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to his great wealth, his wonderful mercantile ability, and 

 his skill in finance, rare education and great refinement of 

 culture. He w^ould give strength, solidity, firmness, to this 

 institution. I think the original idea should be carried out, 

 and his name replaced. Then we would avoid all these dis- 

 cussions as to particular localities which have been raised 

 by the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Majmard] in the 

 suggestion of a man from that State. I therefore move to 

 amend the amendment of the gentleman from Tennessee by 

 inserting the name of Alexander T. Stewart. 



Mr. Monroe. I now yield five minutes to the gentleman 

 from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Storm,] a member of the com- 

 mittee, after which I propose to call the previous question. 



Mr. Storm. I hope that the resolution, as modified by 

 the Committee on Education and Labor, will be adopted. 

 That committee carefully considered the resolution referred 

 to, and came to the conclusion which they have reported. 

 The name of Mr. Stewart was before that committee, to- 

 gether with several other names. After full discussion and 

 interchange of views by the members of the committee they 

 came to this conclusion, and I trust the action of the com- 

 mittee will be approved by this House at this time. 



If we follow the course indicated by the gentleman from 

 Tennessee [Mr. Maynard] and the gentleman from New 

 York [Mr. Cox] I have no doubt that every gentleman upon 

 this floor has some particular friend whom he would desire 

 to honor by suggesting his name for this position. The com- 

 mittee have looked solely to the qualifications, scientific and 

 literary, of the persons whose names have been suggested. 

 If the gentleman can give one reason or state one single 

 particular wdierein Mr. Stewart is superior to Professor 

 Coppee, I will yield to him. Mr. Stewart is a merchant, of 

 large business, engrossed and absorbed in mercantile pur- 

 suits. I dare say he would be entirely unable to pay any 

 attention at all to any question that might be referred to 

 him should he be appointed to this place. 



Professor Coppee, as a scientific and literary man, is abreast 

 with the age upon all questions of science, and is largely 

 interested in metallurgy, civil engineering, and mining, 

 questions which are now pressing themselves upon the atten- 

 tion of our colleges and schools, and the study of which is 

 replacing the old study of the dead languages. He has given 

 great attention to these matters, and is to-day in Pennsyl- 

 vania one of the leading scientific minds upon all these great 

 questions, in which the people have such a deep interest. 

 I think that it is due to that class of our people that they 



