The Origin of the National Scientific and Educational Institutions of the United States, Volume 4, Issue 2 |
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... Congress , 18th Session . [ Doc . No. 226. ] Ho . of Reps . | Silk - Worms . | Letter from James Mease , | transmitting | a treatise on the rearing of silk- worms , by Mr. De Hozze , of Munich , | with plates , & c . , & c . | February ...
... Congress , 18th Session . [ Doc . No. 226. ] Ho . of Reps . | Silk - Worms . | Letter from James Mease , | transmitting | a treatise on the rearing of silk- worms , by Mr. De Hozze , of Munich , | with plates , & c . , & c . | February ...
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... Congress were comfortably accommodated , it might be premature to commence a seminary . He did not wish to see the work commenced until the city was prepared for it , but he added that he hoped he had not omitted to take such measures ...
... Congress were comfortably accommodated , it might be premature to commence a seminary . He did not wish to see the work commenced until the city was prepared for it , but he added that he hoped he had not omitted to take such measures ...
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... Congress various projects which he thought to be of national importance , and among the first of these was " To erect , or at least to point out the place for the statue of 1783 , and either to direct or permit the colleges of the ...
... Congress various projects which he thought to be of national importance , and among the first of these was " To erect , or at least to point out the place for the statue of 1783 , and either to direct or permit the colleges of the ...
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... Congress , April 10 , 1790 . On the 8th of January , 1790 , President Washington entered the Senate chamber , where both Houses of Con- gress were assembled , and addressed them upon the state of the new nation . In the speech of a few ...
... Congress , April 10 , 1790 . On the 8th of January , 1790 , President Washington entered the Senate chamber , where both Houses of Con- gress were assembled , and addressed them upon the state of the new nation . In the speech of a few ...
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... Congress with such authority . Each House , the Senate on the 11th and the Representatives on the 12th , sent a cordial response to the President's address , reciting the particulars of his discourse , and promising , especially to his ...
... Congress with such authority . Each House , the Senate on the 11th and the Representatives on the 12th , sent a cordial response to the President's address , reciting the particulars of his discourse , and promising , especially to his ...
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Page 98 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts...
Page 100 - That in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science...
Page 98 - ... that the moneys so invested shall constitute a perpetual fund, the capital of which shall remain forever undiminished, (except so far as may be provided in section fifth of this act.) and the interest of which shall be inviolably appropriated, by each State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least 48 one college where the leading object shall be.
Page 97 - States, but their assignees may thus locate said land scrip upon any of the unappropriated lands of the United States subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents, or less, per acre...
Page 82 - American revolution with those of the late American war. The American war is over; but this is far from being the case with the American revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of the great drama is closed. It remains yet to establish and perfect our new forms of government, and to prepare the principles, morals, and manners of our citizens, for these forms of government, after they are established and brought to perfection.
Page 100 - ... the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial...
Page 97 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That there be granted to the several States, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, an amount of public land, to be apportioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each senator and representative in Congress...
Page 98 - SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the expenses of management, superintendence, and taxes from date of selection of said lands, previous to their sales, and all expenses incurred in the management and disbursement of the moneys which may be received therefrom, shall be paid by the States to which they may belong, out of the treasury of said States, so that the entire proceeds of the sale of said lands shall be applied without any diminution whatever to the purposes hereinafter mentioned.
Page 25 - Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power. Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight.
Page 98 - That all moneys derived from the sale of the lands aforesaid by the States to which the lands are apportioned, and from the sales of land scrip hereinbefore provided for, shall be invested in stocks of the United States, or of the States, or some other safe stocks yielding not less than five per centum upon the par value of said stocks...