Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-13
Committee N Getting.
Confirmed.

The senate committee Of commerce held a
meeting to-day al which several uncoutes.ed NOM
nations were ordered reported to the senate for
confirmation. but the New York custom house
nominations were laid over until next Thursday
The chairman and four other members making
just quorum, were the only members present at
the meeting to day.
Among the confirmstons by the senate to-day
are the following:
Thomas Hilthouse, United States assistant
treasurer at New York.
Y.C. Chandler of Massachusetts, United States
attorney Tor the northern district Of Massschu-
sets.
d. c. Moody of Dakota, associate Justice of the
United States court for Dakota.
New Orleans Mint-Msrtin V. Davis of Penn,
coiner; Joseph Albrecht Of Lou isans, asssyer /;
Maximillian Ferdinand of La, refner.
Horace II. Hamlin, postmaster at Augusta,
Maine.
James Hutchinson, Jr.. postmaster at West
Randolph. VI.
The Potter Committee.
A member of the Potter C ON i,tee said to-day
that it vas not the expectation of the majority to
get actively to work until after the holidays. 1t
is expected that MIR. Hiscock will be republican
member of the sub committee to go to New Or
leans.
PENSIONS.
The bill for the payment of invalid and other
pensions for the next fiscal year as it passed the
$3.50 900 less than the amount estimated, and s.,
500 less than the appropriation for the present
fiscal year. The bil contains proviso that IN.
expended balance from the appropriation may be
expended for similar objectsln the present bill.
Yellow Fever.
1t is stated thai Surgeon General Woodland ne
returned from New Orleans and other infected
yellow fever districts. His report will .tate ii.
belief that the epidemic was due to lack Of good
sewerage, filthy habits of the people and lack of
proper quarantine regulations.
Crops.
From the returns received this month at tie
agricultural department. the final estimated COM
piau0n is made Of the crop of cotton raised this
year. The acreage is about two per cent. greater
than 1877, amount not large enough TO mater
rally Affect the total product. being only 209. 503
acres. October and November returns show the
condition eleven per cent. higher than the same
months last year, owing to the remarkably fine
| weather for picking, which has lasted to date.
The yield of Int per acre is much higher than IN
1877, ony th ee States reporting less, viz Florida
Alabama and Louisiana, while all the others re-
port increase. The average production for
1873 IL l9l pounds per acre against 1856 pounds in
1877, thus making the crop of 1873 in round mum
bers 5000, l97 bales, allowing $50 pounds rs the
weight Of y bale.
Committee on Commerce,
The house committee on commerce will to- me r
row cons ider the immi Migration bull regulating the
imposition of head money, etc. The committee
has not yet decided what course it will take with
regard to the appropriations for the improvemen nj
of rivers and harbors. The disposition seems "a
be to make the appropriation only tor the principal
ones.
Military Matters.
| The bill accompanying the report of the join,
committee on the reorganization of the army
presented to the senate to. day by General Burn
side, provides that the general officers to six
namely, two major generals, and four brigadei
generals for permanent organ zstion. instead OF
eleven ~ at present, the reduction to take place
| by Casualties. That the present organization
shall consist Of not more than $4,000 men incud
| ing signal soldiers.