Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-12
LICENSE SUFFRAGE.
Women's Bill Not Substituted
for Adverse Committee Report.
A VETO BY THE GOVERNOR
OF Bill to Exempt Boston Call
Firemen from Examination.
Committee on Agriculture Agrees on Re.
port for tuberculosis Apr opration of
$65,ooo - Consolidated's Grafton
Extension Hearing Left Open.
A VETO BY THE GOVERNOR

VI
Boston, March 11-After three success
sive days of gas investigation debate,
The house changed its diet this after
noon and discussed the license suffrage
bill for women. The debate occupied
the entire afternoon and the vote wasn't
reached until nearly five o'clock. Then
the decision of the house was against
the substitution of the bill for the adj
verse report of the committee. In the
senate the gas investigation order was
put over until Tuesday next.
Inc committee on agriculture has
agreed upon report of an appropria-
tlon of $4,000 for the work Of suppress
ing tuberculosis among the cattle of the
STATE. rms is compromise between
tnoSe members of the committee who
We're against appropriating another cent
Ior the work and those who were in
favor OF the appropriation of $3.50 900,
winch with the $780, 900 appropriated as
an emergency fund early in the session.
would make the total amount asked for
py the cattle commissioners. This re-
port goes to the committee on WAYS and
means ana may be amended there, al
thouSh this action Is not at all probable
Governor Wolcott sent in his veto of
the bill to exempt call firemen of the
session fire department from examina-
non Tor appointment to the permanent
force of the department The veto was
tabled and ordered printed
IN THE HOUSE.
Gov. Wolcott sent in the following
veto, and it was tabled in the house
and ordered printed on the motion of
Bennett of Saugus:
March II, 1898.
10 the Honorable Senate and House
OF Representatives return herewith
an act relative to appointments in the
nre department of the city of Boston,
with my objections thereto in writing.
chapter 266, acts of 1898, provides that
call members in the Boston fire depart
ment, who have served three or more
successive years in said practice. shall
upon application to the civil service
commissioners be placed in the eligible
list for appointment as permanent men.
without any further examination. The
call members are subject to primary ex-
animation before receiving such appoint
ment and are recognized as members
OIL the department Service of three
years is. under the act Of 1896, made
the equivalent of subsequent examina-
ton in establishing their eligibility to
appointment on the permanent force.
me present bill would extend the pro-
visions of this statute to call substi-
tutes. Call substitutes are not recog-
nlzed members of the fire department,
and are not subject TO any examination,
either physical or otherwise This act
would therefore empower the present or
any future fire commissioner to transfer
to the permanent force, for any reason
he sees fit, men who have been employed
as substitute call men without regard
to age, weight or height, and without
education or physical qualifications
Firmly believing that the application Of
civil service rules to the fire department
OF the city of Boston has greatly in
creased its efficiency and improved its
discipline, and has removed it from the
operation of influences detrimental to
both, l am unwilling to approve an act
which in my opinion would tend in part
to imperil the improvement already
won. Roger Wolcott.
The discussion on the license suffrage
bill for women was resumed from
Thursday by Mr.. Bennett of Saugus
speaking for the substitution of the bill
Mr.. Washburn of Worcester defended
the adverse report of the committee
and was followed by Mr.. Calendar of
Boston and Mr.. Parsons of Greenfield
who were in favor of the bill The most
remarkable speech was made by Mr.
Bleiler of Boston, who was opposed to
the proposed legislation, and paid his
respects to the new woman who was
not to be compared with the old-fash-
Toned mother who could make pie fol
her Charlie" He recommended the
women suffragist to the baby show al
Mechanics Hall next week, in order
to obtain the due inspiration as to their
duties and responsibilities toward So
ciety AS the father of a large family
himself he had done his duty to his
country and was ready to offer his boys
for Uncle Sans service in the present
hour of peril. Mr.. Mills of Newbury-
port urged substitution for the sake OF
society and the state, for humanity and
the home. The debate was further con-
tinued by Mr.. Clarke of Wellesley, Mr..
Newton of Everett, Mr. Hayes of Bos-
ton, Mr.. Myers of Cambridge, Mr..
Jones of Melrose, for the substitution of
the bill, and Mr.. Fitzgerald of Boston,
Mr.. Pickard of Newton, Mr.. Saunders
of Boston, Mr.. Rowell of Lowell, Mr..
Apsey of Cambridge, Mr.. Mccarthy of
Boston in opposition. Mr. Denham of
New Bedford for the committee on cleo
ton laws had the closing ten minutes
against substitution. The house then
refused to substitute, 40 to rs. The roll
call gave Is for substitution and "a
against, with AZ pairs. The report of
the committee was then accepted.
new charter bill was reported for
the city of Gloucester; a bill was re-
ported that all state boards and com
missions shall report their organization
TO the secretary of state, The commit
tee on metropolitan affairs reported a
bill allowing Boston to use 81 ,000,0 900 in
the aggregate for 1897 and 1898 on sew
erage.
The resolutions for an amendment to