Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
Thursday, Nov. 5
SENATE.

pals Passed - Senate Bill m amend
,,ont of section 81 chapter so of the Gen
a,ol Statutes, entitled Banks.
House Bill relating to Auditor OF Ao,
counts.
.a5n;on 10 chapter 10 of General Stat,
MAS entitled OF the enrolment and organ,
;,a,ion of the Militia of the state, To the
Committee on Printing.
Toint Resolutions from the House res
oonding 10 the Presidents call for volun.
teers, also
For periecting tire record of the Muster
Rolls Of the Vermont troops, Both a.
adopted.
"a From the House, providing Joint as
sembly or Friday afternoon at o'clock
lar the election of Superintendent of State
IN Prison. Ordered 10 lie.
Reports-By Mr.. Nichols for the Com
mttee on Military Affairs with amend
ment, House Bill providing for recording
the names OF Vermont officers and soldiers
in the United States service.
Amendments agreed to, and third read
ing ordered.
Joint resolution for Joint assembly at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon for election OF
Superintendent of State Prisons was
Liopted.
BY hr. StoIghton, for Judiciary Gem,
NTH amendments, Senate bill relating to
powers of Auditor of Accounts. "
Amendments agreed to, and Sd reading
<ordered.
Mr. Fish called up House bill in amend
Bnent of sec IL chap rs Of general stat
<utes relating to payment Of highway tax
3es IN money.
Mr. Fish moved to amend by inserting
b proviso that the grst section of the bill
shall net take effect until the town or city
khall have voted to that effect at its annual
meeting.
The bill and amendme,t was ordered
to lie.
By Mr.. Nichols for Committee on Mill
harry Affairs, with amendment, House bill
|for the aid of drafted soldiers.
Bill and amendment ordered to lie.
THIRD READING or BILIs.--An act to amend
section l2 OF chapter l26 of General statutes,
relative to salanes of Judges of Probate.
On motion of Mr.. Colby, the title of the bill
was changed SO AS to read, an act relating to
| Ses OF Judges of Probate, and when SO amend
! % the bill WIS passed
RsPoRTs by Mr.. Rec, OF Monipe Ter. for
Sect Committee, against bill providing o give
v seve dollars per mo. tn bounty to soldiers OF
wnvaid corps.
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fP0rtant one, and hop d that the House would
eve II careful atteat on. ne believed II had not
received the at entpn que TO its Importance. He
thought many sold ers had joined this corps
with the expectation of having his pay, and
now they ough to htve IL.
Mr. Bullaci, of st. Johnsbury, tho ght the
gentleman from Cabot was WI ng in saying that
Ithis matter had not been duly considered. He
Believed it had been carefully considered. both
by the HUI can by the Commit &c, A sim lar
bill had been before the House cary in the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Fiber bought the hill formerly before the
House was not Of tue same import as the present
one.
Mr. Woodward, of Westford, drew from the
Chairman II the Select Committee, information
in regart to the facts they appeared before the
Commit. e, n ply 10 series OF inquiries. He
then stated tina as the service of these troops
important 10 the q 'vernment, and as tn mani
tested a pttri spirit, they ought TO be iewsrd-
ed. A. these men had been unfortunate. as they
had sufIetci IN boh alf of the count what money
|coud not repay, il would be honorable TO ward
them by lberalty, equal at least to taat shown
10 the officers and soldiers generally.
Mr.. Dorr, of Rutland, did not doubt that the
heart OF the gentleman 4 ON Westfora was IN the
RICH and be ieyeo that Won allow that IL
was. T ere were, however, nitficu ties in the way
OF making this hlil a law, AZ had been stated by
the chairman of tie Select Cummtttee there
were no snch oticai turns nade by this corps
as TO enahle them 10 draw the seven dollars per
month in the usua! way Tn biil provided tn It
such man snould have the right to draw the mo-
hey on as own responsibility L is was nap e.
and would not be safe or proper in
view of the gu II uansnip which should be exer-
eised in reg ird 10 the Treasury. Tuis bill, at
least, could not rcaah the point it was designei
TO reacn. was TO DC remembered. also, that
part of these Invalid soldiers receiving PEN
sious from ne General Government besides Iheir
regular pay "A
Mr.. Woodward stated that it had not appeared
before the Comm ytee how many of the invalid
corps were pensioners, but the pre- umpuon was
thar but very ew of th.m resolved pensions. He
was resds grant that the bill should be more
guarde 1, but thought IT could be amended SO as
TO answerits intention. He moved that the bill
be orierea 20 lie. Agreed 10.