The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-21
FIGHTING over
ST. GEORGE SEAT
Legislature Hears Lengthy
Discussion on Contested
Place
WOULD ABOLISH
MUNICIPAL COURT
Important Bill introduced in Senate
Would Divide State into Nine Judi
cial Districts and Provide for Contin-
nous Court Sessions.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER Eel

MON1IEl1EtLy rep. Il.
The contested scat of the member from
St. George occupied the center of the
stage in the house this morning and after
Mr.. Writers of st. Johnsbury had raised
the legal question as to whether the com
mittec had considered the evidence with
in the statutory limit of IA days, Mr..
Durham OF Brattleboro. for the committee.
asked to have the bill recommitted pend
ing which question the house voted to
adjourn by vote of l07 to 81. The con
test will probably be resumed this after
noon, notwithstanding the fact that the
usual number of members have gone home
on the noon train.
The chiropractie bill, as amended by
Mr.. Alexander of St Albans and as fur.
ther amended by Mr.. BeIknap, this morn
| ing passed the house by a vote of us to
IA.
| The house voted to take its usual week.
end adjournment from this afternoon un.
| til pm. ON Monday.
The senate convened an hour earlier
| than usual this morning in order &c dis
/
lournment at noon was taken until Mon
day at 8 O'Clock. The bill granting Presi
Dental suffrage for women, which wa,
vetoed yesterday By Gov. Clement, wa:
Tecommitted in spite OF some opposition.
The senate had some fun with H. 80
amending the weights and measures law
and after amending, rejecting and recon
sidering, unanimous consent had finally
to be given to have the measure recon
mitted.
An important new bill appeared III th,
senate, ). II, introduced by Senate
Steele. Ii is. a court bill and abolishe
all municipal courts except those in th'
cities, creates three superior judges, div
ides the state into nine judicial districts
and provides for trial justices to TAX
care of small cases, pleas of guilty, bind
ing up, etc, with continuous court in TIL
districts aforesaid.
Senator'S Kingsley and Daniels oppose,
H.lS3, permitting nonresident minister
TO solemnize marriages and the bill wa
refused passage.
On motion of Senator Villas the la,
making uniform the law OF partnershI
was ordered to lie and made a specia
order for next Tuesday morning, afte
Senator LaFleur had opposed the bill
The senate passed Is bills in concur
renee this morning.
In the. St. George case Mr.. White {
Woodstock for the COMMITTEES on suffrag
: and elections explained the report an
said that the committee had tried to !
perfectly fair in its decision Mr.. Wei
: ster of Swanton opposed the aeeeptanc
of the committees report, and went int
the ST. George election at some lengtl
$ interrogating Mr.. White regarding th
t vote OF Frank E. Hinsdale, the town cler
: of the town of ST. George. Mr. Webstt
maintained that since the board of civ
$ authority of St. George had counted Il
c vote Of Town Clerk Hinsdale and the cor
J, mittec of investigation had upheld IL
G board in SO doing the committee cou
t not now claim that this vote was n,
II valid.
Mr.. Dunham OF Brattleboro for Il
= committee answered Mr.. Webster. I
said it had considered there were on
Is votes which were not questionable.
these Aver had nine and Parcher min
When it came to the consideration of Il
other votes it was found there were on
four others which could be considers
legal One of these was the vote OF 4
: town clerk, one had Ayers name on