Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-10
FROM WASHINGTON.


MCK0WshCoo NesoSeSs
WASHINGTON, July s.
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
House today. . cEncus of republican mem
bers tas held for the purpose OF discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of attempting to dispose
of the remaining contested election cases dar-
ing the present session. and to decide. II pos
sible, upon day for adjournment sine die.
There were only about so members present.
The number was deemed insufficient to bind
the action of the much larger absentees, and,
consequently. no action was taken. Various
opinions we're expressed respecting the cleo
ton cases. during which the point was made
that it would be difficult 81 obtain 4 quorum
of republican members within several days,
whereupon il was decided to ascertain how
long il would take to secure quorum If 1t
should be required. The question Of adjourn
ment sine die was then discussed TO some ex-
tent, but the expressions of opinion were so
varied that il was impossible to give any in
dication of the prevalent sentiment of the
majority of the House by the utterances Of
the few members in attendance at the caucus.
After session of less than an hour, with the
general understanding that another caucus
should be held next week to determine the
course of procedure, the caucus adjourned
Army Retirements.
Major General Irwin Mcdowell, command
ing the miiti ~ division of the Pacific, will
be placed on the retired list in October. 1t
is generally understood that Maj. Gen. Scho-
field will succeed Mcdowell. Gen. w. T.
Sherman will be retired in Feb, 1884; Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, 1895; Maj. Gen. Hancock in
March, 1858; Maj. Gen. Schofield in 1895 !:
Brig Gen. John Pope in July, 1886; Brig.
Gen. Oliver o. Howard in 1894; Brig. Gen.
Alfred II. Terry in 1891; Brig. Gen. Augur,
in Aug 1885; Brig. Gen. Crook in 1892.
A Little Contest Over the Confirmation
of Ex-senator West.
The Senate committee on the District of
Columbia. to whom was referred the nomna-
ton of ex-senator West for District Com
missioner. agreed today to report to the Sen
ate in favor of his confirmation. There was
considerable opposition on the part of the
democratic members of the committee, based
upon Mr.. Vests political course in Louisiana
and the vote in his favor was strictly party
one.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nomina.
tons to the Senate today: J. A. Zabriskie,
of Arizona. to be L. S. Attorney for Arizona
Zan l.. Tidball, of New York, to be L. S.
Marshal for Arizona; VIM. p. Chandler. of
Illinois, TO be U. S. Surveyor General for
Idaho: George S. Andrews to be Professor
of Modern Languages at L. S. Military
Academy; Josiah J. Dunn, Postmaster at
West Gardiner, Mass.
Appropriation Wanted.
WASHINGTON, July 9.
The national board of health has instruct
Cd oil hair ivsn ali sha linn,
grant travel between the Atlantic seaboard
and the West and Northwest; also on the
Southern Atlantic and Gulf coast, and in the
Mississippi valley, to be prepared to close
the stations and suspend work on the 18th.
This action is rendered necessary by the
failure of a sufficient appropriation to cover
the expense of keeping up that service. 1t
will involve the suspension of the inland in
spection of foreign immigrants for the dis
covery and prevention and transmission OF
small pox at ten stations distributed on the
trunk lines of railway in the North, and OF
the inspection of infected vessels arriving at
our ports, from yellow fever.
Congress will not Adjourn Before Aug
ust LIST.
The action of the republican Senatorial
caucus on the tax bill aud the lesurelv
"e'i"uS uisPiaSSu Ny lie oeha.e uuIihs iast
week in Its consideration of the river and
harbor bill have rendered it necessary to re-
wise the former estimates of the probable
duration of the session and adjournment sine
die not now generally expected to occur be-
fore the end of next week, or in the opinion
of many well informed observers. before the
first of August.
The Fishing Industries.
The census bureau has issued special
bulletin showing the extent and value of the
fishing industries of New Hampshire as fol-
lows: Ala persons and capital of 5000, 465
are employed. Rhode Island fisheries en-
ploy 23l0 persons and S596,67S capital and
the value of the products are SSS0,Sl5. The
fisheries of Connecticut employ 3l3l per-
sons and 81 ,42l ,020 capital and the value OF
the products amounts to Sl,456, 500.