Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-25

water all freight offered at Chicago or points
on the route within seven days Of its receipt
Ample dock accommodations are to be be con-
-tructel at Portland Tor ships Of largest draft
1t is expected by this proposed line to trans.
port wheat to tids.wle err at ten cents per
lu,hel AMI flour at fifty cents per barrel
The preparations at Portland contemplate
dock accommodations for thirty or forty ocean
steam, IRIS, four hundred feet in length, aaoat
at the same time, with ncellh apputenanccs.
The bill contemplate, loan Of Government
bonds only on ample security, without taking
any money from the United States Treasury
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The Alabama Claims,
On the 18th inst Mr.. Bl1inton inroiuc.
ed an important bill, which was relcrrei'to
the committee on foreign afilir. 1t provides
for the appointment of three commissioners
TO audit the claims Of individuals on account
Of losses by dcpredations Of the Alabama
and other cruisers of the kind Tie commits.
sioners are to meet on or before April |,
/ 1871, in Washington, but future meetings
may be at New ork' Boston, or New Bedford.
They must audit all claims submitted within
one year Of the date of the first meeting and
all claims audited must be paid by the United
States government within eighteen months OF
the date OF the first meeting The bill au-
thorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury to is
sue five per cent. bonds having twenty years
to run, to the amount OF twenty millions Of
dollars, to be called British bonds, for the
payment Of the claims.
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IS aud Minister Motley, growing out OF the re
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TO the pnOllc' Although 'o'umnlous' an
" explanatory Of much hitherto mysterious
s viii scarcely be accepted as satisfactory b.
the many warm friends OF Mr.. Motley, who's
i'll retirement from the important post he has Il
Ne aoiy MED Is deeply regretted. Inc manne
be oil Mi Motley IN recording the circumstance
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