Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-01
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Bills, etc introduced and referred-By Mr. Huse
| OF Montpelier, to authorize the issue Of bonds by
| railroad companies; to Committee on Raj lIOads.
By Mr smaliey of Burlington, providing for the
! compensation OF members ., the General Assembly .
| TO special Committee on Salaries and Fees
| By Mr. Brown o: Richiord, remembrance against
| any appropriation for a Board OF Agriculture; to
Committee on Agriculture.
| By Mr. Fuller OF Eden. II remonstrance against
any Appropriation for the Board Of Agriculture;
| to Committee on Agriculture.
| By Mr. Dart of Weathersfeld, a remonstrance
| signed by Horace Weston and two hundred and
seventy others. against the communication of the sen
tencc Of Henry Gravelin to Imprisonment tor life.
| The remonstrance was referred TO Committee on
| Judiciary.
Joint Resoluton-By Mr. Sprague of Brandon.
that the two Houses meet in Joint Assembly in the
| hall Of the House Of Representatives, Thursday,
November 4th, next. at hal:-past two O'Clock, N,
| to elect state Superintendent OF schools adopted
| on the part of the House.
Special order-At hal: past ten O'Clock II 126, re-
la.ins to the qualification Of voters in school dis
tricts, was taken up as the special order for that
| time the question being on the motion Of Mrs Po-
land to insert the word unmarried before the
| word female.
Mr. Potter Of raWlet moved that the bill be dis
| missed.
Mr. Miles ofCra:tsbury desired that the bill should
| have respectful cons Iteration, and not be sum-
| marily dismissed. lie would favor the ght OF ie
males to vote in school district meetings. and also
| in town and ireemen meetings
Mr Potter ofPawlet moved TO d. smiss. because il
was so restricted a TO amount to very little.
Mr. hubbard Of Ply mouth said there is no Justice
in deprivins the taxpayers in district Of the right
to say what shall be done with the money they are
| pay i'm for the schools,
| On the question of dismis sing the bill Mr. Lewis
| Of Norwich demanded the yeas and nays. which
| were taken-yeas IS: nays ll6. SO the motion TO
| dismiss was disagreed to
| The question required on the amendment pro
| posed by Mr. Poland, to insert the word ''unmar-
RED" before the word female.
| Mr. Poland OF St Johnsbury. said no was utterly
opposed TO the whole matter Of female suffrage. as
II has been discussed for years past. Blu. this bill
was somewhat different from bill providing for uni
| versal female sueragc the school district being
more Ike corporation, and so the taxpayer might
have the night to vote in the district school meet
| inss. The married woman is represented by her
husband, and the man who is fit to vote at all is
mindful Of all the rights OF his wife, his mother
his sister. But if We to allow the wife to vote
We may draw tut a conflict Of authority to allow
both to vote, where there is difference Of opinion
| between then. lie was willing to vote TO 90 far
enough to allow the unmarried female taxpayer to
| vote, but beyond that he could not go.
| MIR Fuller of Fairhaven, believed 1t would be
great benefit To the state TO allow the mothers to be
represented at the school meetings, and he preferred
TO allow our daughters as well a our mothers to
vote in school meetings.
| Mr. Monahin of Underhil believed that we
should he consistent and Il WE are TO allow women
to vote in school meetings he would give them the
right to vote in ali matters where they were inter
ested as TAX payers
Mr. shores OF CRANKY demanded the previous
| question. whice was seconded, and the amendment
proposed by MIR Poland was disagreed to; ayes IS,
nays 81.
| Mr. Monahan of Underh:ll moved to amend so
that p Il unma RED female cIizens OF the age Of
| twenty one years having grand list, and being
| liable to pay atax in any town, may vote at any
school meetingO or town meeting provided they
have resided and had a home in said town three
months previous to such meeting which was dis
| agreed to.
| The question then REQUIRED on the adoption Of
the amendment proposed by the Committee, which
was - change the wording Of section first So as
that il would read ''all female ctizens twenty one
year, OF age or over residing and liable to pay
tax in any school district shall be voters in school
meetings in such district" On this question, Mr.
Iiuse 81 Montpelier demanded the yeas and nays.
which were taken-ayes g. nays ll3. So the
amendment was disagreed to.
The question recurring on the third reading of
the bill rs originally introduced. Mr. Sprague of
Brandon demanded the yeas and nays. which were
taken-Ayes 80, lays 10. 50 the passage Of the
bill was refused.
Afternoon.
Bills etc introduced and rcscrrea-By Mr. Gin
namOn OF lydepark, laying tax on the county OF
lamoille. to committee consisting of members from
Lamoillr county.
By MIR Monahan OF Underhll. to amend sec Is.
chap > OF s. relating to injuries sustained on rail-
roads; to Committee on Railroads.
By Mr. DoddS of North Hero. to incorporate the
North Hero eornet band; to Committee on Corpo-
ratons
Mr. Currier Of Troy moved that the bill be dis
missed and the motion to dismiss was not agreed to-
The question REQUIRED on the passage of the bill
and the bill was passed-ayes liz. nays q.