The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-15
WOULD ENDORSE
IDEA Of LEAGUE
Rep. Belknap Introduces
Resolution Opposed to
That of Mr.. Bond
PROPOSAL TO PAY
TOWN CLERKS MORE
1t Is Found in Bill introduced by La
moille County Senator-Contest for
Seat from Town of st. George to Be
Given Early Consideration.
Especial TO The Reformer)
MONTPELIER, Jan. Il

MONIBELlER, Jan. 10.
The resolution against a league of
nations introduced in the house yester-
day by Mr.. Bond of Searsburg was off
set this morning by a resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Belknap of Rockingham
which would commit the legislature alb
solutely to the program in behalf of the
proposed league. The resolution pro-
eides that the United States should be
a member of such league and that
The league should work for the liberty,
progress and orderly development of
the world as a whole, also to elinch the
victory won at such great sacrifices and
to place the potential powers of such
league squarely against the reeur
renee of another great war. The reso
luton was referred to the committee
on federal relations
Five more bills were introduced in
| the house this morning and one new
bin appeared in the senate. This makes
| Is bills now before the house and five
introduced in the senate.
| The senate took an early recess, first.
| because the calendar had not arrived
from the printer, and second, because a
| from the printer, and second, because
an industrious photographer lined mp
he membership on the front steps OF
| the capitol for the usual pictures
Senate bin No. 5, introduced by
| Senator Maurice Of I4amoille county,
salary, from IS year in the smaller
towns up to $1.50o year in towns up
70 10000 population, A graduated scale
Of fees is also fixed raising the compen
sation for making various records and
entries from 60 TO 100 per cent. The
bill was referred TO the committee or
municipal corporations
A resolution was introduced in th,
house by Mr.. Sweet of Lowell providing
for an investigation and hearing on tn,
conflicting claims of Earl Aver anl
Nat T.. Parcher, both of whom claim t,
nave been elected as the representative,
from the town of ST. George. The reso
luton was referred to the committee OF
suffrage and elections.
Among the bills presented in tn
house were the following, of more thar
ordinary interest:
No. II providing for history o
. Vermont S part in the war
No. Is, (by requesD regulating tn
practice of chiropractice.
No Is, (Mr Alexander) providin
| that the mayor and aldermen of s.
2 Adams city shall serve without pay.
A familiar subject was brought int
the house with the Witherell bill, NJ
IS, which provides for the raising @
dog license fees from 81 to So.
In the house yesterday afternoon
Joint resolution was introduced by NJ
4 Belknap of Rockingham expressing al
preciation of the sterling qualities {
Col. Roosevelt, grief at his deeease. an
IS 1eep sympathy for his family, and pr,
l. viding that q copy of this resolutio
e. he sent to the family of Col. Roosevelt
le This resolution was unanimously adop
d ed. Bills 10 TO Is, inclusive, were i
-e troduced and referred to their prop
% committees, after which the house a
n iourned at 2.35 o'clock on motion
Mr.. Webster of Swanton.
Quite string of representatives c
dered the Argus and Patriot (weekl,
st for one of the two weeklies supple
at state expense: The weekly issue
the Argus suspended six months ag
ID and still the picture of Hiram Atki
ie hangs in the Argus Office and bear
e beneyolently on all comers. The &c
Y, tleman from Castleton, Timothy
g Durick, was considerably jollied
ne fellow members because he had to sw
the old reliable Argus and Patri
(Demoerat) for the perfdious st. !
~ bans Messenger. 1t was a terrible bic
Mr.. Gettis, who represented the to-
- of Ryegate in the legislature of 10
was a guest at the capitol today.
Il G. w. Wallis, member of the 81
ate in 1912, visited friends around I
state house today.