Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15


present crisis of affairs, il is inexpedi'nt Il
take any action whatever upon the subject
Nobody pr tends thai Congress now la
any such power, or has ever manifest
any disposition 10 ex,rt aay such power
The proposal of am,nlaent was gotten VI
when northern members of Congress, will
weak backs and faint hearts, were deyisin;
measures TO conciate the wrath Of tn
southern lion: the rcb, lion is now a start
ling fact, and let the amendment slide.
The Insolvency Bin, last week Tuesday
had reached, in the House, the point of be-
ing referred to The Judiciary committee
Nothing has heen heard from il since. II
will meet with most decided opposition on
its re-appearance in the House. The Mil.
itary committee are laboring 10 perfect a
Militia Bill which shall meet the wants Of
The times. The consideration of this mra :
ure must necessarily occupy large share
Of the attention Of the House, and protract
he session to daie much beyond what was
anticipated at the time the Legislature as
sembled.
Very much has been said in relation to
the extra seven dollars per month for Reg
mental Bands, under the act of the extra
session authorizing the raising of six special
regiments. Didthe word musicians include
Bands of music, Or only the Company mu-
sicians? On Thursday the House, by a
vote of SO TO 81, ordered that the seven
dollars per month should not be paid to any
Bands hereafter mustered into the service.
Following close upon that came an order
from Adutant Gen. Thomas, forbilding the
mastering into the service of any more
bands, or filling vacancies existing or hap
pening hereafter in bands. These together,
put quietus upon The Band recr uih,d at
this place for the 9th X 1gim Mt, and now
here awaiting orders. The State has been
at an expense of $4,000, already, in pur-
chasing their instruments and uniforms ;
the whole must be thrown aside. the must
clans paid off ard sent home, and the peo-
| pie foot the bill. Until the reception of
this order, the Governor never had official
notice of its existence, although the news
papers long ago published such an order.
| However, in the very face of this newspa.
per information, our State military authori-
ties have recruited this Band Somebody
should be held responsible for such prohi-
gacy.
A bill passed the House last Wednesday
afternoon, which changes onr present school
law in an important particular. 1t was in
troduced by Mr.. Ranney of Brattleboro
the able chairman of the committee on Ed
ucation. Should it meet the approval OF
the Senate, it can not fail 10 have favora-
BILE effect upon the success of our excellent
school system. Accounts of Superntend-
ents of schools have heretofore been pre-
sened to the Court Auditors, and then had
no discretion whatever, further than the
gross amount of the bill should not exceed
twice the number of school districts in the
town. No items were required by the old
law, nor any mode provided for authenti-
eating the account. The auditor was a
mere machine, through which any bill, I'M
less too large, could pass without damage.
Mr.. RS bill provides that the accounts
shall be made out in detail, stating the
date, time spent, as well as the nature OF
each act of service rendered." and further
that the Superintendent shall make oath to
their correctness, and that they shall be
presented to the State Auditor. The utility
of the last feature is not very apparent.
There have been several attempts made
TO give County Clerks salaries, instead of
the fees to which they are now entitled.
The salaries vary from $3.50 in Grand Isle
County, to $1,000 in Windsor County, ac-
cording to the bill of Senator Bentley in
the Senate, and Mr.. Morgan of johnson, in
the House. On Saturday afternoon, Mr..
Noyes Of Burlington, proposed the follow
ing amendments Which speak for them
selves -
| SEc.-ln addition TO the compensation
hereinbefore prov ded for The several coun-
ty clerks in this State, it is expressly pro-
vded that the families Of SAID clerks shall
be supported by the<several shire towns in
the State, in the same manner as other poor
and needy persons are supported, according
to the condition and degree of said clerks.
and it shall be the duty of the overseers of
the poor in such shire towns, to provide at
once tor such support of families, without
any direct application for assistance as is
now provided by law in cases CT other town
paupers.
SEc.-The families of the several coun-
ty clerks in this State shall consist as fol-
lows -
CLERK o. Adalson Co. msy have wife and children
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Chitterden g
" Caledonia might " I" A"
iamoille 4" could
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