Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28

reading this morning. This is substan-
TALLY the same bill introduced by Judge
Taft in the House in 1850.
In the Senate the bill providing for the
appointment of Il railroad commissioner
by the Governor and the payment of his
salary by the State was ordered for Il
third reading in the senate.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The Railroad Commission Bill Killed in
the Senate-Thc Protection of Fish Bin
Passed by Both Branche>-Impor-
tant Debates in the House
special Orders for To-day
Taxation of savings Banks
and Trust Companies.
Saturday was IA very busy day mt the
State house, Both branches sat from nine
in the morning until nearly one and from
two in the afternoon until six. There
were no evening sessions. the evening be-
ing devoted to work by the committees,
the principal of which Tad plenty of bills in
their hands. The House enjoyed Il large
visitation of ladies in the afternoon, attract
ed by the debate upon the bill defining
and charging the property rights of
wives, and upon the bill allowing women
paying taxes to vote IN tOWn-meCtinGS.
Among the prominent friends of Woman
Suffrage present, were Mrs. VI. l.. i.
Hidden, of Lyndon; Mrs Joel Foster,
Mrs Charles Reed, and Mrs. \. c. Brown,
of Montpelier Mrs. Edward &. Greene,
of st, Adams. Mr., Cudworth, of Lon
donderry relieved Speaker Batchelder, II
portion of the time.
Woman Suffrage.
The bill to allow women tOVOte in town
meetings, was one of the first to be con
sidered in the House in the afternoon. 1t
amends section 2644 of the Revised laws
so as to read as follows:
citizens, twonty-Onc years of age, whose
lists are taken in any Town nj the annual
assessment next preceding tOwn-mCcting,
or who ar" exempt from taxation for any
cause shall. while residing in town. he voters
in tOwn-mcCting.
The section now begins. mate citizens
and the only change made in it is the
dropping of the word maze. 1t does not
put women ON an equality with men, rs
far as exercising the privilege of suffrage
Is concerned for Il woman must have IL
list in order to he entitled To vote, while
imam, proud man, may Ice poverty
stricken to the extremity of restitution,
and vet cast the decisive vote ut he March
meeting of his town. Mr. Butterlcld of
Wilmington advocated the bin. Mr..
Mca'S Of Dandy, opposed it, hcCHuSc he
thought the great majority Of women did
not want to vote, and because il was I'M
constitutional Mr.. pilliug of BcuuiuE-
ton, Mr.. Henry of Chester. Mr.. Hopkins
of South burlington. and Mr. Adams of
Fairhavcn, favored the bill Mr. Mcar>
again doubted its COnStitutiOnality Mr..
StiCkney of Bethel, answered him, and
said that the day when the frcemcn and
frecwOmcn of Vermont met together in
frecmenS meeting, would behold Il spec
tacle which would be the result of
IA great step forward in Vermont. Mr..
Parker of Cambridge, spoke in behalf of
the bill On motion of Mr., Clark of Hall
fax the previous question was ordered and
this morning ~ vote of % to -.
The Property Rights of Wives.
The bill introduced and drawn by Scua
tor Idle -, II, in relation to the proprrl =
rights of married women was taken up
by the House, rs soon us the woman sun
rage bill had been disposed of. The hill
had been reported upon favorably by TIA,
judiciary committee, only Judge Walker
: Mr. Abel and Mr.. 3rOWnell VOtingagainSi
il, with certain purposes of ancndmrn,
which would make section read ~ fol
lows:
AN personal property and rights u
. or acquired in amy manner during coNcrtmr
except by her personal industry or by gii
T. from her husband, shall hc held 10y her To he
sole and separate use and uclthCrH Witc'~ sep
1 arutc property, nor the rents. l~>tv>, lpCuU,
, and products OF the sam" shall lac subject l.
- the disposal of her husband. or liable for hi
debts; but nothing herein contained shat
authorize any claim 10y either husband %
wife against the other for personal service.
f The amendment was adopted, and
y pending its third reading, Mr. stick
hal L l.tl
/ explained the provisions aud objects q
>, each section, and pointed out the change
I which ii made in the existing law, The.
r changes he claimed were improvements
V Mr. sheppard of Stmtton opposed the bill
: because he believed that its enactmcn
would tend to break up the family WhC
was the foundation of the social system q
Vermont Mr. l}uttcrticld of WilmiugtO
l, favored the bill, and traced the gradug
', progress of the Legislature and courts +
= the dictatiOn of its provisions during tn
. last 80 years. He said that such "A law Il
> now proposed had worked we'll in Othv
r States where il had been tried. 1t wa
!, then ordered To II third reading this morn
II ing.
" No Railroad Commission.
" DR. IIolton's bill, providing for boar
Is of railroad commissioners, and dciinu
~ its powers and duties, is evidently one ,
II the doctors pet hobbies In the debate /
# the Senate, ON SATURDAY. ne dllatrd upu
" the dutiT the Legislature of Vernon
owed to Nhc people, and clulucntly II,
Scrlbrd the rumblinGS and muttcrnG~ ,
the storm, so plainly audible To him, tu,
If would burst upon the heads of those via
H. should defeat the project. senator l'1l
81 asked what the dear people were con
,, plHulng of No petition had been pn
~ scented, and none of the dear people hu
appeared AT the public hcHrlu-