Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-20
The Senate.

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The Senate was called to order at 11:3O
| O'Clock by Lieutenant Governor Cooke.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain Taylor.
| The Senate concurred with the House in
| passing resolution directing the committees
| to report on all matters before them by Tues
| day, March "A. Subsequently Senator
| Batcheller moved a reconsideration, as it was
| impossible for the Com mittee on Appropria-
| tons to finish their business at the time
named; it was so ordered and the resolution
| tabled.
| Senator Maltbie was appointed on the
| House conference committee on the resolu-
| ton authorizing the State librarian to pre-
| pare list of officers of the Superior court
| On favorable report from the Committee
| on Agriculture, Senate bill 40, an act for the
preservation of forests, was continued to the
| next legislature and ordered printed with the
laws.
| Bill from the House (passed by that body
81 to 63) comforting upon women 81 years
| of age and upward who are citizens of the
United States and have resided therein for
the next preceding three years, and in a
| school district for one year preceding, the
privilege of voting in all school district meet
| ings the same as male voters and making
| them eligible to any Office in the district. AS
| reported by the committee a proper qualifi-
cation was attached to the bill and it's opera
| ton was confined to women who have chill
| dren, grandchildren or wards attending the
| district school, but these restrictions were
removed by amendment in the House.
| Senator Alsop said he was opposed to
these restrictions 1t opened the door
| too wide He was in favor of the bill as it
| came from the committee. There was an I'M
doubted growing sentiment in the State in
| favor of allowing taxpaying women and
| mothers of school children to vote upon
school matters, but he was opposed to this
| amendment.
On a viva voce vote the amendment was
| then rejected.
Senator Golden, chairman of the commit
| tee, said no one appeared against the bill but
it had many able advocates. Other States
have tried similar bill and it works we'll
| He hoped it would pass.
Without further debate the bill was de-
feated by a rising vote of IL to B.
House bill 1T, to allow women to act as
assistant town clerks, and bill 1928, allowing
women to vote at electors town or city meet
ings, both unfavorably reported, were also
rejected.
Bill establishing a bureau of labor was
after short debate rejected. Senator Malt
bic said the bill allowed the Governor to
appoint a commissioner for the first year only
without the consent of the Senate. This pro-
vision had been put in the bill because of the
nearness to the end of the session and it
was found that the Governor had not been
able to find the man just suited to the posi-
ton. He was anxious to appoint only Just
such commissioner as was adapted to the
work of the bureau.
Senator Cooley said he was decidedly op-
posed to the last section of the bill It gave
the commissioner power to issue subpoenas,
send for persons and papers, examine wit
nesses under oath and enforce their atten-
dance to the same extent and in the same
manner as justice of the peace.
Senator Morgan supposed the authors of
the bill and the committee had given it care
full attention and it may be good law, but
from what examination he had been able to
give the bill he believed it to be legislation
largely experimental. Until some reasons
are given showing it to be for the general in
terest of the State he could not vote for it,
Senator Maltbie said the objection to the
last section of the bill was not sound. 1t
simply was necessary action to provide
proper process to obtain information. It can
in no way interfere with manufactures or
business, but is absolutely required in order
to enforce the gathering of statistics
senator Chapman offered an amendment
strlklng out the Last section, which was OPP
ton would deprive a 81, 500 commissioner of
power to enforce the object for which he was
appointed. 1t was lost, to 6, and without
further debate the bill was rejected. ia to 2
Bill regulating the sending of the returns
of State election to the Secretary of State
one return within two days and the other
within not less than five nor more than ten
days after the meeting, and the third deliv
cred to the clerk of the town within two
days after the meeting, passed.
Senator Crandalls motion to adjourn to
Tuesday next was rejected, and the Senate
adjourned to Friday at 1890 o. m.
The House.
The House was called to order at 1890 a.
M by Speaker SirnOnds PRAYER was offared