Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-10-30
The Legislature.

have arisen. The Senate is understood TO
be opposed TO new militia law, and in the
House, Mr.. Dorr of Rutland, introduced
resolution to a similar effect. and made an
able speech in its favor, but on Monday the
resolution was rejected by vote of 80 to
los. This would seem to show that the
House, at least are decidedly in favor of a
more efficient militia law than any we now
have.
On Saturday the bill to aid drafted SOL
diers came up, the question being to amend
by striking out the clause authorizing towns
to pay money given as bounties by individ-
uals to drafted men, sua rr.H
Mr.. Goodhue of Westminster said he
hoped the bill would be adopted as it Is with
its prospective and retrospective provisions.
Between now and the fifth of January we
have got TO raise between three and four
thousand men. What is the prospect of
raising them by volunteering? We must
judge The future by the past, and he thought
draft will have to be resorted to, and there
fore hoped towns may be authorized to aid
those who may be drafted. If they can
not, individuals will do it, and then it falls
ON the loyal community only. 1 want the
disloyal ones to have little pecuniary in
terest in the government, if they have no
other.
Mr.. Dorr said that in some cases before
the committee on military affairs, the select
men had drawn orders on their treasurers
for the payment of tounties. In other cases
they had doubted their legal right to do SO,
and the payment of bounties had fallen on
loyal citizens only. He hoped the bill
would pass as it is.
Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero, feared that
the bill as it is might open The door to fraud.
He was not very particular about the amend
ment, but hoped it might be made. With
regard to the object Of the bill. he favored
it. He hoped we might be able to raise
our quota by volunteering, but it is much
easier for US to imagine that it is going 10
be done, than it is TO do it. 1t is easier to
hope cur neighbors will go than TO go our
selves. He recoanted the argument of
wives, mothers and friends against giving
up their husbands and sons, and feared that
they were SO strong that we cannot raise
our quota by volunteering. Large boun-
ties have been offered TO the veterans who
have come home, but they do not see fiji to
60 back to any great extent, and he feared
draft must come. Then let every thing
be done to respond to it periodically.
Mr.. Woodward opposed the commitment,
and il was disagreed to. -
i he question being on the passage of the
bill, Mr.. Wilson of Bakersfield, stated the
reasons why he should vote against the bill.
We propose TO give TO the people as much
if they don't volunteer as if they do, and
while the general government is holding out
temptir inducements 10 volunteers, we are
adopting discouraging measure. There
fore he was opposed TO it.
Mr.SEaw said he had already expressed a
decided opinion in regard to the seven dol
lars per month"; that it should not be offered
to those who may be drafted hereafter, even
though We may pay tito those already draft
ed. We must induce men 10 volunteer.
He could not see why drafted men were en-
titled TO a gra,uity they had di regarded
the offer of bounties, and waited till the gov
eminent was obliged to take them; there
fore the only reason why he could favor the
bill in any way, was to relieve those towns
which, under mistaken idea, had given
bounties already. But he could favor it in
no way except it be properly amended.
Let the Stale take high stand to make
military service patriotic, and not mel cena-
ry. When the nine months men were call.
ed, the policy of volunteering worked like
a charm. 1t will work SO again, if we do
! not put obstacles in the way. We had bet
Ter limit this bill simply to relieve those
towns which have already paid these boun-
ties. He therefore moved that the bill be
committed to member to amend to tha,
effect, and to make the pr o, sions of the
bill simply retrospective and not prosperity
: MIR. Smith Of St. Adams, regretted his
inability TO concur in the amendment pro.
, pose by the gentleman from Bakersfield.
: For several years before the war, Vernon,
had sent out many of her best young men
: 10 the far west. 1t is known that a large
:. number OF them went, and 1t has been on.
$ ly recently that business facilities have in.
A duced the young men TO stay al home
When the war broke out we had very little
: surplus population. Bus we sent out men
: though all thought the war was of less mag
? ntude than it has proved. When the min,
months men went out, We hoped that the
term OF their service would use up the re-
beilIon. But now the recent call of The
: government shows that the authorities are
t convinced that great work is yet to be &C.
complished. Volunteers for the war are
= called Tor, and large bonnties are offered
but notwithstanding that many of our mos,
loyal men do not feel as though they could
! volunteer. Therefore the matter assumes
: practical form. If we do not send the
volunteers, on the 9th of January there will