The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-23
MOULTON SAID
TO Be IN LEAD
Predicted That He Will Be
Chosen to Succeed
Judge Waterman
BARRIERS FRIENDS
MAKING HEADWAY
Geographical Argument Used to Ad-
vantage in Behalf of Brattleboro
Candidate for Superior Judgeship-
House Committee for Ratification.
Especial to The Reformer.)
AIpNTpEI IEp Ian -

Especial to The Reformer.
MONTPELIER, Jan. p.
The situation in regard to the election
of adjntant general took an odd turn
this morning when senate bin No. 23 was
introduced by Senator Schoff of Franklin,
postponing the election until the third
Thursday IN February. This was in ac
cordance with the wishes of the friends
OF Col. H. I. Johnson who intended
thereby to give Maj. Lee s. Tillotson
more time to get before the legislature.
Telephone communication with Major
| Tlletson, however. disclosed the fact
that he did not want the election post
poned SO the Schotf bin was allowed to
lle in the senate committee on judiciary,
where it will probably die 4 natural
death
There were no new developments in
! the iudgeship situation and friends of
Senator Moutton are freely claiming that
/ he will be elected on the first ballot.
4 considerable Roadway was made yester-
I day and last night on the Barber can
1 didacy, the geographical argument having
! RNNli ttotNt Win NAttttiNC ltNhllN. L ilt
Fairfield candidacy is rather passive than
active but the former senator from
1 Franklin county Is believed to have
ION the first ballot, after which the gen
4 eral impression seems to he that Senator
/ Moulton viii be elected
The absence of Attorney General Bar
ber who i trying the 0Brien disbarment
ease in Rutland, and ex-senator Fair
child, who is one of the commissioners
\ thereon. has given the Moulton forces az
opportunity for effective personal work
/ which. with the young senator's advan
tages in being a member of the joint as
sembly, is said to place him so far in thC
lead as to assure his election.
The house committee on federal rela
tions win report ont the joint resolution
lratifying the Sheppard amendment favor
ABLY tomorrow morning and probably
house bill No. p unfavVrably, the latte
providing for a referendum at she Marcl
meeting The committee stands to
Tor ratification.
The house passed its first bill OF tn
session this morning. The bill is L
amend the general laws relating to set
tlement by tax collectors, changing tn
date for making such settlements iron
March | to Feb. each year.
In the senate three bills were given
J third reading and passed These bills in
clude an act to amend section 1923 of th
general laws, relating to property right
of married women. and providing that
) married woman may convey or mort
t gage by her separate deed the real estat
) by which she is seized in her own rigl
: to her sole and separate use as she migl
do by her separate deed, if unmarried
also that "anv other real estate her,
after acquired by her, except that HON,
stead interest therein and the real estai
of which she is seized jointly with h,
husband may be conveyed or mortgage
only by the Joint deed of herself al
!. husband"
: Other bills passed in the senate weI
an act to amend the laws relating to Il
!, time of maturity of negotiable instr
= ments and an act to amend the laws +
" ating to the membership of the cor
: mittee on budget, including the charms
:. of the appropriation committee of Il
J senate
y IS. giving women the right to vote f
y presidential electors was ordered to i
on motion of Senator Carr. SO. relatil
TO the evidence of records and iudgmen
from another state, was recommitt
for further consideration on motion
y Senator Amey.
Third readings were ordered on II:
changing the methods for bringing I
a. petition to perpetuate the testimony of
of Iwitness; on H52, relating to the licensi
st Of vicious dogs; on H22, providing i
is regulation of the Importance of depen
til ent children, with. amendments as pl
posed by Mr. Alexander of st. Alban
and on ,JRS6, relating to appointments
commission to propose amendments
the constitution las amendedl.
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