The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
ON THE ROAD
TO RAT|F |F|CA1ON
But Vermont Legislature
Takes Plenty of Time on
Now Dead Issue
VOTING MACHINE
BILL is KILLED
And That Providing a Substantial In
crease in Town Clerks Fees Is Made
Special Order for Next Tuesday
Over Sunday Adjournment.
Especial to The Reformcr)
MONTPELIER. Ian.

over sunday Adjournment
Especial to The Reformcr)
MONTPELIER, Jan. L.
In most orderly manner the house |
of the Vermont legislature took anoth- |
er step forward this morning in it's |
program of handling the Sheppard |
amendment for national prohibition. |
House joint resolution No. ), intro |
duced yesterday morning by Mr.. Bel |
KNAPP Of Rockingham and providing
that the proposed federal amendment
be referred to joint committee con
sisting of the standing committees on
federal relations in both the house and
the senate, came in on the calendar
under a favorable report from the
house committee on federal relations.
The Joint resolution was Immediately
brought before the house and unani-
mouSly adopted.
The next step in this program is for
the house TO notify the senate that
this resolution has been adonted This
viii be done on the next legislative
day. 1t will then be for the senate to
act on this joint resolution referring
the proposed federal amendment to the
joint committee of both houses and if
The senate adopts this resolution, the
! Joint committee will then proceed to
hold hearings on the matter In this
case, it may be the middle of next
week before the joint committee will
! be ready to report. In the meantime
! the resolution of ratification adopted
Yesterday by the senate. transmitted to
the house, and referred there to the
I house committee on federal relations
lies in undisturhed repose, and probar
/ bly, will continue to do so for the pres
ent.
/ The house convened at 10 O'Clock
and the usual devotional exercises were
conducted by the chaplain. House
bills 81 to 90. inclusive, We're intro
dueed. Following the adoption of the
joint resolution regarding the referring
of the Sheppard amendment Mr.. Cud-
worth of Londonderry moved that the
report of the committee on rules be
taken from the table. This was done
and the report was adopted.
Following devotional exercises by
the chaplain of the senate, resolu
tion providing for a joint session at
II o'clock this morning to hear the re-
port of the Joint committee appointed
TO canvass the vote for county and
probate officers and justices of the
peace was adopted in the senate. This
resolution was brought in by Senator
Maurice. Among the bills introduced
was No. Is providing for the creation
, of q barge terminal commission and
defining its duties, also appropriating
sum of $3.50, 900 dollars for the con-
, struetion and maintenance of the Yer.
mont state barge terminal at the port
, of Burlington This bin was intro
) dnced by Senator Tenney and referred
to the committee on conservation.
A joint resolution was introduced by
] Senator Jac kson providing that when
r the senate adiourns today it be until
/. Tuesday morning. Jan. 81. at 10
, o clock The resolution was adopted
in the senate and by the house a few
moments later.
Following the joint assembly this
morning the senate reeonvened and
considered s., an act relating to the
fees and salaries of town clerks This
h bill was reported fayorably from the
committee on municipal corporation
and a second reading was ordered Or
motion of Senator Maurice the third
reading of the bill was made a special
order for Tuesday afternoon at .
0 clock.
The joint resolution relating TO the
: appointment of q commission to pro
Z pose amendments to the constitution
It of Vermont was read the second tim,
! and ordered to a third reading Senat,
5,ill No. 3. an act to provide for thu
e use of voting machines, was killed. TIL,
n report of committee Assignments wa
i ordered to lie for further revisions OF
e motion of Senator Carr
u The senate adjourned for the day a
e ll.30 O'Clock on motion of Senate
Kingsley.
The joint assembly convened at
o clock to hear the report of the com
mittee appointed to canvass the yot
o. for county and probate officers an,
justices of the peace. The reading o
the report was dispensed with by unan
TO imous vote. Vacancies in the Office o
m justice of the peace, where tie vote
m have been east, were filed as follows
OF Walden, Harry l.. Rogers and Arthu
st L. Beals; Guildhall, Joseph Pendriel
m, George I. Fellows, Daniel Kellum an
dc ]. NJ Harding; West Fairlee, John Il
in Cook, Sheldon Miller and o. III. HUI
We bard; Morgans, Benjamin William
le Wardsboro. w. W. Kidder.