Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-23
CONG. PORTER DALE
GOES ON RECORD
Replies to QUESTIONABLE Sent
out by vt. League of Women
Voters

The following reply was received
from Porter H. Dale to a letter sent
by The Vermont League of Women
Voters to candidates for Congress-:
1t is with pleasure that reply to
your letter of the third instant
/ respectfully submit these ans
wers to inquiries.
1. Are you in favor of having the
United States take the initiative in
war?
Yes, the disarmament Conference
was superb achievement.
2. Are you in favor of independ-
ant citizenship for married women?
Yes, as evidenced by the following
facts. The bill relative to naturali-
cation and citizenship of married
women Oh. r. 5525, June 20, 1929
came to record vote on motion to
recommit-which if carried, would
have defeated it. voted No. j e
against this recommitment. The bill
passed by viva voce vote.
3. Are you in favor of adequate
financial support for?
A. The Children's Bureau?
B. The Women's Bureau in De-
partment of Labor?
c.. The Home Demonstration work
in Department of Agriculture
Yes. I have supported and voted
for measures to establish and CONT
nue. appropriations for these bureaus.
A. Are you in favor of Federal
provision for the removal of illitera-
cy throughout the United States?
I favor the principle; but as pro-
vided under the provisions of the
Sterling Towner bill, L have declined to
support it in committee.
5. Are you in favor of the present
Prohibition laws and of their enforce
| ment?
Yes. Advocated and voted for
Amendment and all acts to enforce it;
and am opposed to all proposals to
| make it noneffective.
6. Are you in favor of an Anti
Lynching Bill? The necessity for
action against the practice of Lynch
ing which has become so inhuman
and common, overcame my doubts as
to a measure with provisions which
may not stand the constitutional test,
and I voted for the bill as it passed
| the House.
| Allow me to state as follows in re-
| ference to your record of my votes on
measures named.
II Woman Suffrage.
| Your record is that I did not vote.
have advocated this proposal
through all my political experience.
Supported state suffrage measures
during two sessions in Vermont Sen
ate. Advocated submission of Consti-
tutional Amendment ever since
have been member of the National
House. January 10, 1918 the propo-
sal of amendment passed the House
by one vote. When it was submitted
by Congress in May 1919, it passed
the House by II more than the re-
quired majority, but was prevented
{ from voting by the following condi-
tions. At the close of the sixty
sixth Congress. / went to France to
obtain information respecting sol
Il diers whose cases would come with
in the jurisdiction of the COMMITTEES
on Expenditures in Treasury De.
! partment, of which / had beeen made
. chairman. My request by cable tt
be paired for the Amendment, was
: denied for the reason that / coulC
not be counted as a member of the
new Congress until present to take
the oath of Office. Therefore. on the
final vote, I am correctly recorded
as not voting.
Prohibition.
Correctly recorded; Yes.
Army Bill.
I do not find any army bill or
which did not vote.
| On the bill, March 20, voted yes
Navy Bill.
On this bill, March 20, you have me
correctly recorded as not voting, as
I was in Boston and Groton, Mass.
engaged in the taking over by the
Government of the Groton hospital
for soldiers. If the intention is to
get my attitude on army and navy
affairs, / would say that I believe
adjustments. I have little sympathy
with the official autocracy of the ar
my, but conditions, deplorable as
they may be. still demand, in my
opinion, as large an army and navy
as provided for in the last bills.
Child Labor, correctly recorded;
/ Yes.
! Woman's Bureau, Correctly recorded
Yes.
Interdepartmental Social Hygiene
Appropriation recorded; Yes.
Maternity Bill Appropriation re-
corded; Yes.
Advocated this against consider
| able opposition, as member of Rules
Committee.
Redistribution of the Civil Service
| Appropriation recorded Yes.
Parker Control Bill recorded. No.
| Hearings before Rules Committee
convinced me provision of this bill
not expedient.
Bonus. Expedient; Yes.
| i,olr .e4o 41o4
Senate prevented any action on this
bill beyond the House.
Please be assured that am very
glad to answer any question, or SUBJ
NIT my reasons for any vote, when
ever you request it.
With every good wish for you all,
am,
Sincerely yours,
PORTER III. DALE.
SHERBROOKE FAIR