The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-13


, lie said, in reply to Mr.. Richnrdsoa's argumen
. drawn from the census that IL still renamed
fact that Vermont WAS behind her sister States II
increase of wealth and population. For this there
, must be some cause. Ii was not IN the Climate
in the soil, in the institutions, or in the number
of births in this State. Our soil was as liberia
and generous in its returns to the husoandman al
that Of any S;ate,--our liberties were as carefully
guarded,-ytt our young men leave The State
almost as surely as the leaves fall, because
they can better their condition elsewhere.
He took issue with Mr.. Richardson, in respect
to his showing from the census, and claimed that
from that, it in act appeared that Vermont, with
no na'ural inaptitude, was yet entirely behind the
other New England States in manufactures and
general industry.
He did not claim that the bill would be az once
a sovereign remedy for this want of hospitality.
He believed it would, however, gradually work the
cure of these evils, and surely the harvest Is
gathered from the sowing of the seed.
The analogy of the distribution of the estates of
deceased persons was forcibly urged as an srgu-
ment in favor Of similar distribution Of the prop
erty of those debtors, who are compelled TO give
up their property to their creditors
He said that the present bill, if il become law,
would remove from creditors the temptatiD to
break up business men, who happen 10 De tempo
rally embarrassed, Tor the sake of securing the
whole Of their debts, and at the same time wooid
stimulate debtors TO strain every nerve to pay all
their debts snd If the debtor was hopelessly inscI.
vent, he might still by giving up his property. get
discharge. and have future of hops before
him at home, land not, as now in the more common
case, be compelled to go 10 other fields shpre
business and enterprise are invited by friendly
legislation.
Mr.. CLARK of bennington, said he regarded it
his duty to give his reasons for voting against the
till He was well convinced Of she horrors Of the
present attachment system and the great waste Of
property often occascned by 1t. But he was not
persuaded that this bill was the remedy re-
quired. We needed some system which would
rescue the State from the bankruptc. and wrecks
of fortunes which he had Witnessed for the last
Gfty years, and which he believed we're among
the effects Of this shark practice of attachment.
This system crueb in its operations that
our merciful instincts had even led Us to speak
mildly and spologeticany q the fraud. rssorted to
to evade the law. He honored the Senator (Mr
EdmuGds) for the, gen erouo labor with which he |
worked to persuade the State to relax the unwse
and harbarous system Of attachment, bat he be-
Iieved his bli! was not comprehensive enough to
reach the evil, and he fell compelled 20 vote
against Il. Adjourned
HOUSE
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Shelton. Journol read
and approved.
REsoLUTIONs
BY Mr.. Hunton, that the committee on claims
De instructed to inquire what is due to the Com
gaissoners for revising the Statutes, and rcpc.t by
bal or otherwise; adopted.
REPORTS.
On motion of Mr. Cook of Cabot, House k,Il 10
amend {. 5. so as to permit banks to issue bill.
OF the fractional parts of dollar, was taken UP
and ordered 10 third reading.
MIR. Denlson called up Senate bill, charters
tS2, 60, 81 and 65 OF the General Statutes.
Mr.. Chandler moved to propose to the Senate
to amend, pending action upon which motion, the |
bill was ordered to lie, on motion OF Mr., Gard |
ner.
BY Mr.. Hubbell, for Committee on Claims,
against the claim of L. n. Gilman. for losses ous-
tanned by fire report agreed to-
MILITIA BILL.
On motion OF MIR. Gardner, the House resolved |
itself in.o Committee of the Waole, Mr.. Hun,on
in the chair, fer further consideration of the sub
stitu.e militia bill.
Me provision of the bill which excited the
most remark from members of the Committee. is
that which provides for company drill, but make
no provision for furnishing arms to the soldiers
The members of the Military Committee ex-
planned this portion of the bill as intending to
provide for sash drill Of the t2oops as could be
| accomplished without the use Of arms
! Provision is also made that 10 case the troops
shall IN any emergency he called into the service
OF the State they shall 0e furnished with arms at
the expense of the State. The Committee of the
! Whols did not recommend any change of hese
| provisions OF the bill, in the course of reading
| the sections through in order.
That part of the bIl! which provides for detail
Ing commissioned officers from the roster when
troops sha! be drafted was objected to by Mr..
| Shaw as unconstitutional. He believed the TROOPS
drafted shouIG be allowed to elect their officers
as he understood the State constitution to pro-
! vide.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendi>h also believed the pro-
vision OF the bill referred 70 Objectionable. When
few men we've drafted from eacn company in the
State and brought into service they formed new
| organization and should therefore have the priv.
ege of clec,ing officers anew.
Messrs Gardner and eastman of Rochester
stated al some length the difficulties the military
committee had met with in reference to that part
OF the bill under consideration, and argued that
The form they had reported, was on the whole
mos. judcious.
The committee Of the whole voted TO recon-
mend TO the House to strike out the section pro-
vIdiDg for detailing officers.
Having considered 50 far as l31st section of
| the Dill the committee rose, reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again. Aoj.