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Congress.
Passage Of the Military Reconstruction
Bill over the Veto.
Pdssoge Of hs Tenure Of Ofoe Bin Orer
the IetO.
PASSAGE OF THE BANKRUPT BILL.

Congress did heavy stroke OF work or
Saturday. Abou. noon the Presidents veto
/ of the military reconstruction bill was re-
ceived by the House. The rules were at
once suspended by a two thirds vote, which
cut Of all dilatory motions, and the bill
passed over the veto By l35 to a.. 1t then
went to the Senate, and was passed by a
vote Of IS to 10, Revcrdy johnson voting
for it, and sustaining his vote by a speech.
The presiding officer Of the Senate announced
that the bill was LAW.
The veto Of the Tenure Of Office BlA WIS
also received, and it was passed over the
veto, by vote of l3l to 81 in the House,
and S5 to IL in the Senate; and it is law.
Judge Poland in the Senate. presented
the report Of the Conference committee on
the Bankrupt bill. which was concurred IN
by 24 against 20.
The Senate also took up a tariff bll
which passed the House iGst at the close of
the first session, providing for an increased
duty on iron, and it was passed, 81 to -
Senator Edmunds announced the failure
of the committee Of Conference on the Leg
islative appropriation bill, the point Of dis
agreement being the extra compensation
voted by the House TO It's employees. While
the Senate was considering the bill 1t WIS
announced that the House had rcccded, and
the bill passed
In the House Mr.. Morrill, made report
fr N the committee Of conference on tie
tax bill, fixing the duty on cotton at two
and one half per cents; allowing gas com
panies to continue charging the tax to con-
summers, and taxing grape brandy one dol
lar gallon. The report was agreed to.
Other important business was done, and
the House went into session again, on sun
day evening.
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The Water Question--Letter from
T.. W. Peck.

Editors Of the Tines


Editors Of the Times:
notioe in the Times Of Tuesday morning an
article headed The Water Question" signed
" - in which occurs the following sentence !:
e Later it was generally supposed, and the City
Council understood, and il was represented by
persons connected with the Company to the Re-
ferees, to whom the question CT the value OF the
water works Of the Company was referred, that
the net receipts, over and above the expenses Of
operating the works, were from 81 200 to ST.
500 per snnum."
As know Of no one who understood the f.
nancial affairs Of the g Burlington Aqueduct
Co." but myself, infer that an the party
alluded to in the above sentence. II, as a A"
states, it is generally understood such represen-
tations were made, / am very much obliged to
him for the opportunity he has afforded me OF
denying the assertion in this public manner.
I have never stated, aud I believe no officer Of
the Burlington Aqueduct Co. has ever stated
to the Referees or to any one else, that the an et
receipts over and above the expenses Of oper-
ating the works were from 81 200 to 81 800
per annum" "A7' evidently intends to con-
vey the impression that the Burlington Aqueduc;
Co. have in some way succeeded in swindling
the City. -
A brief history Of the manner in which the
city became the owners Of the Buflingtcn Aqus-
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The anonymously called caucuses, held
last evening in the several wards. were un-
derstood to be cahed in the Interest of the
Lake" project were run by the Lake"
men and of course, nominated Lake"
candidates for Aldermen, for the mcst
part without the presence or opposition OF
the other side. The River men, how
ever, appear to have no intention Of allow
ing the elections to go by default, and a
general caucus to present nominations Of
Aldermen who shall represent their views
On the water question, is called by number
of our citizens, above. Ii meets at the City
Hall at half past ieren this ere'iing, and we
trust that the numerous portion of our citi'
sens who consider it an object to avoid use.
less taxation and secure the common end in
the most economical way, By taking the
water from the river, will take the trouble
to Re fully represented.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

WHAr STEAM POWER Ccsrs.-We learn
to-day from the best authority, that it cost
ten thousand dollars to run the engine at
the Pioneer shop, las, year. The engine is
$50 horsepower; and the fuel cost nothisg,
being shayings from the planning mill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

MR. HoPEINs' communication, in another
column, touches the very nub of the whole
discussion On the water question. There is
no question but that the water eln be pro-
cured more cheaply from the river. Is there
enough of it? and will 1t be as good as the
Lake water? are the only remaining ques-
tions TO be settled. The interesting facts
mentioned by Mr.. Hopkins, must have
weight on that POINT, with unprejudiced
minds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

The Amazon have very singular mode O
taking care Of their young. There is va
Ticty called the gonIdont, which cr1Hs e
the length Of two feet or more, which lay
It's cgrs in holes. Ihe fish makes Lon.
hole in the bank ol the river the in;eriJ
end OF the hole being larger than ~ the en-
trance, and breathcs within It, 30 a- % Civ.
its young, as It were, fresh air. Otheri
carry their young rolled up between thy
folds Of the gills, and the young remain ID
that way protected by these folds oi :hc
mouth, and are carried within until tuc7
are ready 70 hatch. have frequently
/ caught a Esh with these punches cr cg.7 in
the folds of tbeir giils, and have even rris-
. al some If them and been able 70 trace tle
changes which they undergo, and | have
thus been enabled g. observe Il very -in-
gular feature. which applies 90 aN tl-
young fish Of the Amazon. The tail Jri
Of the young presents that suEuilr in5-
quality which We have in the shark
and the sturgeon, and which. 10 Gci. is q
feature common to all the fishes 5i the o,l
geological formations, as that We mev say.
without exaggeratiln, that in fora the 6, a.
Of the earliest days Of creation re..u be the
young fish IF the AmaZ % il our car. This
shows again what au in-n.tc ink lter- j..
whether il he q material os az intel. c.g.I
link, throughout creation from beginning 10
ond. One family VI youI = lsa j. zl..tH rs
the name II asIredl, ana -aey are EXCLUSIVE
ly found iii tLl waters u. South A4el.ct.
replacing the type 1f sur cons which elar-
acteTlza the fresh waters oi Dur uIIlh.ru
hemisphere BY he side uf -Lc4 a- have
another group which is uI- blunt iu flrs.
auj In which the scales aI- l-marSa.4s t1f
having only tao scales IN row 90 each side.
This fish Is remarkable for tue acalry u en-
Joys of Laying tie water and walking
considerable distance over land /. Is found
sometimes three. four or five miles from
water and specimens which ] have brought
home have leit under ground without water
for half a day, and when put back in.o
water thew have been as lively as T. th.- had
never tcen disturbed. TLi- fish has arltie-
PECULIARLY, az build ne---J lal-. nest.
about the siz- Of man's head, Eitl hole
leading 90 the ntgrJr-in which l. deIlsits
Its eggs. and 1t is ulJ only clViHie l. creep
ing On land, hut IL Oln creep Up inclined
planes; and ] have been told ly ..ry tras--
worthy persons that they are frequently
found many feet above the water on s-umrs
Of trees which have fallen down and which
reached the earth IN @ slantins way. The
fish has reached sometimes SD erCa- O height
that q ish and bird have m1.e than once
been brought down by tho same st1-. An
other species Of fishes, known as caaIrlsins.
form a family by themselves. Their number
is legion and the variety is great, and
might well say that every pool, every lake.
every branch and stream ald every rivllet
which rnttr= ir-ar- 1lrl rts ...'lr-ar.f
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MONTPELIER L ST. JonSsBuRY RAILROAD.
The Executive Committee of the Directors
met at Montpelier, Feb. %. and appointed
D. G. Linsley, ESQ.,, Chief Engineer. 7his
means work in earnest. t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

TEE MAGAZINE EDIroRs.-The Atlantic
Monthly is edited BY James T. FIelds,a pub
Usher of worldwide reputation, and poet
who writes too little assisted by W. D. How
els, poet and scholar of Western Reserve
growth. Our Young Folks is edited By
Howard Ticknor, of Ticknor Fields,
whose qualifications are shown in the remark
able success of the magazine. "Every Sa-
turday, weekly miscellany Of English
periodical literature. is edited BY 7. B Al
drich. The Riverside Magazine has for edi
tor Horace z. Scudder, who is known as the
aut hor of some pleasant juvenile books,
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that the cost Of the plan recently adopted would
not exceed $4,000, | will execute a contract
Tor this IN the same manner, for the sum Of
$4,000
As for the cost Of the pumping. will, if d.
sired. execute a contract for running the pumrs
keeping all the machinery and buildings in
thorough repair, and defraying all expenses of
the same, for the term ofive years, for the sum
Of 3, 800 per annum.
For the full and faithful performances Of ii
foregoing contracts, will furnish sny amount
OF security the city may require.
wish to be distinctly understood l desire
no contract, and think the work should not be
let TO any one party, but should b. in part per-
formed by the day, and the remainder divided
into small contracts, and as far as possible pls-
eed IN the hands OF our own mechanics. as I
have sometime since recommended to the Boari
OF Aldermen. Bat if the city desires to let
the work, and can find no other parties to take
1t at the prices named, | will do 50, and frankly
admit l should expect to realize a fair profit
from IT,
d C. LISsLET.
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a Denver paper reports the injury Of an
Alderman by the accidental discharge OF his
duties.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

The Senate struck out the appropriation
made by the House Of $4,000 for a Gus
tom House at Newport, VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

The EENIAS SCARE IT CHESTER, ESG.-
The latest London papers give the iIll par
ticulaTs 90 this affair. from which lt appears
that 1t might have been something quite
serious. Il occurred on thc llth inst. and
the fIst suspicious # the people OF Chester
were awakened b7 the arrival and sr1pEa-e
Of SO many strangers IN town. They began
- arrive from different quarters. but V-iuci-
raliy from Liverpool, about 2O',l.ck \. II
and before day,rcak several hundreds Of
them were IN Chester. At this moment -hc
Castle was protected hT q single company of
the 54th Regiment. The Feuians seem TO
have entertained q belief that this regiment
would not offer them a very strenuous re-
sistaucc But, however stanCh tie troops
might have been, 4. Is probable tteir number
would have been quite insufficient 90 resist
an attack By two or three hundred man 10
place almost indeienslhlc, and ii thc frs, ar-
rivals from Liverpool bad marched promptly
upon the Castle they would scarcely have
failed 10 obtain possession Of It. II that
case they would have secured 5000 stand OF
arms. 1000 swords, 100000 rounds If am
muniuon besides powder in bulk. and tie
arms Of the mliti1 and volunteers. Once
possessed of these weapons they would llr
while have had Chester nc tLeI- mercy, and
could have pursued Do safety any ulterior
designs. But they l1zt so much time in dis
tributluC thomselyos about the place and in
reaching, as Is supposed, their secret dcp5ts
Of arms, that the danger 0f attack was pr1-
yided against The volunteers were called
out. numerous special cJHstaolcs were sworn
in, and troops were hastily brought down
from London. The strangers disaIl cared as
rapidly as they had arrived, the railway
tickets showing the numtor to have been
about 400
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

BILLS HAT HAVE BECN NJ Law Ns.--- ANON
the bills which have just passed. int9 lave
are the following The tiil apTr1Pfiatng
ten millions for the payment Of invalid pen
sions. twenty-thrcc millions for pensions TO
widow, children, mothers. fathers, brothers
and sisters Cf soldiers. and two hund-cd
and eighty thousand dollars for navy pen
sions 90 the same class Of persons, has been
signed by the President He Las alec aF-
proved the bill abolisliug the Office Of Sup
erintendcnt Of Pullic Printing and pToyid-
ing Coz the election Of Congressional Printer
by the Senate. Alr Wendell, ~ this change
in theprogremme, who has enjoyed the swcct-
Of the Office long enough, Will, 1t IS d but
certain, give place 20 Mr.. DulToes, who was
some time ago removed for the accOmmOda-
tion Of Mr.. Wendell. The bill to establish
and protect national cemeteries has also been
approved by the President. The object oi
this bill is the protection and security Of the
burying places set apart for the Union sol
diers who fell on the battle fields Of the
South Their remains have teen for some
time, and still are, being collected and laid
IN those cemeteries, which are to be properly
enclosed and otherwise cared for at the na-
tional expense.
Two other bills haYe passed into law with
out the Presidents approval, neither Of
them having returned by him to the House
within the period Of ten days stipulated by
the constitution, both houses sill beng
in session. The first Of these prezcribes
the duties Of the Clerk Of the House tsho
holds over from this till new election Is
made BY the new Congress- to the extent
;. that IN making the roll Of Representatives
eject ior new Congress he shall insert the
names only OF the representatives Of States
represented IN the present Congress, The
second Of these bills regulates the iarisdic-
tion Of the Court Of Claims in reference
especially to Southern claims arising from
seizures or destruction Of property during
! the war.
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The SIRE press.
New Publications.
6. c. s Ii. L. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.

FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH s. 1867.
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Burlington. NJ irch s. 1867.

w
TIR WoRKs.-Superintendent j. D. Picker
ing gives tie following more detailed state
ment than has yet appeared, of the expense
OF running the works for six months, with
an estimate for the balance of the year
propose to simply put the figures in such a
shape that none may mistake them.
Expense ofPumping and Ordinary
repairs seso IN
Superintendnet's Services $50 6O
922 50
permanent repairs S47 6S
~ ions Ooal on hand 4s0 90
S27 6S
slT49 IS
Permanent repairs include changing Tns on
Maine St. owing to the removal Of Bridge. tittipg
up Office. building Coal Bin, etc. etc
The running expenses are 1922 %
The net receipts to Oct 0IO 20
Leaving loss to the City Of Sill 81
In ny opinion the loss Of SiI 6l is not verv
alarming, as the City has not yet had the work,
long enough TO work them to the highest point
Of economy.
My estimate for running the works for the
next six months IS,
80 Tons Coal 5000
Supt. and Engineers salaries 7O3
contingent expenses l02
Sl4O4
Estimated receipts, Water Rates re-
oeived for months, ending Aug.
I, 1867 $3.50 90
water Hates due, uneollectei 80 so
Monthly dues on Meters COO 90
Estimated receipts FOR building pur-
poses, etc so 90
Sl539 80
Showing gain Of sI34 so
would state in this connection that We are
getting new takers gradually, say some 20 to %
per annum. and that our Water Rates are fully
70 per cent lower than IN other places Of the
same size Should the city advance our rates.
so as to correspond with other works, to keep
pace with the high cost Of labor and material,
and be able to afford reliable supply Of water;
can see no reason why they would not pay the
interest on the present works, especially if they
would introduce the water system more general
ly, which would largely increase the receipts
without raising the rates.
J. ID. PICKssIxG
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slT49 SS
Permanent repairs include changing line on
Maine St. owing to the removal Of Bridge. 6ttipg
up Office, building Coal Bin, etc. etc.
The running expenses are s922 %
The net receipts to Oct 9IO 30
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08

IHE CoNsTITUTI5NAL CONVENTION Its His
tory, Powers, and Modes of Proceeding.
BY John Alexander Jameson, Judge Of
the Supreme Court Of Chicago, and Pro-
icsslr Of Constitutional Law, etc, in the
Law Department Of the Chicago Univer-
s.ty. ! vol. SvO. pp. Sol. New York:
, 1867-12-31

rience of such tribulations, were we to
take every thing into due consideration,
shows the Power, the Majesty, and the
Mercy of an All-wise Providence, who
has been SO good and kind, as to spare
His Creatures-many from an unprovided
death.
To the anxiety and excitement already
experienced, it is our sad duty, to notice
the severe shocks of Earthquake, that
were felt here, on Sunday night at ten
minutes before 9 o'clock one last night
at about II o'clock (; and one this morn
ing q few minutes before s O'Clock; be-
sides several other slighter shocks at in
t~ervals. The last two nights have been,
as must be supposed, sleepless ones; for
almost every house in this town, as we'll
as in Westend, we understand, was open
the light burning all night, and the
people awake.
Truly! we thought that, through the
mercy Of God, everything was over i; but
no! His Just chastisement yet continues
therefore, tomorrow being the first day
of the New-Year, the faithful ought TO
pray ferventIy and sincerely, that Al
mighty God would, in His Mercy and
Goodness, spare the inhabitants of these
Islands, from future misery and distress;
and in doing SO, we beg to offer TO our
Subscribers and Patrons, also the public
in general, the sincere wish of enjoying,
during the coming year: A BETTER
MORE HAPPY-MORE PROSPER
OUS-MORE QUIET; AND A MORE
AGREEABLE NEW-YEAR
, 1867-12-31
(Fom Harper's Magazine, Of 1667.)
NEW
OF THE AMERICAN MIND.
Continued from No. 1O4).


The exclusion of certain classes from
full civil liberty is nothing against the
certainty of the principle, for the exclu-
sion is only temporary, and as a punish
ment for treason and as such it proves
the rule of loyal privilege. The temper
ary exclusion of the traitorous classes is
in order 10 secure the results of the strife,
and to make universal freedom the birth
right of the whole nation. Never before
was a moral principle so nightly assert
ed by so great a nation through such
struggles and sacrifices. The fact can
not but inspire the intelligence Of the
people, and tell upon our popular think
ing and rising literature. 1t is eminent
ly proof Of the mind of the many, and
has not been the work of any dominant
thinker. We have had no great man TO
lead us, no Washington, Franklin, Ham
ilton, or Madison to guide us from the
beginning, or even to tell us what was
likely to happen. Our most prominent
statesman, our Secretary Of State, did not
ride the whirlwind and direct the storm,
but rather tried to ignore or prevent the
uprising. Our literary and political doc
trinaires, who urged the idea of universal
liberty and called slavery barbarism,
never had any great weight with the ma
ton at large, and were very sectional in
their affinities and often unheroic in their
temper. The representative man of the
eventful years, our martyred President,
rather followed than led the nation and
saw the hand of Providence in events as
they came rather than in prophetic visions
that claimed authority over events in
the name of God. He learned his lesson
of craftsmanship of God and the times ;
he said it to the people and the army;
and then died, struck by a foul hand that
, 1867-12-31
NOTICE.

glQHE Horse, Carriage and Boat-Taxcs
a for the 1st half-year 1868 will be re-
ceived at this office and by the Police
Assistant at Frederiksted from the 25th
January to the 18th February next, both
days included, after which the list of
arrears will be transmitted to the respec-
tive Policemasters to be enforced within
8 days, and a special citation to this effect
will without delay be served by the Po-
lice, for which each debtor Of Taxes in
ours a fine of 90 Cents if the Tax be under
SIS, and 40 Cents if SIS, or above, besides
eventually the ordinary levy expenses.
The Tax-lists, which.willbe distributed
by the, Police, are 10 be. filled up in con-
formity with the Ordinance Of 22nd Fe-
bruary 1856, on the 1st January and re-
turned TO the respective Policemasters
within As hours in town and 4 days.in the
country.
Royal Treasurer's Office, ST. Croix 24th
December 1867.
Fl. RAUPACH,
const.
, 1867-12-31
Ansetleiser Og Entledigelser.

DEN af Gouyernementet for con
stitueret Postmaster p. Weders0 un-
der lite JUL 1866 udferdigede Con-
stitution som Toldforvalter. Frede-
riksted under Hr. Toldforvalter, Ju-
stitsraad Rahrs Frayarelse er efter
bemeldte Embedsmands Tilbage-
komst after h@yet fra Iste Januar
1868 at regne.
, 1867-12-31
Total s29O,e47 81

Balance of deposits S 55,322 IS
2 new deposit accounts, viz:
l Minor. / Nurse.
II Withdrawals amounting to S976 81.
Receivers for Saturday, 9TH Jan. 1868.
In CHRISTIANSTED:
Lieut.. A. j. Boye, Trustee.
M. Merkmann, Esq, Member.
In FREDERIKSTED:
Geo. Walker, Esq Trustee.
w. Moore, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
St. Croix, 3Oth December 1867.