Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-12
Legislative Notes.

Legislative Notes.
The members of the Senate of 1889 held
reunion at Montpelier ON Thursday even
ing of last week. After supper at Che Pa
vilion the ex Senators with ladies repaired
to the Senate chamber where session was
held. Hon. w. Il. Howard was the poet of
the occasion and short speeches and mock
legislation filed up the evening pleasantly
Hons. Nj. A. Bingham, j. j. Estev. aud G.
W. Reed were made the executive commit
tee for the coming two years
Mr.. Shurtlef Of Bennington has intro
| duced bill providing for the establishment
of state board Of registration of pharmn-
cists and defining the duties of the board
and the liability of pharmacists under the
act.
BY joint resolution adopted bv both
/ houses, the matter Of investigating the con
ditiuns for "A permanent camp ground for
annual musters has been referred to a com
mittee consisting of the governor. brigade
commander, adjutant and inspector general
and quartermastcr general. who will report
to the Legislature of 1888
The large painting representing the Yer
mont brigade at the battle of Cedar Creek
was successfully removed from the execu-
tive chamber, Saturday, and safely hung in
the room Of the historical society. Mr..
Scott, the artist, will be occupied for some
time in retouching the picture.
Mr.. Barney Of Swanton has introduced a
bill compelling all railroad companies to nc
cept ~ cents a mile for fare and prohibit
ing the issuing of passes except trip passes
to officers Of the road and poor persons A
| penalty of 800 for violation of the law is
| provided.
| Gov. Ormsbee has sent ia one important
veto message, which was sustained bv the
| House. The measure which passed both
houses unanimously, was one prepared by a
committee of the bar association OF the state
and repealed the law limiting the jurislic-
ton Of the court Of chnncery to sums of fif
| ty thousand dollars and over On the que,
ton Of the passage over the governors We
to, Mr.. Marsh Of Woodstock made an argu-
ment in favor of the veto. and it was sus
tanned by vote of ~ yeas and / ~ nays
THE ACTION o. THE SENATE oN THE WOMAN
SUFFRAGE BILL.
The bill giving women the same right "A,
men 10 vote in all city, town, village. school
and fire district meetings, and the same
right 10 hold Offices 10 which they may b,
elected in such meetings was taken up and
defeated in the Senate on Tuesday after
noon. An amendment stating that this act
shall not include "a voter any woman who
is not IA taxpayer in the city, town village
school or fire district whore her vote Is Of
fered was adopted by yea aud nay vot,
rs follows
Ycas-Bates, Blake. Chaplin. Chase. Cush
ing, Fletcher Foster. Julsnn Marsh. Pierce
/ Powell, Smith. Slayton. Stanley. Stoldard
Valentine Wright-l5. Mays Bailey. Ia
kerr Bunker, Clark. Hale Hall Nash
| Spear Stevens. Swain. Wells-l1
In the discussion senator swain said n
hope the amendment Of the committee viii
not he adopted We start out aud say that
women shall have the same right tn vote "a,
men, then We add AN amendment requiring
them 10 be- taxpayers. ] am not in favor
Of the hill with the amendment
Senator Baker said Il am in favor Of
the passage Of the hill principally bccau,,
my mother was "A woman, my wife Is a
woman, and my daughter will be "A woman
| would be opposed "a the hill If the amend
ment is added The amendment requires d
property qualification If women that is not
required Of men. think the amendment
makes discrimination will vot. for tn,
bill without the amendment, but with 1t
think 1t unjust.
Senator Gushing said 81 think that
some notice should be- taken of the petition,
presented 10 the Legislature have peti
tons signed by 1900 persons, mostly WON
en-
Senator Chaplin The voting list %,
Vermont is about "a, 900, and there ar,
about Ms many women as men, and | wuul,
like 10 hear from the other D, 900
Senator Baker; IF the senator from
Washington Mr. Chaplin, is here in lsSs Ia
will hear from the other -. 900
On the third reading the amended bil
was defeated 10 to Is, as follows:
Neas-SenRtors Bates Blake. Bunker
Clark, Gushing, Foster, Pierce. Smith. Stan
ley, Swain-l0
Nays-Senators Bailey Baker, Chaplin
Chase, Fletcher, Hale Hall Judsnn. Marsh
Nash, Powell, Slayton Spear, Stevens, Stod
dard, Valentine, Wells. Wright-ls.