The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-20

Clement this forenoon sent the Sen
ate veto of the bill giving presi-
dental suffrage to the women of
Vermont.
The governors message is an eight
page argument that the bill is uncon-
stitutional. He claims that, mas
much as the constitution of Vermont
uses the word male" In specifying
who may vote in freemans meeting
to elect Vermont officials, ii would
be improper TO allow women to vote
for president at the same election.
There was other business in the
Senate this morning and the veto
message was not taken up but will
probably be reached tomorrow morn.
irs.
A warm fight over the bill is brew
ing. 1t Is believed that the Senate
may pass the bill over the governors
veto but that it cannot possibly get
two.thirds majority in the House.
When a bill is vetoed by the gov
grnor it Is sent with the veto mess.
age to the house in which II original
ed. The veto message is read and
the vote is by roll call.
The question shall the bill pass in
spite of the objections of the COVER
nor" and II 1t receives a two-thirds
majority, with a quorum present ii
then goes to the other house where
the vote is in the same form and ON
the same question. II passed by both
House and Senate by a two-thirds
majority the bill becomes law with
out the governors signature
The House this morning ordered
the chiropractic bill to third read.
ing through II was bitterly opposed
by the doctors.
Montpelier, Feb 19.-Once again
the mule bill,' II. 76. which was fin.
ally advanced to q third reading. as
amended yesterday .fuorji,g. after a.
long discussion. took up the big end
of the morning In the House today
after 1t had been further amended by
Mr. Luce of Pomfret. The amend
ment was finally accepted and the
bill passed l12 to 95 The big fight
came on the new amendment, which
qualities the amendment offered yes
terday imposing a penalty of $4,000
for exposing infected carcasses for
sale. The new amendment adds,
unless such stock has been inspect
ed by an agent OF the bureau Of ami
NAL industry Of the United States
department. OF agriculture" This al
lows the sale Of meat coming from a
condemned animal, provided that it
Is passed by the federal board, the
same as Is the case in other states.
After Mr.. Luce had received per
mission from the House to offer his
amendment, and had explained it al
length, Mr.. Potter Of Pownal remark
ed that II looked to him as though
the gentleman from Pomfret was
arguing for the finances of the farm
er and against the public health. Mr..
Hills of Chittenden wanted TO know
how meat coming from an animal
which had been declared unfit for
dairy purposes could be tit for eat
ing. Mr. Thompson OF Shelburn
thought somebody must be getting q
rake.off on the deal somewhere.
Mr. Davis OF Rutland Town main
tanned that the question is whether
We are good enough Americans to
abide by the verdict of the federal
board in tho inspection of meat lie
favored the amendment, as did MIR
Dunklee OF Vernon and Mr. White ol
Woodstock
Mr.. Writer'S of ST. Johnsbury inter
rogated the committee, and then stat
cd that. as he understood It, COW
was condemned and killed and ther
If the meat did not smell too bad 4
was served up to us as meat HC
thought the amendment ought to b,
KILLED. Mr.. Connal Of Newpor
Town answered that we are alread,
eating the same kind Of meat sent il
from other states, and that even con
demned meat from this state Is made
up into sausages and sent into Mas
sachusetts, where the people seen
to thrive on It, Mr.. Orton agree'
with this view OF the affair and fay
ored the amendment Mr. Conna
Mr.. White of Woodstock, and Nh
Luce again spoke In favor of III
amendment, and MIR MeNally of Mi
ton opposed il.
The closing argument In favor Q
the amendment was made by Mr. q
munds of Bristol. physician, VIII
said that he considered the meat II
spected by the federal governmer
and passed to be much safer tina