Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-30
37ih Gougrc~s---;sd Session.

TurV-pt1, Jan. -.
~rv,rv-Ttc credentials ~ David Tu-rl, 90
lui.,n1. Vcr. presented
Mr. F.-t,r offered joint rr-o.uter i'rc-t.us
tle SECRETARY Or th5 Nay uo. ia r.-eHt lr7-ue
leland until Congress shall so dre'f
VI CoVau novel 'a refer 10 fo tfe u7tll c'.ui-
mir'ee. rejected
Mr. Hsrr- presented the petition o. two iauGh-
t.rs of tom. Bcushav and two ,stsrsof Com.
Wainwright iorpersous.
\ resolution Vss adopted ir- ,ructinS the m'i-
i,arv committee TO in4u'nc into The exPedieucy
of publ sb.ug monthly. the names a. ST officers
absent ou leave. with date of absence and the
names OF officers bv whom leave is granted.
4 POINT resolution to anuul the trsaf'r, with che
Sioux Indians was taken ny.
Nr. pooltie novel q bin as substitute.
proposing to eiert the slmc thing. Post
poncl
The hill % reimburse Minnesota ir the expen-
scs incurred in defending the state against the
Indians was passed.
Bill providing for greater comfort of the sick
and wounded -oilier-. anil go promote the EN-
cheney Of the medical department OF the army.
vi, considered. but without aston the S'natc
sloumci a0cr on ',o-uiive Session.
U.,,r-Nr Stevens ryI.rrtcl q lill T-ovilnc f,r
aplointnt"utof deputy register Of tho treasury
with q salary Of =, son per aunum, and extend
iu. two wears from late. Tho hill was amended
iaskiuz the ssllrv - 900. ami Emitting the term
,r office The bin also provides for the appoint
uieut of assistant se,fvtarie~ of var to serve cue
wear. Passed
The House went into committee. ON WAYS sud
means f.r the support u the government.
Among amendments made which have yet 90 BE-
voted upon by the House. !, one author zing the
Secretary Of the Treasury TO dispose Of bonds ou
su-h terms rs be may deem most advisable. for
lawful money of the United State or for any Of
the certificate of indebtedness that may at any
time be unpaid, or for any OF the treasury notes
heretofore j~-ued under the provision Of thi-
sct.
Nlr Cox novel To amend hy making revenue
iayablc in lcsql tender. Cox made a speech op-
posing the further issue Of paper money aud
also high tariff il- amendment was re-
jectcl.
The second section was amended authorizing
the secretary to i-,uc 500. .O00 treasury
notes interest not exceeding six per cent. payable
senli-annualy in coin, and the principal PAYABLE
any time after 3 years from date such notes re-
cciyahle for internal duties and debts and de-
mandS due the government. except import du-
ties Nothing herein is TO he construct to author
ze the issue Of more legal tender notes.
Mr. Pendleion moved TO strike out the 2nd sec
tion of the bill providing for issuing $500, ,e00,-
oo1 illegal tender notes; rejected.
\ now section was adopted that after March / =.
1868, the coupons Of al bonds Of the United
States heretofore issuei or that maybe issued
under this act. may NJ any time, thirty DAYS be-
fore they become due, he received for customs as
coin.
Committee before completing its action on the
clause taxing hanks, laid the bill aside
Mr. Arnold addressed the committee N favor
of the enlargement of the canals.
The committee rose and the Hou>- adjourned
The French correspondent OF the London
Sptctator give rather startling account Of
the distrces among the cotton operatives of
France, aud the measuIoz adopted f,r their
relief lie says
One may form su idea of the number of
families doomed 70 starvation bg rejecting
that. in the Department Of the Sine lnfe-
rieure alone, the cotton trade sets in motion
more than the fourth part of the whole num-
Der Of spindles that are worked all over
France. Day after day, night after night.
the country is scoured by hands Of unior-
tunatc PEOPLE, who creep along from door to
door, asking for bread and shelter.
Railway stations are hesieged by poor
bali-nakod children, wirh emaciatod faces,
implJrins the assistauces ot the traveller.
All this misery is T. te -een. How much
more aiierting still the unseen distress Of
thosc who had rather die than bcs and Of
th1sc. too. who. having either T. attend an
aged parent or t. nurse a lahy. are. as IL
were. unpris med in their wrctcitvi dwelling.
There ar., in the Scins. Inf..ri.ttt, G,sl 0nO
,l.ndii~. 0Oo t,pms. - chiutz manufac-
tur-s. and 81 .nH0 hand lipms. We'd. in or
1iusTy times the manufacturers emrlnv
Sn0pH working men. Nowadays they en-
rloy scarcely 20,c90. Consequently. 30.-
900 are out OF work Each hand loom must
OCCUPY man OF woman and child: in ell .
lSS,G1 hands. since The crisis, FIVE wsa-
veTs ont Of six stand s:ill for want Of work /:
in other words, there are about loo .n0O
w'aycrS in state of starvation