Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-29
LEGISLATURE MOVES
VERY SLOWLY.
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local rates and charges within the
State of Vermont, without due regard
to the provisions of the laws of this
state concerning the same, and
Whereas, We believe that IN this
action, the federal government is
usurping powers which, under the
provisions of the United States Con-
stitution, were reserved to the state
of Vermont; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives, That we deem the
proposal to indefinitely extend fed
eral control over railroads, teie%rf N,
telephone and cable systems, and 9TH
er public utilities, to be contrary to
the spirit of our republican form of
government and a menace to popular
liberty, tending directly to usurp the
powers reserved to the state by the
federal constitution, and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That we
urgently request our representatives
IN ConsTeSs 10 oppose Dy ali proper
means in their power the passage of
any and all legislation of this char
acter and particularly House bill No.
368, known as the "Moon Bill" now
pending before congress, and
De II IS0SOlNSu.
copy of these resolutions be furnished
by the secretary of state to each of
our senators and representatives in
congress.
Last week a joint session of the
house and senate met and reelected
the entire supreme court, the ser
| geant-at--arms, five superior judges,
two trustees of the University of
Vermont, new superior judge and
new adjutant and inspector general.
The newly elected officers and the
votes by which they were chosen are
as follows
Sixth Superior Judge-Senator
Sherman R. Moulton, 149; Attorney
| General Herbert G. Barber, 68; ex-
Senator W. H. Fairchild, 81.
AdJutant and Inspector General
Col. H. T. Johnson, $50; Maj. Lee S.
Tillotson, 70.
Trustee of University of Vermont
Senator Martin S. Villas, election I'M
animous.
The officers reelected are as fol-
| lows:-
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
John H. Watson of Montpelier.
ton of Burlington, George M. Powers
! of Morrisville, William H. Taylor of
Hardwick, w. W. Miles of Barton.
Chief Superior Judge-Zed S.
| Stanton of Roxbury.
Superior Judges-Fred M. Butler
of Rutland, Frank L. Fish of Yer
gennes, Leighton P. Slack of st.
Johnsbury, Stanley C. Wilson of
! Chelsea
! Sergeant-at-A rms-Dwight J.Dwi
nell of Montpelier.
Trustees of University of Vermont
III. M. Mcfarland of Hyde Park,
Edwin W. Lawrence of Rutland
Senator Hamblet of Barton nomin-
ated Judge Miles and Mr.. Calkins of
! WestmOre, was one to second the
nomination.
Harry A. Black, the new secretary
of state, was heard to remark recent
! ly in his inimitable way, eff we are
going to have prohibition we might
as well repeal the fishing laws"
A report is being circulated in
Montpelier that the Sheppard amend
ment is ratified and the constitutional
side of the question thus disposed of,
a bill proposing to make Vermont
''bone dry" bv the first of May will
be introduced. This report is not
verified, however.
The referendum bill submitting the
question Of the prohibition amend
ment to the voters, was killed in the
house Tuesday by a vote of 148 to "a.
The resolution for ratification was
advanced to a third reading and will
undoubtedly be voted upon favorably
Wednesday. Mr.. Connal of Newport
town was heard in favor of the
amendment