The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-25
lIGIsIiIJEE CF VFRMCNT
Annual Session, 1862.
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.E4IE-.yernoon.

BY Mr.. Stoughton, for judiciary Committee,
House bill, authorizing towns to raise money to
pay volunteers, with amendments, making 1t GER
tain what volunteers are meant, and also authori-
Zng towns to raise money to pay 6ountes already
voted; amendments agreed to.
Mr.. Edmun9s proposed further to amend the
bill so that il should not be prospective in its &C.
ton, SO far raising volunteers hereafter is con-
cerned.
Mr. Stewart said he should have less objection
to the proposed amendment, if he believed it
would cure the evil which it was intended to rem.
edy. He believed it would be impossible to pre-
vent communities, by voluntary subscriptions
from paying bC unteS il volunteers should be here.
after called for, and while that was so, he though
it better to let these communities, in their organi-
xed capacity as towns, settle the question fer
themselves.
Mr.. Cree moved that the bill and proposed
amendment lie Oh the table, inasmuch as there
were several bills having the same object still before
the Committees, and he thought but one bill should
pass, which should ombody all the good proyisi
ons of all the bills.
Nh Edmunds said that some towns were anx-
ious to have immediate action on the bill, and
perhaps for that reason the Serae had better act
now.
Mr.. Cree said as the soldiers had all left the
State few days delay would not make any ma
terial difference; the bill was ordered to lie
Mr.. Edmunds, for Judiciary Committee, re-
ported adversely the Senate bill, allowing mechan-
les and manufacturers III certain to bring an
action of book account for undeliyered goods !;
third reading refused.
Mr. Stafford, for Committee on Roads, reported
favoraby House bill authorizing Seltctmen to
provide watering troughs at the side of highways ;
also Senate bill, relating to the aptraisement Of
damages when brooks or streams are diverted
from their course in laying out highways; sever
ally passed.
Mr. Edmunds called up Senate bill 80, being
title g. of the Revision of the Statutes and it
was ordered to be engros ed and read third time
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Edmunds reported for Judiciary Com,
with no expression of opinion, Senate bills
and 2, relating to towns raising money to Pay vol
unleerS; laid upon the table.
BILLS.
By Mr., Peck, extending the chlrter Of the
Vermont Bank to 1856; to Committee on Banks.
BY Mr.. Bentley, an act yedisticling the State,
as follows: 1T, Dislrct, Windham, Bennington,
Rutland Addison; 81, District, Orleans, E->eX,
Caledonia, Orange Windsor; 3D., District, Jhit-
tnden Washington, Iamoil!e, Franklin, Grand
Isle; to Committee on Printing.
SOLDIERS BouNyIIs.
Mr. Cree called UP House bill Is, authorizing
towns to p2y boun1iss to volunteers. Iheq0cs'on
was on the amendment proposed by Mr.. Edmund'.
MIR. Llmunds, said tie deemed it unwise for the
Legislature to authorize towns to raise money TO
py bounles hereafter voted 20 volunteers. lie
sid not admit the force of the argument that
uch legislation should be resorted to because
communities would do the same by voluntary
viii hn Ia fbp frqft
tie true way to fill up the army, and that the
s) stem of paying bountes was fruitful source ol
mischief aud he was therefore, while in favor oil
esallzlng the past acts Of towns in voting or pay
ing bountcs, decidedly opposed to providing by
law for any such action hereafter.
Mr.. Cree thought no wrong or injury would
result from law authorizing towns 10 pay money
in future. 1t would be no worse than the law
which allows towns to raise what money they
pleased for highways and other purposes-and
there would be no more evil in the com petition
in one case than in the other
Mr. Stou5hton did not think it wise for the
Legislature TO exercise guardianship over the
towns. The towns were DESTROYS that some law
like the bill before the Senate, should be enacted
and it waa desirable that towns should have the
right to pay bounties. lie thought the Govern
mcnt would vet raise 100000 more troops and
t was proper to make provision for the future.
lie wished also that towns might in this way be
saved from the disgrace Of draft. lie was OPP
posed to the amendment.
Mr.. Elmnnds said the purpose Of his amend
ment WAS to protect the general interest Of the
State. If b0lntcs are to be given, the State Of
the United States ought to give them, and let The
burden be borne equally by all The people.
AIr. Kirkland said he WAS opposed 70 the amend
tment. Many towns had rather pay a large boun'