The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-21

!, Inc House bill taxing dogs, was passed, yea
g %, nays3.
e By Mr. Stafford, altering the time for holding
3 the Windsor County Court, providing that it b,
T held on the End Tuesday il December next tc
Committee on the Judiciary
y RESOLUTION.
9 BY MIR. Stewart, that no bill be introduced IN
Z the Senate, after p. NJ. to-day, except from
: Committees or the other House; adopted.
!, SPECIAL ORDER.
s The bill equalizng the distribution of the prop
eriy of insolvent debtors refused third read
Q ing by the following vote:
/ Yes -aesss. Alien, Clark II Chittonden, Edmunds,
Morgan, Nelson, follari. Stevens. atewar, Soughron,
NA7s--Messrs Bass, Bean, Brad ort, Clark Of Ben.
ningon CeaYeiand, Cowies, Cree Farrar, Fish Keith,
, Kirkland, Lyman, Aierrill, Peck, Echardson--l5.
4 REPORT.
The President laid before the Senate the re-
port Of the Inspector of Finaoce, respecting the
payment of 81 month to the soldiers.
/ SUPPORT or GOVERNMENT.
! Mr. Kirkland, for Commtree on Finance. re.
ported favorably House bill for the support of
government, with an amendment, raising the tax
TO 10 cents on the dollar.
In answer to inquiries from MIR. Edmunds, Mr..
Kirkland stated that there was not dollar in the
treasury to-day. The immediate wants cf the
treasury are Sl4S,000. The expenses of the
State for the coming year were estimated at
$l,jOO,000 A tax of 60 cents on The dollar
would raise Sjj0,006. Seventy-fve cents on a
dollar would raise $675,000 Eighty cents on
the dollar would raise $3.50 900.
/ The Committee also estimated the 81 ner
month for the coming year, at ) ,OO0,OOO; inter-
est IN the public debt 100000 curren, annual
expenses of the State $250OOO,OO0.
| Mr. Edmuuds favored raising as large a tax a,
we could now. He disIked leaving the finances
Of the State in such condition that in year from
now the debt of the State would be S2,300OOO. +
Mr.. Stewart favored the amendment of the
Committee. We ought so (fr as possible, TO pay
our debts at the present moment.
Mr.. Clark of Bennington, thought the tax
ought to be 50 Gems on the dollar.
Mr.. EdmundS estimated that at the end of a
year, with the tax proposed by the Committee,
tie DEBT OF the Safe would be more than 81 800
900. lie DID not agree with the financial policy
OF borrowing when money is cheap, and paving
when 1t IS dear. lie anticipated that in II YEAR
from this tune money would be tRuch more ,Iitii.
cult TO obtain than now. He believed that the
people could, n the coming winter, pay taxes
more easily than III a year rom thiS time. Paper
money IS NOW deprecated, and Yet 1t would be
received IN pay mcnt for taxes, and be thought we
hAd better use This deprecated currency to pay
our ceot', Whle we car, rather than to borrow
th's appreciated paper, and pay for it when moth
lnS bit specie would A9uidate tie debt. He mo-
Ved to amend the proposition Of lhe committee so
as 20 raise a tax OF 100 cents on ,ne dollar.
Mr. Stoushton favored the Amendment and
would even be in favor OF tax Of l25 cents on
a dollar Money ~oS never more easy to obtain
'han now, ana 1t was easier now to pay dtbls than
1t would be ID one or two years from now.
MI Stewart thought the gentleman mad est.
mated the Indebtedness, present and prospgc-
i've, considerably larger than 1t appeared srom
The lreasuler'S report. He thought that the
tax proposed by the COMMITTEES would raise a sum
so large, that the deot, at the end OF the wear
would not exceed 100000. He thought the
heavy burdens which lownS had imposed upon
themselves in boGntieS, in some towns rsaeh,ny
100 per cent. OF thelr grand list made ii IN.
Humbent upon the Legislature to make the tax
ms year as hight as possible, cons stent with
wise economy. lie also alluded to the fact that
the battles now being fought were for posterlly,
is We'll as ourselves, and justified the Legislature
in leaving portion Of the expense OF the way to
be bone by them.
lie dld not fully share in the gloomy foreho
lnsS OF other gentlemen when considering I've
tate OF the country. He though, the n.,;oo
"ouIl prove equal 10 It's day OF trial, and that be
emerge, of thu people would rise above the agog-
es u thr rIoment, aud establish once more a ma
Ionai prosperity and make themselves again DOW.
ariu and prosperous. lie did not anticipate tbs,
ne ale would be unable hereafter TO uay liz
Ieols ana dlu not therefore see The necessity O.
paying 1t all, or neatly all now
Mf. Edmnnd' sdd th.J ne had hope as we'll as
1th'rs, but other tacnl;!es ought to he exercised
As yell hopt The trouo.e, of lhe c,unir>
were owing ~ This 1ost-CoiUed view of things
CaMnet members having at The outset, taken
ne hopen view oil the rebellion, ana poslponed
ne SERIOUS work OF crushing II, hoping it would
'uO,Ide OF itself. Bat he did not ueIeye because
)o&erIty would be able 10 bear this burden, that
We ought therefore TO ihrow it upon them. Il
vas the part OF vision and prudence 10 do
what we can 10 lig 1ten ,hs dtbt-tO use our own
N -rSes and pOwer-and then We could safely
predict tina. posieri,y would Prove equal to IN.
Durdeas they would nave to bear. lie uIuued from 4
he parallel OF Eogand, and from he financial
history OF the Rzvoiulion, aud the deprecated
that resulted from II, tina We could only
'aie anticipate similar financial troubles AS the
esuiV VI our present disturbed affairs, and these
fouOles should not be increased by any neglect ON
ne part OF the PEG lie 10 meet the present neces.
'ltes OF the State. He saC that 100 cents on a
loilar would pay only about two thirds of the
expenses OF tie S,ae tor the YEAR
MT. Richardson only spoke 10 endorse the re-
marks OF the Senator from Addison (tlr. Stewau)
lie did not believe that specie payments would
De resumed by The government or The bank, Tor {
year aud then, Currency would be Il. cheap AS
nt lp III W. a