Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-27

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actual service was 'equred. The fac, H.,
lee was TO be paid for an exam nau.n " a
cetNhea1e OF exemption would prevent m ~au
| IRON applying icc such exemption, until ,h""l
was practical advantage to be derived G,o,'
" lie had hoped after proper Amendment ~
Ne able TO vote for the bill The main oi;oo "
uon 10 the OIL, he thought were inherent in ,Ea
system and could not IN his view Ee oyer,, ,ao
without another system was adonted. >'"'
Mr. Cook OF Cabot thought the cbanc. uh,.,
made i the duty Of the seectmeu ia Hetn H W
enrolment very oDcctional feature Ije L I.e
beved there were euurmites in the Inn ~
was surprised to learn that the gentl man fry
Rochester, could think it possible that he WIN
his views could vote for it, "a
Mr., Fletcher Of Ca, endish deemed the cb,r,.
proposed, from listers to Sc ectmen AN my
tant one, II should he the duty Of officers yho
make it their special business, to make this er
| rollment, and he especially approved of mi,
feature of the bill and also appro, ed tho bill as
a hole.
Mr.. Hubbell thought this bill as good ..
conId well be prepared for accomplishing hs
object 1t had in view. He would ask VIII
there should be objections TO it, and eho. IS now
| to oppose, when the will of the House Wa,
apparent.
Mr.. Flagg stated that he should, in view of
all the facts, and the character Of tina bin vo,.
! for it, although it was not all tina he cpnn
wish He believed that the State could mo,
now afford such an organization snd disci olns
as he would be glad 10 see
Mr. Houston of Victory, had been IN fave,
of the bill reported by the military committee
and which the House had rejected. In yev
OF his responsibility to his constituents, he did
not know but he should lie compelled TO yos
against the bill in its present form.
MIR. Cook of Glover moved to strike on, tina
tenth section, which provides that thoss cor-
scientouslv scppulous of bearing rms nav
be exempt in case of draft by paying a certain
sum INTO the town treasury lost.
Mr.. Chamberlain o. Grand Isle, moved to
commit TO member to amend SO as IN r.,r..
those who were known to be disoaI6ed Inv,
dl' not apply for exemption, and were dranad
and rejected, should be required TO nav ,sn
dollars into the town treasury: lost
| Mr.. Twichell remarked tha. g. L.JLs
the remarks of the Member and ra% ' nn HeS
I, ,'a' hot ~, yU- Of them was fully satisfied with
'ne BIZ, He had been in favor of an active
organization. and been requested by his con-
stltuenls to favor such N organization. As
the present bill was acknowledged to he 80
imperfect, he believed it was not best to make
the militia law, worse than it now was Il
would he better 10 return home and report that
The Legislature were unable to agree upon a
new militia law.
Mr.. Cook, of Glover, moved to so amend
the section providing for exemption on account
ofconscientlous scruples as TO allow it to ap-
ply only to those called Quakers.
He knew there were those who would no.
hesitate to advance such scmples, pay The
seventy-fve dollars, and thereby obtain ex-
empt.on, simply because they wished to ct nd
of gong into the army. jeff Davis himself,
would not desire better sanction than this TO
favor his cause.
This amendment caused debate.
Mr.. Deming, Of Arlington thought if the
Clerk should read the 9th article of the Con-
stitu'ion, further debate would be found I'M
necessary. ..
The Clerk read said article, in which it ia
provided that no person cohscientously scru-
pulous of bearing arms shall be required to DO
so.
The vote was taken and amendment unani-
mously rejected.
The question was then taken on the pas
sage of the bill, and the Militia bill was final
ly passed by vote Of l0l to'3%T.
Third Reading Of BW-Bill extending
the charter Of the Bank Of Brattleboro.
Passed.
Resolutioa--By Mr. Fletcher, of Cavendish,
a JOINT resolution, that the committee on final
adjournment be instructed t. report on Tues
dav the ID of December.
Mr.. Henry objected to passing any such
resolution. He referred to the action in rela-
ton to the adjournment last year by which
the Legislature adjourned without completing
its business. He mo- ed to refer the reSolu-
ton tn the committee on final adjournment
Carried.
Appropriation and Tar Bill The House
concurred in the s. nate amendment of the
bill providing for the support of Government,
changing tax from sixty TO eighty cents on the
dollar
RepOyts-By Mr.. Huntou, for Judiciary
Committee, that in the judgment of such COM
mlttee legislation is necessary in relation to
election of congressman in March next and
asking instruction in relation thereto; on mo-
ton of Mr.. llunton the report WAS ordered to
lie.
Mr.. james, for General Committee reported
an amendment TO chapter relating traRo
Intoxicating drinks which an end dent pro
vides for the analysis of liquors by county
commissioners and requires town agents 10
keep tor sale such analyzed liquors only,
Amendment adopted and chapter orderedo
third reading.
The Speaker stated that in putting the ques
ton in reference to the chapter relating to
traffic in intoxicating drinks, an error had
been made. The que ton was not u,on The
third reading, but upon the passage Of he
bill, and the question now was shall the OHi
pass? .....
After slight amendment made on mo,
ton of Mr.. Miller, of Pomfret, the olH
passed. ...
Mr. Chandler called up House bill in amend
ment of chapter 81 of C. S., providing thas