Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-30

Montpelier. Jan. 2e.-without the slight
est discussion on the question, the resolu-
tion to ratify the amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, known as
the Sheppard Amendment" was ad-
vanced to a third reading in the House
of Representatives this morning and
adopted by vote Of 155 to So. In order to
clinch the matter. Mr.. Connal of Newport
town moved for reconsideration of the
action just taken. which was refused by
the House with a lusty mo"
SENATE FOLLOWS SUIT
During the early part of the afternoon,
the Senate again suspended the rules to
take up this matter of the federal amend
ment, and the House resolution for rati-
fication was adopted in concurrence by a
vote of 26 to 3. Senator Tenney was alb
sent. Those voting in the negative were
Senators Kingsley, Hall and Root.
There was more or less discussion over
the matter of suspending the rules. The
House resolution, adopted at the MORN
ing session, was transmitted to the Senate
early this afternoon, and referred to the
committee on federal relations Follow
ing a short recess. this committee report
ed favorably on the resolution
Senator Villas moved that the calen-
dar rules be suspended and the res
olution be taken UP for immediate ac-
ton. He expressed the opinion that
practically all of the members of the
Senate came to the General Assembly
pledged to vote for ratification of the
Sheppard amendment and he thought
there was no longer any reason for
delay in the matter. Senator Ballou
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/ Senators Root and Kingsley asserted
that they did not come to the assem-
bly, pledged to vote for anything. They
opposed the motion.
Senator Maurice said that he was in
favor of the resolution for ratification
but that he opposed the motion to
suspend the rules.
SEN. Villas URGES SPEED.
Speaking for the second time. Sena-
tor Villas said that the reason ne made
the motion was on account of the
general feeling throughout the State
that Vermont should hasten to join
the other States which had already
voted for ratification.
roll CALL requested by Senator
Maurice, resulted in the rules being
suspended by vote of 23 to 6. The
senators voting against suspension of
the rules were: Hall, Kingsley, Maur-
ice, Root, Schoff and Steele. Senator
Tenney was absent.
The bill was ordered to a third reading
Senator Kingsley asked for a roll call on
the adoption Of the resolution in concur
renee. and the resolution was adopted.
COUNTY VOTES TIED
There was tie vote in the House
oil
Essex counties on ratification, the Chit
| tenden county delegation being tied to
8 and the Essex county delegation to s.
The vote in these counties was as follows!
Chittenden county: For ratification
Davis of Bolton.F Williams of Charlotte
Hall of Essex. Dimck of Hinesburg. Tom
| lnson of Jericho. Aver Of ST. George
Morse of Underhill, and Johnston of VIII.
| lston; opposed, O'Sullivan Of Colchester
Small of Huntington, McNally of Milton
Murphy of Richmond, Thompson Of Shell
| burne, O'Brien of South Burlington
Stearns of Westford and Hopkins of Bur-
lngton.
Essex county: For ratification, Cooper
of Bloomfield Hartman Of Canaan. Hart
we'll Of East Haven, Wells Of CRANKY. and
Call of Guildhall: opposed, Thurston OF
Brighton, ODowd of Brunswick, Reed OF
Concord, Blodgett of bennington and
Masters of Maidstone, Swanson Of Nor
ton and Lannie Of Victory did not vote.
| VOTING FOR RATIFICATION
Those voting for ratification in the
House were: Messrs. Aiken, Alexander
Austin of Highate, Austin of Reading
Austin of Waterville, Aver OF st
George, Ayers of Barre city, Barnard
Belknap of Cavendish. Belknap o.
Rockingham, Bentley, Birkett, Bishop
Blood, Bond, Boyd, Brookins. Brown o.
Barton. Brown of Bloomington, Buck
Bucklin, Burt Bush, Buxton, Calkins
Call Carpenter, Chamberlain, Child o
Moretown, Child of Weybridge, Clarl
of Addison, Clark of Brookfeld, Colby
Connal, Conner, Crossman. Crowley
Curtis, Dalrymyple, Dana. Davis o
Bolton, Davis of Rutland town, Dimick
Drury Durham, Dunklee, Durgin, Dut
ton, Dwinell of Newport city. Dyer
Eastman, Edmunds, Elliott, Ellsworth
Estee, Everett, Farnum, Ferson. Fish
Foss, Fuller OF Northfeld, Fuller o
Stanford, Gillett, Goss, Could Hale o
Middlesex. Hall, Hammett, Hartman
Harrington, Hartwell, Hastings, Hatch
Hills, Hinton, Hitchcock. Holden. How
ard, Hull, Huse, ingalls,. Jackman. Jen
kins, Jesseman, Johnson of Williston
Kinney, Knight of Shrewsbury
knights of Woodford, Ladue, Lambert
Lincoln, Luce. Lucier. Lyman, Mo
Farland. McFeeters, Marsh of Chester
Martin, Marvin, Mason. Mathewson
Markham, Merriam. Miller OF Dunn
merston, Miller of Hartland, Miner
Morse Of Underhill, ORourke, Ortor
Parker, Parmelee, Patton. Paul, Payne
Peck, Peet, Perry Phillips. Reed o
Wolcott. Remele. Ripley. Roach. Sand
ers, Sawyer, Seward, Sheldon, Slaytor
Sleeper of Barnard. Sleeper of Straf
ford, Smith of Eden. Smith of Stan
nard, Stockwell, Stoddard. Stowel
Taylor OF Hardwick. Taylor of Whit
Ing, Tewksbury, Thomas, Tinker. Tom
linson. Towle, Tracy, Vantine. Wake
of Springfield. Waterman, Wells. Wheel
er, Whitcomb of Enosburg. White O