The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-21

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Commissioners to revise the laws. lie was op. t
posed to this bill now under consideration, on r
the ground of its provision to drive mon into in t
solvency, which might in an unguarded hour, t
drive the most solvent man in the State into in Q
solvency. r
After further discussion the question came f
upon third readidg of he bill. The House re-
fused third reading ayes 80, nays 1872. ,
House concurred IN Senate proposed amend
ment of Senate CO.
The Chair appointed as Conference Com. on
the part of the House on Military Bill Messrs
Hubbell, Nichols of Rutland and Cushman OF
Rochester.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbell the House took
recess until ten minutes past one o clock Z. M.
AFTERNOON.
SENArE.-Report of COMFY Com. on
Claims, adverse to the bill for the relief OF the
town of M.ddebury third reading refused.
A joint reso' ution suspendlng the l4th joint
rule, to permit the transmission of House bill
$50, relating to the salaries of certain State Of
fcers, was concurred in by the Senate.
The Senate refused to rescind the 18th joint
rule.
Senate bill 81, paying Thomas E. Powers
$500, was ordered to "a third reading and passed.
| House bill 1870, increasing the salaries of the
Treasurer and Auditor to $1,000 and $500 re-
spectively, was read and ordered TO lie.
House bill 222, amending chap. 81 of the
G. s., relating 10 the instruction of the deaf,
dumb and blind, was passed in concurrence.
A Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
at his discretion to send an agent to assist the
Vt. volunteers in forwarding money to their
friends, was read and opposed by Mr. Willard
on the ground that under such resolution no
effective bond could be made, and that as the al
otment system would soon be operative this
would be unnecessary. Mr.. Hubbard had lntor-
nation that the soldiers did not like the allot-
, !nent system, and an agent at all must DO
appointed. to urge it upon them.
Mr. Stewart urged the passage of the resolu.
,iou, as it did not compel, but only authorized
the appointment of an agent, when it should
seem necessary, and from all accounts it seemed
most polite to place every inducement before
, the volunteers to send home their money. The
resolution was ordered to lie by vote OF 10 10 y.
, House bill 1870, increasing salaries, NC, was
taken up. MIR. White moved to amend 50 as
to make the salary of the Auditor $1,000; dis
agreed to, and the third reading OF the bill re-
: fused.
The Con of conference on the disagreein 6
votes of the two Houses on the Militia bill, re-
ported that they recommend that the Senate ad-
r here to its bill.
, MIR. Edmunds and Mr.. Hubbard urged that
= the Senate should adhere to its own bill. Mr..
Powers and Mr.. Robbins called upon the Sen
e ate to accept the House bill as the best that
5 could be had.
. The Senate resolved to adhere by vote OF
81 to 7.
The Joint resolution paying the assistant Ii
n blarians $500 per day Was proposed to DC
= amended so us to include the messengers o.
L II II t1,o Of
= disagreed to.
}. The Join, resolution permitting the Adjutan
y General to make use OF the cannon IN tie portl
CO of the State House Tor the instruction OF com
?. panies of light artillery.
!. The Senate on motion Of Mr.. Dillingham;
II took up the resolution authorizing the Governo
{. 10 appoint financial agent and rejected it ny
Sc vote OF IL to IL.
:. A Joint resolution extending the SESSION OF TIN
j. Legislature "a hours was received from III
;, House. MIR. Powers moved to amend by insert
ing for the consderat o. Of the militia bill an
~ none Others" The resolution was laid on tn
i. table.
I'D The Pesident Of the Senate, Hon. L,vi Under
81 wood, addressed the Senate as follows:
ay SENATORS Il avail myself Of this opportunl
ia ty to thank you for your kind resolves in regar
1g to the discharge Of my official duties and TO
ca my present welfare. l owe to you debt
ed gratitude for your courtesy and your generou
aid in supporting me in the performance OF I'll
d, labors of this responsible and delicate position
which | shall never be able to repay.
IS The position of our National affairs has IL
he posed upon US duties more responsible than an
lr. chat have fallen upon any other period OF tn
history of the world, for with us the right
re- the people to govern themselves must DE- mali
IT. tanned or perish from the earth.
'e We have demonstrated the great problem
es' our Government, VIZ: Its power to bring Il
he vho. nIvs;eaI resources to bear upon threa
ed destruction of our Government, and the on
lry question now to be determined is, whether OF
Ia ability j, oqual to the question. The hiss OF u
OF rattlesnake is Heard on the one hand' and u
OF erowl of the British lion on the other. IL
his rst must be sjlenced and If the British flag
the to cover traitors in their rebolllous designs
lion will growl in vain. The British Tag inu
OF cease to hide the escape OF iugltVes from usti'
on or stand as open enemies, and may tiod glVo
the strength to meet the issue. Once more accc
eht my thanks for your courtesy.
an. The President, in accordance with the pl
ms. vision of the joint resolution of the two Hous
declared the Senate adjourned.
-, HousE-Reports OF Committees BY NJ
ms llubbel for Com. on Claims, that the bill to
med thomas a',en anu company '.i"o0' ~"
and equitable by the Governor; third reading
"n sed. By the same that the bill providing
n nd pay Geo. p. Harrington come before tho Go
ID ut too late day for their action thrd rel
~ ing refused BY the same that the bill to |
n,ol H. Talbot related to a matter cogniz 1ble
n'N .ho GovernOr refused enrrossment BV