Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-09
Nd HERALD.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1866.
Eanalizing Bonnties.
REMARKS or SENATOR EDMUSDs,- cory
or THR BILL AS PASSED.

While the bin for the equalization of
honnties was under discussion in the
Senate on the Goth ult., Senator Ed
munds spoke upon an amendment INTRO
ducpa by Senator Grimes az Iowa. Mr..
Edu,uuds showed What Would hr the
nractical working Of the proposed amend
ment in a way which well Illustrated
his wat, hlulntSS of the interests uf his
State. aud especially his regard Tor the
interests of our Vermont soldiers Sen
ator Grimes PROPOSE %. amendment was
70 make the second section OF the bill
read ~ .ol!ows
In calculating the amount of bounty
due and to be paid to each soldier under
the provisions OF this ac' deductions
shalt he made Tor any and al, payments
OF bounty made or agreed 10 be made by
the Unit, d States, or by any state cOun-
ty, cry, town, or other municipal or
Cauizlu1a. or by any voluntary Assoc
citation, OF by any person, so that in no
case will any soldier receive greater
sum To- bounty than eight and onc-'htrd
dollar Tor each au1 every month Of
service,
r,-..4. ,..... lr,.r, into ,bo
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debate by MS "lNaPPIo'"' Dc 'N'S a'1eu"-
men and spoke as follows:
rrh.. .,.,ra,n,. i,fps,ic.. a.. ,A,. amend
49,. ~ tbe Sanufor +rom lowe ms an
-IIiad cor,oinlv IN the Srqta. or Vermont.
- not ;.r,yy hut ., nf-,'. States
~ c,- answer FAR tbcm.erves-com.
- W.. ~ a,,.r INV dissent 20 that in
i,or,fr,,r.r n IL t,ir -. saw also that
latse..,+ ron, 49,, .,D,andnan, ~ fbp Ser
- r.,,,, lr,s.s,hrs.trs ln+ that is
e.. - e,,. nv. Stot. tb,r ,Laomand-
-. w. ,hn Co,o,nr eror Iowa The
G., w. ly,rr,or,, from, .b.. n,.oinnirg
80 g.. arst .nrli,rn. b.rs +re, en-.
$50 cha e.IJ and 7 h.liava sh. has
r,a,,.,,. ,,..r accr.nI NJ haipo hphipdhand
-. -, I'm, or,.---nrovidad nv
49, c,r .s,,,.r,, .,I4iar an evtr, com
a.ti-, ,F sa,,an loll.rs ,,ar month.
80 ,',.s,r soI,li, NJ bs,, .yentv thou.
81 ~ ,,,b5 +,.,.,, he~ .ba1o rnigb+ have
g.. AVID II vyoe 4lla1-recefved rom
80 80 Mouth az ba was in the field
No., W ,,'0. ar,,ico s.van dollars nar
- fro,, ~. Stot. in addition tn his
IL 30 "A Il
-; ..,,aa :. ,I,oS A. and ,,ro,,..r tba+ the
80 "r6 ins,;na NJ w. S,oto shopl1 no
90 ,,,,a,.I L;r, home, - woe q
+;r1n' ,ybon moro than any other him
col .rd bis 70 -niIv whom he had left he.
Lird Vim needed il we entered up0n
+bat scbar,o es an art NJ instice 50 that
49, 5oor 0nas Who were I,fr behind
shorI3 10 rroyided for tban The result
90 - :. +bo+ - arIy lows comnansa-
a., ,,,5lr. t,i, o,ro,drnan+ IN all Of onr
soI6iere of one dollar and q third per
rnortL and M moro Now If won take
From, tbat tba Trnitod States bonntv that
hoe hean Maid of 500 in the first place
or4 +han of 5000 s3nO or 800 in later
ELM accordiur In the uarritular cir.
Cnmerarcas nnder which each man en-.
IIs+e5 me resutt is that eycppt in the
accid5ntql cases n death sometimes
~, IN. man did NOT serve ont his
+o~o, and thureeora his seven dollar, npr
nourh stonne1 therp i, no, soldier OF
+be S+eta nr Vermont who will receive q
,>arrr or honntv In Dprsuanr, of the
a,,e,,,,5r,.rt nf Tho San4tar rom Iowa.
Onf NJ Ne 23OO OC0 COO or $500 900 900
80 ,',,., ,,ro,,,,., IA nv. - -hp soldiers
Oh, na,inn ~. Vermont soldiers will
roc civ not ona dollar That is the
noonsIiz ,tion" which thew ARE to have
nnder tbe nroyfuions 40 kjrdly offered by
49, Senator from Iowa and supported
hvtLe senator from ohio. on the ground,
-. +ha+ Nh, b-r3,., rnnu the
'Traa.,,, will he less
N r.,..rs. +h.. rrcture There =
+ba oc,,.. iioatinn ~ +Ia honntips to1, Il.
W.. 49, ,,,,oI,,,io,, ~ Tho burdens
,,rn,' ,ba stot,t nn rbno,ber bantq The
g., w Var,,,,,,t ,,,,,. ora-nsIt of one
80 49,, ttt,ia o,o,, If Vii rho in
4or r ''.' - bocorntry Tfiss small
1,n', '''-',7 e ~, .,' F.,ct,n3oiIr bnt The
su1l' ,,t''n ,,,oag,,ra o.. nrnvidad
20 ~. - ..a o,,r4,,,, ~ t6a senator
- ~ I ,1 =, ,riI ,ol., f'1r iJIn.tra-
49, 500 GOO ono 20 arco,nn}i.b he OH
foot go ,; JJ ~, tbo rTy ~ The STATE nj
Tero ~ WI - W con oI from The labor ot
'o'Ai""C " Sr ono Coo -, rrL[.,