St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-11-19


whelming majority.
The state prison has occupied consid-
: cradle time in both houses the past week.
In the senate 4 bill providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee "'to proceed tc
Isle La Mott, in Grand Isle county, and
any other town or towns in the state, III
their discretion, prior 10 Oct. lst. 1870.
to make examination aud report TO the
next session OF the legislature whether II
would be i1r the benefit Of the state TO
remove the state prison from Windsor,
has been +, jectrl. In the house, the bill
increasing the salaries oil the superintend-
ent GrOm $500 TO 5000 AM chaplain
from $3.50 to S4OO) of the st ate prison.
created a lively discussion on Tuesday
afternoon, in which Mr.. Page of Hyde
park made a statement of some facts that
were rather damaging to the merits of
the bill. 1t appeared that in addition to
his present salary of $500, lie receives
perquiSites in the way Of house rent,
garden, :ircwood AID lights, the keeping
Of his horse and cow, and other thing,
which would amount to full as much as
his salary. In addition to this. he does
not devote his whole time TO the state
prison, but Is connected with Il mcrcan-
tile establishment, which occupies Il por-
ton of lis time. As the matter appear
ed, at that time, the bill stood very
poor chance of success but the house
found itself in quite :. ''muddle," on
some points OF order that were raised,
and adjourned without final action, and
there the matter rests.
Wednesday and Thursday were busy
days in both houses u large number OF
bills being introduced "A resolution hlv-
ing been passed that no more bills shall
be introduced after Thursday except such
as shall be reported from committees.
The several committee, had also COM
! p.ctcd the hearings on most OF the bills in
their hands, and their reports hogan to
or wd upom the speakers table faster
than they cou.d be acted upon. The
fate of only such bills a> have elected
discussion can be definitely known ut
TIL, writing.
On Thursday morning .hc till givin@
TO females who are tax payers in any
school district the right TO vote in >choo
district meetings, was fully dr-cd~>yd il
/ the house. in which the wi, lc quc-lirn
Of female suffrage vas pretty thoroughly
ventilated on both sides, All resulted in
di>m-,ir@ the hill by vote OF ayes l2},
NAYS % think. however. the majority
against universal female suffrage would
have been much lar-rr, many members
bcln" willing 10 give To females the ri.ht
asked in this bill, who would not accord
to them tie ri Int TO vote AT alI times and
in all places, - WAS indicated by the re-
marks OF Mr.. Croft .. BlI.In. who
said
Mr.. SIr,KEE:-l @m not an aivo-
cate oi i,Iu::e >gt ace. L.t think this
Question my'its, a,.I should receive, u
careful! cun-:l ration. The proposition
Is To ;,.',u: " uIcn "l.r ghtccn wears al
are. Tax r.Hrr-, H." 'i-h: to vote il
school rucr;i:'4-. NJw. >ir, while |
would not vote for female suffrage ol
political questions, because DO not he
licvr the women want the privilege Of >"
voting. and while | have no sympathy
whatever with the female .agitators cl
this quest ION. vino are prrambui;Itln" the
country, ncvcrth.i can sec no olIcc
ton 10 all bwIng Il female tan paver-:
widow. pcrchancr. who Ina, children -
cducotc-thr Friiv!rgr OF VOTING in school
district mr. tin->,--ttlr privilege OF say
mo something al, ut the education OF her
/ child. .i;In- about the Kind of IL
,r.luri linu-. W;.lrr t,r money Helps
bald. a:I wh-: acr chiL occup,yS.-
/ sometliu" about the teacher TO whose
care and mouidin" the mind and morals of
/ her child are committed. The privilege.
! il granted, would not take woman int"
the noisy debates Of politics. where She
docs not want to &c, and where she has
no interest but invites her adv ice and
corporation upon Il subject in which she
is, and ever must he, deeply Interested
the education Of the young: ami only &C.
cords her the same rights which We made
biprGo eriov-rhat OF saving what shall
be done with our money On this pue>-
ton we are really b. md many portions
Of the world that We look upon a. be
hind Us In Austria, women are allow
ed to vote rs tax payers. In Sweden.
through the cXerlion- of Frcderika Brc-
mcr, they are allowed the same privilege.
In lloliand, widows and single women
also vote upon question, likely 30 affect
their property. The sam" j. true in
>'oraA,l, and in England, and why not
grant ais privilege in Vermont. Il state
that :" Justly Las the reputation OF ac-
corciing 10 all classes equal rigts!
lock upon the bill Il, in ,ir way SANCTION
ing universal female suffrage, 10 which
| am opposed, but ~ conservative and
Just in liz provisions AID though
should be glad OF further thought upon
the subject, ii the house Is pressed TO :.
vote, rs Ii i evidently being done hy the
opponents of the measure, ! shall ', tc
for the bill.
The appropriation bill, reported to the
house Thursday from the committee CT
ways and means, provides for tax OF