The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-09

BY Mr.. w llson, Tor claim Committee, against
Senate bill to pay Alpheus George third read
| ing refused.
! THE House concurred in Senate amendments
of St. Johnsbury and Wilmington cemetery
bills.
By Mr. Evarts, for Committee on Ways and
Means, against bill An act to pay Volunte ers y;
third reading refused.
BOUNTY FOR VOLUNTEERS
The bill providing to authorize the Governor
to offer hundred dollars bounty to each man
who shall valunteer before the 9Th of January,
came up as unfinished business
The pending motion was upon dismissing the
bill, and an amendment vas also pending, pro-
viding to change the one hundred to two hundred
dollars.
Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero spoke at length,
reviwng the arguments that had been urged in
favor of the bill,and replied to them. He thought
also, that it was almost cruel to offer price that
must appeal to the poor man, and thus induce
him to go, while rich man could not be reached
by such motive. Though ready to divide the
last crumble with soldier, he could not favor
this bill.
Mr.. Fisher of Cabot, said that he must vote
against the bill because he thought it was in ac-
cordance to the wishes Of bis constituents that he
should do so, and for the further reason, that he
failed to see the force Of the arguments that had
been advanced by the friends Of the bill. lie had
seen the effect of offering money to ndnce men
to enlist, already Men were ready they said to
admit now, that the State offered money enough,
and If they wanted to 60 they should not hest
tate as the bounties now were. 1t was not the
offer of money that was needed. Though he
could not favor the BILL he hoped the motion to
t dismiss it, would be withdrawn.
Mr.. Daniels of Grafton, rose to say that it was
not true. as had been stated that Vermont had
done better than any other State. In proof Of
this statement, he inStanced some of the West
ern States where no draft had been found neces.
sary. They had by some means sent the men,
and had done better than the State of Vermont.
He knew of some COUNTIES that had paid men
twelve dollars per month, and cared for and sup
ported their families daring their absence. The
proper way, in his view, was fer towns to pay
two three or four hundred dollars bounty if
necessasy TO raise men at all events to raise
them, if money had to be poured out like water
On the question of dismissng the bill, Mr..
d winell of Marshfed called for the yeas and
nays. Yeas "a nays ll8, and the House re-
fused to dismiss the bill.
The question then REQUIRED upon the amend
ment 5000 for 500.
/ Mr.. Skinner of Barton rose to withdraw, with
the of ;be House, bis proposition to amend
the bill. He still believed that bounty of two
hundred dollars, as be had proposed, would be
better than one hundred, but as he perceived by
4 the debate during the morning session that the
! House did not favor such an amendment, he did
not wish to take up time by urging the amend
ment upon the House. lie favored the passage
of the BILL even without the change he had pro-
posed.
Mr.. Rounds moved to amend, so as to make
the bill apply to those who may be enlisted to
make up the deficiency in the last call but one,
as we'll as to fill the call last made by the Presi-
dent agreed to.
Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero moved to amend
by providing to pay the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9Th and 9th
Regiments bounties when mustered out of service /;
lost, IL to 1856.
Mr.. Skinner moved to amend SO as to provide
that the bounty shall be paid when troops are
mustered into the U. S. service agreed to-
On the question of ordering the bill to a third
reading, Mr.. Dwinel called for the yeas and nays
} yeas 1876 nays IS; and the bill was ordered to
third reading en- Monday afternoon
BY Mr.. Clafip, for Committee on Mileage and
!, Debentures, report of mileage and dehentures
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the report SO far as
related to Caledonia and Essex counties was
read.
MIR. Dwinel of Mershfeld asked for the
2 reading of Washington County, and report was
read as desired
! Mr.. Dwlnell moved to amend the report so
az 10 raise the mileage of members from Wash
ington county forty per cent.
! Mr.. Fisher of Cabot member from Wash
ington county, would say that he saw no reason
for such motion. He did not know why Wash
lIington county should steal from the Treasury in
the way proposed.
The House refused to amend.
Mr.. Comings of Greensboro, called attention
to the absurdlty Of the mileage law which he had
asked the House to amend. 1t appeared that he
was allowed thirty miles mileage, while his neigh
bor Mr. Smith 0! uardAick living only half a
mile from his own home was'allowed eighty miles
mileage. lie did not speak Of this because his
f own mileage was too small. He was satisfied
with that, but he wished to show the House the
, absurdity Of such law.
Various members desired the reading of their
respective counties.
Mr.. Kent of Dorset called for the r, ading of
the entire report, and it was read accordingly.
Mr.. Ballard of st. Johnsbury offered resoIu-
tons providing that the report should be recon-
mitted to the Committee, with instructions to
amend the report with reference to OIL ans and
Caledonia counties, so that mileage for those coun-
ties should be computed on the same basis as thai
of Essex county. Mr. Ballard pointed out in
equa.ities which made such amendment advisable.
Mr.. Henderson of Lyndon pointed out other
inequalities.