Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
IMPORTANT WORK
BY THE LEGISLATURE
Sheppard Amendment Ratified by
Strong Majorities
House Declares For League OF Nations
Bill Recognizing State Highway
Department In Circulation.
Especial TO The Phoenix.)

MONTPELIER, Jan. 80.
SO far as the house of representatives.
is concerned, Vermont went on record
tins morning i'll favor Of President VIII
sons League of Nations The vote was
conclusive, 10 10 60, and il came after
extended debate in which the question
was discussed from almost every angle.
a resolution was proposed early in
the session by Rep. Belknsp of Rocking
ham shortly after the Bond resolution
against a League of Nations. II was Cd
posed by Representatives Williams Of
Proctor. Dyer Of Middlebury, Tracy Of
johnson, Cudworth Of Londonderry, Alex
ander OF st. Adams city, and Bond OF
Searsbllrg, who urged the house to wait
until the plan for a League of Nations
was AT least formulated by the peace con
ference
The resolution was warmly supported
by its sponsor, who explained that il
anne originally from the league to en-.
force peace, OF which ex President Taft
IS president Mr.. Belknap thought the
time TO take action was when such action
would do some good. Ii was also ia
vored by Mesars. Estee of Montpelier
and Mcfarland Of Hyde Park ard Oh a
standing vote was ordered to a third
'e' nun ny " vote oil nearly to ].
Sohutr Yesterday afternoon put
nc uonlc ana nag Poie on the Sheppard
unieIulien' structure ny once again
::""l,'n'nhg MS ruies ana ratlfying the
'u'"' icSoiotioil, when was passed IN
NJ eo'orulla'e Oranch Yesterday morn
.ne ny vote Oh 100 TO 3S. After pro
lc9lins against the suspension OF the
tuies' Wiiicn was done by vote of %
" W "eha'or Kingsley OF Rutland
Suia;
:, peior' inc senate anu the state of
,cInont 20 on record Tor inserting IN
ne ieoelai constitution ponce regula'
iohs as ~ "pat we snail ear, what we
la, u,inA anu WheIe"i'hai we snail pc
'i" nv, l ,an ior 'he yeas ana nays
~ nh"i Hena'c Vote on ruthicatloh
mps ~ 70 % 9ehutor lehney neihg re-
.orueu ansent: Inns eompietes YER
LII. , ss"n.,n. va sYieiIaFl aiiaeno-
| ~ ~ sa,'sa;,,; 20 us,csS oe-
~ on nyar,,ba1n,;att 80 ~ rr
| If Renrasantatir rSesd Is af+ornone
| L;,led Honao p;,l NJ 90 ,,ro,,;a;,,a g..
, roferondnn IN tbo onae,;on ofS ~
ratifcation Of the nron6scd amendment
If the United Stotos const;tutio,, Nc
hibitipg the manufacturo SALE or trans.
nortation nc intovicot;ny Touors fo-
beveragc nurnoses known as ..,rbe
SbonnaTd Amendment Tb;s yoto WOO
| taken after the house had ordercd tho
| Joint resolution ratifvino the amond.
ment ia II third readino and bod lietnn.
ed TO the longest and most animating
debate of the session
The fireworks started when Mr. Bel.
KHAN of Rockingham. chairman of the
| house committee on federal relations,
nrosc to explain the report of tho
ma oritv of the committee. He said
hat this matter had been taken up by
| he committee with all due regard to
| legal procedure and with careful con-
sideration, and that there had been no
| attempt to hurry through the measure,
but the time had now come when it was
| felt the matter should be taken up and
disposed of with no further delay aud
| the majority of the committee had,
therefore,, taken their stand squarcly
| opposed to the referendum.
| Mr. Belknap also advanced the idea
hat referendum had already been i'll
| effect on this question indirectly, be-
cause it was made the prominent issue
of practically every election of the rep
resentatives and senators present at
this legislature.
| Mr. O'Brien of South Burlington
then called Tor the ayes and nays but
before the speaker could start the pro
eedhgS MI Sndworth OF Londonderry
interrupted ana ohtained the hoor and
made the prinelPal argument IN behalt
Of the biii. lie declared that the pro-
posed sheppard amendment was IN
ehect an amendment TO our own constr,
luton ana II II We're adopted II should
De done IN the orderly ana proper man
ner described IN the constitution. lie
allied attention TO the wording OF the
constitution ana I" the member oath
OF once ana Said;