The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-05

riage licenses to imbeciles, epileptics
or persons afflicted with transmissi
bic disease has been introduced by Mr..
Eaton of Woodstock.
\ large audience greeted the public
hearing on the Perry prohibition bill
in Representative hall last evening, the
father of the measure presiding. The
principal speaker of the evening was
Mrs. Ella A. Boule, president
at-large of the National w. G. T. l..
Mrs. Boule is a pleasing speaker and
held the attention of her audience. She
urged the members of the committee
to give the people of Vermont 4 chance
to pass Judgment on the matter by a
referendum. She stated that Is states
of the union now had prohibitory laws
and that the trend of the times was
away from local option and toward
| prohibition. She cited the action of
Russia iii adopting prohibition at the
| beginning of the war although 1t
meant loss in revenue of thirty mil
| lion dollars every week. Mrs. Boule was
| introduced by Mrs. Minnie l.. Pearson,
president Of the state association of
the w. c. I. L. Rev. c. III. Smith,
president of the Anti-Saloon League
was one of the speakers and presented
petitions for the enactment of law
similar to the present law without the
local option feature from the towns of
| Vermont signed by 1000 names. among
them one from President John VI.
Thomas of Middlebury college signed
by II of the faculty and 70 students
and one from President GUY Potter
Benton of the University of Vermont
signed by So Of the faculty and 362
students.
Rev. c. \. Boyd, secretary of the
State Sunday School association pre-
sented q petition signed by 1905 Sun
Idav school scholars in 1SI SUNDAY
schools. The other speakers in favor
lOf the enactment of a prohibitory law
were Dr.. L. w. Hanson, secretary OF
THE Prohibition party; Rev. f. T. Phil
lips of St. .Johnsbury. representing the
Good Tcmplars; II. A. Slayton OF
lMorriSyille, president Of the State sun
day School associations; Rev. William
Shaw of Montpelier and a number Of
, others. No one appeared against th,
bin.
Prof. Edward il. Warren of the Har
t ward law school has been engaged as III
r expert to draft q general corporation
law for the state which viii provid,
4 for the incorporation of banks. trus
companies aud public service corpora
G tlons. Provision may also be mad
e for mutual insurance companies 1t
/ hoped that no provision MAY be neces
t sary for express or telegraph compa
d nies. Prof. Warren has been professo
T. of interpretations in the Harvard la1
:. school for the past ten wears. N. 1
h Wilson of Rutland has been engage
= by Senator Shaw of Chittenden TO al
= sist him. 1t Is expected that the col
operations committee of the house an
Il senate Will report with the bin som
f time this month
e When III 20, the salary bill whic
had been made Il special order for We
= terday, came up for action Mr.. Melend
Y of Londonderry asked that the rul,
i be suspended and the various propose
. amendments taken up and acted upo
n lat the same time. Mr. Nichols Of L
10 sex suggested that 4 better unde
= standing of the matter would be ho
n by further consideration and aske
'e that the bin be made a SPECIAL ord
N for Thursday, Feb -. at $50. viii,
motion was lost. Mr.. Hapgood
to Peru moved that the bill he dismiss,
G. ana Mr.. Atwell OF Brandon also t
m vorcd the motion. On this motion N
Mt McClary of Windsor called for the ye
,c and nays and the roll call resulted
A los yeas and &c nays and the bill w
n dismissed.
i The vote of tho Windham coun
H. members on tho motion follows:
~ Yeas-Stockcr of WardsboTo, Newt,
nc of Vernon, Smith of Athens, Austin
Brooklinc, Snow of Dover, Howard
nj Dummerston, Buttcrfield of Westmir
nd tier, Wheeler of Nottingham, Leona
,it |of Grafton. Ingraham of Guilfol
nd Thurbcr Of Halifax, Corbett of w
n mington, Jennison of Windham, w,
ON den of Marlboro, Aiken of Putin,
johnson Of Somerset.
"a Nays-Perry of Brattleboro. Gleas
n of Jamaica, Melendy of Londonder
ID Higgins cf Newfane Graham Of Roc
nn Iingham, Ware of Townshend