Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01

tmouSly elected oY viva vOce VoVe
Mr. Wilson of Troy nomlnsted Col.
Benz. II Steele for brigsdier general.
Senators Englesby and Henry, and
Messrs Barlow, Stewart and Marcy
spoke In support of this nomination.
Senator TABOR nominated for the same
Office Col. william Wallace circuit.
Senator Wood and Messrs Billiard
Cushing and Wheeler of South Hero,
spoke Ia support of this nomination.
The ballot resulted as follows;
Whole number of votes- 246
Necessary TO q choice, l2S
w. W. Grout, 100
r. SteeIe 80,
Scattering,
and w. W. Grout was declared elected.
The }oiut assembly was dissolved and
the Senate withdrew and the Speaker
resumed the chair.
Bils istrodueed and passed-By Dir Waite
OF Brattleboro, an act authorizing the
Governor to pay expenses incurred Tor
defense OF the frontier; read the third
time, under suspension of rules, and
passed. ....- III .... .-.... ....,.
Rsports-By conference com. on disa-
| greeting votes on bill to pay certain
| State officers, that one hundred dollars
| shall be put in said bill for compiling
| parliamentary manuel; agreed to-
| By Mr Dunshee, for select com. re-
| port of town bounties, sc, giving de-
tail of bounties paid in full. The entire
! amosnt for the State was three millions
| eight hundred and seventy six thousand
| one hundred and ninety-one dollars and
| thirtV-three cents
| Bv Mr. Dorr, thanking Hon A 3 Gard
ner, speaker of the House, for the dlgni-
ty, ability and impartiality with which
| he has presided over its deliberations
during the present session unanimously
adopted.
| By Mr. Waite Of Brattleboro, that the
thanks Of the members OF this House are
hereby rendered TO John II Plagg and
his assistants, for the able, faithful and
courteous manner In which they have
discharged the various duties OF the ses-
sion; unanimously adopted.
By MIR Robinson of Highgate, that the
thanks of the members of this House are
hereby rendered to the messengers OF the
House for the gentlemanly manner In
which they have responded TO our nu-
merous calls unanimously adopted.
| gvEyrsG-sBEATB.
Pas~sa-H 267, authorizing the Gov
error to pay expenses incurred for the
defense of the frostier; under suspen-
sion ofthe rules, passed in concurrence.
Rsports-By Mr. Reed, for judiciary
com. H $50, to facilitate proceedings un-
der the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain respecting the appre-
hepsion and surrender of certain offend
ers; passed HsH
Mr. Reed Moved to reconsider the vote
adopting his resolution relating to pay OF
invalid soldiere sent to the front; agreed
to, and on his motion amended by add
| ing proyiso that the resolution shall
| not apply to any except those who have
| gone into service from the reserve corps
| the resolution was again adopted. #a
| By Mr. Wood, for com. on military az
! fairs, against II 264, repeating sec. ! OF
an act approved April %, 1861: t
Mr. Williams read from the report Of
the House com showing how great has
been the inequality of the distribution
OF this m0ney among the various towns
in the State. t ~ ts't
Mr. Wood thought the figures did moi
proye anything Itdoes not follow thai
the law is unjust and unequal because
|, some towns have not received as much
as Others have. The soldiers from SONS
2 towns do not leave their families in 9
condition to require State aid The Law
was not expected to cause this money Il
: be equally distributed. 1t was passed
] to encourage volunteering and If anotne
call shonld come this bill would prov
very disastrous Ia its effects. Besides
e the faith OF the State has been plightet
. TO those who are already in the service
: of the State and It would be unjust ant
e Notifying 10 the State TO repeal thi
q 1 law, ri
The bill was further discussed b
Senator's Williams In favor, and Reee
Smith and Nichols In opposition, and o
q motion of Senator Fish, was ordered t
lie. $1,000
4 The House having refused 10 concu
In the second amendment to ID lsS
eaualize town bounties and to provid
for their ultimate payment by the Stat
n Mr. Englesby moved that the Senate II
], sist upon its amendment.
d On motion of Mr. Nichols, ordered
D lie.
Ie MT NlCu0iS InOFcu u ShtA Va VIC GCnnI'
lie agreed to, and It appearing that lars
Of number OF Senators were absent, n
D Nichols moved that the Sergeant at arm
" be instructed to COMPEL the attendsn'
re Of the abeentees; agreed to.
Of After part of the aoseutees had
a. turned and been excused, one by one, {
ID motion of Mr. Chapman, further pr
er / ceedings under the call were dispers'
Il. with.
r. H ess, TO equaiize town bounties, s.
was taken up, aud the Senate voted
IA adhere to Its proposal Of amendment.
he Rsscl~sioss-By Mr. Richmond, that t
ut thanks Of the Senate are due and 9
lis hereby rendered TO the Hon Paul Dillin
lis ham, President of the Senate, for t
OF ability, eminent impartiality and dig
ty manifested by him In the dtschar
th Of his duties during the present sessio
II The Senators unanimously rose In tn
=. places and voted for the resolution.