Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
GETTING READY 70 1DJOURN
with ~ Certainty that all the Important
Measures will he Rushed Through or
KILLED OFF IN ~ Hurry


THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL KILLED IN THE
sENArE-rHE TOWN or RUTLAND DIVIDED
JUDGE pofANp's PAUPER BILL PASSED
nv THE HOUsE--No CHANCE FOR THE IL
CENsE MEN-sUMMARY OF THE WEEKS
PROCEEDINGS DID a MASSACHUSETTS, LOB.
BYIsT KILL THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL IN
THE SENATE
From our Montpelier correspondent
MONTPELIER. Nov ~, iSg
The sixth week of the session has been the hus
est one Of ALL though one would scarcely suspect
from the way the proceedings are still conducted
that less than week remains before final iuurn
mpnt The way in which a Vermont Legislature
regulates its business reminds one Of the course
pursued by some listless college freshman, who |
starts in at the beginning of the year green and in
experienced, hut who spends his time doing about |
nothing until the few final hours of his school |
term when he GRAMS his head fun NJ things |
which he knows nothing about passes chance |
opinions upon them. then goes home 10 strut |
about as proudly as if he had done his duty and |
had not been rattl 10y his fellows for only what he
is worth The majority u the men in the present
Legislature first rate fellows and many Of them
are men of ability, hut beside these there are |
some Of the worst demagogues and most selfish
men that ever found themselves in Legislative
body. One thing that the Legislature lacks this
year is strong leaders. who can take broad view
oi question themselves anu whose influence VIII
90 to raise Legislators out Of a lethargy of pure
S'lhshness The readers Of The Phoenix ought Ia
have heard Mr. Butterheds eloquent speech in
favor of the free textbook bill and have com.
pared his action with that " certain opponents Of
the measure. and they would have seen the differ
enCe between men VIM come here to legislate for
the state and those who legislnte for themselves
first and the state only II the good of the state
and their own petty advantage are one ~ never
..I o.. e. L..
| spring to the public schools but still have chill.
dren to educate and look after. am here to leg.
slate for the people Of the state and not for my
/ self or for town. ! have many children ~
look after for all the children Of this state are my
children and am bound to protect them and their
interests" And he voted emphatically IN favor of
! the bill. Another member who had sat stodly all
| through the debate with his hand on his pocket
| book, and who voted sulleu mo" on the passage
of the bill heard to say. THAT bill. If passed
would cost me Sa year. If lhad had children
should have been willing tn buy them all IN"
| books they wanted, hut do you think ! want to
be taxed to buy books for other peoples children,
| They have always got along and guess they will
| for two years longer amy way And so the lIou-r
voted down the billhy vote Of " to lO9, although
the Senate had passed it almost unanimously and
not a single argument against it had been offered
by any one Mr. Butterfeld attempted repeated
~ to have the matter rccnnsidered, hut. without
success
The question " the division Of Rutland has
been settled in the Hous.. One-half day was Civ.
en Tuesday 10 the discussion of the hill to ncor
porate Proctor, and another half day was occu
pied yesterday over the West Rutland bill ON
the Proctor Till the opposition was led 10y Mr. Ha-
gar, who supported by Judge Poland. Mr.
Smith of Vershirr. MIR kingsley and Mr. Wall
The bill was favored 10y Mr. Mansur. Mr. Knapp
Mr. Stanton, Mr.. Fisk. Mr.. Butterfed. Mr. Marsh
and others, and after four hours debate it was
passed by a vote Of ~ 10 " Today two hours
debate occurred over the West Rutland hill which
was favored by most Of those who voted for thu
Proctor measure. Mr. Buttertield, however thought
that the same reason did not exist for the passage
Of this hill As Influenced him TO favor the Proctor
hill and he argued against further dissection Of
! the town Mr. Mnusur favored the hill Mr. Tiuh
ham spoke most pathrtically against IL. taking
the sentimental side of the question. and made "a
speech that drew tears tu the eyes Of several
prominent citizens uf Rutland who were on tho
floor of the Hou~. Prut,Stations, however wer.
without avail The fever Of division had sriz,.d
upon the HOUSE and the hin was passed hy a ,ut.
NJ li2 to s5. The Srnat, takes the question up 90,
day
The railroad commission hill, which a sub.rnui.
mtt,-e uf two senators and three representative,
have in hand. Will probably b., hurn before the end
of this week The hill which the committee arr.
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