Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-28
PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
AFTER A WEARIsoME COURSE OF FRUIT
LESS TACTICS BY THE oBsTRUCTIoNIsTs

AFTER A WEARIsOME COURSE OF FRUIT
LESS TACTICS BY THE oBsTRUCTIoNIsTs.
The Majority of the Vermont Legislature
Stands Firm for the Fulflment of the
Pledge to the People and Puts Through
the Majority Bill of the Joint Temperance
Committee-A Long and Exciting Session
Legislature Adjourned to Dec.2 2.
| The house passed the high license
local option bill, with referendum, re-
ported by the majority of the joint
temperance committee late Friday
evening, after an entire days struggle
with the opposing minority forces.
The senate had passed a similar meas
ure in the afternoon by vote of "a to
l, Senator Emery of Orange county,
who led the minority, being the only
senator voting against it. After be-
ing defeated on five proposed amend
ments in the house, the minority par
ry gave up the fight and the bill went
through with a rousing viva voce vote,
only few scattering noes being heard.
The house adjourned at 10 O'Clock to
Dec. 3 The bill as passed by the
house differs from that passed by the
senate, the house having refused by a
vote of 122 to 100 to incorporate in the
bill the senate amendments giving out
half the fines and fees to the towns,
When the Legislature reconvenes next
month the bill will go again to the
senate for concurrence and then to the
governor for his signature. The meas
ure is not yet, therefore, an enact
ment of the general assembly.
The principal defense of the bill in
the house discussion Friday, centered
in the speeches of DR.. Conland and
Rev. d. O'Sullivan of St. Albans, who
made fine strong pleas for the measure.
Rev Goodhue of Westminster. Abbey
of Essex and Dart of Springfield were
among the opposers of the bill, who
mostly believed that the majority ref
erendum was not a referendum, but
were willing to pass the bill with the
minority referendum. After much dis
cussion. the question of substituting
the Battell bill for the license bill
stood Sc to lag. proportion which
was relatively kept during the rest of
the voting.
The next move was to substitute the
Battell referendum for the license ref
erendum, but it was lost as was also
Mr.. Battell's proposed amendment
that the women of Vermont be allowed
to vote on the referendum Other
amendments defeated were that no sa-
loon shall be established in any village
or ward where two-thirds of the legal
voters object; and changing the date
when the law shall go into effect if the
people vote it down. from 1904 to 1910.
DR.. Conland then proposed several
corresponding with those
adopted by the Senate which were
with the exception of that
giving one half instead Of threequar-
ters of the license money to the state.
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading by viva voce vote the rules
were suspended and at 8 40 o'clock the
bill was passed.
Among the minority voting for the
Battell bill were Dunklee of Vernon,
Robinson of Wardsboro and Tudor of
Somerset. Mr.. Goodhue of Westmin-
ster did not vote These voted in ia
ror of substituting the Battell refer
endum for that of the majority bill:
Adams of Marlboro. Dunklee of Yer
1on. Goodhue of Westminster, Rob
bins of Dummerston. Robinson of
Nardsboro, Tudor of Somerset. Among
hose who favored permitting women
% vote were Adams of Marlboro,
Ounklee of Vernon, Eddy of Stratton,
Ioodhue of Westminster, Kin gsbury
ooro. Mr.. Dunklee of Vernon sug
,ested extending the date for the law
o 90 into effect to 1910 and Mr.
Heath of Fairlee moved to make
uch amendment but when pre-
ented. it received only three favor
ng votes.
Bills were introduced relating to the
liabilities of insurance companies, and
mending the statutes relating to ad-
mission of foreign insurance compan-
es. The governor approved the joint
esolution relating to conveyance to
he United States government of the
and purchased by Vermont on Antie-
am battlefield upon which the Vermont
monument and marker are erected.
Charles +, George of Woodville, n.
l.. charged with buncoing members
f the Legislature on an album and ar
ested last week on that charge, makes
he following answer in press letter:
While it was intended in good faith
o publish such an album as promised,
ct it seems impossible to carry out the
,ork in view of the fact that there
ave been but very few responses to
he canvass on the part of the members.
10 far as | am personally aware only
bout 20 have sent in their photo
raphs or money. OF the checks re-
eived. two of s. were bad, having been
aturned No funds If any member
the House or Senate who has paid \
n hand or by mail any money to my
Elf or Earl NJ Shannon will commu-
icate that fact to Samuel b. Page, at
orney at law. of Woodsville, n. H.,
1at gentleman will at once remit on
ly personal account any sums so paid,
nd will also return photographs sent.
o man shall lose one dollar from any
oncern with which | have or have had
ny connection. - #
Ex-President Cleveland has accepted