Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-09

The Agricultural College COnvention-
Proceedings Of the Body To-day.


Proceedings Of the Body To-day.
AT the afternoon session of the Agricultural
College convention at the agricultural depart
ment, yesterday, it was decided to pay visit
TO the White House this afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
the President having signified that he would
be pleased to see the delegates at that hour.
Messrs. Willets, of Michigan; Lee, OF Missis-
sippi: Atherton, of Pennsylvania; Fairchild, OF
Kansas, and Dwainelle of California, were ap-
pointed vice presidents of the convention. A
resolution was adopted urging upon Congress
the measure known as the Culom bill. Ii was
decided, also, TO appoint a committee to urge
before Congress such legislation a> might be
favored by the convention.
In a discussion of a portion of Commissioner
Colmans address the system OF distributing
seeds through the hands of members of Com
gress was condemned by number OF delegates,
VINO favored a plan providing that the distribu-
ton of seeds should be made entirely by the
commissioner of agriculture.
AT the evening session eX-CongreSsman Will
lettS, OF Michigan read paper on Industrial
Aiucation, which was discu 'sed at length.
To-DAY'S SESSION.
The agricultural convention reassembled at
1880 a. m. to-day. The chair announced the
following committee on legislation: Messrs.
Atherton, of Pennsylvania: Willetts, of Michi-
gan, and Lee of Mississippi.
AGRICULTURE AND METEOROLoGY.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Aivord de-
claring that the relations Of agriculture and
meteorology are SO intimate that the operations
of the signal service should be fully demon
strated at every agricultural college, and re-
queSting the com missioner to use his best
efforts to procure the establishment of a signal
station at every agricultural college now or
hereafter established under national endow-
ments; also that If this canuot be done through
the signal officer the matter be referred to the
committee on legislation of this convention,
they to cooperate in securing the necessary
legislation. This resolution was discussed at
Of Se~ Farshd
Of Wisconsin; Lazenby, of Oho McWhorter, OF
Tennessee, and Fernald, Of Maine.
THE COMMITTEE on LEGISLATION
submitted report setting forth that as the
principal object Of the convention was to estab-
lish closer relations between the department of
agriculture and all institutions systematically
engaged In active labor for agricultural pro-
gress, therefore resolved that in the opinion OF
the convention the first Practical measure to
secure cooperation in the fulfilment of the ad-
mirable suggestions of Commissioner Colman
IS the creation of a bureau or divis on in the
department which shall be the special medium
OF inter-cOmmuncation and exchange between
the institutions intended tn toe represented by
this convention and the central Office in charge
OF this general plan of corporations; that the
convention recommends to the commissioner
most important function Of this proposed
bureau the compilation and publication Of =
periodical bulletin Of agricultural progress, not
less than quarterly, and an annual report based
thereon; that this bulletin contain full reports
of all progress in agricultural experiments, pro-
greSS etc.; that all the colleges feel OBJ gated
send to the agricultural department full reports
OF all experiments results, ETC., Of interest for
publication in the bulletin, and that the conn
missioner furnish proper blanks for these re-
ports; also, that Congress be petitioned to sup
ply funds for this purpose
This report was discussed at some length and
in detail, the speakers making such suggestions
as they deemed best calculated to make the
projected bureau or division q success.
The report of the committee in favor of the
establishment of an Office or bureau OF inter-
communication, and asking Congress TO provide
for 1t was unanimously adopted.
A resolution of the business committee. pro-
viding that after today the sessions shall be
devoted to the presentation aud reading OF es-
says, ETC., was adopted.
THE CALL ON THE PRESIDENT.
The chairman notified all the delegates to as
semble in the east room of the White House at
2:3O prompt, to be received by the President.
Before leaving the grounds the delegates were
photographed in body, and at pm the Pres
dent received them.