Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-10


The Sp,bker aDnour ceo q. select committee to
whom was ref, ued the biI to incorporate the
Vermont State U1yerity and associate colleges
Nts,ts. Chaudl Of Woodstock, Parker Of Md
di,bury, Dtmitg Of AflH gton, Bu.atd Of St.
Jonusbufy, Shse Of Burlington, Sesall Of Lunen-
burg, Smitt of St. AIbans, Wheeler Of South
ll,lo. Peuuock oi MouIstown llinckIey Of CheI-
.ea, White Of Coventry, Hyde Of Castleton,
Wells Of Wa.'rbury, Goodhue OF Westminster.
REPORTS.
By Mr. Foster, for Committee on Agriculture,
agnns, bill for improving breed Of horses 10 Yer
mon, third reading refused.
Tie House coucuued in the Sen'e's amend
meut Of the Vermont and Canada Railroad bill
relative 10 stock Of said road.
By Mr. Wni e. f0r committee on corporations
and hvorlJIy 70 bI TO incorporate Newport llo.
Tel Company, with amendments amended ard
third reading.
By Mr. Hastings, for the same committee, and
'aylfab.y to incorporate Mount Mansfield Hotel
Company lhird reading.
Mr. DE ne, ior committee on Ways and
Mciu, reported the bill for pay Of State officers
wiki blanks filed as follows
For Adjutant and Inspector Genera, s ,92j !
adopted. For Quauermasler Genera 81, ,l00
Mr.. Rounds of Chester, wished to know why
there was difference made by the committee be-
tween the pay Of tie AdJulant and Inspector
Genera. and the Qlariern aster General.
Mr.. Dean stated that the committee had
thought that the Adjulant Geueral had left an
impor,an, and lucrative position ior the public
service, and should be paid somewhat 10 propoT-
ton to the expense it had been to him to serve
the State. Il was also true that bis position re-
auired higher order Of talent than that Of the
Quartermasler Ills Abors also were more oner.
Gus.
Mr.. Rounds thought it wrong to pay public
officers in proportion to their station or condition
while in private life. lie believed the Quarter.
master had acted as commissary and had saved
the State 10 transactions to which MIR. Rounds
referred, twelve OF fourteen thousand dollars. As
the two officers which had been referred to we're
o. the same rank be approved paying them the
same amounts. He moved TO strike out the
eleven hundred dsllars and insert nineteen hun
drtd and twenty five as pay for the Quartermas-
ter.
Mr.. Colby Of llartand, remarked that the
bill did not provide to fix salaries, but to pay for
certain extra services. 1t was not therefore to
be considered as d matter depending upon rank
at all, but simply as pay for certain service.
Mr.. Shaw Of Burlington, moved 10 amend the
motion of the gentleman from Chester by in-
serting eighteen hundred and fifty, instead Of
niLeleen hundred and twenty-five dollars, as
pay for service Of Quartermasler. This, taxing
The regular salaries paid these two officers into
an account, would put them on an equality.
Mr. Rounds accepted the amendment
Mr. Shaw spoke a. some length in favor of
giving the sane pay to the two officers. The
General Government had fixed their rank, and
the State should, in bis opinion, be guided by
that decision. QuarIermaster Davis had acted
faithfully, and besides bis own appropriate duties,
bad dis harged those of Comms,ary General
Mr Woodward OF Westiord, believed that
men should be paid for their services, but in the
present condition OF affairs it not advisable TO
pay very great salaries. 1t would have enden-
cy to make others cIamor for office, and would
occasion strife to ush mn out Of office, and
g-t others in their places. There was in his
view difference 10 the requirements Of the two
offices under consideration. There were many
men who could discharge well the duties OF
/ Quartermaster General there were very few
who could Il the place Of Adlu ant aud Inspect
or General lie hoped the bill would pass as re-
ported By the committee.
The motion to insert eighteen hundred and
/ ffy dollars was lost, +3 to IS.
/ Mr. Wilson of Bakersfeld moved to insert
thirteen hundred and fifty lost.
/ The House ordered the blank 10 be filled by
inst rting eleven hundred dollars as reported oy
} the Committee.
For pay of Treasurer the Committee reported
one thousand dollars.
Mr.. Dorr moved to change one thousand to
fifteen hundred dollars, and spoke at some length
of the ability and athfulness with which the du'
ties Of the Treasurer had been discharged.
MIR. Fisher Of Vergennes favored the amend
ment, and spoke in terms OF commentator OF
the fitness Of the Treasurer for his position, and
the skill aud ability he has shown 10 his difficult
/ position.
The House rejected the amendment, and or
dered the blank filed with one thousand dollars.
For pay of Auditor, the committee reported
two hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Dorr moved to ch nge to one thousand
dollars
MIR. Woodward of Westford suggested that i
should be five hundred dollars.
Mr.. Dorr accepted the suggestion and modified
his proposition OF amendment.
The House adopted the amendment, and or
dered the blank filed with five hundred dollars
The bill was then ordered to third reading.
THE MILITIA.
Mr.. Dorr called up the bill amending tn,
militia law and providing for active organization
Of fNy companies.
An amendmen, for striking out the provision
for supplying these companies with uniforms
was pending. The House rejected the amend
ment. lhe question then came upon ordering
! the bill to third reading.
MIR. Perrin, of Berlin, noticed in the thirteenth
section Of the bill, a provision that the aetiy
militia shall be first called into service in case Of
demand from the General Government for troops
lie thought this Objectionable 1t would nee
guard to keep the active militia in the service
, possibly. They would feel that they were rsall
d in the service Of the United States.
Mr.. Woodward Of Westford, had some doubt
Of the expedency Of passing bill Of this kind I
. the present session. Il was Of character 10 con
y pliea,e the difficulties Of raising troops require
ior United States service. As he understood III
bill, II was not probable that the companies woul
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