New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24

me in public. Tell your raster I will hold you
personally responsible" Higgins smiled rs though 1t
incident in the regular routine OF his work.
while Mr.. Strong called Assistant Secretary Smith
and gave him u like warning.
Mr. Strong says that great defect in the manage
ment OF the Custom House Is in the failure Of tho
President to appoint competent and experienced
chant as General Appraiser Secretary Manning, In q
circular he sent our June ssid The reappraising
board apprase the goods and not to depend Tor
their information so-csed experts II is presumed
the General APR raiser will such expert kno VI
perform hia official duty" After that Official declara-
ton the President appointed an unknown Brooklyn
lawyer General ApI raiser. That is the kind Of
sstency which has generally marked the course Of this
Administration one-haf Is true that IL told here by
Democrats about the present management OF the
House. then Hubert o. Thompsons friends are having
profitable time Of IL.
Ex-Congressman Willis OF Michigan, now president
OF the State Agricultural College, spending his holiday
season in this city. Mr.. Willis was the only member
from his State who sustained President Arthurs veto Of
the Jumbo" River and Harbor bill. Il received
many letters from Michigan approving my course" he
said yesterday though the State is in favor Of river and
harbor improve mens. But much OF tho money is
wasted. I carefully investigated the Mississippi i'm
provemonts and I satisfied that it will take
$lO0.0Oo,oOo to carry them out and then IL will be
doubtful II they prove OF any value" Speaking Of tho
Republican Iarty In Michigan Mr.. Willis said: The
party prospects are better there The Prohibition
lists are not so ferocons as they were two years ago
labor vote. The workmen have been taught by Demo-
Gratis to look Upon that Iarty friendly to them
It mistake which the Republicans need to give
attention to overcoming"
Mr.. Willis Is much interested in the Agricultural
College. He said There 800 pupils In the college,
All Of them 90 PRACTICAL agricultural work and one-haf
OF them pay their way through the college. Can
In all parts OF the Stale beneficial results from the work
OF this college, What needed Is branea for instruc
ton III technology. The OF CONGRESS PASSED in 1862
approprating scrip to the amount Of 10000 for
each Senator and Representative in Congress for the
endowment OF colleges for the benefit Of agriculture and
the mechanic arts has proved fruitful The college In
Michigan has taken the lead. In New-York the laud
given to Cornell but effort join agricultural
branch to regular college has failed there and
Will fail In such The Government granted
1430000 OF land for these colleges and the fund
arising from tho sale OF that land nted to $7,545
405, which Increased by gifts from the States and
individuals to the amount or S5,000,000 These agri-
cultural colleges employ 400 professors oDd have
1000 students. No better investment could have been
made OF the public funds IT is becoming from year
undsputed monopoly as tie producers OF cereals
Russia. Australia and India rapidly developing a
wheat producing ard exporting countries and the
IL OF other agricultural products With this sharp
competition it would seem that announcement
derived from science and industry should he give 10
this great Industry Hence hOIe to Congress
the bill introduced to Increase the ecieDcy OF these
colleges by further endowment for the support aPi
cultural experiment stations in each state. Tie benefits
o. snch stations unquestoDed. The appropriation
sought is $4,000 year for slch State or $4,000 IN
all tho states"