Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-03-19
Hon. s. s. Oo1's Speech on the Agri-
' cultural Report Of 1872. r.

: We put asIue tnis Work Vi aerlcul-
tural wonder for hepurpose ofreview-
ing it, as our wont is, when we came
'upon few remarks made on the floor
Of the House by the Hon. s. s. Cox,
the Mercutio of Congress- They are
90 amusing that we reproduce them
asa review of the. most stupondous
fraud in the way Of Government liter.
sture that a stupid government pro
duces. Hon. s. s. Cox said: e i.AN
rMr. Chairman, | think there is a
good deal of undeserved reproach cast
on the noble Departmental Agriena.
ture. The gentleman from Illinois
[Mr. Faransworth] undertook to say
that the present Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture kept cuisine to cook the
seeds sent to him from all parts Of the
world. [Laughter.1 Other members
say he boards and lives in our Patent
Office free Of expense. l recollect
when the Commissioner Of Agricul-
turo used to make butter for the Pres
idential mansion. Those were unc-
tuous and happy days. Laughter
The gentlest cows of Pennsylvania
furnished the milk, and there was no
constitutional question raised on the
COW. [Laughter.] remember well
that former Commissioner raised
strawberries for the Presidential man
sion. 1t is part Of the business Of
that bureau. [Laughter.] There is
no question Of its consti.utionality.-
daughter n
1t seems we are now to have in the
agricultural bureau microscopist
in fact il is a part of our new bureau
cratic system. Bring in the micros-
cope. that we may see the .insectivor-
GUS animals which are preying upon
and annoying this useful bureau. M
am amazed that the House does
not appreciate these reports on agri-
culture. Tho Commissioner, on the
very first page of his report, tells us
that the segregated character of the
rural population has been such as to
forbid that concentration of ideas and
consultation of views which are com
NOR to all other professions and oc-
cupations 7 This is species Of una
bridged dictionary language which
fills the pathological and analytical
mind with wonder. But look to the
end The last page Of the report ad-
vises US that we may save 1000, 600
by dispensing with fencingl Let us
be advised and even do better. Dis.
pense with barns, stables, and houses
and then we will be careful and happy,
| admire economy--based on con.
centration Of rural ideas
Again, turn to the Commissioner
report Of November, 1871. l read
page 60. IT Is the report of the en-
tomologist and uurstorl God help US
to faithful lexicon. we have Just
made bureau of the microscope
Ny friend from Indiana Mr.. Holman.
opposes it and never oppose him.
What is this burcauY 1t is, in fact,
the bureau Of bugs! ! deny that en-
tomology as science docs not include
all bugs, humbugs not excluded
[Laughtcrl The Commissioner says
that bugs arc not Insignificant insects,
as they are generally and erroneously
called. But sir, they are bugs.
Now, ! always supposed that epto
mology did rcferto bugs. Laughter
The Commissioner gives the various
modes of finding these bugs out. lie
tells you Of the edipoda atror, which
II 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
I[Laughter.] There are various othel
bugs referred TO. We have the cal
optenus femur-rebrum, and the cdlop
tenus spretus,and the edipodd peliucidd
and the anabrus simpler, and the udeop
syHa robusta the copiophord macroun
alta, and tho plitelia Hmbpenelld.-
tGreat laughtcr.l These are for th'
common mind. Laughter Educa
ton forms IL. Now, these report
have been published at a great OK
pcnse, and this Information Is OF cours
intended for the common people.
hope gentlemen will be able to explain
to the House what these things are
Laughter.l ~
Let there bo annotations 60 ou
with these reports, Mr.. Chairman.
would not be so particular in this re
markable nomenclature bad we no
been advised to-day by the honorabl
gentleman mir. Garfield that it wa
the duty Of the Federal Government
, by its function of educator, TO inform
the common mind. He thought W
should by federal authority and none,
dffdso knowledgc among mep.
therefore boldly ask, where does b
get power 10 interpret to plain an
honest people the caloptenus spretus Q
Uhlerf [Laughter.] Who shall dc
termine, by federal tests, the lcngt
Of wing of the caloptenus temur-rebrun'
[I.aughterl ] may admit, for th
sake Of argument, that the loarne
and fresh men from the South ma
$ tell us why the dndbrus simpler is q
l orthopterous insect, but why do 20