Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-30

M1ntpeaier, Jan, A-One fnOyR step
IS been completed ia the orderly adj
vance to victory OF defeat of thu resolu-
zion providing for the ratification OF the
Sheppard amendment. The House saaaR-
daF to-day contained a majority aazad mi
Ilority report Of the House committee on
federal relations regarding this fesoln-
fion. The majority report by MI, Alex
lander, recommended that the resolution
|be adopted on the part of the House; the
5Dihority report, by Mt. O'Suflivaa, rec
commended that the seso1ution ought not
TO be adopted by the Honsa.
At the afternoon session Of the House7
this report was taken UP, and ths Joint
resolution was read, Ii was ordered to a
second reading at the next Haesftng OF
tile House, which will take place. Nom
day evening. MI. Alexander suggested
that everybody would want to be pres
ent when this resolution was taken up for
action, and that It might be we'll to re-
member that it would probably come up
for a third reading on Tuesday morning
next.
Both houses took adjournment this aft
ternoop until Monday evening at 7:Sl
o. clock.
SENATOR DILLINGHAM'S SPEECH.
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 q
message delivered by the Hon. William
j.. Dillingham;, for the past u years a
United States senator from Vermont
Senator Dillingham; conferred conferred his
message upon certain elements In pub
lie affairs which, II fostsred, Will work
badly for the history Of the country aaS
OF ths world" His Arguments wsrs
against tbs continuance Oe centralized
xoyeypsnent IN the haRds Of tho ehAs'
sxeeatiye of the nation, sach IS mad beck
delegated 70 the President as var Reas,
ures, but which, Senator Dillingham;
thinsSs, are dangerous general pFt
cipie.
Senator Dillingham; reviewed tR'
Inauguration of constitutional govern
Jnept az represented in the Uattef
States and dweit upon the importance
Of maintaining tbs powers delegated u
tho sovereign state under the consta
tuition. He enumerated the definite an
cieay-cat powers which the Constitu
t!on OF the United States gives 70 tn
federal government, and maintained tina
all powers not SO delegated to tho cen
trail government should bo retained AM
Saade Wa of Nv tips seperake States, a
tae EAdesal constitution provides.
Spcaitng for fully an hsay ard
balf, Sera1eF piiliaghaJ'a Ea,ye his ~
atepSs y ciAal-cWt conSeptt0n IT Fha
had bssa going on " Washingtop dur
ing ths last few PaSpths, esDeclall
sipne ts,s Epited StateS Sanas into tn
war, and that his message wept bonn
~ tiae law -ppaa1ers IN tbs Legislator
of Vermont was evidenced nv the Sl9s
atteRtiOR ana generous apDiamae whic'
At FeSe4yed.
IInmod3aAely Eeflowing tbs address
My. Cudwprth 0f Londonderry intrp
S~sed q resolution. protesting aSaina
fYrther encroa,ShDpept nv tbs feaeFa
Eoysrnmept, and il rwas adopted pp tn
part of the Hypae with only two Q
three descending yoteA
IN adaiittaoa to protesting s4gyattnss
"the proposal 70 iHdea,pAtely extena fa4
eEal Sontrol over railroads, teAeSra,pi
telex,hons AND Sa,ble systems and pthe
publiS iptaAAeaF THO resolution urge
tho Vermont delegation iip Congress
oppose all such lsgaslaA99p nv ~ prpyg
or means IN their p9Fer ana paalrtticY
aaEly AeS*s bill sss. Known as Ii
''.Iao9n bill"