The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-10
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session, 1862.
SENATE

SE N.H1E
Prayer by the Chaplain Journal of Yesterday
read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Edmunds, requesting the Governor to
furnish any information in his possession relative
to the alleged misconduct of the 7lh Vt. Regi-
ment, at Baton Rouge adopted.
From the House, for Joint Committee to can.
vass votes for county officers ; adopted.
From the House, for Joint assembly, Friday
the 10Th at l ! o'clock to elect Judges of the Su-
preme Court and Reporter; on motion of MIR.
Edmunds ordered to lie.
From the House, for joint Committee to fix
upon day for final adjournment on motion of
Mr.. Kirkland laid upon The table.
From the House, relating to procuring 500
Legislative Directories adopted.
From the House, providing that the Joint Rules
of last session be adopted until otherwise ordered
adopted.
The Senate resumed business after Joint As
sembly.
The House bill to pay the seven dollars per
month gratuity to the nine months men was Ia
ken up for consideration.
Mr.. Stevens, thought the bill should lie upon
the table for the present, as some amendment was
needed and time for consideration was desirable.
Mr.. Edmunds, thought the bill should take
the ordinary course.
Mr.. Stevens, withdrew his proposition to lay
upon the table
Mr.. Clark, thought it proper to act with pru-
dence in reference to this bill, and moved to re.
fer to committee on Finance.
Mr.. Stoughton, believed it important TO act at
once upon the bill. 1t was well known that the
regiments expected the gratuty, and it was i'm
portant to decide at once before the regiments
leave the State.
Mr.. Edmunds, further urged the proprety of
allowing tie bill to take the ordinary course.
On motion of MIR. Allen, took recess till five
minutes to eleven o'clock.
After recess the Senate resumed consideration
OF the bill.
Mr.. Clark continued his remarks in support of
his motion to refer to Committee on finance. He
doubted the propriety OF hastily adopting policy
which might lay the State under obligation it may
not be able to meet.
Mr.. Peck had hoped that the bill would pass
without objection.
The question being on the reference to the
Finance Committee, Mr.. Stewart called for the
yeas and nays with the following result :
YEAS -Mss.rs, Allen, Clark Of Bennington, Edmunds,
Fish, Hscomb, Lyman, Stevens.
-Messrs, Bass Bean, Bcattie Bentley Bradford
Clare OF Chittenden, CleaveISnd, Cowes Cree Farrar
Jackson Keith, Kirkland, Nelson, Peck Pollard, Rich
ardson, Stafford, Stewart, Stoughton. WEIGH,
and the motion TO refer was lost ...
Mr.. Stevens Of Franklin moved to amend the
bill by adding section, an follows:
"The provisions of this bill shall extend to the
two companies of cavalry recently mustered into
the service Of the United States, and to their fam-
lies" The amendment was adopted. ,
Mr. Stewart moved to make the bill the special
order Tor half past o'clock this afternoon; agreed
to.
A communication was received from the Gov
erpor stating that he would deliver his Annual
Message to the General Assembly at 3 o'clock
p. NJ. of to-day.
MIR Edmunds moved that committee of two
be appointed to wait upon the Lieut.. Governor
elect and inform him of his election; agreed to.
The Chair appointed Senators Edmunds and
Keith such committee.
They performed the duty assigned them and
the Lieutenant Governor elect entered the Cham
Der aud took the oath OF office.
On leaving the chair Ex-Lieut. Gov. Underwood
said:
SENATORS The term Of my office has expired and it
becomes my duty to administer the oath OF Office to
and retire ON this chair The relations that
have susta med TO this senate and with all the depart
OF The Government under the seal Of this state, will
be ever held in grateful .mbrsnce. When | was
elected the Office Of Lieut.. Governor nation was in
state OF peace within its borders, and with all the
void. Since that time fearful aud unproVoked rebel
lion has shaken General Government from centre tn
aud PRESENT. spectacle unparalleled
the history of the Id Amillion aud half OF peo
pie Of the same nation have been arayed In arms against
sch other, add more han hundred thousand loyal
citizens have been offered up sacrifice for this ma