The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-07

BY Mr.. Stevens, to incorporate the Vermont
State University and Associate Colleges, and to
receive and dispose of the income OF the land
scrip, donated to the State of Vermont by act of
Congress. Mr. Stevens moved the bill be refer
red to Committee of the whole Senate agreed
to.
1.-THE above bill provides that all the colleges IN
the State may be united under this corporation,
and is substantially the same as the one intro
duced into the House.
Senate bill al, an act appropriating an addition
al sum for the State Library was taken up, the
question being upon its passage, Mr. Richardson
called upon the Committee for statement OF facts
- Mr.. Stevens, for the Joint Committee on Ii
brary made statement OF facts the bill was
then passed.
The hour for joint assembly, to, elect gu
perintendent of the State Prison, having arrived,
the Senate proceeded to the Hall of Representa-
tiyes.
The Joint assembly having completed its session,
the Senate returned and resumed business.
REPORTS.
By MIR. Stafford, Tor Special Committee, to
whom was referred resolution inqurng whether
the State Auditor had paid any attorneys lees,
for respondents in State prosecutions, that no
such claims have been paid or approved by the
Auditor.
BY Mr.. Cree, for the Committee on Claims, IA
vorably to Bill No. 10, to pay VIM. A. Baker the
sum therein mentioned third reading ordered.
Senate bill ID, increasing the salaries OF Judges
Of the Supreme Court, was taken up.
Mr. Cree said that he considered the Judges
we're the poorest paid OF any of our public ser
wants.
lie said that their duties were very hard, and
.lo;. Ia thOuuht thew
hould have salary enough to support their fam
lies in comfort, not in extravaganza, and still
leave them a margin to lay up. He stated that
their time was wholly taken up with their duties,
so that they could not earn anything outside Of
their salaries, and he had been informed that IN
some instances their salaries were not sJtiicent
for their support. lie said that their expenses
4 were mucA larger than was generally supposed
they were obliged to be away from home and to
pay their own travelling expenses and hotel bills
which were now larger than Heretofore.
Mr.. Cree read statement from the severa
Judges, of an estimate OF their expenses ava,
from home in their official capacity, viz $50
per year. They also estimated that 1t was nee
essary to expend at least $lOO per year Tor DOCK
in order 10 keep well posted.
Mr.. Cree said that the salaries Of the Suprem
Court Judges were smaller in this State than
thought tie bill ought to pass.
Mr.. Stought,n said that he would not vote
raise the salaries OF the Judges, if he could b
convinced that it was not ut cessary and right.
He SAID that salaries had been raised, and the
had not spent whole life time to lit themselvs
for the duties of their Office as was the case wit
the Judges.
Mr. Sloughtou said that there were mir
Judges in the State OF Connecticut who wei
a paid $4,000 each, and they we're not obliged
devote more than one half Of the time to tt
duties of their office that Vermont Judges wer'
Mr.. WEIGH read as en- objection to the bill, a
extract from the Constitution, viz : that whe
an Office becomes so lucrative that there 81
many applicants for it, the salary ought to be r
duced."
Mr.. Nichols said that we wanted the best me
in these positions, men who could not hold the
offices with credit to themselves, without havlr
spent great deal of time in study ....
Mr.. W ams said that he did not think Il
Judges were obliged to hold the office and starv
II they could get more money in the practice
law, they were at liberty to do so.
MIR. Chids said we must raise the salaries
the Judges, if we mean to keep the best talent
the State upon the bench, thing that we ha
always prided ourselves upon. He thought tn
should have salary enough SO they could lay
$500 per year.
Mr. Ulsbman said that while the Senators HI
given the salaries of the Judses in other State
they had not given the salaries of the other OF
GERS, all of whom had corresponding large So
aries. lie thought at this time every patrl
shou d serve the State as cheapiy as he poSslb
could. Uve E#
Mr.. Richardson thought the State of Vermo
should not be governed by the salaries OF u
Judges in other States. He said hat the sala
OF the Judges formerly was only $1,000 or $3.50
and il had always secured the best talent IN Il
State, Collamer, Prentiss, Royce, &c.
lie SAID that portion of TIE Judges receive
and accepted the. office when the salaries we
only $3.50 and $500
These salaries had oeen increased while tn
hhad been IN Office, and he thought at this I'm
when taxes were so HIGH, it was bad time
raise salaries. N 8Cl.
.ta Mr.. Cleveland moved to amend the bill
striking out "two hundred" leaving the salary
$1,000 /; tmendment adopted.
Mr.. Stoughton said the question should be IN
fairly. lie said the jadges had lod us that The
salaries did not pay their yearly expenses, and !
one had or could deny it. ...
Mr.. Richardson said that we had voted a
ditional compensation o some officers, but 1t "
because OF extra duty performed We had y
Increased salaries pei manently
lie thought if we would reduce the numb
of tie judges, so their duties would be create
-he~woud 60 Tor giving Them additional pay,