Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-18

Tho TIM, Of tue Legislature to-day N both
ranches has been mostly occupied with the mat
,r I spol q Of yesterday, introduced by Joint
.esolution from the Senate, instructing the Gov
rror 70 furnish our % and Sd Regim ents with
UGH overc1ats, blankets, Sc, as Ii az be immtdi-
telv necessary-tLe fact appea ing TO be that
hey are suffering for want Of many articles Of
Kicker winter clothing, and are unable TO obtain
hem from the Depot at Washington. The House
Committee to whom the Resolution was referred,
reported a Bill instead, making essentially the |
same provision, only giving the authority to the
Quarter Master General instead Of the Governor, |
and instruc,ing him to visit Washington immedi-
ately and inquire into the condition and neces-
sites Of all our troops taerc in these and other
respects, and report as soon possboto the Leg
stature Upon this and the various proposals OF !
amendment a long discussion sprung ~ ID i'e
House, occupying the entire forenoon, and carried
on to a very great extent By new members F"
seemed 10 me with quite an unusual lack OF aoiI-
ity and point and an unusual tupoTa6und-
ancc of what cannot be called anything better than
little discussions We bayo had SO far arc ahy Just
indication Of what is before Us in tie way OF
pointless talk aud gaconadc, We are in for one OF
the longest sessions ever " experienced IN toe
State Of Vermont. I. Is LoPei, however, Tat
these -cntlcmcn, after having satisfied their oon-
stitaonts that they ara actually here and INDUCED
fr little in wa, might be an entirely
harmles, ventilation ot their e'oquenco-
were it not so expensive - viii see the
wisdom and cxpeiiency regards the inter-
est Of tie state and thar owt s00d reputation ana
influence in the Lcgis.aturc-ot "curtai4n5
themselves ~ this respect pery esse1tiaLy-and ior
this let all the friends Of economy and the countTy
oever pray" The bill with some, mostly verbal,
amendments, has passed both Houses and Gen
Davis VIII, doubtless. start for Washington to-
morrow to execute bis commission. The overcoats
blankets. &c, Of the lst Reg are to be used as
far as they viii 60. An eiTort is being made to
attach 70 this bill a resolution instTuctng Gen.
Davis 70 enquire into the state Of fee'"y exist
inc between the offcers AMI men # the % Regi-
ment and their commander which, IT seems u
me-. under military rules and regulations, might
/ he An exceedingly difficult il not dangerous duty
m pertorm. and with which it is, suppose, by 10
means clear that tae State Of Vermont has
/ l,,,ul any business whatever. II the feet Ct
any incompetency or undue severity and har'A-
ness on the part Of Col. Whiting, (none Of which
charges seem by any means clearly established
could in the proper way he brought before hi
spperior offcers-the pro spect Of remedy would
certainly be much g7citer than by any such foolish
move as that contemplated by this resolution. II
did annear. however, f.ln the discussion OF 'nl
matter, that the n aud 81 Regiments bad tot-
been very hardly. If MT er0, woTkci-bui-d'ni
forts. clearing away forests, and doing an unusual
amount Of picket duty which accounts III som'
sort fr the amount Of sickness there appears t
be among them and in part, a, least, for the mis-
ers5iv ragged condition Of their clothing 4 let
te- read from member Of one company ia la
81 Regiment. stated that only forty Of the com
many were able TO dc duty. The work had beef
put uuon them because they were unuslaliy ef
fcieat.
The committee appointed last year t. reTis
.t,t.-s r.rort .ar,. .,-a.--css." though tie re
..- ,r;11 ~. he cor,r1. t-l until next year Tn
work IS bei1. done entirely ly Judge Bennett
Chairman ct the Committee
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d..tr,,cI Inv fire.
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town) ca.c AMI tie 1s-a.os.an County shr
case are both ''alve-t,=ai" Go appear hero aga'
thi. fall thou ii no move in refs-aaos e. them la
senator Eimundss aIa-y.yo1cy Bnf has jus
come from the printers ami contains lis section
and occupies in the printed bill farty-tFree pages
Further your dsponent sa.'7 '''' as he na' not "
found himself cd. li'''' cue '''
resources 10 It's -N'-i '', 49,. lr:-,,r;.
who hoard it. as also the sketch of tho late Il,
Thomas ule.d by Il. L. Perkins Esq. ct stowe.
The Re- iment here received their guns tO-da:
which adj very much to th'l' Appearance
parade inc Dress FAFl 10 d, -'', - 80
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