Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-24
THE LEGIsLATURE.
WEDsRsDAY, Nov. Is.
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Reports-By Mr. Flagg, for judiciary
com, II 22i in addition to chap, l26
gen. stat, entitled salaries, fees, &C;
passed,
BY Mr. Clark, for com. on finance, to
whom was referred so much OF the Gov
ernor's message as relates to the finances
of the State; on motion of MIR Henry or
dered to lie and 1000 copies printed.
Mr. Henry called up III 1913 in addition
to sec. 30 chap. SO gen. stat; 1.-THE bill
extends the provisions OF the section TO
national banks.)
The bill was favored by Senators
Chapman, Hutchinson and Nichols, and
opposed by Messrs Henry and Chapman,
and rejected IL to s.
| By Mr. Pennock, for com, on claims
against bill TO pay Thomas L Powers
on motion of Mr. Chapman ordered to
| lie.
Paswi-H 1914 to prevent the defacing
OF private property and natural objects
| by advertisements; ii % relating to
States attorneys; II 2l9 to prevent
raids.
On motion of Mr. Chapman the Senate
went into executive session, after the
conclusion of which Mr. Clark moved to
reconsider the vote rejecting the Ma
tional Bank bill ageeed TO- and bill or
dered to lie.
Adjourned.
Reports-By Mr. Rounds, for com. on
military affairs, favorably to S. bill to
organize the militia, with amendment.
The com. proposed to amend by ad-
ding proviso to the section relating to
offering the forces; providing that ad-
jutantS and regimental quartermasters
shall be appointed from the subalterns
of the line, and that brigade officers shall
be appointed from the regimental Off
GERS below the rank of Lit. Colonel and
vacancies shall thereby be created;
| adopted.
The com. further proposed to amend
so as to authorize the commander-in-
chief (governor) to furnish the organic
ed militia with uniform cap and coat at
the expense of the State.
MI Robinso2 Of Highgate opposed this
amendment on the ground of its expense
to the State. 1t would require nearly
one hundred and forty-four thousand
dollars to carry out this proposition il
it should be adopted.
The House adopted the amendment.
| Mr. Wheeler of South Hero moved to
amend so as to provide for dividing the
State into as many districts as the mill
tia of the State would allow, having one
regiment of militia ia each district. The
design was to organize the entire militia
instead of twelve regiments only to re-
store the old militia system.
Mr. Dean of Cavendish opposed this
amendment The history of the old mi
litia organization had shown that it was
not effective. Military men were agreed
that smaller number Of men well or
ganized were better than large number
so loosely organized and so poorly disci-
plined as the militia necessarily were
under the old system. He thought it
better to reduce the number of regi-
ments named in the bill rather than to
increase it. The great psiat was to OBJ
tain an efficient militia.
Mr. Dorr of Rutland had made an es-
innate of the expense that would be in
CURED by organizing twelve regiments
and uniforming them at the expense of
the,State, as the House had voted to do.
He gave the various items and made up
total of S320,575. The question arose
as to why this expense should be incur
red, He did not suppose that the inten-
ton was to take the place of the general
| government and prepare to guard against
foreign invasion. If the intention was
to form nucleus around which the mi
litia of the State could gather when
needed, he thought the organization of
a less force than that proposed would
be sufficient.
Mr. Wheeler of South Hero, Fisher of
| Cabot and Ward of Westminster argued
| in favor of organizing the whole militia
of tho State.
Mr. Rounds of Chester stated that
there was good ground to apprehend
that the State might be called upon to
| repel foreign invasion. The govern
| ment had information that there was an
| organization in Canada preparing to
make an invasion somewhere along the
northern border of the United States.
Twenty thousand refugees from the
South and the Union armies deserters
and others, were gathered in Canada,
and no one could tell when or at what
point 1T might be necessary to repel in
vasion from that direction. An organi-
cation of twelve regiments of efficient
troops would be the best means to meet
the emergency.
Mr. Daniels Of Grafton wished to know
what the authority was for the state
ment that a conspiracy was on foot in
Canada to make descent upon the Nor
thern border.
Mr. Rounds replied that he had learn
ed from conversation with the Governor
of the State that he haa advices from
the General Government at Washington
to the effect that such conspiracy was
on foot, and that on application being
made by the Governor to the War De-
partment for arms and men, the reply
was received that Lee was now in
tight place and il was necessary to keep |
him there, and man could not be spar
ed from our armies in the field. 1t was |
added to the reply, that Vermont must
organize her forces and defend herself. |
He did not feel at liberty to speak of the |
means employed by the general govern |
ment to gain this information. 1t was /!
enough to say that the information was /