Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30

,srd then to increase the numl er Of men
~ Government would obtain, to amend the
"a ~ y K Question Of amending Mr.. Shaw called
,be yeas and nays,-y-as 81, nays "a, and
W. hli vas amended 20 AS to provide for State
-,sn who may be drafted before the second
tar--day Of october, 1864.
Oct. 70.
RssolutiOa.-By Mr. Wheeler If So.
u, ,bst Senator snd Representatives in Con-
-ress fron this State be requested snd instructed
y Ne their influence to secure such modi6ca-
n, the Post Office law, as to allow tn. transmits
.i7a through the mail. Of Packages to soliiers,
3. ihs sane rste as nov required for the trans
MISSION Of books.
Referred to the Committee N Ways and
Mesns. Adj.
SENATE esoluiion.-By MIR Fish, that the
Governor be directed to purchase 5000 stand Of
srms for the use Of the Militia when called into
the service Of the Stste; referred to the Com
mttee on Military Affairs.
Rsports-By Mr. Deane, for the Committee
90 Ways and Means, an act making provision
FOR the support Of the Government
This bill provides for State tax OF hun
ired cents on the dollar of the Grand List, and
authorizes the Treasurer 10 borrow Eve hundred
thousand dollars. The bill approprlstes four
teen hundred and eighty thousand dolisrs;
sso, 900 for expenses OF Legislature; slOO,poU
20 paw interest on State debt; $4,000 FOR incl
dentals Of Executive and Treasurer's depart
rpents; SIS, 900 to pay bonds. due IN 1904,
made at time ofthe building the State House;
s1IGO. 900 for military expenses. and Sllo.oJO
for suniry accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the bill was ordered
20 lie
By Mr. Bollsrd, for Committee on Military
Affairs. fsyorably to the resolution declaring
that no Liquidation 10 effect an acfiUe military
-rclHi-0tion = eKpodient AT this session.
After spirited debate, on the question Of
,loptiuC the resolution, the vote was yeas So
-a,s los. and the resolution wss rejected
BIZ providing 70 give State pay to drafted
men and aid to their families WAS called up. and
.as amendment providing that they shall receive
state nay only while in Vermont regiments or
t,.a.hed companies Of Fremont troops, Was
aiop'sj
TlsDAY, Oct -.
SfNATE-Joint Resolution in relation 20 the
.p7ntuent Of commissioners to devise ways
~. means for the erection Of an Agricultural
lsge was taken up.
Mr. Cree said that the State q New York had
s-saiy taken steps to accept the grant Of the
1ysrument, and they nov had the college
uuEs in the process Of erection.
Re sad the first great object was TO effect a
us,aistion Of all the colleges in the State
Nr Englesby said that he thought it was
--., necessary TO find ont what the grant was
nth '.i.re We could ask other institutions to
mite with j.. He thought that the commis-
...uers that were appointed last year, ought TO
. instructed 10 dispose Of the scrip.
He sail that he had understood that the best
lands IN Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota had been
taken 40. and the scrip would probably be locat-
81 10 .ha Tar West, and It might prove uf far
I.. value thsn had been supposed.
Vr Stoughton SAID that he thought the State
Vermont could not undertake TO sustain y
egr from tins grant, and that We could not
estate IT -lgbly until the worth Of the grant
SIS ascertaiued and upon his motion the reso-
'a,ion WIS laid upon the table
H5rsf-Report bv Mr. Colby for Committee
uu WAYS aud Means, against bill relative to the
grand list
The point OF the bill Is that the listers shall
- required to demand written statement Of
their property firm property holders
Nr. Marcy ststed in behalf Il the committee,
'lai they hSi thought best L. report against the
4 because il would make = good deal Of trou-
le. They did not think il best n regard all
'.e people Of Vermont a. knaves because one
lan perhaps IN a hundred or a thousand would
sttemp' 70 conceal the real amount Of his pro-
.-ry.
Mr.. Wheeler Of South Hero, undertook to say
mat not one-fourth part Of the personal property
If the State was on the grand list. Il was not
nsn here and there only to whom the bill
soald apply if il should become q law This
-lnuning the tax was universal thing, and
lax was needed to remedy it. Yeas o., nays
70 and the third reading MAS refused.
Nr. Wheeler called up the motion to reconsi-
Ter the vote refusing third reading bii pToyid-
~ for transferring in certain cases the grand
1T Of uortgsgor 10 list Of mortgage. He
bought the people of the State were imposed
lF0n in the matter Of taxation by the statutes as
a1E existing.
Mr. Woodward Of Westford, thought it was
generally granted that there was great injus-
',e ia Vermont in this matter Of taxation. 1t
Fqs an injustice which resulted from the power
# the wealthy class. In no one thing bad wealth
shown its power more plainly than in keeping
mon the statute books for these many years
.lsse unjust laws He believed the excessive
emigration, especially Of young men from Yer
mont, was due in great part 10 this burden OF
taxation II would be a very important advance
T the tax could be placed upon the shoulders
that ought to bear II. and lifted from those upon
which it should not justly rest
MIR. Deming Of Arlington opposed the motion
20 reconsider. The present bill would not reach
the wrong, if any existed. less 20, nays 20,
ami the House refused 10 reconsider.
The bill providing for State pay to drafted
men vas reported back 10 the House amended,
and Was passed without a dissenting voice.
Adjourned.