The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-11

cal Regiments, is Independent OF any previous
military organization or statute. The respon-
, sibllity of raising. organizing, unIiorming, arm
ing and equipping them is made the sole duty
Of the Governor.
In the absence Of any military organization
or authorized code, this duty has been embarras-
sing and laborious and not unrequeutly re-
sponsibilties were assumed for which no specific
authority existed. But in all cases, care has
been taken to conform to the obvious intent
and meaning Of the acT aforesaid.
BY the provision Of this act, the term Of ser
vice is limited to two years, and each non-com-
missioned officer, musician and private, IS en-.
titled to receive from the State Of Vermont,
seven dollars per month, in addition to the
compensation paid by the United States
The requisition Of the President OF the United
States for troops for three years, or during the
war, made it expedent and necessary to adopt
form Of contract in accordance thereto while
at the same time it was made to conform to the
| provisions of the act aforesaid, as follows -
IS W enlist and agree to send for the first two
years under and by virtue of the provisions Of
the act of the Legislature OF this State, entitled
an act to provide for raising six special rogi
ments, for immediate service, for protecting and
defending the Constitution and the Union, APP
proved April Goth, 1861, and are to receive the
compensation lDClCih pd1'luOu, anu ioA e'C
third year. under the laws, rules and regula-
tons relating to the army of the United States,
and such further compensation, if any, as the
Legislature of the State of Vermont may here
after PROVIDE
Il will be seen, therefore, that should the
term Of service be extended to the third year,
the soldiers thus serving will not be entitled to
the seven dollars per month extra pay without
further Legislative provisions. Every consid
Grafton of equity and Justice dema nds that
provision should be made for placing The sew
eral corps of citizen soldiers upon the same
footing in this regard.
Owing to circumstances beyond any control it |
has, until the present time, been impossible to
obtain all the vouchers necessary for preparing |
properly the abstracts to be presented to the |
Treasury Department, for the reimbursement of
expenses incurred by the State An estimate,
certified by me to be within the amount actually |
expended tor the first second and third regi-
ments, was forwarded to Washington by ]. W.
Stewart, Esq, Inspector Of Finance, early in
September, upon which estimate, forty per cent
or one hundred and twenty three thousand
Q23 ,O00) dollars has been refunded and placed
In the State Treasury. The amount OF warrants
drawn by ne upon the Treasurer, up to and in
GLIDING the 4th Of October, is five hundred and
twelve thousand three hundred and sixty two
dollars and fittynin cents; which amount has
been dlsbursed upon proper vouchers for the SIX
regiments aforesaid, under appropriate heads, to
be submitted hereafter
VI this amount one hundred and twenty
three thousand dollars has been reimbursed by
the Secretary OF the Treasury, as above stated.
lew bills for expenses Of the 4th and 9Th reg,
lments are yet unsettled, as also the recruiting
service, transportation subsistence and incidcn.
tai expenses of the OH There is also a class of
claims, which have not felt authorized to
allow, which Will probably be presented
by the act OF Congress of July 9th, it is
provided as follows -" That the Secretary of
The Treasury be, and is hereby directed out of e
any money in the Treasury, not otherwise APP t
pr0priated, to pay to the Governor of any State,
'r TO his duly authorized agents, the costs, T
charges, and expenses properly incurred by such
state Tor enrolling, subsistng clothing, sup. "
dying, arming, equipping. paying and trans
PORTING It's troops employed in aiding to sup L
press the present instruction against the
nlted States 20 be settled upon proper youch
rs, to be filed and passed upon by the proper
officers OF the Tre4sury.' l respect.
ulIy request the appointment by the legislature -
i Il COMMISSION 10 examine the accounts for
Endorsements already made by me for the above 81
purposes, to adjust and settle all outstanding
Ills, 20 arrange the vouchers, and prepare the =;
eccsSasy abstracts Of expenses, to be presented
. the Secretary Of the Treasury for allowance da
nder the act aforesaid
early in June received a letter from !. W. da
ark, t%'q of San Francisco, California, Gov
ring check for one thousand dollars, as d at
atrotic contribution to his native state, to- D.
ards de'rayinS the expense OF fitting Ont her
MS Tor the service Of the country" which So
mount placed in the hands of the Stat, at
reAsurer
Under the provisions Of the act Of November, "
1th, 1850, entitled - An act for the better Ba
rote'tlon ct t1o Ireasnry,' lappointed John
!. Stewart, Esq. Of tliddIebury, inspector Of IS
nance, which office he has accepted.
In common with the Executives of the other da
yal States whose Legislatures were not shon W
session, appointed commissioners to the
ace convention, so called, which assembled in
ashlngton IN February last. The question of \
ovldIng 1or reimbursng the expense of this
rs respectfully submitted for the
nsderatoD of the Lesis ature
In accordance with general orders No. IS. of
e war department, | appointed a Board of no
eulcal Examiners for the examination of rea
holdates tor the office Of Surgeons of regi laa
ants consisting of Samuel w. Thayer, Jr.. 49,
e ~: of Burlington, Edward Z. Phelps. NJ. 'lt
> OF WINDSOR, and Sabn Newell, Nj. D.. of Ea
e Jonnsbury, who have attended to the duties ne,
thelr appointments, and the expenses of the
ard are included in those of the volunteer
litia '0'"'''00'
have appointed the Hon. Joseph Poland of ma mi
'htpeller, as special financial agent to visit the
Il remain with the Vermont Regiments at the
u OF way Tor the purp of bn,nu n ,nadir,o ,iI