The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-16
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual SesSiOn---1S61.
Tuesday Oct Is
AFTERNOON.

ana othcr needed equlpments and that he pro-
coed immediately to Washington 70 seertain
the dehcle2ccS Of camp equippage, hospital
stores, &C., the capacity of the General Gov
eminent to supply now and in future their
wants.
On motion of Senator Edmuuds, the Senate
went into Committed Of the whole, with Sena-
tor Powers in the chair.
Senator Harris introduced an amendment pro-
ydlng that the act take immediate effect, and
Senator Edmunds, that the Quartermaster Gen
era use auch supplies rs are already on hand
| Both amendments were adopted in Committee
and wero or!eIed to be recommended to the SEN
ote. Senator harris understood that our SOL
d!ers were suffering and thought that whosuver
1a'iit 1t may have been, that they were not bet
ter equipped, II was our duty now to alleviate
| their hardships
Senator Woodbridge was fearful of some mis-.
management he knew not where lie was de.
srous above all things to take good care of our
volunteers but hesitated about voting away his
constituents money unless some further leces.
sty was shown. Senator Woodward then de-
tailed TO the committee some information which
he had derived from various responsible gentle
men, showing concusively that the soldiers were
IN great distress He thought we ought to sup
ply them even if we took our own coats to do it.
Senator Hubbard was solicitous lest we inter
tere by hasty legislation with duties appertaln-
ing to officers already appointed and now actual
~ IN service. Senator Dillingham; said every
Dll which we presented to the authorities at
Washington had been promptly honored and as
they were really in need let us pass this bill
Senator Eimunds moved that the committee rec
Ommend to the Senate to amend the bill SO as to
authorize the Quarter Master General to supply
the wants ct all the Vermont regiments agreed
to. Senator Edmunds then moved that the com.
lnltee recommend to the Senate to amend SO
that II the General Government can supply the
troops the Quarter Master General may telay
carrying out the provisions Of the bill.
The Committed having arisen, the Chairman
reported the action ef the Committee as above.
The hour appointed for a Joint Assembly
having arrived, the Senate proceeded to the Hall
OF Representatives, to hear the report of The
Committee appointed to canvass votes for State
officers. On their return the amendment Of
Ssoator Idmund8, recommended by Committed
OF the whole, giving the quartcr-naster general,
II there IS probability Of the United States lar.
nlshl0g oar troops, authority to suspend action
on the part OF the State was taken up Yeas
andnays being demanded By Senator Edmunds
were taken with the following result yeas, II;
nays 10; Sothe proposed amendment was re-
J2cted.
The amendment ordering the Quarter Master
General to provide lor ALL tho Vermont Resi-
nlents being taken up, the yeas and nays were
called for by Senator Edmunds, and with the
following result: yeas. - nays, and the
amendment was adopted.
The Recommendation troa the Committee th,t
the Quarter Master General be instructed 10 use
as tar as possible, the property already belong-
ing to the State, was strongly opposed by Sena-
Tor Dillingham;, who considered il an insult TO
the sons OF Vermont to hurl to them cast eff
clothes s.; 1t was treating them like town pau
pelS. lie Woul prefer to let them shi as best
they could TO sending them such refuse. What
would become of their pride, their selfrcspcc5
and the personality which alone can make good |
soldiers Vermont was proud of her soldiers |
and he wanted them to be proud Of Vermont,
which they never could be If we treated them
III tins way. Senators Powers and Woodward |
thought II the garments were good and whole
some let the Quarter Master General send them
along Ii otherwise, he nisht procure now eNes,
and Senator Woodward thought that the sons
OF the first families Of |ernont should have AZ
good treatment as possible.
Senator Wheeler said he was very anxious too
to send aloos SUPPLIES, especially to those men
bers OF the first families, by whom he presumed
the S3natOr4 meant those families who first sent
cut their sons, husbands and fathers to tight ior
their country.
On motion Of Senator Willard, the amend
ment was amended SO as to direct the Quarter
Maaster General 10 use as far az IN his judgment
seemed suitable the property already in the pos
session OF the STATE, Yeas and nays being ca lied
ior by Senator Woodward we've as follows
yeas IL nays, 10, and the amendment was
adopted.
The Senate then took up the amendment
which provides that the bill take effect i,nnedi-
ately and adopted 1t. Senator Edmunds then
moved that the bill be ordered to be read IL
third time, and on the question called the yeas
and nays-yeas 26, nays land it was 20 or
dered.
The bill was then read third time under the
suspension Of the rules. The queslon then be-
ing on the concurrent passage Of the bill, Sena-
tor Edmunds called Tor the yeas and nays--yeas
&c, nays ..
Senator Harris moved to reconsider the vote
adopting the report of the Committee on Rules,
and 1T was reconsdered, and the report laid on
the table; whereupon the Senate adjourned
HousE.-BMs introduced and referred. BY
Mr.. Robinson of Stowe, an act to change the
name OF IL. f. Big"low, and constitute him
heir OF John B. and Lavna Lund to General
Committee BY Mr. Tabor of Concord, an act
to incorporate the Essex County railroad COM
pany to Committee on roads.
ReSoht,0n.-By Mr.. GodVing of Burke. that
the Committee to whom was referred House bill
1876, at last session of Legislature be requested
to report at this time adopted
Petition introduced and referred-By Mr..
Tabor, for charter for railroad connecting St.
Johnsbury and Island Pond to Committee on
Roads. BV Mr. Houston of Victory for rail