Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-15

, From the mmittee on education. in favor Of > 3
an act in amendment of an act reIatlnx MT IL the n1vlst or
From the committee on state EXPENSES. in favor of
nnd made nj atsf tne o Spifeiksl u q
From the committee on Agriculture. in favor Of II Il.
md act sth s9n somqstic anf4 = third iHrd treadinE ordered.
From the general COMMITTEE IN favor ~ n ~, III a.
70 incorporate the Shelhnril Steamboat COMPANY 're"'
'h Fr rn,,f he ,en nenimi.teeo on Judiciary. in favor of % al
,ct in amendment OF section |. of chapter 81 anil, Sc
ti2n Of charter Pc. Seq1T r. an 5,a aHt in a ddrITTIi to % r iisi
.er - General statutes. OF common schools ano
school laws W ,bs t taken iron m the amand nna 'I Irot 'lasS
uy the comm tee. 1t was agreed TO- AKA 'he 'hir'
a = ~ an act relating to qualifications Of voters il
f fimr 81 s'''n beng SH'l' Il '''.
in s si1inr W G51Ml a a re 1ni risht II %sufrare, or did he
think women wanted to assume sich res 'onsln,alI.sn
should haze the r' ~a ne =" i g"tt # f f tGq Isl f. sl tn" lhi i'iss'
Senator Butterfeld said women were lar'eiy ,nfrr
ested in our schools as teachers; ana he m ant slh ana
they should have some voice III lle infringement VI
Senator whitcomb said he should vote for The hill !!
twenty-one wears Ia vote in school .fneetinsS
senator Wheelpck thought that if We allowed, w"inHi!
to takea rar. in j. the mn, mana az anr fD "i tn t.. snh'''S i
senator Carpenter Thought there was a -eIrrai lark
Of of IN snfsri IN a me G daSt th%nS siil' tha rFt tie iark a II i',,-r e.
would be remediei by aii3TiIs the wnnifa e To VIZ, v"If en- o.
blFillN VI aflIl "a
making the distinction between tI.sr women, WI.
| happened o have property. and that lar-er humber o,
wives and mothers WlO had no separate lrrirrl. ana
should oppose the present bill because 1t made that
right of wpinaI's voting III rn"ol meeting WAS ma"
general instead f Circ1rnSrrlb"i
Senator Eldredye said L- did not like the property
distinction made hN tins blIl, ana uf2cu a cA- =
-ral objections to the bill.
Senator Grout sand that only tax IaNers no" ilad the
right to vote in school "r town liiretIl-s III, assessing
taxes. and the present bll WAS GUARDED tN the proper
" uuall1ration for that reason. This subject 81 etu-
cation lies at the very toua lat on Of our Prosperity.
and we should welcome all god luhuel-ces l. foster II
and help 1t along
senator SpaIding iustance,i his own school district
as indicating the benefit of such a Law a TINS
Scnat n Simo,.s said that If the state WAS prepared
to go the whole fi-ure AMI linp's "A POLL tax, on al
women. as they did nov on men. he should think there
was : me prpprcty and sense IN me lr"f"-ilIVh, 49,,
senator Butteriield thought that ID woman VINO pad
a tax % fifty Il pllars Wis as much entitled - ' 'tt. II
Schp0l. district as the man who r'alt. a tax Of two d u
lars. and who was less qualified intellectually. II TINS
thu right direction. and next yer, II the people wish.
let them 20 farther.
senator Carpenter sad the hill uu<ht to pass and
gave further reasons Why. III il- opinion. II ShlIli
" starting i'll til" ri-ht direction " would result n any
bencit t. the school. state. or nation. lac iI'ild vote
tor it: but 1t was not a matter OF 5 +AtIincht, t. It ne pi
practical Importance
senator Mason SIP, ke at l-n-tn in f.sar of tn" bill.
but his remarks, as given ~ thu re- 'o-t@r, W. age
obliged t. omit tor want IF space.
senator WhItrpmlb briefly 50 IKE IN fav y OF the blI
senator CIR Ut Ienlni-t the yeas ani nays. winch
Were as follows: yeas. senators l.Id-i. Brig
nam. BIttertieli: carr inter-, DAVIS. ,i-or-c. Gr'lt,
,iuill. Iilutiu-t ,n. Lauipn. L~elvenw nth, Lothr"P.
comb ei-hteer- Nays. senators .Clchintn. tiirIi-e,
Hall. SiinrnS. NtorrS. Walton. Waterman, Williams
eI-ht. 50 the third readInE OF the bill Wa ord rel
On motion. tAe senate Adjourned