Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27

license local option act with such "A ref
orcndum as the platform called for which
he construed to be the minority refcrou-
dunn. If the people vote mo- the next
campaign will he fought on the license
issue Prohibitionists would then be ON
the defensive ana would have to elect
both houses of the next assembly TO re-
peal the act so that it would not go into
effect in 1904 on the contrary, the mi
nprity referendum is fair one and the
vote settles the question. If uncoustitu-
tonal, as claimed, the speaker said his
duty was stll clear
Mr.. Peck Of Brandon moved that rebate
now cease and demanded the roll call.
The previous question was ordered. The
roll call resulted: Yeas 81, nays li6; and
the motion to substitute the minority
bill was lost
The chair announced the following pair:
Mr. Gallagher of Craftsbury (yes) with
Mr.. McNall of Milton (no).
NEXT MOVE OF MINORITY.
Mr.. Bailey of Newbury moved to amend
tho bill by substituting the minority bill
referendum and demanded the roll call.
Mr., Porter Of Wilmington said that two
years ago the license members voted for a
local option act with referendum Then
there was no question OF constitutionaity.
The speaker voted then-hc would vote
now as he did then He was willing to
vote for a license act. without retereu-
dun, but the referendum would not de-
| u'l MIN. lie rclfiu"u MS u''HlOt ldlC as
sociates and claimed they were entirely
. consistent.
Nh McFecters Of EnoSburgh defended
the majority hill referendum
Mr.. Peck Of Brandon SAID the question
had been sufficiently discussed and want
cd / vote at once.
. Mr.. Bailey said his principal objection
, to the majority bill was its referendum
b. feature. II is the best Of its Find, and
| he thought the men VINO Framed 1t were
honest lie objected to its referendum as
q the referendum of the boiling conN ention,
and he never would vote Tor H.
- Mr.. Fletcher OF Cavrndish asked If Mr..
r BAILEY had not, in committee, voted for
- the referendum.
r MI. Bailey replied That Mr. FIeto her
E might be correct-he could not say how
q ne voted on all the questions that came
up ain not ana never nave p''l III
Mr. White Of Woodstoek asked Mfr.
= BaueY IT, at the June cohVehuon' cover
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r 81 referendum thdt was hau oo years
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