Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-07
Dir. Samuel Cox Oh Bugs.

Mr.. ). ;. Cox, in recent speech IN the
House of Representatives iu reference to the
Agricultural reports. sand:
llr Chairman. | th,uk there is 4 good deal
of uudcsc.ved reproAch cast on the Il die De-
partment of Agriculture The gentleman from
illinois (Mr. Fatnsworth) undertook to say
that the present. Commissioner Of .igriculi ure
kept cu,Siua to cook the seeds sent from all
paris Of the world. Laughter O.her mem-
hers say he boards and ives in our Patent OF
lice trsc of expense. rccrlcct when the
Commissioner OF Agriculture used to make but
ter Tor the Presidential mansion. These We're
unct,;uus and happy days. Laughter. The
scu,lc>t COWS in PENNSYLVANIA furnished the
milk AID there was ~ constitutional question
rai>ci on The COW. Laughter.
remember we'll that 4 former Commissioner
raised strawberries for the Presidential man
sion. 1t is "a part Of the business of that bu-
reau Laughter There Is no question Of
it, consriutiouallty Laughter 1t seems
We are now to have in the Agricultural bureau
a micro copi>t In fact it is part Of our new
bureaucratic system. Bring IN the microscope
which arc prcyi1g upon and annoying this use
tul bureau am alna> d that the House does
not appreciate these reports on agriculture. -
report, tells US that the Segregated character
of the rural population has been such as 10
forbid that cunceutratlJ III OF ideas and co.Isuta-
ton Of views which are cJuulon to all other
profession. and Gccupatious.
Tbs is y, -cics Of unabridged dictionary
language which ill, the pathological and ana
lv,ical uind with wonder. But look at the
rud The last page OF the report advises us
that VIC may save 5 900 100000 by dispensing
with t.ncing, Let Us be advised aud even do
better Dispense with bans, stables. and
houses. and then We will b. careful and happy.
| admire ccouomy ba> on a concentration of
rural ideas Again, | turn to the Commits
sioucrs report oi November, ISL. read
from page 6y. 1t is the report ct the entomo-
logis, ani curator! God help us to faithful
lexicon We have just made bureau Of the
microscope. Ny friend from Indiana (Mr.
llolnau) opposes it, and never oppose him.
" hat is this bureau? 1t is 10 fact the bu-
reau Of bugs deny that entomology as a
science d res not inclul: all hugs. humburs not
excluded Laughter. The Commissioner
says that bugs are not Insignificant insects az
they are generally and enormously called
But. sir, they are bugs Now always sup
posed that entomology did refer to bug.
Laughter The Commissioner gives the var
ious modes Of inilng these bugs out. he tells
YOU Of the u 'ipuda atroy, which hope MY
friend from Ohio, Mr.. Garield), who is now
goiog away from my seat after iDs,ructlug me
10 Latin, will be able to explain 10 the House.
Laughter.
There are various other bugs referred To-.
We have the c.loptenus spretus, and the u II
poda pei uclda, aud the anabrus simplex, aud
udcopsy.ie robus:a, the copiophora mucrouata,
and the plu,eila limbipenea. Great Laugh
ter. These are for the common mind.
Laughter. Education forms it. Now, these
report, have teen published at great expense,
and his information Is of course intend,d tor
the common people | hope gentlemen will
be abe to explain to the House whit all
these things ar. Laughter. Let there be
annutatlurS 20 out with these reports Mr..
Chairman.
woul not be as particular 10 this rcmarka.
day by the honorable gentleman (Mr. Garteld)
that it was the duty OF the Federal government
b. its functions OF educa or. to inform the COM
men MUD He thought We should, BY Fed
eraI authority and money, diffuse knowledge
among men. |. therefore, boldly ask where
does he get power to interpret 10 plain and
htne.t people the caloptenus Sprctls Of Uhler
Laughter Who shall determine. By Federal
tests, the length Of wing of the calop:enous
temur rc5rum? Laughter. | may admit,
for the sake of argument, that the learned and
fresh men from the South may tell Us why the
anablu> simplex l. an o!hopterous insect, but
why do you invoke Federal powers to aid in
this microscopic work