The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-24
SOME WAR MEASURES
DANGEROUS IN PEACE
All Powers Not Delegated to
the Federal Government
by the Constitution Should
Be jealousy Guarded by
the States, He Declared.


! Legislating was laid aside in both
houses Of the general assembly Of Yer
mont during the greater part Of this
morning to listen in joint assembly to
message delivered by the Honorable VIII
liam p Dillingham;, for the past is years
a member from Vermont Of the United
States Senate. Senator Dillingham; cen
tered his message upon certain elements
in public affairs which, if fostered, viii
work badly for the history Of the coun-
try and of the world" His arguments
were against the continuance of central
| lied government in the hands of the chief
executive of the nation, such as had been
delegated to the president as war meas
rres, but which Senator Dillingham;
thinks are dangerous as general prin
cipal.
Senator Dillingham; reviewed the in
auglration of constitutional government
as represented in the United States and
dwelt upon the Importance of maintain
ing the powers delegated to the sovereign
state under the constitution. He emu
merated the definite and clear-cut powers
which the constitution of the United
States gives to the federal government,
and maintained that all powers not So
| delegated TO the central government
| should be retained and made use of by
the separate states, as the federal consti
tuition provides.
Speaking for fully an hour and half,
Senator Dillingham; gave his audience q
cear-c conception Of what had been
going on In Washington during the last
few months, especially since the United
States came into the war; and that his
message went home to the lawmakers in
the legislature of Vermont was evidenced
by the close attention and generous APP
plause which it received
Previous to the joint assembly this
morning, both houses held short sessions
The Senate received two new bills, passed
two bills, referred one and rejected two
The bills introduced in the Senate
were S. "a, by Senator Kingsley of Rut
/ land, an act to amend section 273 of the
general laws, relating to canvassing votes
! for representatives to Congress, referred
to committee on suffrage and elections;
/ S. 25, by Senator Tenney of Windham,
an act to amend section GOA Of the gen
eral laws, relating to injury to dams.
! S. g. an act relating to county courts,
and S. -, an act relating to burglary
with explosives, were given third read-
ing and passed.
House bill No. ). passed by the House
/ yesterday, was given consideration in the
( Senate and referred TO the committee on
! taxation
The Senate rejected S. /, an act to re-
peal chapter of the general laws, relat
/ ing to nominations by direct primary
after this bill had been reported adverse
/ ly by the committee on suffrage and cleo
/ tions. The same thing happened to S. p,
an act to amend section 1915 Of the gen
eral laws, defining the qualifications of
/ voters in town meetings, and repeating
| the provisions enabling women to vote
! therein. The Senate was in debate on
/ the bill providing that women may vote
| for presidential electors when recess
was taken for the joint assembly.
| In the House this morning it was vot
| ed on motion of Mr.. Dunham of Brattle-
boro. that when the House adiourns this
week it be to meet again on Monday
evening, Jan. 27, at 1880 o'clock.
House bills 81 to 72, inclusive, were in
/ troduced as follows;
/ By Mr. McFeeters OF Sheldon, to APP
| propriate a sum OF money to aid the
! town of Sheldon in liquidating its school
| debt ($l0000l; to appropriations
!, BY Mr.. Buttles of Brandon, to amend
. sections $50, 1912, 1916, 1884 and $3.50
of the general laws, relating to weights
and measures (salary of deputies to be
! fixed by board of control, more super
vision over scales sold or hired, power Of
arrest without warrant, changing TO
make the measure uniform with laws Of
other states) to general.
By Mr. Fellows of Newbury tby re-
auest), to amend section No. ! of No. 26O
of the acts of 1904, Incorporating the
| Newbury lighting district removing the
land owned by w H. Atkinson from the
| district; y municipal corporations.
| BY Mr.. Durick Of Castleton, to amend
section 1927 of the general laws, provid
! ing that town clerks may be collectors of
! taxes in certain towns lin towns of over
! | 500 population; to municipal corpora
tionss
BY Mr. Martin of Albany. to appropr
ate a sum not to exceed $4,000 to assist
! the town Of Albany in constructing
bridges across Black river in said town,
! to appropriations.
H. % an act to regulate the importa
| tion Of dependent children into the state,
was read the third time and passed with
certain amendments. Two other bills
were also passed in the House, H. so, an
act to amend section 1927 of the general
laws, changing the method for bringing
the petition to perpetuate the testimony
of a witness, and H. 81, relating to the
licensing of vicious dogs.
J. R. S. 6, providing for the appoint
ment of commission by the governor TO
propose amendments TO the constitution
of the state, was read the third time and
adopted in concurrence, with slight
amendment.
After some discussion, the House voted
that II. II. relating to taxation of de
posits of trust companies, eXemptiug GER
tain municipal securities from taxation,
be ordered to lie.