National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-14
TIE AoRrcuLruRAL CONGRESS-.


catcrdag'a ScsHtOu-Ahte Fnprre Hcnu
ny Commissioners Loring and Others.
The Agricultural Congress now In session at tho
Agricultural Bureau continued Its session ycstcr-
day. Commissioner Loring presiding, The follow
ing additional gentlemen, beside those whose
names have slready been given, have been ad
mitted ns delegates and participated in yestcr-
days session, which was the most largely at
tended meeting since the opening of the congress.
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES.
Hon. William Jenney, Mount Clemens, Mich,
State Department; Seth Fisher, wansatosa, Wis,
Agricultural Society; j. 3. stickncy, Green Bay,
Wis, Agricultural Society; j. NJ. Smith, wiscon-
SIM State Horticultural Society; Philip H. Bender,
Buffalo, N. Y. State Agricultural Society; the In.
diana State Board OF Agriculture, represented by
Hon. Henry c. Meredith, Cambridge City presi-
dent, Alexander Heron, Indianapolis, secretary,
X. 4. Brown, indianapolis, and Robert Mitchell,
Princeton; the Ohio State Board of Agriculture
represented by w !. Chamberlain. Columbus, sec
Winchester, and william s. Foster, Urbana
TIE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE READ
and subsequently made subjects of discussion by
the members Of the convention; "scicnce OF De-
veloping aud Perpetuating MIX Qualities" by
Islands, their People and their Cattle" by Mr. W.
=. HAZARD, Of PENNSYLVANIA n; "Dairying, BY Or,
George II. Loring, Commissioner of Agriculture.
The discussion of these papers consumed the even
ing hours OF the session, aud was participated in
by McsSrs. AikCn-WhoSc humorous remarks upon
his experience with Jersey cattle were much mp
prccinicd--Iackson, Hubbell, Roberts, Cobb, J. NJ
Smith, and Chamberlain. Mr.. Roberts, of New
York, on behalf of the committee appointed TO
wait upon Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, and other
members Of Congress IN reference TO proposed
changes in the act of 1862 granting aid to educa-
tional institutions,
SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING REsoLUTIoNs,
which gave rise to a very spirited debate:
Whereas the interests OF education, both general
and special. ore the most important TO which th6
port: Therefore,
Rssolrcd, that we recommend our Senators and
Representatives In Congress to provide that the In
lie lands from the Patent Office, from the revenue e
the Government on tobacco and spirituous and malt
liquors. shall constitute educational fund TO be dis
tribued annually to the several States, Territories
| and District OF Columbia,
| ReSoircd That II Is the sense of this convention
that third of said fund should be assigned TO the
| more complete endowment and support OF colleges
for the advancement Of scientific and Industrial edu
cation now established or hereafter to be established
| under the act of Congress of July 2, 1861
Resolved That we recommend an equal division o
that portion Of said fund assigned TO colleges among
the several states, Territories; and the District o
| Columbia.
Resolved, That we indorse the distribution of tn,
| remaining wo-thirds OF said fund, proposed by th'
Morrill, senate BILL No. .. ilr said bill relates L
general education.
The resolutions were finally laid upon the tabl,
| by vote of the convention, which then adjourned
| Quite number of the delegates in attendance OK
| pressed themselves well pleased with the atten
| tion given by THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN to thei
| deliberations. The proceedings will also DO con
tanned In null In the next weekly issue of THE Ma
TIoNAL REPuBLcAS.