The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-16
Respecting Laws in Regard
to Venereal Disease
and Marriage
BILL WAS SENT ALONG
BY BIG MAJORITY
Senate Deadlocks with the
House on the Apple
Grading Bill

ne house Jnls morning, alJeT llsJeH'
ing for the better part OF an hour to a
flow OF oratory, refused to dismiss IA.
4I0, an act for the prevention OF venereal
diseases introduced by the committee on
Ipublic health, by a yea and nay vote OF
203 to and advanced the measure to a
third reading by unanimous viva voce
vote, rejecting several proposed amend
ments. The bill. while in substance en-
tirely different from the Eaton eugenic
marriage bill, is in reality a substitute,
and is intended to accomplish the same
end.
| The bill was taken up with pending
motion to dismiss made yesterday by
Mr.. Sweet Of Lowell, and Mr. Hewitt OF
Berlin made strong plea against dis
missal, one of the most forceful argu-
ments heard this season
Mr.. Hewitt said that the public healtn
was one OF Vermont's greatest assets,
and the bill was aimed at a loathsome
scourge spreading its contamination
throughout our communities. He APP
pealed to the House not 10 dismiss in the
name OF humanity, for the sake of the
children and the children's children, and
for the honor OF Vermont. This bill, said
the speaker, is not aimed indirectly, but
directly at the scourge and differs in
that manner from the eugenic bill. The
bill is intended to purify marriage, not
in any way to place obstacles in the way
II provided Furthermore, no humiliation,
except 10 the victim.
Mr.. Sweet of Lowell, in defending his
motion. asserted that he was informed
by the best authority in the state that
the Wasserman test was not absolute, and
the bill in his estimation was not compe.
tent TO meet the requirements. Mr.. Mayo
of Northfleld, MFR. Atwell OF Brandon
and Mr.. Morse Of Hardwick opposed
dismissal. Mr.. Eaton OF Woodstock said
he did not believe the bill went fnr
enough, but favored IL as a starter for
more stringent law. He still believed
eugenc marriage law would h, passed
by the legislature within ten years. Mr.
Moore Of Ludlow favored the bill M |
Morse OF Hardwick demanded the yeas /
and nays with the above result.
Mr.. Atwell OF Brandon attempted to /
amend the bill by providing that a per 4
son knowing himself to be infected with /
venereal disease would be subject TO /
the penalty of the act. This was op /
posed by Mr. Burdick OF Colchester and 4
Mr. Black OF Burlington. both express.
ing the belief that the bill would h. moro
effective II unamended. Mr. Sweet IA
,ored the amendment. but offered an
by substituting the words
"havine reason 10 believe" Both amend
ments were quickly voted down Mr.
Moore attempted to have the amount
appropriated to carry out the provisions
nf the bin changed from 81 000 10 50 600.
but the amendment, like the Others, was
rejected.
Mr.. Hapgood dared the House by pro
posing an amendment giving the govern
or power 10 approve with the state board
of health. but the amendment met the
same fate as the Others presented and
the bill was ordered 20 a third reading
Is introduced BY the committee.
Third readings were ordered without
discussion on the following bills. $. 30
an act to make uniform the law OF bills
u iauing. H. as. an act relating 10 the I
.rection of masoleums. vaults or other
burial structures II 365. an act 70 en-
argc the powers Of FIRE district No, IN
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nee. 20 which was referred the disagree
ne votes 81 the two houses on House
proposals. Of amendment TO senate bin
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.i taxes Go appoint special deputies. were
ccepted bv The House and senate but
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