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

does not feed, but in fewdays dies
How sad the thought, but how true the
analogy! Laughter.
And then the eggs, according to certain
French authors
Mr.. Field-Mr. Chairman, insist upon |
nv point of order
Mr. Wheeler hope the gentleman
from Michigan Mr.. Field will not do that
This is the only matter in connection with
the Army which has not yet been discuss
ed. Laughter.
Mr. Platt, of Virginia. would like to
get the fullest information about the hapits
of the creatures that the gentleman from
New York is discussing; and wish MN
to mention, when those moths die,whether
other moths take thJlr place s.
Mr.. Cox-That depends upon whether
they have navy-yard in their district
LGreat laughter.
| Now, Mr.. Chairman, [ will not detaln
the House very much longer it is so good
natured. would read few more scien-
tifc extracts, with view to political les
son:
| The eggs according to Latreille and Duponchel,
from whose works the following remarks were
chiefly extracted) are Matched in fifteen days, ana
ceeding therefrom Immediately begin to gnaw the
substances within their reach.
Just as a man from district like that
of my friend would reach out quietly with
his antenna after the little patronage here
and there floating about navy-yard. 1t
is perfectly natural. | think did it my
self when [ was in accord with the Admin
istration in 1856. One or two postmasters,
think sufhced as the substances L be-
gan upon. Since then-and how long it
seems-our side have not even had the OPP
portunity of acting the moth upon the ma
tional patronage.
Again read:
) The little whitish caterpiars or moth worms pro
I ceeding therefrom Immediately begin to knaw the
substances within their reach and cover themselves
with the fragments, shaping them into little hollow
, rolls and lining them with silk Some pass the
! summer within their rolls
That is, | suppose, go down to Long
! Branch, ride in free palace Pullman cars
happy in
some carrying their cocoons about on their back
and some fastened to the substance they are eating
and they enlarge them from time to time by add
7 ing portions of the two upon extremities and b!
cores in the Sides which they slit flor this pur
4 pose. Concealed within their movable cases or il
their lint cupboard burrows they carry on the worl
of destruction through the summer
e That is when Congress is not in SEES
n sions-
f and in the autumn
e That is just before elections, laugh
d ter =
they leave off eating make fast their habitations
/ and remain at Jest and seemingly torpid through
| the winter.
That is until committees of investigation
get to work. Laughter.
Early in the spring they change to chrysalid
e within their cases and in about twenty DAYS after
" ward they transformed to winged moths, an
4 come forth and fly about in the evening
Y These are the defaulters who 60 offwith
r out being called to account by the Admin
" istratlon-
N they come forth and fly about in the evening ii
- they have paired and are ready to lay their eggs.
. Mr.. Field--I insist upon my point of OF
=. der. [Roars of laughter.
IS Dir. Cox will submit just on
= question. If | had the shorl
~ hand faculty of my friend from New Yor
r. Mr. Mellishl would put it into goo
" shape. Laughter. | think it should b
! something like this whether the moth
. which we are called upon to appropriat
il against-and whose incursion upon GU
Mt Army clothes are so wasteful-are tn
s. moths of the more numerous branch {
nt the Lepidoptera, or do they belong to tn
! phalena family of Linnus? daughter
NJ Mr.. Wheeler-To that question | al
ID swer in the affirmative. Laughter
he Mr.. Cox-And they have robust tho
n AK and if we apply snuff to them, instea
is of the expensive petroleum solution, wi
no they not sneeze out the predatory thora,
s so that we can thereby save $4,000
Is year? Laughter.
# But, sir, to be serious for moment, an
nj in conclusion. No man has suffered MOI
he than myself from the extraordinary essa,
,is on Saturday and other days in Senate al
a House, at Home and abroad in pamphl
an and press, from the currency question.
,as believed l had mastered some of it's a
ds struseness. / was sure at one time tn
inf initiation would carry saw the light
far victory in the eye of my friend from PEN
les sylvania, Mr.. Kelley then | recalled Il
nd vicissitudes of politics l read, re-rea
In dreamed Of bonds, notes, gold and silve
he exchanges and convertibhties, until was
ne despair. But to-day, sir, it is all clea
20. The solution Of the financial problem
tn the moth 1t is the Lepidoptera. l fe
it. Whether produced by the war or
oil bad administration, the causes are at on
he solved by considering the habits and resul
on of the moth. Therefore, sir, l propoul
YET this interrogatory as the final relief of O
W. financial debates and worries. Any gent
man of the ability of my friend from Pen
yill Continued on thirdpage.l