The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-12

Army. We'll, why Snoulo no1 sno lTesH
fashions be made of new goods, under
fresh contracts, from time to time? Why |
not foil the moth of his prey y
Now, sir, what, or rather who, are these
moths? It is matter of much concern |
to our families. Our women ought to
know. Science ought to tell us. Scripture
-ah see my friend from Massachusetts,
is impatient. He is about to arise. | am
afraid he will make a Scriptural illustra-
ton. He is thinking of that place where
moth and rust do not corrupt laugh
ter -,
Several voices-"Where thieves break
through and steal"
SO accomplished in the Scriptures. Laugh
ter.
l think the gentleman Mr.. Dawes was
about to apply it to the Democratic side OF
the House. | have anticipated him by a
more appropriate application. The whole
House, including the lilies of the gallery,
know just where this quotation hts.
What is the moth, Mr. Chairman? L
have looked him up, laughter, and hold
ing up an illustration in Chambers Encyc-
lopadia, volume 6, there he IS. LGreat
laughter. There are several kinds.
The moth is burglar, a nocturnal ras-
cal. There are many families of them. 1t
is worth while, since it costs US nearly half
million to watch this enemy, to know his
power. Do not think it insignificant, be
cause it is of the butterfly species. 1t
bristles with dntenng! From base to apex
these antenn9 are pectinated, especially IN
the males, laughter j and they are form
liable either in the larva or chrysallis state.
| r. AIn.r Of
prefer to refer to the number of their eggs.
, If there is one moth prefer to another II
! is the Hawk moth; but the Lackey is the
one I have here pictorially illustrated,
! Holding up the volume. The Lackey
moth is represented in politics first by
this belt of eggs; second, as the caterpil-
. lar, third, as the pupa in the cocoon, and
O then the full-fedged insect for which We
= pay so much in this Army bill. Laugh
ter.
! Now, after this analysis of this insect,
9 would like to know from the distinguished
! gentleman from New York, my colleague
Mr.. Wheeler, whether the moth, to pro
9 tect our Army clothing from which HI
= would give this $4,000, is the Phdt6nC
y moth Of Lnn9us or the Lepidoptera o
other scientists. Laughter. Let ther'
e be no Sinking that question. Renewed
4 laughter
y Mr.. Wheeler-The gentleman must al
Y low me some time to refresh my entomo
,e logical knowledge. Laughter.
> Mr. Cox-I knew that / could not get
satisfactory reply. When | first read tn
r item in this bill appropriating $4,000 70
st protection against moths in the Army, an
re when | read that $350,00O had alread
cd hot |
s. ed, in my simplicity, why so much none
to we might so easily economic by selling GU
VS. Casting about, in my simple way, Il remem
r. was snuff. Then, as an economist. | look
70 ed up the price of snuff, and til
or tariff on snuff. | found the tai
5, iff was fifty cents per pound. Ever
I'd sneeze was about cent, to protect Amer
ne can manufacturers from foreign sneeze.
q. Hence, was about to tell how much
would cost us, tariff and all to prever
k these destructive moths, by using this art
ID Gle of snuff, when, 10! found an adjutar
IN in my friend from Kentucky. Mr.. Beck
a. This pamphlet is the result of our il
DIS quiries Preservation of clothing an
ne equipage Of the Army and Navy by tt
at process of Cowles Il Co, for the prevel
nd ton of destruction by moth, &c. This
n lust out-1873. There is no tobacco, I
IS, pepper, no champion, no leather chip
Id which our mothers used. In plain word
he they use some sort Of solution. | guess
lis smells badly-perhaps petroleum b
whatever it is it costs money, and has Il
on impTiDldt,Gr of our best officers. Tt
de pamphlet has tolerably fair represent
his ton of the results of the microscopic tine;
up caterpillar, which breaks its egg and go
into a cocoon made out of the stuff it fee
A on, at the rate of, say, 1000 year B
In how does this plan we pay so much t
sn- save our iGovernment? Messrs. Cowl
to Il Co. say that they soak every thread al
raj fiber They leave the goods in the sol
Up ton for hours then knead the goods in t
for fluid. Then they dry them on a machi
aid which makes, | think, nine hundred rev
nd lutions per minute. This makes the sat
in ration perfect. Laughter
for Mr. Wheeler desire to ask my c.
league question. Has he studied t
and history of the party moth ? 1t has fed
Co his party and no chemical process has Y
,c cal been invented i believe, to stay it's ra
ing ages. daughter.
OF Mr.. Cox-I omitted, as the House W
! of see, out of Difference to the majority al
'm- their feelings, to draw any partizan or =
- litical lesson out of these moths and the
ali predatory habits. Laughter. | ha
materials, however, for a speech for
gu on hour and quarter on that point If t
TIL gentleman will allow me, / will say it
nd mostly in connection with the Administl
9TH ton. Laughter
And, sir, since | am challenged to it
my friend-not provoked, for he never pl
l7e vokes any one, except to admire him and 10
er- him the more when one knows him-I v
!, endeayor to read in the lite and charact
the of the moth some of these attributes viii
are making the people regard the Adm
my istration so carefully.
~. The real moth that we have to deal VI
80. :. in political way, is combination of t
U lackey- moth, which generally haunts t
~ ~ White House and hovers about the p1
- &c" lieus of power, and the hawk-moth, viii
GaoiI is sometimes in the Army, or educat
L;S there. All these moths you will find ha
iii 70 political and destructive significance.
80" you note how they are Matched how I'll
~ ao hide in cocoons how they creep into d.
n sSS places through crannies; how they go il
closets where goods are stored how IL
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gh- M Fall &c .e 60 o,os sfo ep 20
,oo der Let the House be brought to ORD
oo % Laughter +t.-.
! III III Mr.. Cox-I hope my friend of the
.om CANT toilet will come down this W
OIL, ON Laughter.
io nc Here the hammer fell.
oW ~ Several Members-''G ON go G