The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28

received from the Governor the following
appointments; For railway commissioners
Jonathan Ross OF st. Johnsbury, l.. M.
Reed OF Bellows Falls, II. s. Bingham Of
Bennington.
DR.. T. h. Stiles OF st. Johnsbury was re-
appointed member Of the State board OF
health.
s. rs, to repeal the law allowing towns
and cities to close their liquor sgen lies was
called mp in the House, and for few min
utes afforded warm discussion, the talk
was all one way and the bill was unani-
mously refused third reading.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Passed in concurrence.-H. 1885, provid-
ing for travelling libraries II. All, provid-
ing for the payment OF a State fee on the
increase OF capital stock OF corporations.
FL. 423, relating TO probate fees. H. 426, re-
lating to teachers giving notice OF the date
and grade OF certificates. II. 49, relating
to school attendance. II. 433, requiring
the recording of probate bonds. H. 149,
relating to dairy products and their imita-
tions.
Gen. Liscum.-Joint resolution relating
to the portrait OF Gen. Liscum was ord
cred to lie on motion OF Senator Baldwin.
Municipal Suffrage for Women.-S. 49,,
granting municipal suffrage to tax-paying
women. Senators Royce and Leland sup
ported the bill presenting the arguments in
It's favor. Senator Ballard moved to amend
by extending ths suffrage to all citizens,
male or female, who pay a poll tax. The
amendment was lost.
Senator Dunnett opposed the bill. He
had heard, he said, all the arguments made
in support Of the bill when q boy and was
not an ardent suffragist. The question is
100 years old and more. Four States in the
extreme west have adopted women suf-
frage. They ars worth nothing else than
as an experiment station.
Third reading refused Yeas 10, nays 10.
Those voting yes were Aldrich, Brown,
Campbell, Gates, GoOdell, Graves, Leaven-
worth, Leland, Pike, Pollard Royce
Smith, Walker, 10. Those voting no were:
Aiken, Baldwin, Ballard, Cudworth, De-
Boer, Dunnett, Green, Hill, Marvin, Miller,
Nelson, Porter, Stanton, Varney, Wall 10.
Cigarettes.-S. 95 relating to sale and
manufacture of cigarettes " as reported IA
vorably with several amendments which
were agreed to. The amendments limit
the sale, TO persons over q years of age
reducing amount OF penalty. Senator Bal
lard moved that all after enacting clause
be stricken out. Lost. Yeas s. nays 81.
Third reading was ordered.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
A. 448, making appropriation for the sup
port OF tina insane poor was taken up
MI. Monohan of Underhill opposed the
appropriation for new buildings for the
covering sums already expended on asylum
| repairs,
Mr.. Waterman OF Brattleboro spoke for
the Retreat in that place, explaining its
status, condition and needs.
Mr.. Moody of Waterbury said there were
now 535 patients at the State asylum, 30 in
excess OF its capacity. The committee CON
the called-for repairs at Brattleboro than to
build more accommodations for patients at
| Waterbury. 1t costs $3.50 per week to care
for patients at Waterbury and only 1913 at
Brattleboro. "The nurses hotel" is sim
| ply plan to secure more room for patients
and better service by nurses.
The amendments offered by Mr.. Foot OF
Cornwall cutting the appropriation for the
asylum at Waterbury to S595l to cover
sums already expended only was adopted
| 112 to II.
Mr.. Warren OF Cabot opposed the amend
ments cutting off the entire proposed sp.
preparation for the Brattleboro asylum. He
| proposed an amendment striking out the
| $1,000 appropriation for pathological labor
story at Brattleboro but retaining the $4,000
for plumbing, heating and ventilating OF
wards. Agreed to.
Mr. Pelton said in response to inquiry the
| Waterbury asylum receives $5623 year for
| private patients; that IL the feeble minded
were not placed there by the towns there
might be room enough for the actually in
| sane, but that the feeble minded could be
| better cared for at the asylum Private pa.
1 tients had not been taken to the exclusion
| of State patients. The bill relating TO the
temporary discharge Of patients would not
make any material difference in the mum
| Der at the asylum,
Mr.. Waterman OF Brattleboro. The law
| clearly provided that only pauper insane
could be received at the asylum as State
| charges. II they leave any property il is
| holden for their support.
Mr.. Fleetwood OF Morristown. The trou-
| BILE was with the Poland law. This might
| be repealed but until IL was the State
should care for the insane that come to it
under that law.
The bill was passed carrying an appropri-
alton OF $5951 for the Waterbury asy lum and
$4,000 for the Brattleboro Retreat.
Corporation tax. Special order. II. 321,
to increase revenues by increasing the cor.
poration taxes. Ordered to third reading.
Registration reports.-H. 1871, relating to
registration OF births, marriages, divorces
and deaths, dismissed yesterday, vote re-
considered and bill ordered to lie.
Taxing corporations. Joint resolution,
by Mr.. Buxton OF Middletown Springs, au-
thorizing State commissioner OF taxes TO
investigate present system OF taxing corpo-
rations and report such recommendation az
he sees At to next General Assembly.
Bills introduced.-H. 472, relating TO Fra
ternal Beneficiary Associations.
III. 473, relating to school attendance.
Adjourned.
Thursday, November re.
Senator Clement played the leading part
for the support In the debate on the license
bill. He gave the history Of the original
| - ~ -