Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-27
The Civil Rights BIZ and Democratic
Absenteism-Members Must
stand to their Pests.
The Agricultural Report On COtton-An
Acid Answer to the New York
Chrcalele aud Dana's Sun.
Matters In Arkansas win Likely be Left
TO Take their Own COurse-Relief
for the SOuth-Claims.
Southern Republican Influence in Con
gres-BItterness in the Radical
Caucus-A Strange Story.
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

The next attempt at an affirmative
policy on the part Of the Republicans
and thus to save their party, will be az
effort to pass the civil rights bill imme-
Ciiately after the Christmas vacation.
( Mr.. Beck served 3 notice on the Repub-
I licans to-day in the house that the bil
/ could not be psssed at this session; and
4 well informed Republicans say the same
thing. Beck's prophecy depends good
deal on whether all the Democrats shau
be steadily found in their places; and II
I the Democratic papers OF the country
/ were possessed Of ordinary intelligence,
they could and would break up the sys-
/ TEN Of Democratic absenteism, which
! alone gives the opportunity to pass such
| measures. This evil OF Democratic sb-
/ senteism has been running on for six
7 wears, and no effort has been made by
/ the press to check il. 1t Is said that a
! two-thirds vote is now absolutely neces-
/ sary to pass the civil rights bill.
/ AGRICULTURAL REPORT ON COTTON.
The Isst monthly statement Of the
! agricultural department makes an scid
retort to the attacks which have been
made upon the monthly estimates or
] averages. 1t is explained that there are
Z but three general Inquiries each season:
First-The acreage, expressed as per
! centage Of the total ares Of the previous
year in each county. Second-COndi-
I ton; normal vitality and growth being
/ the unit OF com mpaTisOn, or 100. Third
/ Product, OF total quantity IN each coun-
l ty as compared with the actual yield
Of the previous year. The first and last
OF these are each given but once, but
condition. isrepOrteG monthly through
/ tie season. 1t Is further shown, with
some 81 temper, thst the misunder-
I standings which hsVe taken place have
arisen from the practice OF taking the
/ figures for condition and treating
I hem as predieti0ns or estimates OF ulti-
mate yiesd. The estimates Of probable
Z Weld thus seem to vary from month to
/ month, while, il fact, the department
Z Is not making any such estimate at all.
+ With this explanation We quote what
/ follows: "The cotton product OF 1874,
! as estimated by the correspondents of
/ the department Of agriculture, some
/ Whist exceeds three and half millions
/ OF bales. The yield per acre is reported
/ less than 1873 in most OF the States.
! The weather for ripening and gathering
/ the top crop has been very favora-
I ble. The reports are nearly unani-
nous in stating that the
proportion OF lint to seed is large. The
percentages of last years aggregate Of
bales in the principal cotton states are
rs follows: Virginia, So; North Caro-
l lima, So; South Carolina, 80; Georgia,
50; Florida, 100; Alabama, 95; Missis-
sippi, 80; Louisiana, s.; Texas, 80; Ar
/ kansas, so; Tennessee, 81. This result
/ corresponds very closely with the indi-
| cations Of the monthly statements Of
condition made by the department.
I The October statement, which has been
misinterpreted Tor misrepresented) as
| indicating 8 600, 900 bales or less, makes
/ the average for ten cotton States II per
! cent. Of normal condition, or an impair
ment Of % per cent. from all causes,
/ against 79 per cent. last year. So far as
/ condition in October indicates final re-
suits in bales, the proportion would be
as 79 is to Il so is the aggregate yield Of
7 last year 70 that Of the present season.
I This would make within a faction
/ 3,74S, 600 bales on the same acreage, but
on an area 10 per cent. less il would
mean 3 ,373, 600, or, with the outlying
area, fully 8, 400, 600. The fine season
I for rlpening and gathering during the
I last two months accounts Tor the slight
/ increase in the fi1Ai returns and rem
ders the accuracy Of judgment in the
/ two returns almost absolutely indenti-
I cal. The statement OF condition 100
/ Tepresening normal condition Of
/ healthy development, above which ex-
traOrdinsry vigor sni growth may some
! times be written, while all impairment
Of vitality or reduction Of heslthful
/ growth as represented by lower figures
during the growing season Of 1874 has
/ been reported as fOllOws-the figures be-
! ing in each case an average, for the
! State named, OF the county percentage
/ OF normal condition, by the side of
which are placed similar State averages
/ for 1873: