, 1873-05-30

Efforts now 5ons maas 10 SECURE additional aIl from ON
sequence Of tic land grant Of 1884, In order 10 promote
tho liberal and practical education Of tho Industrial
s N" y s sorr If ill., ill.,
which paased tho soao by largo majority, with tho
amendment thoroto Which passed the lfouae Of Rcnre
senatiyeB by argo majority shows tho ltboral spirit
Of Congress- in boa Of uccntiGo practical cdacation
and an increasing interest In that kind Of education
which encourages tho application Of scicnco to the
Rtsolred, That committee from this body 30 np-
notntod to mon,oFsnIc Congress on ;a subject aud
best.
Mr.. Tor1oy Of Wisconsin. ma1o a minority ro-
port, recommending that tho reaolutions DO not
concnrred In, as the public domain should DO
held for practical aottlors, and colleges Ind novor
been truly agricultural.
Mr.. Martin, Of Indiana, opposed the adoption
Of tho report, because ho 6oliovod tho public
lands should not bo bq1andored in any aucll way.
Tho public. lands belonged to tho whole people
TO tho poor man aB wol as to the rich. Wllat
benefit would the massos Of the people dorivo
from the lands If devoted to agricultural coll
l9gos Hoy of the as oe formers
in Q Thousand: Tho placo. to learn farming wag
botwoon the handles OF tho plow. Why sGould
he be taxed for tho scientiAo education Of kid
glovo farmer who would look down On poor men
should. DO roaorvod for actual sotttors. II was
az much aBtoa1 to bestow thoao lands on these
sosgss as to go them them to rerGsf e private
c0ngFsSs Fsno that md would ID vote for .s sach
that tho farmors would nover indorso s,,ch &C.
ton. Tho poor men Desired thoBo lands to bo
loft for their children to occupy in tho years to
como. They should be loft to nctunl aottlors.
legc, gave o history Of tho scientific application
to tho practical arts OF life, and contcndod TINT
there mover had boon grant Of mud mado TINT
Produced such bonetlcont results. He beloved
to peoo Of be coos t. he l
tiers.
:. nlr. Anthony, Of Kansas. did not bolieye
TIE Action OF Congress sprung from the people.
schome was begun. Congress and tho far1nors
who urged 1t wero Presidents and agents Of ag-
Eicrltural colleges. They woro the {ar1nors. WHO
were asking Congress- to place tho last aero OF
the public lands in Territorial control. Tic
same attompt to indorso tho swindle was mado
ct tho st. Louis Congress, and it failed. Now
thoy came again with resolutions almost iu the
same language, md tried to forco thom through
TINT body. Agricultural colleges had failed to
accomplish tho objects for Which they were
long or public 1ands Bivcn awayto support these
institutions? Did the gentleman from Missouri
contend TINT hts institution was q BucooBs
That was tho college over which Sonator Pat
%CtoNAt VI A1oH AAAAlpclAo hA6 4ufbS4 10 pE9-
side, because he was versed in stook-raislng,
and Crodlt Mobilier .atock. (ApplauBo mid
laughtor.1 Flo know nothing Of agriculture and
waa eample Of the mon who ruled over those
colleges: All the Presidents Of thoso institr~
tions,, with tho exception Of tho President OF
tho Ohio College, claimed in Washington TINT
the colleges we're intondod to toach the classics
instead Of agriculture. These colleges were in
tended to oducate farmers eonB to DO to agri-
cultr1e what theological colleges are to the pull
nit Did EIn fNrrnrg find nf1u uY1ctt
Tho object Of the colleges WAS perverted.
Prof. Heed excused tho deficiencies Of tho
colleges, on the ground that they wore not ostab-
lshod long enough to be perfect.
Mr. Stephens, of Indiana, moved to Inv tho
reports on the table, to bo called up at the pleas
uro OF the CongreaB. Tho motion prevailed.
Aan1ouLTuRAL IMPLEMENTS.
Mr. poolo, OF Indiana, from tho miscellaneous
ing the purchase direct from tho manufacturer
OF farming implements, to thu effect that tho
mattor might safely bo left to tLo discretion of
the local clubs. Adopted.
E1anr-uoun LAW.
Tho same Gommittoo recommended the adop-
ton Of tho Miliken resolution, published yostor-
day, condeuaning the Eight-Hour law, and ro-
queating Congrosg to repeal it.
=. Mf: papn, OF South Carolina, did not think
and they should not touch it.
Mr: Parker, OF llinois, believed tho lar WIS
IN Injury to farmers. Il might work we'll enough
in trades, but when a farn-hand insisted upon
obeying tho la's it frequently resulted in loss
and diBnstor.
Mr.. Milliken, Of Ohio, believed tho question OF
labor was more important than that of transpor-
tation. All laws regulating labor wore the curse
Of tho land. Employers and employees SHOULD
ssns es 10Y rhets ss nsas tasf eobnaons Gcn sas s
as thoro wore monopolics controlling capital.
Tho olght-hour law lad raiscd the price OF coal,
ot agricultural implements, aud OF everything
tic piper: The law making eight hours legal
days work in Government employment simply
indorscd the action Of tho trades unions and tho
Communists, who claimed d man should not
work moro than eight hours out Of twenty-fou-.
Ho beloved that Inv cost tho far1nora $t00, ,000,
600 year. Was not that fit subject for tito
consideration Of an Agricultural Congress? Thoy
wore oppressed by railroads. but they wero
undor tho worso tyranny OF the oight-hoi1r law.
Tho producing classes wore robbed by tho lazy,
which added 25 per cont to the cost OF what they
purchased.
hr. stephenson, Of Indiana, did not think tho
law Affected farmers, and the proposition to ro-
peal tho Inv came with bad grace from Con-
gross OF working farmera They had enough to
do to fight the railroads, without undertaking to
fight tue working1nan.
h1r. Milliken thought tho workingmon and the
poor wore oppressed by tho law, mud he meant
to- east no reflections on worngon Tho law
and employment should ba left entirely fsee aud
untramtnolod by laws whothor OF tho Govern
mont, Of trades-unionB, or Communists. Such
laws md combinations were improper and vii
1ainous, aud more oppressive on tho poor than
on tho Itch. Capitalists could afford e1torton.
Tho poorer claasoB could not.
0lr. Poole, Of Indiana, did not think the law
made much difference ontgide Of Government
work, because mon nado tirofr own barguina
any way.
Mr. Stillson, Of Wisconsin, did not think thoy
should pasa resolution arraying workingmon
ageinBt thom. Ho agreed with the sontimont OF
the roaolutions but beloved they were unwiao
at that time. Ho moved to indefinitely postpone
tho report.
Mr. Stephenson, Of !. Indiana, did not soe tho
necessity OF passing / resolution that would
take overy worlingman's voto from thom whom
thoy wanted the sRno votos to help eloot logiHla-
tors and Congressman who would regulate rail-
roads. Tho interests OF tho farmers and labor
Ing mon woro identical, aud thoy should do noth-
ing to alionato the ono from tho other.
Mr. Sutton, Of Illinois, understood that tho
Oongross as In the interest OF agriculture, and
lo believed tho law Disseminated against farul-