Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05

Senator Logan-"Attacked by four mule
and brush pile, and though he had 12, 90
men, scared 50 badly that he rcrcated h
wants to be restored to the army from whic
he was expelled because when he was ordere
to attack he failed to obey on account of tn
mules and brush. Had he been voluntcc
soldier he would not have been permitted t
stay In this country" Senator Logan sal,
that II time had ever been found during hi
whole experience where with command 0
| IL, 800 men lie would not have attacked an,
army any where ii ordered 10 ito So h
should want to have been kicked out OF tin
army in disgrace. There was no excuse TO
this mans conduct.
Senator Logan yielded to a motion for ex
ecutive session, and the Senate subsequent
adjourned.
In the House.
MIR. Robinson On. Y introduced rcsolu
lion directing the secretaries of war and navy
to inform the House whether an officer OF
the army or novy had been detailed to wait
on representatives or relatives of monarchs
or cmperors travelling through this country,
and If so, by wha, authority.
Bills were passed providing that the trans.
fer of United States bonds shall be made he
fore United States commissioners or clerks
of courts and not before notarics public /;
placing tobacco exported by rail into Canada
and Mexico on the same footing as tobacco
exported in vessels empowering peslmas-
tiers 10 administer oaths to importers OF
books amending the statutes so as to allow
drawback on Gistilling worms manufacture
ed Tor export the Senate bill permitting
grain bought by the Canadian farmer TO be
ground in mills in the United States adjacent
TO Canadian territory, under the rules pre-
scrlbed by the treasury department and
the Senate BIZ providing that periquc tobac-
co may be sold by the manufacturer or pro-
ducer in the form of carrotes directly 10 a
legally qualified manufacturer to be used in
the manufacture OF cigarettes or smoking
tobacco without the payment Of tax.
Adjourned.
The Debt Statements.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Following is the
monthly debt statement Elves continued
at 80 per cent, 500. 32G, 200; Ais $3.50, 900
900; As, s73s, $50, $50; 81, $3.50, 563, $50
r funding certificates, S4O4, 80: navy
pension fund, $4,000, 900 old demand
md legal tender notes, S3iG, 40 81 ce,
.liicales of deposit, 50 $4,000 gold and
silver certificates, Sl37 ,4GS, 500: fractional
s7022 ,074 total debt and inter
81, 81 ,o2O, 4G7 COB debt less cash in the
reasury, Sl,G07, DAB, G7G; decrease of the
icot in December, Sl5,413,322
Our Foreign Commerce.
The excess of exports of merchandise in
November was S25,sl9, O0O in November
ii the preceding year, s13,4l3,OOO for the
we've months ending November, l.435.-
oO for same period of 1881, Sl95, $780,
100; excess # imports of gold and silver in
november, $1,000, coo; November. 1881.
2'4l9OO twelve months ending Novcm.
err excess OF exports, S32, 70l 900 same
eriou 1881, excess of imports, SG2 gi5, 900
alucs Of imports of merchandise in the
we've months ended November, S1jO. G11
NO same period preceding year, $3.50 2i,-
W values of exports of domestic and
oreSn merchandise, S7j2, Os2. 900; for
SSl, $3.50, 317,000.
General Notes.
The President has nominated Alexander
-. hetcham OF New York to lie appraiser of
'erchandisc at the port of New Yo'k.
The Ways and Means committee had up
ic cotton schedule. to-day. They struck
III the sp' cltication in the case OF each item
the purpose for which it is imported and
lcreascd the rats Of duty all around from
NO and hall to Ten cents per pound.
The Garfield lair did not prove financial
.ccess. Subscriptions are asked to REIN.
lise the committee.
MIR. kass)n said this morning that the civil
'rvce bill would probably be reported TO
lc House without amendment.
lhthe Slar-route trial, to-day, Mr.. Davidgc
'gaed against the admission of a paper {
rowing the productiveness of the Kearnev-
.ent route, on the ground that it could not
1s3loly enllghten the jury as to the question
hetlitr The service was increased or expcdit.
WIN que regard TO pr)ductivcnes3 and
-her circumstances las provided by statute"
he court ruled the testimony admissible. an
sceptlon was taken and an adjournment
nd