Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15

The Senate was called 10 order by the President
Rrporfs-from the committee on stale prison, IN favor
Of s. 49, act providing tor the labor Of prisoners for safe
keeping third reading ordered
Prom the committee on highways and bridges. against
$ a. an act relating 90 highways and bridges ordered ~ le
From the committee on elucauon n inyor of s. W, an
property Of school districts third reading ordered On
relating to She supreme Court Ordered 20 he and
made the special orier Tor Thursday morning next, At
Prom the committee on agriculture favor OF H. lea an
act concerning and the protection sheep aud other
domestic animals tiirl reading ordered.
INCORPORATE The Shclouu Steamboat Company read the
From the committee judiciary. in favor Of $. 50, an
act IN amendment Of section Of chapter 81 and secten
Of chapter lsu e. ~ ordered 10 lie.
% Of common schools and school laws" was taken
the table and the question being the adoption Of
the amendment proposed by the committee, 1t agreed
10, and the third reading ordered.
81 an act relating TO qualifications Of voters in school
district meetings Wa taken from the table the question
bene " shall the bill be read ihe third time"
senator Gllou ,a That although he dd not believe IN
giving women general right OF suffrage, did he think
ink that women who we're tax-Iayes should have the
right in regard TO the management Of schools and he
senator Butt TRffELD said women were largely inter
e.te In our Schools as teachers and he thought that if
women well qualined to teach in the schools they
should have ;94e y9s , IN ne management Of schools
went further and allowed All females over the OF twenty
years to vote IN school meetings.
senator WI EtLpCh thought ihai II We allowed women
10 take part In the management Of the schools would re-
senator CARpENTER thought there general lack
Of interest the district school necessities among the male
voters and he thought that Lack Of interest would be
died by allowing the women 10 vote.
senator slMONS said lie did not see the wisdom Of max
ing the distinction between those who happened o
have property and tnrlarger number Of wives aud
mothers who had separate property and should oppose
the present bill because IL that distinction and he
should LOOK the bill If the right OF wunens voting
school meeting made gentI instead Of ciTcumTcned.
senator LLpREDGE snl he did not like the property
distinction made by this bill, and ured al length general
objections 10 the bin.
senator CIRCUIT said that only payers had the
right 10 vote In school town meetings assessing taxes,
and the present BIN was guarded by the property qnih-
for ta This subject OF education lies at the
very foundation of prosperity, and should welcome
all good influences 10 foster II aud help u along
Senator SPAI LblNG iustanced Lis school district
~ indicating the bcnefit OF such n law 90 this.
senator SiMONr said that 1t the state prepared To
the whole figure ana impose poll all Women
they did men, he should think there pro-
puety and In the proposition.
senator BUtrERflELD thought that woman who
paid Of FIFTY dollars much entitled 10 n
school district the man who paid tax of two dollars,
and Who less qualified intellectually II tins I'LL does
far enough, let far 80 the right d.
fecton, aud next year the people wish let them go Tar
Their.
senator CARPENTER said that the bill ought TO pass,
and gave further why, In his opinion, 70 should
senator CUSHMAN said Il he convinced that this
starting In the right direction would result IN any beneht
TO the school state. nation he should vote for IT, but
il was not matter OF sentiment, but one OF practical I'M
portanee,
senator MASON spoke At length in favor Of the BILL but
hs remarks given by the REPORTER are Obliged to omit
senator wnirCOMB briefly spoke In favor Of the bill
Senator CIRCUIT demanded the yeas ana nays, which
were follows yeas senators Beden, Brigham, Bner-
hed, Carpenter Davis, George Grout, Guild Huntington
Laudon, Leavenwouh, Lothrop, Lynde, Mason, RNior
~palding, weelock, Mhcomb- eighteen Nays senators
eastman, Eiridse Han, sinons, stors, Walton Water
man. Willnms-eght
so the third reading Of the hill was ordered.
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