Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-04
WEEKLY PAYMENT
BILL IS DEAD
Barre Charter Revision Bill tt
Come Before The House
This Afternoon

to vote. He thought q woman VA
Just as we'll qualified to vote as ignor.
ant foreigners who know almost
nothing about affairs. Senator Spen-
Ger explained that the provisions OF
the bill are in accordance with the
United States constitution and read q
brief comment on the success OF
woman's suffrage in Wyoming. He
referred to the 10000 women who
have petitioned for suffrage on one
measure and said it Is unprecedented.
Senator Russell thought our suffrage
i, not universal as only 1900, 900
votes were cast out Of 10000, 900
citizens in the last presidential elec.
tion. He thought the rights of the
aliens, the non resident taxpayers
and the women are fully protected
now and that the giving Of suffrage to
women in Vermont would work
dangerous revolution. He said his
wife doesn't want to vote and many
Others whom he had asked, and he
believed only few women In the
state want to vote. He thought the
women could best help the state by
moulding the character Of the home.
On yea and nay vote the bill! was
killed, to ~, Senators Emery
Graves, Jackson Of Lamoille, Spencer,
Stiles and Walbridge voting for the
bill.
=. 167--Relsting to construction.
and marking Of ballots called upby
Senator Brownell. Senator Brownell
explained that the only change in the
present law proposed by this bill is
IL at 1t provides square over State
ticket, district ticket, and county
ticket separately. He tho lght this
change would do away with many Of
the spoiled ballots.
Senator Sutton opposed the bill
He said that the reason for this pro-
posed change is that the politicians
were turned down by the people in
certain counties this year and that
the politicians want to lay this to. the
people having made mistakes in
marking their ballots, but he said this
is not so. He said that this change
would tend to confuddle the voters
Senator Brownell replied that no
politician but himself had anything to
do with the bill. He said this bill is
q compromise between the present
whole party Vote and the original
Australian system.
Senator Sutton spoke again waxing
humorous over political matters.
Thought that probably the people
wouldn't repeat their action of this
fall.
Senator Brownell called for yeas
and nays. Vote resulted yeas 8, nays
2l. Senators Brownell, Lawrence,
Phelps, Russell, Shsldon, Spencer,
Stiles and Walbridge voting eyes,
Senator Brown being absent. Killed.
II. 347 relating to exemption from
Called up by Senator Stiles
who proposed an amendment TO
make watch not over 500, organ not
over $50 and piano not over 800 III
value to be exempt. Amendment
and bill passed.
Il. 373, relating to Vermont justice
&uu R0Ul4O SI4OC4s A0l4CA 0k Wy OCub'
tor Walbridge, who favored the bill
saying the bill is to provide town and
county clerks with suitable book of
forms for use qf towns and public Off
cials, which has not been had recently.
He moved to amend SO that there
would be only 300 copies procured In.
stead Of 400. Senator Sheldon thought |
the smaller number could not be Sc
cured at that low price. Senator Wal
bridge said he had conferred with the |
publisher and understood it could be |
done. Amendment adopted. Bill
passed.
In the House, H. 4l4, amending |
relating to road commission
ers SO as TO require these officers to !!
get authority from selectmen before
exceeding their appropriations, was |
opposed by Mr.. Porter Of Whining. |
lou, Mr.. OBrien OF South Burlington, |
Mr.. Bridges Of Athens, Mr.. Ellis Of |
Fair Haven on the ground that it
would be difficult to get men to serve |
ls commissioners under this act.
The bill was passed.