The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-24

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FRIDAY -. =. JANUARY "a, 1879.
gam. Cox ON q The noble Departments
OF Agriculture"
Mr.. Chairman. think there IS goou MI,
of uatie<erycd reproach cast on sne ,,nn,,u
Department Of Agriculture. Tue sem r,"ok 70
fYom Illinois (Mr. F%Fnswor.n! unu . nf Arri-
cav thnt the present Commissioner OF 90 -,
s,i,nTe kent cuisine 10 cook tlls see,'a ~.
IN ,,;m from, all parts OF the wore" ti"'o 80,
tari Other members say ne hea,u> any
,;sas IN ,orr Patent Office free OF expense. !
.a,n;,n,t yyben the Commissioner OF aSf.'
n,st..rs ,,scd 10 make butter for Inc iFeS,'
,,nns;ai S,aps;on. Those were tllIctuous ana
i:annv DAYS. fLauShter.] The sent'cSt cow
AZ p,EnSylyapia furnished the mix, ana
there was 10 constitutional question ra'se
ON the cow. ILaughter.l i remember
we'll that former Commissioner r.,seo
strawberries for the PrHsidenlm' In n,
sion. II is a part Of the business OF .i,'
Bureau. 1Laughtcr.] There, is no qn.s',n NJ,
Of its constitutionaljty. daughter. 1t Ses;m'
we are now to have In the Agricultural buI
resu microscopic! In fact it Is part O..
gu. new bureaucratic system. Bring IN the
microscope, that we my see the insccti'o,
rous animals which are i'reytng upon ana
apnovjug this useful Bureau. am amazed
that the House does not appreciate these re-
pcrts on agriculture. The Commissioner, on
the very first page Of his report, tells us that
the segregated character of the rural popu-
lation has been such as to forbid that conccn-
tra:ion Of ideas and consultation of views
which are common to all other professions
snd occuations!" This is a species OF
unabridged dictionary" language which
fills the pathological and analytical mlnd
with wonder But look to the end. The
last page OF the report advises us that
we may save 81, O00,0Co;000 by dispensln.
with fencing. Let us be advised, and
even do better. Dispense with barns,
stables, and houses; and then we VIII
I've cheerful and happy. I admire econo-
py--based on a copceDtration of rural ideas
Again, | turn to the Commissioners report
OF November, 1871. | read from page sixty
nine. It is the report Of the eDtomolo2i>t
and CURATOR God help us TO a faithful lcxi-
con. We have just made bureau of the
microscope. My friend from Indiana (Mr,
HoIman) opposes it, and / never oppose
him. What is this bureau? 1t is, In fact,
the bureau Of bugs. I deny that entomology
us science does not include all bugs, hum
bugs not excluded. [LauShter.] The Com
missioner says that bugs are not lnSienlI
cant insects, as they are generally aud cr!o-
ncously called. But, sir, they are bugs.
Now, | always supposed that entomology
did refer TO bugs. [Lauehtcr.] The Com
missioner gives the various modes oil
finding these bugs out. He tells you Of the
eiipodd dtror, which hope my friend
from Ohio (Mr. Garfield), who is now going
away from my seat, after instructing me
in Latin, will be able to explain to the House
ILaughter.] There are various other bugs
referred TO- We have the ca'Qpteaus fen,nr
TcbrGp, and the cdIoptenu5 swetuS. and the
Edipodu pelfUcidd, and the anabrus S5mpter
and the udeopSnllc robuStd the copiOpbord
maucrondtG, and the ptuteRa linlWpencIn
[Great Iaughter.] These are for the common
mind. [Laughter.] Education forms it.
Now, these reports have been published at 6
great expense, and this information is o.
course intended for the common people.
hope gentlemen will be able to explain K
the House what all these things are. Laugh
teri Let there he anuotatioDS go out will
these reports, Mr.. Chairman. would not Ut
L, particular in this remarkable nomcncla
t,irc had VIC not been advised to-day by tht
honorable gentleman ORR. Garfield that il
was the duty of the Federal Government, by
ltS tutNtlDit VI SthLultIs " ltioiul tiC SDiIl
mon mind. lie thought we should. by Fed
e.a authority and money, dill'usc knowledge
among men. | therefore boldly ask, " her,
does he get power tc interpret to plain an,
honest people the calOptennS spretuS Of Uh
lerf [Laughter.] Who shall determine, b,
Federal tests, The length OF wing Of the ca
}0pLeanS Jcnlnr rcbinm? Laughter nd
init, for sake of argument, that the Learned
and fresh men from the South may tell H.
why the dnnbruS simpler is IN ortiloptcrou'
insect, but why doyou invoke Federal pow
ef, to aid in this microscopic work: These
nre rcconditc though and illustrations. VIZ
have i'll this agricultural book reference mad,
- various other reconcile things. | hope
this Burcau will not he discouraged in il
work. We have here OH one nagc--;lS YOU
see-wbat seeus hydraulic ram; and thel
on another, in magnificent woodland type, the
picture and description of the merino ran
'.pietator.H iSee page 49, These are put il
the most extraordinary relation. laughter:
1t is like mixing politics with iarmn.
laughter Look all through this book
Loci, at the pictures of these bugs. Look a
these pictures of the fungoid series. Here
we have the .fttngoid spores, found within
hiishted lilac leaf, and the nsycelium ant
other .fitngoid forms found on the HDcr OF {
peach tree having the "yellow>." Laughter.
Now, it is very evident when we send thcS
out we ought TO send out at the same time al
Interpretation of them for the benefit Of tn
common people. [Laughtcr.] What hav
the people done that they should he crucitie'
Ivy such public reports And while we ar
mcditaling about the new microscopic bu
reau would like to take one more glance Il
the book. Where, oh where can l find tn
proportions of the "CheSter White Sow,
called Mary [Great laughter.] Only one yea
old Bring on your microscopic bureau. OF
serve the length of that inuuisilivc snout, ant
the compound curl Of that tail :! daughter.
See the lcngthening luscioNsncss of those
tactical glands! [Laughter.l But her name
il is Mary! Is there 4 man who ever loyco
Mary: [Laughter.] Let him couStruc oul
beloved Constitution. Perhaps there is some
one here attached to the Constitution and to
education who will reproarh me for not
mentioning the eiaphidt.n uillosum. or the
steRoco'us putator OF Beck. laughter
Will the Scotch member from Kentucky
please explain this melodious terminology
which bears his name! [Laughter.l But
Mr.. Chairman, have only risen for the pur.
pose OF having tue House understand the
astonishing effect Of these agricultural re-.