Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-05-20
ERnM WAsHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
The Senate disposed Of the national cur
rency bill Tuesday after spending three hours
on some forty amendments. nearly ali Of
which we're rejected. The bill was passed
by a vote Of 80 to 9, Messrs Grimes Of Iowa.
and Cowan Of Pennsylyania, voting with the
democrats in the negative Eighteen places
Of redemption are provided for. All the pla-
ces mentioned in the bill as it came from the
House, except Portland, are retained, and
Buffalo, Leavenworth, and Providence are
added.
In Senate, May II, Rev. Mr.. Beaman Of
Indiana (Methodist) was elected chaplain in
place Of Rev. Dr.. Sunderland resigned
The bills equalizing the grade Of line naval
officer, for the relief Of friendly Sioux In.
dians, and for the better organization Of the
quartermaster's department, to be in opera.
ton only one year after the close Of the IT,
belion, we're passed.
A resolution instructing the commit on
the conduct Of the war to inquire into This
Red river disaster, was passed.
The House, passed the bill dropping un.
employed generals from the army rolls by the
unexpectedly large majority Of y to As, and
agreed to the Senate amendments to the &C,
establishing postal money order system.
May 2, the Senate confirmed Horatio @
Wright Of Conn, as Maj General Command
ing the 9th corpse and Provost J. II. Fry as
Brigadier. and then adjourned to MONDAY
too much excited with war news to attend TO
business. The House passed a substitute flr
the New Jersey railroad bill, the substitute
authorizing al railroads to carry mails, troops,
army supplies, freigh. and passengers. This
is designed - dodge the Camden & Amboy
monopoly.
Two commissioned officers who came from
the army, pretending to be wounded, when
they we're not, have been sen back in iron.
to be tried by drum head court. Gen. J. Il
Ward Of n. Y has been srrestad Tor coward.
ice
The United States sanitary commission
sent from Washington Tuesday morning 90
Acquia Creek steamboat which had been
previously chartered and loaded With some
seventy or eighty tons Of hospital stores
also a barge loaded With wagons and horse,
for transporting these supplies to Frederick.
burg or elsewhere With the steamboat and
barge we're sent sixty relief agents and nur.-
rs, all carefully trained for the work. BY
feeding stations" at various points the com
mission hope to NEE, the most urgen, need
/ The subscription to the forty loan re-
ceiyed the treasury were on Saturday ss79,.
900, on Monday Sl,ll20O0, on Tuesday
5000, 900, and ON Wednesday $4,000.
/ May l6, the Senate discussed the Pres.
dents action as to Gen. Frank P Blairs res
ignaIon and referred it to the judiary com.
mittee
The House referred credentials Of A. G..
Noyes Of Arkansas to committee on elections
Dawson OF Pa (dem.) meyed to accompany
our victories by a tender TO the rebels Of the
olive branch Of peace laid on the table IS 20
70. Perham's Pacific railroad bill was defeat.
ed (propery,) &C to So The House voted
to carry out the old contract for the Globe and
buy as many back sets as there are members
To be consistent, the n. Y. Tribune and Bur
lington Times will denou1ce this as biz
job The House thought it honest, and so
do we.
/ The Seven and Three tenths Treasury Nott
/ The Treasury has given the following no.
tice to the holders Of the three years seven
thirty notes, falling due after August 10 and
October |, 1854:
| The three years seven-thrty notes issued
under the act Of July 7, 1861, are exchange
able at any time before or at maturity for st
per cent bonds Of the acts of July II and
August 5, 1861, when presented in sums not
less than $500. The three years notes were
issued bearing date Of August 9 and October
/, 1861, and became due after August 9 and
October /, 1864. Holders Of the notes Of
either date are notified that they may be pre-
sented for immediate exchange for six per
cent bonds, with full coupons, drawing inter
est from July l, 1864, up to which date in
terest will be paid without delay on the three
years notes at the rate of seven-thrty per cent
per annum The interest found to be due on
the three years notes, up to July l, 1864
will be transmitted by the United States
Treasurer's draft, payable in coin. The siA
per cent bonds which are exchanged for the
principal Of the three years notes will be is
sued, drawing interest from July J, 1864, The
date up 20 which the three years notes are
settled, and will be transmitted az fast AZ they
can be conveniently prepared Parties wish
ing to ex' hange the three years notes in the
above manner must send them to the Treas
ury Department in sums Of five hundred dol
lars or its multiple, endorsed, Pay to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, for redemption,
which endorsement must be signed by the
party on whose account they are to be ex-
changed. They must be accompanied by
letter, stating the numbers denominations
and dates of the notes, and the kind, register
ed or coupon, and denominations Of the six
per cent bonds wanted in exchange. The
six per cent coupon bonds are of the demon
inations Of $500 and 81 900, and the regis
tered bonds are ofthe denominations of $500
81 900, $4,000 and $4,000. When regis
tered bonds are ordered parties must state Of
which the following places they wish the in
terest to be paid, viz New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Baltimore, or New Orleans.
The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan re-
ported to the Treasury to May IA mount to
S4S 964 900.
Five thousand majority was given to T. T.
lngersoll, republican, in the election in TIE
fifth Illinois district on Wednesday, to I'LL