The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-16
: Hon. Samuel Coz on Daes,

| Hon. Samuel Coz on Bugs.
Hon. 8. 8. Cox, in q recent speech in ref.
erence to the agricultural reports, said
Mr.. Chairman, think there il q good
zeal OF undeserved reproach cast on the
noble Department. Of Agriculture. The
gentleman from Illinois Chr. Farusworth),
undert0ok to say that the present Commits
eioner or Agriculture kepta cuisine to cook
the seeds seat from all parts Of the world.
tAs1ghser.] Other members say he boards
snd lives In orr Patent ofico free of ex.
pense.l rec0llect whea the Commissioner
q Agriculf1re used 10 make butter for the
Presidential c,aDefon. These were. unctu-
oes and happy days. [Laughter.] Tho
the milk, and there was no constitutional
question raised on the cow. lLaushter.l
& AreMeIbcr well that . former Commits
fsloner raised strawberries for the Presiden-
ssial Aansion. Itis part Of the business
,ot that burean. lLaughtsF.] There 10 no
question Of ita constitutionality. fLaugh-
tor. !e seeps We ara now to have In the,
Agricultural bureau 9 microscopes In,
fscs II 10 q part Of our now buToSueratic'
lsysten.ni Bring in the microscope, that we
may nee the insectivorous1 animals which
are proving upon and annoying this useful
bureau. am amazed that the House dees
not appreciate these reports on agriculture.
The Commissioners on the very Arss page Of
hts report, tells IN that the I" Segregated
character Of the rural population has been
such a. to forbid that concentration Of
ideas and consultation Of views which are
common to all other Professions and oceu.
pati0ns I" ,o9G as:t yajFsf s.:si.l =.
q This iala species Of Unabridged die.
tionaryn language which fills the philolog-
icsi and analytical mind with wonder. Bat
look ~ the endl The last page IF the re-
port advises de that We may save Oh, 0oO,-
WW,UOO by dispensing with fencingi Let
us be advisad and even do better. Dis
lensc with barns, stables, and houses, and
then We will be careful and happy. l
Of rural ideas! Again, turn to the Com
missionef's report of November, 1871. I.
read from page 90. It is the report of the
entsmolozist and curator! God help us
to faithful lexicon. We have just made
9 bureau Of tho microscope. Ny friend
rom Indiana (Mr. Holman) opposes it, and
What is this bureaus 1t is in fact. the
bureau Of bugs! deny that entomology
as science does not include all bugs, hum
bags not excluded. Laughter. The
commissioned says that bugs are not insig
nifcant insects as they are generally and
SMTroneously called. But, sir; they are bugs.
ogy did refer to Bugs. [Laughterl. The
Commissioner gives the various modes of
finding those bugs out. He tells you of
the edipoda atrox, which hope my friend
from Ohio, Mr.. Garfeld). who is now
going away from my seat, after instructing
me in Latin, will be able to explain to the
House. [Laughter.]
There are various other bugs referred to.
We have the caloptenus spretus, and the
edlpodo pelfucida, and the anabrus sim
plex, and udeopsylle robusta, the cOpiop-
bora mucronata, and the plutella limbipe-
nella. Great La1ghter.l These are for
the common mind. [Laughter.] Educa-
ton forms it. Now, these reports have
been published at great expense, aud his
inferRaation 10 Of course iatended for the
common people. hope gentleRen will be
able to explain to the House what all these
things are. Laughter. Let there be an
potations 60 out with thess reports, Mr..
Chairman. ss.gs
I would not be a. particular in this re-
pnafkabie nomenclature had We not been
advised today by the honorable gentleman
(Nr. Garfeia) that ie was the duty as the
Federal government, by it's functions of the
educator. to inform the COMMON mind. He
thought we should, by Federal authority
and money, diffuse knowledge among men.
/, therefore, boldly ask where does he get
powertO interpret to plain and honest peo-
PIE the caloptenus spretus Of Uhlerf Who
ste}l determine, by Federal tests, the
lenEth Of wing of the caloptenous femns
FebTum may admit, for the sake of ar
gument, that the learned and fresh men
from the South may tell Us why tho ana
brus simplex 10 m othopterous insect, but
why do you invoke Federal powers to aid
in this microscopic work