The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-13
DoIxCs AT THE STATE CAPITAL
Senate and Hcuse DilxsnsIy i.sboring
Last Week Showed Much Aceemp-
GakS&

40o4Se and H0use IhhGtntiy I<Sboriul
Last week Showed Much Ac<smp
lisheA.
Montpelisr--women win vote fol
presidential electors In the State ol
Vermont from this time forth. Thil
nattas wAs definitely settled Thursda,
a.,rning. when the House paascd IN
concurrence and without discussion. s
3. nY. White Of Woodstock called fol
yeas" and mays" and the resulting
vote was i20 to % In favor Of the
passagc Of the bill
The vote In Bennington county was
~ follows: for suffrage. Bentley oi
Sandgate, Farnum Of Peru, Harring.
ton Of shafiSbury. and Leach Of
Rupert Against the bill, Bishop Of
Stamford, Howe Of Readsboro, Moore
OF Bennington, Morrissey Of Airing
ton, ard Walker Of Manchester. Those
not voting: Bebec Of Dorset. Benson
Of Winhall, Bond Of Searrbury, Buck
Of Sunderland. Knights Of Woodford,
Potter Of Pownal, Towslec Of Land
grove, and Young Of Glastonbury.
Senate Bank Bill Killed
A great deal Of discussion arose
Thursday In the House over S. Ia, re-
-lating 70 derogatory statements af-
fecung banks. bill recently passed by
the Senate. This bill brought forth
lengthy debate and was finally killed
BY an overwhelming refusal to give 1t
third reading.
Hon. John Barrett Speaks Before
Members Of Legislature
Representatives hall was thronged
with many visitors in addition to the
members Of the Legislature Thursday
evening when the Hon. John Barrett,
Director General Of the Pan-American
Union, and n native Of Vermont, de-
lvcred an address before the Joint
Assembly. Lieut. Mason S.
Stone, presided at the assembly and
appointed as committee TO escort
The distinguished guest TO the hall,
Mr.. Belknap Of Rockingham, Mr..
Estee Of Montpelier, and Mr.. Stowell
OF Grafton.
Mr.. Barrett was often interrupted
with applause during the hour and a
half Of his address. Confcssing his
emotion at this time in being called
back to his native State to address
such an assembly after his many
wandcrings throughout all the coun-
tries Of the world, the speaker declar-
cd that be considered to-night's oppor-
tunity to speak to the people of his
native State the greatest honor yet
bestowed upon him as native son Of
Vermont.
In the spirit Of the occasion, Mr.. |
Barrett reviewed briefly his boyhood
in Vermont, his departure from the
State to take trip around the world
soon after leaving college, his work as
n newspaper man on the western
coast, his appointment as minister to
Siam, and other interesting events of
his early life.
Speaking Of women having the right
to vote, he declared: Every woman in
the land should have it, If it were
based on the wisdom Of my mother"
General Pcrshing's Message
Under date Of "Groat Headquarters
American Expeditionary Forces, Feb
ruary O." Gen. John J. Pershing
cablcd Director General Barrett as
follows:
Replying TO your cablegram, it
gives me pleasure to send you a mes
sage about Vermont and New England
troops. Briefly stated, they merit the
warmest praise by the people they
represent They have maintained the
best traditions of their New England
ancestors and the spirit of &c has
been theirs. They have played their
full part In the splendid achievements
Of American arms on the battlefield
and in the supporting services"
Secretary Bakers Statement
On the same date, the hon. Newton
ID. Baker, secretary of war. write Mr.
Barrett as follows: Ii
Il have just received your note of
the first.
''rhc Goth, or New England Division
includes the lo2nd Regiment Of In
fansry, the I0ist, io2nd, and i03rd
Machine Gun Batsalions. In each Of {
these organizations there are compcn-
ents cf the old First Nermont. In or
der, therefore, to have any adequate !
Of the services rendered c
BY. the Vermont soldiers ia this war
Il Is necessary 10 follow the fortunes
Of the 26th Division which went into q
the line on July is and fought at /
Thierry, Torcy and Bclleau I
Woods. In September this division e
occupied the left of the American =
army in the attack on st. Mihiel, and s
rlose.d the gap between the tive Ameri- {