Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-10-17
The Legislature.

The Legislature Of Vermont met at
Montpelier on Thursday of last week.
in the Senate, all the members were pres
ent, and were called to order by Hon. Levi
Underwood, Lieut. Governor. Henry Clark
Of Poultney, was unanimously elected clerk,
receiving all the votes, and every senator
being present. For Assistant Secretary,
Charles +. Allen Of Burlington, was elected
as follows:
Charles T.. Aliens 16
Milton II. Tyler of Iasbursh, IA
Rev. Levi II. Stone, who was chaplain
of the lst Vermont Regiment, was elected
chaplain of the Senate by the following
vote:
Levi II. Stone, %
Leland Howard, 3
In the afternoon, Mr.. Edmunds offered a
resolution of inquiry relative to certain per-
sons who have been and are now imprison-
ed at Burlington, for alleged disloyal prac-
tees. Mr.. Kirkland and Mr.. Stoughton
both said they were not prepared TO vote on
the resolution, ard on motion Of the former
! it was laid on the table.
The House was organized by the cleo
ton of Hon. j. G.. Smith as Speaker, by
the following vote:
j. G. Smith. 147
| A, B. Gardner, 73
The House then proceeded to the cleo
ton of clerk with the following result;
! +, A. Stewart Of Derby. 127
1 G. q. Dewey of Rutland, sc
Scattering,
And Mr.. Stewart was elected
The Committee to canvass the votes for
State officers for Windham and Windsor
/ Counties were as follows: Windbam-
Marsh, Estabrook, Torrey. Windsor
Stearns, Porter, Wood.
| On Friday there was an animated debate
4 in the Senate, on the bill paying the
nine months men The seven dollars per
month"; same a. the others have been paid.
Mr.. Clark Of Bennington County opposed
it, and seemed to think our State would
come to bankruptcy and Reputation.
Mr.. Edmunds Of Chittenden, also spoke
somewhat in similar vein.
Senators Cree of Caledonia, and Slough
Ton of Windham, made patriotic and spir-
tied replies,
Mr.. S'oughton said he didn't know but
it might be the policy of the citizens Of
Bennington and Chi,tenden counties not t.
pay this 81. He believed, that the people
of the State, if in mass convention, would
vote, by an immense majority, this bounty
His motto was g Millions for defence bat
not one cent for tribute" He supposed tina
the preservation of the Government would
be received as return for this outlay; anc
if the Government was not preserved ]
would be Of no consequence whether W,
had any properly left or not. He had nc
sympathy with those wLo would put oosta
cles in the WAY Of the passage of the bill
He thought that monied men would as soor
90 to the devil as South of Mason and Dix
on's line, and therefore did not apprehent
that the passage of the bill would drive thai
class from the State. lie said Vermont
bonds are 9 per cent premium today, and i
was folly to talk about reputation. He
said in answer TO the statement OF Mr.
Clark that we had no Washington nov
/, that Washington was in the boots OF Abe
!, Lincoln.
The bill finally passed both Houses with
only the solitary vote Of Mr.. Clark against it
: On Saturday, in the Senate the resolu.
ton relative to the Imprisonment of certain
citizens of Vermont. was called up by Mr.
Kirkland, and adopted without opposition
On Monday Mr.. Kirkland moved a recon
sheraton of this vote, and it was agreed to
and the resolution was ordered TO lie.
In the Senate on Monday, Mr.. Slough.
ton introduced bin providing for paying
81 per month to all soldiers hereafter raised
in this State, by draft or otherwise.
The Senate proceeded 10 ballot for Pres
ident pro tempore, and Hon. G. T. Ed.
munds was elected as follows:
Whole number, 81
Necessary to a choice, IL
G.. f. Edmunds had 10
IL. +, Stoughton, z
Horace Allen,
In the House the Standing Committee,
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