Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12

JOurnment NO important DIS were
passed III the Senate and not even a third
reading was ordered in the House II
1SG was recalled from the Senate and kill
ed, after much time had been consumed
in calling the ayes and nays on minoi
amendments. \ large number of bills wert
introduced in the HOuse-the more impor
taut being those by Mr.. Marsh of Wood
stock To- or ate II commission to revise the
school laws and draft needed Legislation
for the improvement of the common
schools
BY Mr. Shurtlen of BENIN ston, to es
tablish - State board of pharmacy to con
sisl of five skilled pharmacists, residents
in this State.
BY Mr. Laird of Marshfield, another Ii
Cense till.
BY Mr. Barney OF Swanton, to regulate
railroad charges, fixing passenger rates at
2 10 cent per mile, and forbidding passes
to be granted except to poor persons.
BY Mr. Perley of Euosburgh to prohibit
telegraph or telephone companies from in
juriug shade trees
BY Mr. Haselton of Burlington, to in
crease the powers of the Vermont Life In
Surance comp1nN. so as to enable it to in
sure against accident.
The House adopted on its part a Joint
resolution introduced by Mr. Tinkham of
POmiret. ur-lng the representatives and
senators of Vermont in Congress to use
their influence IN favor of the so-caled
''Ilatch bill," now pending in that body.
The House refused to pass II 60, extend
ing the jull>dic' an Of the Court of Chan
Gerry over the governors veto by yeas 81,
nays 1ly. Me> Tnkham, Poland, Man
sur and Ham; wa favored the passage of
the bill over the veto and Messrs. Be:
dard and KIM sley opposed it.
The House passed >. I, relating to re
pairs of highways and bridges.
H. 1S6, to prohibit the sale or gift of to
bacco to minors under Is years of age, was
recalled from the Senate and killed ayes
Il, nays 100
BILLS APPROVED.
The governor has approved the bills to
provide Tor appearance in behalf of the
State in divorce cases; to prohibit the
Uulawt i soaring of q. A. r. badges :;
grantiu- Peter Lander pension relat
ing to the Impeachment of adverse wit
nesses and providing penalty for mis-
representation in applications for mar
riage certificates.
DEATH OF THE BILL GIVING MUNICIPAL SUI
FRAGE TO W OMEN
The Senate chamber was crowded with
spectators this afternoon, attracted by the
expected debate and vote on the bill to
permit women to vote in town meetings
An imposing array of the fairer and better
sex occupied chairs on the floor. The bill
was the Senate bill providing that women
shall have the same right to vote that men
HAVEN all city, town, village and fire dis
trict meetings, and the same right to hold
offices to which they may be elected in
such meetings. To this the committee
l,a att nfhp am inn 81 ,,
right to vote as above, to women who are
taxpayers in the city, town, village or fire
district when they offer to vote. If so
amended tie bill would be substantially
similar to the bill which passed The House.
Senator Bunker could see no justice in
the amendment
Senator Bates thought the amendment
placed women on the same basis rs
men.
Senator swain was not in favor of the
bill with the amendment.
senator Pierce understood that the orr
ginal bill did not give women the right to
vote without Il hist.
Senator Baker was in favor of the bill,
because his mother and wife We're wo-
men; but if amended as proposed, he
would be unalterally opposed to it.
Senator Foster hoped the amendment
would pass.
The amendment was adopted, II to II.
II,
Chase, Gushing, Fletcher, Foster Judson,
MaIsh, Pierce, Powell, Smith, Slayton,
~tOdGard, Valentine and Wright.
Nays-Stnalors Bailey, Baker, Bunker,
Clark, Hale, II all, Nash, Spear, Stevens,
Swain and Wells.
The bill rs amended was supported by
Senator Stanley, on the ground that wo-
man VAS the equal of man, and should
have the rights and privileges accorded to
men.
Senator Pierce favored the bill as an
act of justice TO women. The Senate nad
received petitions from $500 persons,
mostly women, asking for the privilege of
votin5. He WAS willing to grant their re-
quest.
Senator Chaplin suggested that "the
voting list of Vermont il about "a, 600 and
there are about as many women as men
He would like TO hear from the other S.
900"
Senator Hale would yield to no man in
his regard for the interests of women. 1t
was because of his regard for their wishes
and true interest that he opposed the
bill lie read from report of the
Woman : suffrage Association of Yer
mont, showing hat they valued the priv
lege of voting IN town meetings chiefly as
an entering wedge of the movement for
general State and national suffrage The
women of Vermont did not ask for it,
only the mereSt fraction of them had ever
exercised the night to vote IN school
They had burdens enough and
did not wish to assume new ones
The suffrage movement was an at
tempt to legislate ont of existence the
1jvinely ordained distinction of sex with
its related division of cares and duties,
and distinction Of spheres. He would be
perfectly willing to leave this question to
the decision OF the women of Vermont, or
to the wives of the senator's On the
question of the third reading of the bin
the vote stood: Yeas-SenatoIs Bates,
Blake, Bunker, Clark, Cushing, Foster,
Pierce, Smith, Stanley and Swain-IO
Nays-Srnators Bailey, Baker, Chaplin,
Chase, Fletcher, Hale, Hall, Judson
Marsh Nash, Powell, SlaytOn, Spear,
Stevens, Sloddard, Valentine, Wells and
Wright-1S.
SO the bill was lost. Its fate will of
course carry with it the rejection of the
House bill of the same purport.
THE RUTLAND HEARING
The agricultural committee room was
filled with spectators at $50 "A. m, when
the hearing ON the matter OF the division
of the town of Rutland commenced be
fore the select committee. Hon. W. p.