The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
LEGISLATORS GET
DOWN TO WORK AND
DEBATE MANY BILLS
Chiropractic, Veterinarian
and County Clerk Bills
Get Airing
BEAR BILL AGAIN UP
Wave of Economy Strikes Legislators
Who are Working to Cut
Down Expenses
BEAR BILL AGAIN UP

-Four special orders were handled
in the Senate and three in the House
Tuesday and hardly a bill was taken
up in either session which did not
get its share of discussion. After
debating the chiropractic bill, with
the Amendment offered by Senator
Amey to provide that chiropractors
who have practiced in the State for
a period of six months may get a lic-
ense to continue practice by pres
enting a diploma from a reputable
school, during the last half hour of
the morning session and for another
half hour this afternoon, the Senate
finally adopted the amendment by. a
vate of II to Is and ordered the bill
to a third reading 16 to IA.
1t took the first hour of theafter-
noon and two yea and nay Votes to
dispose of the first two bills which
came up for discussion in the House.
The first bill, H. I'll, requiring that
voters in direct primaries shall de-
clare their party affiliations, discus
sion being continued from the morn
ing session, was passed on a yea and
nay vote of la to 81, with proposals
of amendment by Mr.. Hopkins of
Burlington, after the measure had
been opposed by Mr.. O'Brien Of
South Burlington, and favored by
Mr.. Williams of Proctor, MrTewks-
bury of Ryegate and Mr.. Dunham of
Brattleboro. n,
Licensed veterinarians of other
states were refused pef1nissioIl5 to
practice in this state, without com
plying with the present law of the
State, when the House voted to re
ject H.. 154. The yea and may vote
on the bill was 158 to 81 in favor of
its rejection. Mr.. Hatch of Thetford
championed the measure and asked
the clerk to read the laws of several
nearby States. which he maintained
compared i'll high standards with our
own. t
= The measure was opposed by Mr..
Wheeler of Hartford, Mr.. Buttles of
Brandon, Mr.. Hills of Chittenden, Mr..
O,Brien of South Burlington, Mr..
Tewksbury of Ryegate and Mr. Bel
KNAPP of Rockingham
Mr. Aiken of Putney opened up an
other of his famous single-handed
drives this afternoon, the victim being
S. 62, to increase the salary of the
county clerks Of Chittenden, Orleans
and Windham counties. After the
explanation of last evening regarding
the bill, it looked as though the bill
might pass, but Mr. Aiken reminded
the farmers of the $7,000,000,0 900
which the government will be calling
for next month, and of. the heavy
taxes which Vermont must carry
during the next year or two to meet
its own expenses, and warned against
the increasing of any salaries which
were not absolutely necessary for
living expenses. Mr.. Cudworth ably
defended the bill, but it was killed
by rising vote of 100 to sc, and
was fatty refused.
The. House this afternoon passed
H. 261, providing a new system for
the auditing of State accounts. This
was one of the few bills which pass
ed without debate At the opening
of discussion on the chiropractic bill,
Senator Amey moved to propose to
the House to amend the bill by
striking out section 6 and substitut-
ing a section providing that persons
now practicing in the State, who have
been so practicing for six months
may be licensed by the board of re-
gistration, following the presentation
of a diploma from duly recognized
school of chiropractic.
Senator Amey spoke at length in
favor of this amendment and urged
"fair play" for the chiropractors now
practicing in the State. Senator Nc
Killip opposed the amendment. SEN
ator McKillip opposed the amend
ment. 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,' y
referring to the requirements of
diploma from school requiring"
a three year course in chiropractic