The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-14


agreed to.
Mr. CARPENTER Of Waterford moved to ehan1
.Stste taxes to all taxes, 10 the sections proEi
ing for valuation { I property 10 be taxed carrie
but aftsrward -Te.eopsidersd on motion OF M
Stone.
On motion OF Mr.. Hubbell the chapter va
again re.eommit,ed to the Committee OF way
| and Means with Instructions 10 inquire into til
propriety Of taxing gor- lands.
| APPROPRIATION BILLs
Mr. Denison for the Committee OF Ways ant
| Means reported bill making appropriation o
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars to NEE
| military expenses third reading The bill pro
noses to borrow the above amou on State bonds.
Mr. Denison also reported for the same com
nitt.e the annual appropriation bill for the sup
port of the government. Tins OIL proposes TO
Law tax of eighty cents on the dollar, which Will
raise nearly seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars
Mr. Burrows moved to strike out eighty cents
on the dollar, and insert seventy five cents.
Mr. Henry was willing to pblde by the report
of the committee, dividing about equally the sum
to be raised Qhirteen hundred and thirty tour
thousand dollars between tax to be raised, and
an Indebtedness to he incurred. He was OPP
posed to the motion.
The House refused to change the tax as pro-
M- Gardner moved to change eighty to sixty
five He stated in support of his motion that the
as,,,,a,a q. the Committee exceedtd BY one hun
drod and fortv.one thousand dollars that made by
the Governor. RI thirteen hundred and thIrty-four
thousand dollars He believed also that the pre.
MUM now paid on Vermont State Bonds favored
borrowing money rather than raising it by tax.
Mr.. Henry, opposed this change OF the propo-
sed tax.
Mr. Deminc, of Arlington, was unable to agree
with the gentleman from Bennington (Gardner,)
in his nojicy in regard to borrowing money. He
believed tba, it was as true Of State as an indi-
vldual that if or. dit good it was best to keep
it so. He believed the people were quite willing
also to meet tax of eighty cents on the dollar,
and would gladly do so under the circumstances.
The presen, wear had been prosperous one for
the agricultural interests of the State, ana per-
hans there had not been nor would not be a better
wear to NEE, the proposed tax than the present.
Mr.. Hunton. Beloved that the maxim, pay as
vcu 90 was jus, as applicable to State as an
individual. |, would be expedient to raise the
entire amount needed ny tax, il the people could
now nav it. But as this could not be done, it was
wise to nav all that could now be paid As it
was, could there be any doubt that the people
could and would be quite ready to pay YAK of
eighty cents. The tax of ten CENTS laid at the
extra session. was deemed ptfGl by the people.
They were anxious to pay, under the present Cir
cumstances, a reasonable tax. There was no
d3nger, either, as had been minated from an
oyerhowing treasury. Mr.. Iunton, continued al
some length. to show that The policy was no bet
ter for the State than an the individual. He
would favor if any change were made, to place
matters so that: greater sum could be raised by
borrowing, but not TO lessen the tax.
Mr.. Gardner replied, that the estimates made by
the Governor were in his view reliable. He did
not propose to borrow more than had been pro-
vded for by appropriation bill already ordered to
third reading.
Mr.. Herrick of Wolcot believed that to Dor
WAS the worst policy, where IL could be
avoided. He spoke at some length in favor of
the report of the committee, end against lessen
ing the proposed tax. 1t might be wise to lessen
a tax when the people called for relief, and were
in Strengthened circumstances, but now they were
ready to pay, and the tax should in his opinion,
be laid.
Mr.. Denison reviewed the action of the former
Legislature, and showed the NECESSITY of the
course the committee recommended to the pres
ent Legislature. Formerly the expense of the
war could not be even guessed at; but now it
evident, or mparat,vely so, and it was there
fore time 10 !aya proportonate tax. 1t was wise,
therefore, at the extra session to lay only tri-
fling tax, but to make provision as was made to
obtain large sum if it should be needed. At
the present lime it was hardly safe to calculate
that there would not be greater expense than
had been estimated. Vermont might be called
upon to take part in other enterprises than those
already on foot, and should be ready to resp nd
1t was wise in view of the present position Of az
fairs, 10 lay as large tax as could be conveniently
paid. 1t was to be noticed also that provision
had been made to borrow only so far as was needed
and not necessarily the full sum named in the
bill.
Mr.. Gardner had obtained no new light from
the statements that had been made He still be-
eved that there was no real ground for tax be-
yond that which he had moved, to substitute for
the Committees report.
There was an improperly in providing for an
overtiowng Treasury, or in leaving it discretona.
ry with State officers to borrow money that ght
not be needed
Mr.. Reynolds. spoke at some length in favor
Of the amendment founding his argument upo
the fact, that those of the future for whose bene"
those of the present day are at least in part
contendlDg, should bear part of tie bnrdens Of
the war
Mr. Henry, thought future generations would
undoubtedly have all the burdens tina, ought 10
be borne by them.
MIR. Barrett, Of STAFFORD. though not a speak
ing man, wished to say that in his opinion the pol
icy OF borrowing VAS poor policy. He could
not hesitate to vote in favor of raising tax a,