The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-16
WINDHAM COUNTY
EVENLY DIVIDED
Desperate Attempt Made to Put This
State Among the First SO to Ratify
Prohibition by Constitutional Amend
nent
Especial TO The Reformer.l
MONTPELIER. VT. Jan.

Working under suspension of the rules
and disregarding point OF order raised
by Senator Kingsley of Rutland county
the senate this morning made a desperate
effort to put Vermont PARKWAY under
the wire in the race for ii place among the
first So states TO ratify the federal pro
hibltory amendment.
The procedure in the senate was un-
usual for the reason that the governors
message transmitting the result of the
action of congress was sent to the house
this morning and was referred to the
committee on federal relations A reso-
luton also was introduced in the house
providing for a joint committee of the
house and senate committees on federal
relations to consider and report upon the
iresomtion.
The point of order raised was that
there was nothing before the senate or
the senate committee on federal relations
| but the president of the senate, Lieut.
| Coy. Mason :. Stone. ruled that the point
was not well taken and resolution to
ratify was adopted after three separate
/ yea and nay votes in which the senate
stood solidly "a to for immediate action
i and ratification.
The story Of the senate's action this
morning is rs follows:
After a long recess during which the
committee ON federal relations held a
meeting the senate rc-convened at ll4T
Senator Villas of Chittenden county
moved that the rules be suspended and
the senate at once proceeded to act upon
the reports of the committee. This reso-
luton was seconded by Senator Ballou
of Windsor county and favored by Sena
tor Bates of Washington county Ii was
opposed by Senator Kingsley of Rutland
county but was adopted by "A standing
vote OF % 10 ), Senator Maurice explain
ing that his vote against suspending the
rules was not directed at the main qucs-
ton but was in favor of the proper and
orderly procedure.
The report OF the committee was favor
able and the resolution was read the sec
ond time. On the question OF third
reading Senator Kingsley raised a point
of order, reading the communication
from the governor transmitting the ac
i, tion of congress to the house and calling
attention to the proposed Joint commit
tee which should consider the resolution
, After consultation with the secretary ant
t with the senator the president ruled tn,
| point OF order not well taken, whereupol
Senator Kingsley moved that the resolu
tion be ordered to lie.
Senator Carr asked if il was neeessar'
to have message from the governor re
garding this resolution, and Senate
Moulton of Chittenden county replie
that he believed the resolution was con
structively before all state legislature
4 as soon as it passed congress. On thi
t question the yeas and nays were demand
. cd by Senator Villas and the vote was a
\ follows: To lay on the table-Hal
h kingley, Root. Tenney against LAYING o
- the table-Adams Ballou, Bates Bell
n nan. Billings. Carr. Daniels Hamble
= Hill, Howland. jackson. LaFlerr, Mal
y rice, Morgan. Moulton. Noonan. Schof
:. Steele, Stuart. Tracy. Villas; absent an
not voting, two. On the question of I'll
third reading Senator Kingsley calfc
for the yeas and nays and vote was e,
actly as it was upon the proposal to Ia
on the table The same result followt
the calling of the yeas and navs on Il
final passage of the bill and the senat
, adjourned about I2lJ, the entire progre
- of the debate and vote having take
. about 80 minutes.
Shortly after the opening Of the NOR
:. ing session of the house the speaker la
= before the members Il communiati il
: from Governor Clement regarding Il
Sheppard amendment, and including
letter from Secretary of State Robe
Lansing containing copy of the joi
II. resolution adopted at the 65th congre
ia of the United States. This was referr
to the committee on federal reIat ions.
immediately following the reading
the governors communication. a ioi
resolution was introduced by Mr. Bel
Au- posed Sheppard amendment and prope
uy nap of Rockingham relating to the pl
ing that it be referred to a Joint comm
hie tee consisting OF the standing commit
ton federal relations of both the sena
Ii and the house. to consider and report
their respective houses such action the
.cill on as they should nudge proper T
resolution was so referred.
Iph A bill was looked for providing for [
submission to the qualified votes of /
] state at the annual meeting in 1919
l.. iquestion: Are you IN favor of ratifi
tion by the legislature of the propo
amendment to the constitution of
ids United States prohibiting the manuf
ture. sale or transportation of intoxie
ing liquors for beverage purpose4Y"