Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-30
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, APRIL 80, 1861

military law lost. BY Mr. Moves, for pay
meat Of officers OF State referred to Commit
tee Of Ways and Means.
The Senate bills providing for pay of Regi
mens Of this State, and the ono providing for
the salaries Of Adjulant and Inspector General
and Of the Quarter Master General, were re.
lcrrcd to the Committee on Ways and Mesns.
Mr. Gardner introduced Bit entitled, " An
act ia addition IAN acl entitled an act relating
t. the suretes Of the late State Treasurer - re
iirrod 70 judiciary Committee
Report Of judiciary Committee on Senate
Bill providing for families OF cltizous Of Yer
mont mustered into The service Of The United
States. Pending q motion to amend, Che BIZ
was ordered to I,..
Report OF select Committee on Senate Bin
providing FIR pay Of Uniform MlIitu, that tue
Bill ought 10 pass IN concurrence with the Sen
ate. Bill passed
The House Committee, to whom was referred u
part u the GOVERNOR Message, reported and
the resolutions offered welel laid upon the table,
upon motion of MIR. Miller Of PomIIet
The Committee Of Ways and Means reported,
recommending The passage Of the Senate Bill
rela ing to the pay Of Regiments, and the ex-
pensos Incident 70 their support. Bill passed.
Judiciary Committee reported in favor Of
Seuate Bill, " An Act in addition to an Act re-
lntlng to sureties Of the late State Treasurer
Bill passed under a suspension Of rule requir-
ng engrossng
House took recess Of ID minutes.
Mr.. Hall reported for Connitoeon Mileage
nd Debenture. recommending that the m'age
snail be the same as last session, except in the
case Of the member from Corinth, who shall be
allowed ninety-cight miles.
Senate Bhl providing for the families Of cjti-
zeus Of Vermont mustered into service 81 the L..
; came up IL order The question beng upon
Mr.. Fields amendment the amendment vas
lost.
Mr.. G,eed Of Morrislown, offered an amend
ment to the bill proposing to pay to families OF
soldiers in service from the Seven dollars u
month fund. " instead Of assisting families in
need Of such aid, from the State Treasury, rs
provided by the bill amendment proposed to
the senate, and the bill passed in concurrence.
The Senate bill providing for the organza.
ton Of Regiments, was again presented to the
House, bv the Senate, with the request that tho
amendment in relation to the election OF field
officers in place Of their appointment be with
drawn Adjourned to II O'Clock
EVENING.
SEsATE COMMITTEE RportS-By Senator
Wilkins Tor judiciary committee, recommend
ins the passage OF House bill p, relating to
the surctIes ul the late State Treasurer, and
granting the committee fall power to summon
Witnesses aud call fer books and papers; passed
in concurrence.
House bill lG-proydlng for tie payment Of
military uniforms, was passed IN concurrence
Commiii.e Reports BY Senator JUteyinc,
for conference committee, recommending the
conversion OF portion Of the pay Of Tie Mill
tia, called out By the President to the supForl
Of their families, to be drawn on the order Of
the select men, and cXempting said pay from tho
trustee process adopted.
By ) natJr DIN, for conference committee,
recommending The passage Of House b!ll -,
providing for the payment OF certain officers
therein mentioned adopted.
The JOINT resolution relating 20 communica
ton from the Governor, in reference TO the pro
posed amendment Of the Constitution OF the
United states, and referring the same to Mild
:. Bennett, Perpoint lsham and Andrew Ira
cy. to report to the next annual session o! The
legislature was adopted in concurrence.
On motion Of Senator Ncedhum, the S-crcta-
was directed to notify the House, that the San
ate has complet d the business Of the session.
and is ready, Oh its part, to adjourn sine de
Senator Neednam, for the committee appoint
ed to inform The Governor that the Senate had
completed the business OF the session, announced
that his Exccency had no further commnnica
! tons to make
\ message having been received from the
House that Its business had been completed, anC
that it was ready to adjourn, the President ad
dressed the Senate as follows
SENATOR'S. The business Of his session has been bfouei
II has been the most important session Of th
Legislature shat has ever sat in this STATE We have ap
propraied the largest sum Of money ever raised In hi
STATE, and fr the most important purpose. We hayeap
proprated million dollars for the purpose OF main
tanning the honor Of national nag, aud resisting tn
rebellion against common country That nag has beer
grossly insulted and our ia rio ism here
1t becomes duty to ,itdcae the honor OF our &
and to resent this insult and may this recruitment %
spoken by the voice OF an ud nant people, and from tn
mouths of thousand cannon, We have resolved to draw
the sword. aud may We now swear by the God Of battle
that that sword shall return to It's scahhard as Ion
the voice ot treason shah be heard IN the land,
long the rebeous shalt be raised IN viola
ofhe laws ofaur country 81 ow to thank you Tor "a
despatch with which you have mpished the business
he and the Rnduess aud courtesy with which yu
ihave aided me in the discharge Of my duty.
The time having arrived when, by joint resolution
the Houses, am required to adjourn the senate,
hereby declare the same adjourned without day.
HousE.-Ihe Committee on Military Affair
reported that House Bill providing Tor paymen
for military uniform ought to pass bill ordere,
to be engrossed and read a third time.
The bill relative to changing salary Of Quar-
termaster General was refused third reading.
Mr.. Thomas introduced "a bill to provide io
the regiment of Vermont Militia called for b,
the President referred to Committee on Mill
tary affairs.
The Committee of Ways and Means reportc,
bill providing for the payment Of Officers o
senate and House for services during prescn
session, recommending its passage, after certain
amendments; amendments adopted and BIZ
: passed.