New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-16
WASHINGTON.
Before the Levee COmmittee-Theil
Action-S2,OOO,OGO for Repairing thu

ActiOn-S2,OOO,OGOf for Repairing the
Levees. 't
WASHINGTON, June l5.-Messrs. Hebert.
Longstreet, Thompson, Sanhdge and FOR
shey were before the Senate COMMITTEE on
Levees this morning. The committee auth
orized the chairman, Senator Alcorn, to
report bill appropria-ing $2O0O,o0O tor
levee purposes, 10 be thus distributed:
$1,000 0GO Tor Louisiana, $5o0,00O for Mis-
sissippi and $500, 600 for Arkansas.
Nominations.
The following nominations were made
today: Frank Heiderhotf, as collector OF
customs at Pearl River; John G. Goodloe,
as collector of customs at Mobile.
The Halt. Million Relief Bill.
Congreesmen Darrell, Snyder and Havs,
together with Messrs. Sandidge, Of New Or
leans. and Crowell. OF Boston, were before
the Senate appropriation committee, to-
day, urging favorable action on the House
bill appropTiating $1,000 for the relief OF
the sufferers by the overflow OF the Mlssis-
sippi.
The committee unanimously agreed to
report back and recommend the passage OF
the bill.
Agricultural.
The statistician Of the department OF
agriculture makes report OF the acreage
in cotton, based on returns from most OF
IEC COTTON cOuullSs. anu On pCAsoAoA OooOA
walton in six cotton States as follows, the
comparison being with the area OF 1873:
Virginia sO North Carolina 80; South
Carolina 81: Georgia 80; Florida 81; Alaba-
ma sc; Arkansas SO; Tennessee 80; Missis-
sippi So; Louisiana 50; Texas l02; Missouri
IS. The aggregate reduction slightly ex-
ceeds ten per cent.
The condition Of the crop is represented
by the following figures, 100 being normal
L. Ca ro1;po go Cnnfh
Carolina 81, Georgia 80, Florida 80, Ala
bama 81, Mississippi 78, Louisiana 70, Tex.
as 80, Arkansas 80, Tennessee 80.
The report of the condition last June was
more favorable in every State except North
Carolina and Texas, the record standing as
follows: North Carolina IS, South Carolina
| SO, Georgia "a, Florida ]02, Alabama 80,
Mississippi 80, Louisiana "a, Texas s6, Ar
kansas 90, Tennessee 80.
The season has Deen remarkable for heavy
and frequent rains during the month OF
| April throughout the cotton States. In
| some sections the aggregate rain fall re-
| ported exceeds sixteen inches. All rivers,
| creeks and spring branches open over
| flowed the banks, destroyed the planting
prevented the termination OF newly planted
lands In the more Southern belt replant
! ing was general, both on bottom and up
! lands. From the first week of May to it,
( clUs6 LUc 1EOukEL " 40 dtuOoo uAAsSA 9sA
| The soil was packed, afterward baked by
the hot Sun, retarding cultivation and pre-
venting growth. The stand is, therefore
| very Door, many plants not having made
| their appearance on the first of June.
Since the last of May light showers have
been general, and prospects are much i'm
| proved. Fields are much cleaner than a
| this date last year, and can easily be kep'
free from weeds. With favorable weather
a rapid improvement is certain, and a tan
comparison with July Is quite probable
the next report.
The New District Government.
The committee on District governmen
investigation had an eight hours continu
Gus session, to-day, and nave uuanimousi
agreed to pail down the present territoria
government.
The government will consist of thre
commissioners appointed by the Presiden
and confirmed by the Senate.
The report shows that, as far az the i,
ouiries have progressed, the debt OF tn
District is s20,O00,000.