The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-29

| WIS READ u Lnlru tlH" duu COluullteu ~ NAi
Edmunds to amend.
| \ communication was II ceiyed from the Sec
! rotary OF State, in response to resolution o
The Senate, giving the population of the Conn
ties of the State as follows.
Addison County 23,9e2 Bennington County, le, 40
| cal, donna 21,7l4. Chttenden &,.7
Essex " $3.50, Franklin 27,l54
Grand Isle i" 4276, Lamole i2,227
Orange $3.50, Orleans e 1891
Rutand 20, 9G6, Washington 27,612
Wndham z7,oo3, Windsor g 1925
Bill introduced and referred BY Mr.. Wheel
er, to annex part OF Elmore to Morrstown ; to
General Committee.
Resolutions Ofered.-By Mr.. Harris, instruc
ting the Secretary to procure to be printed tor
the use of the Senate $50 copies of the census
abstract furnished by the Secretary Of Slate ;
adoptede.
BY MIR. Mmunds, requesting the Governor ia
inform the Senate whether any call had been
made upon this State for volunteers since the
extra session of Congress IN July last adopted
On motion of Mr. Woodward, the Senate ad-
journed.
HousE-Report Of COMMITTEE on Corporation
Mr.. Human reported iavorably to Ho bill 100
Incorporating the Farnham Slate Company with
amendment; ordered amended and engrossed-
By Mr.. Human favorably to the bill relating t.
the duties of Wafer commissioners in the village
OF Rutland; ordered to Sd reading.
Report Of Committee on Banks-Mr
Pingrey reported tavorahly to lIo. bill Is, ex-
tending the charter OF White River Bank or
dercd engrossed.
E. Howe, for Committee on Roads, reported
that House bill Is in relation to high ways,
should not pass epgrossment refused Com. tc
ma ko m the nd Iist rnrortoI ,drarsol,
bill in relation to protecting property from de-
structon by dogs ordered to lie. Com on
Military Atlals reported adversely to tho Sen
ate's proposed amendment of House bill Is,
prohibiting certain enlistments in this State.
On the question Of amendment the House did
not concur with the Senate.
Upon the suggestion Of other members Mr..
Pingry moved "a reconsideration of the vote. 80
Debate eosucd upon the merits Of the proposed
amendment The original bill prohibits :. en-
listing men Tor companies organizing IN other
States the amendment, :" recruiting enisting
or employing, without due autnority. .
Mr. Baker OF Enosburgb, preferred the orig
inal form OF the bill and thought it included all
that was material IN the proposed amendment.
Mesers. Noyes, Nichols, and Adams of Grand
Isle, spoke at length IN favor of the amendment
The House agreed 70 che motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Dana OF st. Johnsbury, moved to amend
the proposed amendment by including attempts
to recruit, Ec. and that it be referred to a mem
her 50 to amend SO ordered.
Bills Passed.-Iiouse Bill 70. having a fax
On the County of Chittenden, Senate Bin 70
extending the charter of tho baaa of Ncwbury :;
passed in coneurrc,,ce. Senate Bill IS extend
titn ,,l. #
in concurrence Senate Bill 10 extending the
charter of the bank Of Black River passed
in concurrence.
Mr.. Thomas of West Fai!ee called IN
House BIZ 81 an act to ;.utaorize the rasint,
OF regiment TO DO attached to Major General
Benz. T. Buffers Division.
The question was, shall the bill pass
MIR. Thomas said ! can hardly think that
after the decision of the House on Saturday, il
VIII be necessary to make any remarks in refer
ence 10 tho passage OF tins bill. 1t strikes me
that tbs decision OF the lious, in reference to
the cavalry regiment, commanded by Col. Pratt.
decides ihc principle OF shis bill. IL seems chat
the general government should ,leiray in tho
outset the expense, rather than leave thu. en-
pense to be borne by The State
But as there has been SOME attempts outside
OF this House to defeat the passage Is this bill.
and AZ | conceive IN very dshonolable way,
ask pardon of til" House tor aluding to some
OF these attempts. ! hold w my hand Bur.
lngton Daily i'nns, Of the bud inst, IN which
either the editor oi the paper7 OF somebody out
side yt the paper makts use 81 the editor. CD2
the purpose vi bringing into 1isrepute Major
General, WHO Is III active selylGv Against The
rebels OF tho South. In that article, IN :llud
ing to the bill! that Mad the honor to iatro-
duce, the wyiter says:
"On Friday alreruo@n, Mr.. Thomas of West
Fairlee, who Is a devoted adlnlrey Of Gen. But
ler's legal, political and military ability, intro.
duccs bill IN the uouss, authorizing he rails
ing OF regiment in this State 10 be attached "a
Gen. Buffers proposed New England brigala.
and allowing those enlis'lng IN It u bounty Of
j per month from the Safe. So this is What
Ben Butter went 10 Montpelier for. WAL
his mission be successful We trust not"
Now IN relation 10 my being ap. admirer yfI
tho political and military ability of Genes,.
Butler, have TO say. thai whoever penned that
article, knew that had been IL polilical oppo-
nent OF Gen. Butler,-as much No rs the author
of that article ever was. Again, Sir believe
that whoever was the author OF that article.
equally well knew also, shat cndeayor to tor
Ret past Poiltici1 ullerehceS, ana stand by tho
side of that man who stands for the Const,tu
tion and the Union. .sust AIN not so sual
that when my country "r my country's flag is in
danger, VIII east oil t,at man who in thp ia st
has disagreed with me, in relation to the tech-
nicalitics merely Of pcIMical matters Sir; II
would not have alluded to the article, were it
not Tor ano'Gsr consideration, and thas Is this
the Individual has undertaken TO assert in thar
article that General kutler ~ laat;tut =, ,,,,I
'ary ability; thereby bringing him into disre