Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-11-23

M iIuhbrd II slookbrdgo desired to explain his po-
! ,ition, iuasmueh he introduced the bill IL was in
favor Of inereilag the per diem pay $780, but in its
present form the b was loaded with an uoi1st and out
ageaut mileage watch was ffand up9n the treasury Of
che state II ihe mileage reduced TO proper basis
he would be ia favor OF hs bill n ts present form, be
must oppossit He etad instances in which the mile
age chiryei By different msmlets, living In contiguous
/ toFns' va clearly ffAui' as he claimed, upon the
/ The m,aoa % lie vas rejected
NJ Rlunda OF Ch sitsf moved 20 amend that the
I 11t shall NOS take od.gi until the sane. shall have
been subm TED o. vote OF the people at the next free-
man mseiog aod approved 5y majority oi the votes
lf Che fecn'n n the STATE IL supD1rel the amend
M mt, ani revevsi the amouut Of business that had
been tran aited bf hs house aud could not see how
memo'rs c11dh b. Jlsih ID la voting themselves more
nan 81 day Tor so sm a a. anlult u ab,r and that
to1 wn.n Business " Nlegisati1n had been interrupt
edbf At lsat three ailurnnoats. He explained his
make 1f yesteriy n reference % the people OF M)ntpe.
Tier r hestv tAat he hal oeea the subj Of comm
ia h nsvpApsrs al said se di not wish t, be under
/ lfMlatpe'ier wsfs any nlre tam tssv w5dld be- by
those N aay otler pwn Wee the legislature IN session
IN any nth iowa Gao sane mlrSs would probsby bs
/ tfaa iare'er nc' GO SUCH ltl'r DTti He urged upon
qlea1n back 20 thc other contrao ing ptrtyhs people
md h'J approved tha bill. thea his Ansnd nent
Vol'd g-t1 tha nerl "a ply dsufed bf tn'se Fhl IA
ya,ed he passage Of taa pun oaly W. sh'ad have to
w.it ihe ap5rlva Of on constituents
/ Nr Bunri q Neg Haven said he was opposed to the
/ whole thin y-1ill and amendmen.
rae legfsa,aro q New York oonslss Of 100 members
lhf pl'll lu ofihc state a 3SSl73j They pay their
members 800 par day, and limit ther annual term OF
efsaton n 100 days. Consequently their aonaal pay
% their is}i a1rs rs gi8 Oll Tns legisatu-e Of Yer
+ mon consists af 270 members Ihs population Of the
state is3i5 Qg3 rne annual pay for the legislation OF
The sttei F1 ses7 on Of 40 days, is Ssl6O0 Aa es-
uuato vii shiw that an inhabtant VI Vermont parts
with So 90 10 payment 4 ha' eg'lAiorI vail, an
nabl tut OF New York paes wi.A 81 90 New York re-
seyc mlcl Of her revenue from people of other ates,
t1d other nations, by meang Of her oauss and other
slu'es oi revenue, other thau direct uNatoni which
re eye' revenue fom no soufse except direct
ASauln Both branches of the legislature Of Nss York
based dscti Of eguaized population, while the
lower house Of the Vermont legislature is composed OF
reprrsentAuget Of the towns, aud is frmed the prn
cipie oftc rotten borough system OF England, and is
consequently large and costly II this bill passes 1t will
all over SDOl) auaualy 70 direst taxation upon the
NJ s,sl of St Johnsbury thought the amendment pro-
! p1.ri bI the gentlemen from Chester would cost tho
psip9 n a state more than TO pal the legislature the
ex.t doa' asked )r in the bill. H. was in favor OF
tha b aai hi no sorapes 20 voting favor o. IT, as
n1t school, had boen indmated by the gentleman
from SWAutlu but grave legislative body watch ought
10 contain te best talent and mea Of the largest expert
snce In the n we ne here sohoars would
go - school, ought 70 have an act Of iucorpo-
ra.ion, and employ some teachers At But this
40 oregu theq iosd1n He believed they mad worked
hiuiuy upon such business as bal come before them,
ani The hAd been spent acts Of Incorporation,
Or hsh bills or aay other bills 10 was only because the
people had bsfo-e and asked them 20 consider
such question: Thoy were in duty blund to act upon
al questions preserved by mo people for 1et c1usiiera
ion ald he believed the people were willing theJ should
have suitable lsa.i0l f1t heir services He
drought the nersae b1t Jut Ia view ot the increased
price Of every thing else AID tht not to be expect
e1 90 wrk 0t the same pav in 1881 when 81 % would
20 IN Ich iither than $500 would now. He repudiated
the idea thar he Of the legislature we're elected
uldsr any SORT OF a contract work FOR g2o0 per day,
0eoAuse that was The prize fixed BY law when theY were
eecad the lsw was uni t their ltY to alter il
and make rh, pay somewhere neN wat u ought 20 be-
| The iidyel u he sup onl Cd ~ Tsrc elected under
eontfef l ,s mn h a. they than ,evss w,re aid vet
the gen len from Chester had not urged that as
f1 not ncreadng the sAi,os n the judges bat had
portrayed he prvldoas 20 which they were subjected
aud urged bly, aud soqienay the increase of their
salaries He shoa daspiss himseif he refused vote
for himself and to every other member Of the legislature
suitable 'ad1n, an he believed $500 per day
nona to- much IL wat their day q protest ice and
night In hs mAter and nbers OF the house. or Of the
senao coli dlnT the justice of this bill, aud he
hoped THAI they wond mlutlly sastsiu 1t.
Nc Brfghtn ot HYdepa-k was opposed % the amend
uent andin favor Of tue bill. Il was M more than
Justice 70 vote fair olmpennton for their services.
For himself he could not pay 70 say moth.
Ing about his "incdeatas on 80 per day. and he was
in favor Of present aud dnal a'tin on the bill and IL
ought to pals The gentlenaa from SwAaton was er
ror IN regari % our coming here ulder eoutrac for
f,r the leza.ure itsef to determine aud f,r one he
ready b, here oe anywhere Use that 81 per day
not enough The idge' understood what their sal
aries VII "a they elected, aud yet when
iaeei that not enough the eg laure had prompt
" raised a. II the gentlamln from New Haven fads
fallt with this bill bsotuie Of th mtnner Of esei1g
'elrcsentavsg he must 6ght the colstituton Of the
state for clad nos altor the basis Of represenaon
vihu; a.edug the constitution II the gentleman
rom Sock1 tdgo found aat 1e1A1e OF the ffeqien Ad-
jlurnments, he wiu like to know how thappsnei tnat
ne had bel absent from his seat so mang days when the
louie had been 10 sesSon II he wished TO nave eqaA
and exact justice bstween The members Of the lesisla
ure aai the State let hn reftie % take pay for the
lime he ha3 been ahieat II he opposed to the bill,
his yes.srdsy iudoased, he thought he had no
right th-ow such 6re .braul n'o the House $500
per day cousi isfauon Tor their services but
night possibly payiag m1aey out OF thsir own peck
So Gar as their tblrs WIRE concerned, he himself
aai worked early aud late anl hal used his endsayors
bring the sion eaty elosi aud he thought he
entitled 10 Fhere near suitable compensation
hr ghst he aat done, aud wss not rrAd % say so oy
7ong for this bin aud nine te lths OF tue members
iressat would vo e fir It, If tiey dared 20 He hoped
the amsninsut would not be adopted, bat that the bill
soud pass as 1t now stands.
dr Ge4fel,ad Of B,11kas'd said he did nos come
tere uado spY oonIaot exlspt WAS to v,te To raise
ais pV H. told his coasttuens that II thef elected
lim he shlui ask for an increased pay 70 the members,
tat they eeoed him kilwiaz tia. h. would ')te for
h Increase. IL oliht . n'ga1.ei iait W. n shs So
lta oaer Class Of ma in the lessla, IRE and not have
n N clmet the legislature Eh) would spend their earn
ng ia aeniln,e upla th 'atres, whea they olgh' 70
1e work aa IA, oasnsn OF ihe siste He was op'
iled TO piidlg ths mater over for the coasidsraton
i decision 1f tn people Tor they had been sent here
supposed 10 he com ls en-, d. the work and he be-
eged .hey ws'e lne goat en- m from Swinon for the
olami, had N,ese ted claims for ezra pay for
aml.t evsry state ola SER and they h.t bsen allowed,
aud nlw the iams iitce that W hid granted 70 ohass
F1id oonp3l ui @ lacrelie our oFn pay, He shlald
yo'e Tor Il clAscen )uilY IN is.es q him'su AMI oil
latuei.
M, Bur. o. swm,oa ds'enlsl h,n,eIt fs9n the i'm
puhuons thathAl been cast up1n him. Ne said the
case Of the Jai5es wu not similar . this BILL fot the
increase IA hsr salaries vas not flf the ptesei years
ssrves bug oay Apt ed 70 services aer ths exp,sa.
h1a of he present yeat lie clu not vote 20 raise hi
OFn pay whoa it wtt knO VA % him what IL wluld bs
wnan be AG3cp-el his ee31Jn. II any lacrosse was TO
/ be made @ make the olrilenstioa any wlere near
whA a. ought % be 70 Sitdy th9n for expenses aad
loss NJ tim aud tue gi1le Of the present salary
OF 81 % per day for expenses had been stated By
gentle nen, ths Of Ols dollar not snhsent,
for that not mlch as WAS paid 70 common day
ltiOrers and he believed thar services we're worth
mach We paid su III abofefs. Blu be was opposed to
| aly inoress Of pay,
M Hu5bsd Of Stoakpddge referring % the iemrks Of
the genlem from Hydepsfk said ehainot Ia any way
hiaief.d the p'OgCets II e3ssNpn BY his abssn'e for
the work jfhs ntee hAd all bsea d)nl promptly anl
laid before the h)uie ani acted upnn de had always
opp)ed ard voted against the ffeqlsn. sioarnmsn sns'
aud was 10 favor OF th' anendment proposed making
their pay olly Tor the nunDer Of days OF actual service
Mf Bluerded 0f Grafton suggeited mat members
y h1dt resouf1ee n ths bill did not pAsa,
Of hen had been spec Hating IN oats az Que dol
lar pint
The question being taken the amendment proposed
by NJ lundi Of Chester /. rejected BY decided
mai iriiy.
s. i'm ia OF Fsrdsburg m1yel % amend 80 as 10 re-
duca mileage 20 cents instsal Of 10 csnts and de-
mluied the yeas and nAya, which called
Before the vote was declared by tue Speaker, Mr.
Foster Of Montpelier raised point Of order, that the
bill originally drAgn ,de the mileage oniF oentS,
and tue no ony yesterday had raised isto 10 cents;
under the ruls ooald not reduce that sum TO
ceats the speaker de sided that the fllnt VAS we'll Ia
ken and that the ameudment ~ the gsntlsmAn from
Flulburgh not IN ordr 50 ths result OF the Voe
ON that amsndmen. was not declared.
flhe vote 0a this amenimant sto0d--feas lOi, nays
lO1 80 the amsnimeot won have been TeJeiled hAa