The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-11
TnR REPonT on Eangsyay.e

RSHaerlka OF Ren. ID. Wyatt Aiken, OF svuta,
Caroline, In the House Of Represontatives
Tho Waytho Honey Goes for Printing
and the Agricultural xntereats ef the
Country Neglected.
In tho House of Representatives, on
the 26th Of March, O RESOLUTION was un.
der consideration which proposed to
print 5000 copies Of the report, ON foreg.
try by the Commissioner OF A sriculture.
Mr. Aiken moved 70 amend ty aserting
$4,000 copies, aud on this smep diuent he
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker, some explanation il ne.
cessaYy to acquaint the House With the
subject before them chat they may vote
understandinGly upon the report of tho
Committee on Printing.
In the epring OF 1874, q memorial ves
presented to Congress from the "Ameri.
can Association for the Advancement of
Science," asking fer ouch legislation 40
would tend to encourage the cultivation
of timber and the preservation Of forests.
That memorial was referred to the Com.
mittee en- Public Lands, who, after ma.
turely considering It's merits, reported
favorably and presented q bill authorig.
ing the appointment By che PF5sident of
@ Commissioner Of Forestry, who should
make Investigations upon this and all
kindred subjects Thie commissioner
was subsequently, appointed, and he "a the
agent OF the government who uow p7e.
senta to this body The result OF his 10.
vestigations In the shape of rersorS
upon forestry, and Of which report / ask
tho publication Of $4,000 copies, insteed
OF 1000 as proposed by the Committee
on Printing. -: ~ ~ 6
I am not hers, sir, 10 defend this agent,
for. never k.iow him until met him
before the Committee on Agriculture
but he 10 O man Of national reputation.
aud presume mas mis- reputation some.
what at stake In submitting this report.
He has labored assiduously for two years
to fulfill the order of Congress in making
these Investigations upon che subject Of
forestry, forest culture, and all other ques.
tions incidental thereto -as -
The printing of thib report was ma
turely considered by che COMMITTEES on
Agriculture, consisting Of eleven mem.
bers. The manuscript is sufficient to fill
two volumes, ono o volume of closely
printed matter Of perhaps 600 pages, che
other volume OF STATISTICAL matter.
comprising about $50 or 400 pages. Your
Committee on Agriculture believe It
would DO prudent, wise and proper to
publish the entire report, making per-
haps 1000 or 100 pages. But BY O.
peculiar rule Of this House, to which I
am not now Offering an objection, after
the confederation of the subject by the
COMMITTEES OF eleven y.e.onbers, We Saye
the mntter again submitted for the con-
alteration Of the Printing Committee,
which ir composed Of but three mem.
berS, who in their wisdom decide that
the Cen, .!:se: O. Agriculture Agriculture were %
per cent. wrong: To my mind, sir, this
Now, Dir. Speaker, ask che chairman
OF the Committee on Printing If he has
delved into this n,.ss of manuscript
matter7 Eas no conception Of tie
magnitude Of this work, and of It's i'm
portance to the people Of this country ?
Il" no mas, would ask why is 1t that his
committee have suggested tho printing
Of only 5000 copies7 Is It because
printing o largo number wouid not be
"in the line Of economy2" If this IL the
purport of his report. and il should be
approved by this House, I shall on O
proper occasion introduce resolution,
to be referred to an appropriate commit.
tea, aaking for dasn:..sH &C si.ias ois- ca
repeated cry, haypsd upon this floor su
constantly, "it is not In the line of econ
omy." saf tet
Il viii require but s. GaaN 70 prius
5000 copies Of this report, and instead
Of spending larger amount for the
benefit Of the great agricultural interests
of our country, the Committee on Print.
ing favor that economy which would al.
most smother the report and prevent q
single copy from falling into tho hunda
of the farmers. Sir, compare this speciea
Of economy with that which appropriated
fer defunct navy or for an inefficient
army more millions of the public money
than We are asking for thousands. Yes
sir, We give more &c &c srGcs. sai,sasTyy e
o single commodore or general than II
asked for 70 spread information among
the people. tH'fe3 ';g @3
This il the frs. time during thiB ses.
sion that the agricultural interests have
asked that somo benefit shall accrue to
them srom the appropriations made to
develop the recources Of the country. 4
Mr.. Finley Will the gen ntleman from
South Carolina allow me TO mako sug.
gestion in the way of On inquiry ? I'q
Mr. Aiken-C Certainly.
Mr.. Finiey-The gentleman stated that
! 1t would cost Sc, 900 to print 900 copiea
| OF this report. Nov. is It not true tia!
it would only cost 81, 900 10 print 25 ,oOl
| copies7 f'..t.8 - 80 (
| Mr. Aiken-I can print 25,ooc copie.
| for SIl, 200. i.a ~ I
! AHar. Speaker, unaertook to rummags
| through this mass of manuscript to sat
isfy myseif about its contents and nav.
ing learned its .Enpposed contents by an
examination of the captions to the vari
Gus chapters,I I ask the privilege of str
ting them to the House. -ANi
The first chapter contains an account
OF the distribution of forests Throughout
the United States, and their extent ir
the respective States and territories.
The second chapter is captioned '.'Tht
methods "a preserving and increasing
these forests;' the third speaks OF thu
methods of planting ont forests, snd de
scribes the trees best adapted to different
localities. Fourth, "Wood as . niateria
for paper making." Fifth. "The' manu-
facture of charcoal and its uses, yitt
wood gas for illumination and other pur
J nnses" 2ix:h, "rhe Sccaspr.:os consumption :
| wood by railroads, tbs respective con
sumption for fuel and for cross.ties.' ;
Seventh, srThe comparative value Of dif
ferent kinds Of wood for heating pusco
aes." Eighth. 'SThe 'resinous products
Of our forest, and the European methot
OF preserving resinots trees.n
Nov, Dir. Speaker, 1t Is q vel know,
fact that the rssinous Industries Of tn,
Southern States, in which 30 mncl
1 money 10 ANNUALLY ';nveSta,i are hejn,