The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-20
CH|ROPRACT|C
WINS ITS FIGHT
Advocates of This Form of
Healing Sustained by
Legislators
FORESTALLS
Today ADJOURNMENT
His Resolution Provides for Satur-
day Session Next Week and Reas-
sembly March 5-Governor Clement
Vetoes Suffrage Bill.
Especial to The Reformer.)

MONTPELIER, Feb. %.
Chiropraetic and its advocates scored
a complete Triumph in the house of rep
resentatives this morning when in test
vote the membership turned down the
committee amendment to II. 10 by a
vote of l27 to 80, refused the Buttles
amendment fiat would require three
years course for chiropractors already
doing business in the state and adopted
the compromise amendment offered by
Mr.. Alexander of St. Albans which pre-
scrihes n high school education and Il
three years course in a reputable school
fer chiropratic for all future aspirants
for registration. The bill then went to
a third reading amid great applause
The result Is sqnarely opposed to the
policy of socalled regular physicians.
and represents q personal triumph for
Mr. Alexander and the members who
joined him in defense of ehiropraetie,
especially. Messers Writers of st.
Johnsbury and Austin of Highgate, the
latter making a speech this morning
that for biting inveetive and sarcasm
has not been excelled this session.
Mr.. Dunham of Brattleboro in behalf
of the speed-up committee forestalled
the expected Today adjournment for
March meeting by a joint resolution,
which passed the house, providing for
Saturday session next week and re-
assembly ON the following Wednesday
March ).
In the sens1te, Foote S BILL IL, l.,
ilegalizing the bonds of federal farm
lean banks for investment by state
hanks scored a decided triumph, being
| passed by Il vote of Is to l3
| Gov. Clement has vetoed S. s, eonferr-
| ing presidential suffrage on women. his
message taking the ground that con
stitutional amendment is the proper
method of comforting such suffrage.
/ The rules were suspended in the
senate this morning and H 179. allow
ing persons in the military or naval
service of the United States 10 vote in
town meeting. whether or not their list
including polls, has been taken, was
! passed
On motion of Senator Steele, the votl
whereby the senate passed II. 80 relat
ing to weights and measures, was re
considered, the bin was ordered to Ii,
and made special order for tomorrow
on motion of Senator Steele.
After some discussion the senate re
jected S. so, granting automobile driv
ers licenses to persons under the ae,
Of IS years. Senator Taylor smovcd al
amendment providing that no speeia
or professional chauffeur S licenses shall
be- issued to persons under the age o
Is years and this amendment wa
adopted. 4 further amendment pro
lposed by Senator Rowland was ais,
adopted, cutting down the age limit t
l. years. Senator Amey then urged th
rejection of The bill and it was re
!. jected 16 TO s.
On motion of Senator Villas. S. 20 a.
act to stimulate the farming industr,
of the state and to proFide for censu
OF farms offered for sale, was recon
mitted.
, On motion of Senator Howland II.
. providing that women voters may TAX
the freemen's oath and pay poll ia
and relating to the listing of polls wa
ordered to lie. This bin came into til
senate under an adverse report.
The following bills We're passed
concurrence by the senate: II. 30, r,
lating to filling vacancies in nominc
tions made by conventions, caucus, {
certificate; II. IS, relating to takin
foxes and muskrats in Franklin county
H. 131, Increasing the fees of grand an
petit Jurors; and H. 50, providing tbs
: insurance companies shall be respons
,, bic for the acts of their agents Il;
!. amended).