The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-11
Addressed Crowd in Assem-
bly, Hall Just Before
Noon To-day
'STOUT-HEARTED LADS
FROM VT. PRAISED
Both Branches Put in Hard
Work Before Guest
Appeared

addressed the members of the Vermont
legislature in joint assembly in repre-
sentatives' hall from / to Il o'clock this
morning, with the galleries packed TO
the limit, every seat on the floor of the
House filled and the doorways filled with
those who could not get in. Lieut.. Gov.
Mason 5. Stone presided and introduced
the speaker.
General Edwards paid high tribute to
the stout hearted lads" from Vermont,
reviewed the conditions under which he
was placed in command of the 26th di-
vision, the hurry call to get overseas, the
difficulties of the training in France, the
need which came for their services be-
fore they had received the usual three
months training, and their splendid CON
duct under entirely new and soul .racking
horrors of war.
Previous to the joint assembly, both
houses put in a good full hours work.
The Senate took up this morning as a
special order the chiropractic bill, H. Is,
and spent half hour in discussion,
which was interrupted by the joint as.
sembly. At the opening of the discus
sion, Senator Amey moved to propose to
the House to amend the bill by striking
out section G and substituting a section
providing that persons now practicing in
this state, who have been 50 practicing
for six months, may be licensed by the
board of registration, following the pres
entation of diploma from a duly recog-
niged school Of chiropractic.
Senator Amey spoke at length in IA
vor of this amendment and urged "fair
play for the chiropractors now practic-
ing in the state. Senator MeKillup op-
posed the amendment Senator Steele
had more to say about "fair play" and
insisted that certain members had put
over a subtle trick" in the House when
the bill was amended to make it read
requiring" instead of having referring
to the requirements of diploma from a
school requiring" a three year course in
chiropractic for those now practicing in
the state. Senator Steele explained that
there is no such school of ehiropractic
and that the bill as it now stands would,
therefore, bar all chiropraetors from
practicing in the state,
Senators LaFleur, Schof and Howland
favored the amendment.
Although the House had two special
orders on the calendar for the first thing
this morning, they were put aside while
H. 2i3, relating to the open season for
taking certain fur bearing animals, the
bill which was killed last evening, was
reconsidered, three times amended and
ordered to a third reading. Mr.. Hazen
of North Hero moved for reconsideration,
and then offered two amendments, strik-
ing out those parts in the bill which
pertained 10 a closed season on foxes.
These amendments were adopted by
close votes. Mr.. Buxton Of Middletown
Springs then moved the bill TO put for
ward the beginning Of the closed season
from Oct. to Nov. !. This amendment
was also adopted and the bill ordered
to third reading, both by close stand
ing votes.
An amendment offered by Mr. Miner of
Sherburne to II, 26, relating to the es-
tablishment of open zones for deer
around commercial orchard enterprises
when this measure came up as a special
order, was adopted Mr.. Wilson of Rut-
land City strongly urged the passage of
the bill
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Hazen of North Hero, providing pen
atty for salt Gcks, was adopted, and
the third reading of the bill was ordered
by a substantial vote.
The bill providing that voters in direct
primaries shall declare their party afiili.
ations III. III also came up as a spe-
cial order in the House this morning.
After opposition on the part of Mr..
O'Brien of South Burlington, favorable
remarks by Mr.. Williams of Proctor, Mr.
Tewksbury of Ryegate, Mr.. Dunham of
Brattleboro, the adoption of a proposal
of amendment offered by Mr. Hopkins
of Burlington, the bill was ordered to lie
until afternoon on motion of Mr. White
of Woodstock.
On motion of Mr. Dunham of Brattle,
boro, for the committee on rules, the
House this morning by vote of LOG to
63, agreed to amend rule G of the House
rules so that when the House adiourns
on Saturday morning, it will be to meet
again on Monday evening at 1880 o'clock