The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-30
HOUSE IS FOR
WILSON Plan.
Adopted Resolution Today
Endorsing League of
Nations
DEBATES TO-DAY
IN BOTH CHAMBERS

House Discussed Bill Making Insurance
Companies Responsible for Agents
Acts and Senate Talked About Get
ting Pay-Several Resolutions.
Especial to The Reformer.l
MONTPELIER, Jan. 80.
So far as the house of representatives
is concerned Vermont went on record
this morning IN favor of President Viii
sons League OF Nations. The vote was
conclusive, rs to GO, and it came after
extended debate i'll which the question |
was discussed from almost every angle. |
A resolution was proposed early inl
the session by Rep. Belknap of Rocking |
ham shortly after the Bond resolution
against League OF Nations. 1t was OPP |!
posed by Representatives Williams OF |
Proctor, Dyer of Middlebury, Tracy of
Johnson Cudworth of Londonderry, Alex |
ander of st. Adams city, and Bond OF
Searsbmg. who urged the house to wait
until the plan for League OF Nations
was at least formulated by the peace con-
| ference.
The resolution was warmly supported
| by its sponsor. who explained that 1t
came originally from the league TO en-
| force peace. of which ex-Presidcnt Taft
lis president AIr. Belknap thought the
| time to take action was when such action
would do some good 1t was also Ia
| yored by Messrs. Estec of Montpelier
and Mcfarland Of HYDE Park and on q
standing vote was ordered to a third
reading by vote of nearly to |.
| There was also considerable opposition
| 10 s q, the Steele bill which kicked
Iaround The legislature two years ago and
MAS finally killed, This bill was finally
famended as Mr. Austin OF Highgate sug-
lgested, so as TO remove the last barrier
(which stands between a married woman
land her real property. Mr.. Ruttles OF
IBrandon defended the favorable report
Iof the committee and the bill was ordered
to third reading.
| The house was not so kind To ii 10,
(which undertakes to raise the town levy
for keeping up highways from 2oe to Soc
ION the dollar. 1t was vigorously opposed
by Mr. Potter of Pownal and was favored
Iby Mr.. White of Woodstock and Mr..
white of Georgia. On Il standing vote.
the bill was killed by the close vote of
ITO to, 100.
| The house passed II = legalizing bonds
Iof federal farm loan banks, without de-
bate, the vote being evidently even more
one sided than it was Yesterday.
Some discussion arose over IL 55. pro-
viding that insurance companies shall be
Irresponsible for the acts of their agents.
Mr.. Hill OF Chittenden asked if this in
III
Uniformed by Mr. Mcfarland, chairman OF
Ecommittee ON banking and insurance, that
it did not include them. Mr.. Taylor OF
, TTardwick asked that section 5563 which
, lwas repealed by the bill. be read, and this
Twas done. Mr. Taylor then asked why
lit should be repealed Mr.. Mcfarland ex-
, lplained that the new bill covered the en-.
, tire ground After more discussion, the
bin was finally recommitted to committed
!, lon banking and insurance.
!. Two joint resolutions were adopted OF
The part of the house The fIst, intro
! ldueed by Mr.. Ayers of Barre city, related
TO the death of Albert j. Durkce of Dux
, Ibnry, elected representative of tha
Itown, expressing sympathy and regret
: THE second resolution, introduced by Mr.
IBelknap of Rockingham, provides for ;
e Iioint session on Thursday, Feb 6, at
s lo'cloek in the evening to hear an addres
. Iby Hon. John Barrett.
}. House bills % to l02, inclusive, wer
J introduced.
IS The following bills were passed IN tn
l. ihouse: II G3, Incorporating the yillag
tof Proctor; III Il, relating to investment
Iof banks, permitting banks to invest i
federal farm loan bonds; III Al, an act in
Icreasing fees of witnesses IN county an
: municipal courts.
; 9, relating to property rights OF MAJ
Tried women was ordered to a third read
! ling as amended.
: The following bills also went toa thir
y lreading: l3, relating to the time {
: Imaturity of negotiable instruments; i
lreiating to the membership of the budgt
committee, including the chairmanshi
fof the appropriation committee OF tt
tsenatei; Fl 3, relating to the taking
~ Ilnuskrats in Addison county, II 40. r
N lating to the disposition and care of chi
~ ~ ldfen in support or. desertion ease
?. Fl 81, an act to pay Sydney !. Judd Il
- lsum named therein; II 20, relating to Il
lnse of telephones by county officials al
the joint resolution above referred to.
Work in the Senate.
10 The following bills were introduced
the senate this morning: 30 Senat
: Howland, an act relating to probate eou
lse assignments of household goods to Iii,
he bands or widows Of deceased persons
tie ling without issue,-to judiciary comm
" tee.
al S 81. Senator Villas. an act to pay t
oly IFree Press Printing company the sum
lS34o.5S balance due for printing genei
laws in lgls,--to committee on claim
er IA--------------------
fHnntim.,nia o., pn "a q