-
lion shouId act upon II, The Views expressed.
ha said. were carving ont the idea Of tbs
people and he thonvht they iuruished yalua.
| bie IniormAtiou, Whatever the duties of the
| CommlssIoner Of Agriculture NAV be he ara
not consider that this department mad a much
| hroaaer aeld m iabor than other denartmeDt,
| Of other patlons.
on motion oI PROF. sWallow. the resolutIons
| were referred bach 10 Inc Committed
NV TpEA
aov Patton. Of Ala. Introduced n reaolp.
/ =. sl'-i' .
iish a system Of fneteorologicai and crop re.
| norts and mai A eonIorenc. Of the nrIn,Inal
s,,ric,I,nyisfs "a d,rai,yn rountyi,. ~ haid 10
| c,,nsIder Inc snhiect' 7IJe saId Inc re.oin,Ion
| haJ haen nrenared by one whom he knew tn
| bs pcriectty compete1t 10 perform tho task
| m. renressnted a section which IA vItallv In.
tere.tsd m the nur.nit al Agricultural kno,Sl.
| sdg, and the sought.for Information he de.
Jred 10 afford Them. inns enahIIny than ~
receIve for avery Ia 81 cotton and eyerv
| bag 81 rIcc IL mat ynlne without thc intsr.
,cTnncs ~ snecnlators Ue was gIad IN ~ :
Ilat The southern farmers were waxing M
and conaidering this snbiect and that ibeIT
cnndi,Ion was ,mnrovinV svery say Ths
anas,,nn 81 iahor Va ranorteS IL soxe No.
Mo M being demornllzedin thIs country M
informed Inc eonyentIon that INC report had
hoen uninstIy sITcnlatcd and he had no hesI-
tancv In milling A aat denial oT IN 7, whnl,
.tory. al the relation between tho servant and
the former master were Of the most pleasant
character lie would not, had he the power,
change the state Of affairs now existing be-
tween himsolf AMI his former slaves. APP
plause. His people, he said, were competent,
and he wanted such minds Is Commodore
Maury's TO be appreciated by the world.
After giving an outline Of the work per-
tnrlnea W me SCUM uuIlng the year, Gov
raiton salu ne Was uespassing upon tue pa
tlenee OF tue convention, and would desist;
nj IN m n Ind Ia
by telling the convention that whilst the
South was In An enyiablC condition,
THE COTTON CROP
would not be as large this year As heretofore
by one million bales. The field was open,
and they wanted capital In the South, and he
support therein He also Informed the dele
gates that 80 long a. he had been living and
travelling through the Southern section OF the
country ne had never seen one OF those long
gowned fellows, called the ku-klux. Cheers. !
tie extended cordial Invitation TO all 10
come TO bis country and see for themselves.
A vote was then taken. aud the resolution
lost.
Mr.. morrill,. OF VI, called the attention OF
the convention 70 resolution he proposed TO
offer, and asked that the informal business OF
The meeting be laid aside Tor few mOments,
He then read his resolution, which asked
Congress to grant lands to sustain agricul-
tural colleges, and TO have an officer Of the
United States army detailed In each college
n, tss .t - = --'''"asrinS and
pros Vaich nro.oD,.d An. ,..a..,t.,. 81,
" ~ n,nnsit 81 H. Wy ~ Wuialh. ~
5sieSates from me Iowa s,ate Uo,,i.ni,nra
$500 ~ ~, ,ns S.e noIeuurh
as ay MI a sn1 ,hss ~ oe'eya!es,
.tatement ma1a Nv he CommiasIona 'n y,
hSrcnI,nre A. ths o2snInS ~ ,hs 49, oan,, "
and ssked mat il be acted on. '1' S'u''"'O"'
au1 enASI nN y W eSsoH on.