Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-07

! judgment 10 much. stringent liquor Law
with remarkable amount of anti-slavery will
probably put on the finishing touches. Mr.. b
is an honest, earnest man, but he is not par
ticulorly experienced in legislative matters, ant
when his term expires we predict he will hav,
less faith in the efficacy of legislation to reform
mankind than he now has in the doctrine o
transubstantiation as means of grace.
The Insolvency bill has passed the Senat,
and is now before the House. The sight oil
sixty large pages of manuscript was appalling
so the bill was read by its title and ordered tc
be printed. On the question of the secont
reading Mr.. Sawyer of Townshend demanded
the yeas and nays, but the House are never
discourteous enough to refuse Senate bill 9
second reading, so there were but 30 nays
This vote is no sort of indication as to the final
result.
Our readers will remember that two wear,
since the gentleman from Jamaica" steadily
voted against all adjournments, but yet he pri.
vately adjourned and was gone several days
1t so happened that only two days after his re-
turn he spoke against an adjournment, upon
which Mr.. Allen of Rutland laid his cause be-
fore the House in manner that excited much
merriment. This year the same gentleman has
opposed every adjournment, but last Friday
morning he turned up missing. Soon after the
opening of the ,ession Mr.. Noycs of Burling-
ton, offered the following preamble and resolu-
ton:
Hhereds, the gentleman from Jamaica has hereto
fore hcrocnlly resisted all attempts TO induce him to
adjourn over, and has this morning clandestinev left
his seat and disappeared from the House. Therefore
Resoftod that the Sergean Arms be directed to
enquire for what cause the gentleman from Jn,naica
Is now absent from his seat, and whether or not he is
in town.
Mr.. Henry of Chester remarked that he
thought the gentleman from Jamaica had acted
throughout the session in his opposition to the
mo ions for an adjournment from a sense of
duty. He has supposed he was sound in his
firm opposition. But he had information, which
he deemed worthy of credit that the gentleman
had, before the beginning of the session, made
an arrangement to meet some member of his
family at certain place. 1t was, however,
with feelings of surprise. that while sitting ON
the porch of the Pavilion, on Friday, he saw in
the dim mists of the morning, the gentleman
from Jamaica appear round the corner of the
store opposite, carpet-bag in hand. He was
glad that the gentleman from Burlington had
brought the matter before the House. Mr.
Balch OF Ludlow moved that the resolution lie.
and that copy be sent to the gentleman named
therein The House finally dismissed the res
olution, on the motion of Mr.. Seymour of Yer
gennes.
The Senate have passed bill providing for
the raising OF three more regiments, one i'm
mediately, and the others at the discretion of
the Governor, as / am informed. They will all
be necessary to complete the quota of Yer
mont.
The Legislature have assumed to pay the
quota of this State of the direct tax imposed
by act of Congress of August last, which
amounts to 200, less Is per cent for COL
lection. By thus assuming to pay the aforesaid
tax direct into the treasury of the United States.
over S3l 900 will be saved. Besides, it will
not cost us anything for collection as an equal
amount Of what this State has advanced to arm
and equip the troops that she has sent into the
field, will be allowed in offset to the tax.
The Legislature recently directed Quarter
Master General Davis to visit our troops in the
field, ascertain their wants, &c. While there
he telegraphed that there was no such serious
need for clothing as had been represented.
This was only few days after a dispatch had
been received from Cen Smith commanding
the brigade, declaring their destitution in the
most positive terms. Upon his return Gen.
Davis made an extended report, in which he set
forth the amount of clothing that the Vermont
boys had had since the LIST of July, and what
hey now stood in need of; but he did not rep
resent their necessities as at all urgent.
Per Contra: On Saturday morning Senator
Dillingham; laid before the Senate the following
To the Legislature Of The State of He,mom as
sembted al Montpelier:
We certify on honor, as officers of Cd reri
nent Vermont Volunteers, that the men of our
regiment have been in a suffering condition for
want OF suitable clothing and tents since about
he middle of September, and that the supply
we have been able to obtain from government
alis short OF meeting their present absolute
wants And seeing no prospects of an imme-
ilate supply from that source, we must urgent
y request the legislature of the State of Yer
mont to relieve their suffering condition, with q
Is little delay as possible
Henry Whiting, Col End Reg't VT. Vol