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The question was taken on Mr. Woodbury's amendment, 

 and it was rejected. 



Mr. CRITTENDEN now moved his amendment, (before 

 stated.) 



Mr. CHOATE thought it equally objectionable ; its tendency 

 would be to prompt the managers to the selection alone of 

 the description of works in some measure prescribed. He 

 would infinitely prefer the postponement of this question of 

 limitation till an amendment to the eighth section, which 

 he had in view, should come up. He hoped the simple 

 motion to strike out the proviso would prevail. 



Mr. CRITTENDEN withdrew his motion. 



After a few remarks from Mr. Tappun in favor of retain- 

 ing the proviso, 



'The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Ohoate, 

 and the proviso was stricken out. 



Mr. CHOATE now moved to insert in the fifth section, 

 which enumerates the duties of the superintendent, so much 

 of the succeeding sections as the following words contain : 

 " And he (the superintendent) shall make experiments to 

 determine the utility and advantage of new modes and in- 

 struments of culture; to determine whether new fruits, 

 plants, and vegetables may be cultivated to advantage in 

 the United States ; and all such fruits, plants, seeds, and 

 vegetables as shall be found useful, and adapted to any of 

 our soils and climate, shall be distributed among the people 

 of the Union." This would meet the wishes of the Senator 

 from Ohio, so far as regarded the professor of agriculture 

 and horticulture. It was his design to move afterwards to 

 strike out the 7th section, which provides for a corps of pro- 

 fessors, and to offer a substitute. 



Mr. TAPPAN thought there were other professors equally 

 indispensable such as one on chemistry and one on astron- 

 omy, if a professor of astronomy were attached to the in- 

 stitution, the observatory could be confided to its care, and 

 the very valuable instruments it contains would afford facil- 

 ities for the study of that branch of science at the capital 

 not to be obtained elsewhere in the Union. Chemistry was 

 also intimately connected with the objects of the institution. 



Mr. CHOATE said discussion on these points would come 

 up^on a future motion he should make. 



The question was then taken and the amendment adopted. 



Mr. CHOATE now moved to strike out the 7th section, and 

 to insert in lieu of it the following : 



Section 7, strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert, " That the 

 board of managers shall employ competent persons to deliver lectures, or 



