Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12


iers from getting anytbing-that it would
probably not take more than one cent on
the dollar of the property owned in the
State TO pay these bounties, whereas, if
We can get through this war and save one
half our property, We ought to consider
ourselves we'll of
On the question "Shall the bin pass ~
the yeas and nays were taken and resulted
in the affirmative, as follows: yeas Ill,
nays 9s. 1t is claimed by some Of the
opponents, that the nays in this vote rep
resent at least two thirds of the grand list
Of the State. Judging the future by the
past, it is to presumed that this vote will
be recoRsidered. -
The discussion of the bill to incorpo-
rate State University and Associate
Colleges was conducted with great spirit.
Messrs. Wheeler, Shaw, Goodhue, Marcy,
Deming, McAllister, Woodward, Smith
Of ST. Adams, Chandler, Fisher of Cabot,
and Wilson, in iavor-and Messrs. Dorr,
Reed, Parker Of Middlebury, Fisher of
yergennes, Daniels, in opposition. Some
of the considerations that were urged
against the measure were that the Leeis-
lature was not prepared to act intelli-
gently till they had learnt the wishes of
the sovereign people, lit was not known
what inducement might be offered by men
of means in different towns in the way of
land and bulldings--that Middlehury had
her hands tied and could not accept the
offer if she would-that the land scrip
was of doubtful value, and the state by
accepting it mightbe saddled with bill of
expense-that upwards Of three of the
five years prescribed by the act of Con
gress, still remain, and therefore there is
time enough yet--that the scheme is
humbug anyhow.
In support of the measure it was urged
that the people want an institute that they
can cherish in their af1ecuons-that the
colleges have been dragging cut sickly
existence for many years and would pro-
badly go down before many more years
that Middlebury had formerly entertained
a proposition to unite, which fact was evil
dence that her hands were not tied-if
they would not come into the arrangement
it was of no use to walt--that the people
take the papers, and may be supposed
to know what had been going on--that it
was not a suitable question to bring before
town meetings-that the interests of the
whole state ought to be held paramount to
those of two or three coileges-that we
needed an institution intermediate between
the High School and the College-that
we ought to take steps without delay to
secure the education of our sons within
the limits of our own state--that although
the colleges might, some or all, persist in
refusing to accept the offer, still it was
propep that the olive branch should be
bo1d a,,f tr tha,,,
An amendment from the Senate extend
ing the time within which the colleges
were to accept the proposition from Aug.
5, 1864, to Nov. of the same year, was
adopted, and the bill was passed to be en-:
crossed.
Nearly all the members in the northern
part of the state, and some in the ex-
IRENE south, appear to be in favor of the
bill.
The Committee OF Ways and Means
reported in favor of increasing the salary
of the Adjutant and Inspector General
sufficiently to make it $1,000; Quarter
master General, ST., $50, and the State
Treasurer 81, 500.
Mr.. Rounds proposed that the further
sum of $3.50 be added to the salary of
Gen. Davis, which, after being advocated
by himself, and opposed by the Chair
man of the Committee of Ways and
Means, was adopted. and the bill as
amended, was passed.
Mr.. Rounds asked and obtained the
unanimous consent Of the House to intro
duce bill to make provision for the
payment of bountles. It provides that
100000 be appropriated for this pur-
pose: that the Treasurer be authorized
to borrow this sum that he may issue
bonds payable in twenty years; that these
bonds shall be negotiable, having 6-per
cent coupons annexed; that the Secretary
of State shall keep a registry of the
amount of bonds issued.
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