Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-28
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
Ten Dollar Trustee Process Bill
Passed by the House
How the Wlndham County Members
Voted-5ll Concerning AustIne Instl-
tuition In Brattleboro.

tuition IN bTdttlepOTOs
Montpelier, Oct. &c.
Most interesting, If not most important,
of the events of the week thus far was
noon, when Mrs Annette w. Parmalee,
the woman suffragst, addressed the
House in committee Of the whole in sup
port of the bill granting municipal SUI
frage to women. The occasion was In
teresting as showing how far mere man
will succumb to the wiles and devices of
persistent and seductive woman, as he
has done ever since the history of the
world began to be written.
The bill in support of which Mrs. Par
malice made her address was in the hands
of the judiciary committee. No hearing
had been held on it and the committee
not only had not reported the bill to the
House but had not decided what report II
would make When the House resolved
itself into a committe Of the whole, on
motion of Peck of Burlington. no call for
the bill was made on the committee and
as matter of strict parliamentary for
mality the bill was not before the COM
mttee of the whole. Nevertheless, with
Mr.. Peck In the chair, the committee as
sumed that the bill was in its charge and
custody and when those interested we're
asked to present themselves Mrs. Parma
lee came to the front with written ad-
dress whose delivery consumed something
more than an hour.
Another serious break was made on the
same day A bill, prepared at the re-
quest of Governor Mead, was passed by
the Senate Tuesday under suspension OF
the rules. 1t authorized the Governor to
proclaim an open season for all game eX-
cept deer this week. Rains having fallen
since his proclamation declared a close
season, this measure was desirable to
meet the requests Of the hunters. II
came over to the House today and was
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sion Of the rules. Late in the afternoon
1t was discovered that the bill did not
contain provision that II should take
effect on its passage, so under the gen.
eral law It would take effect February l.
Another bill was hastily prepared to rem
edy this defect and passed under sus-
pension Of rules in the House, but It was
then discovered that the Senate was not
| in session. so no gain was made The
Governor in the meantime had prepared
proclamation declaring an open season
on all game but deer and opening the
season for deer from oct 81 to Nov 3.
The House had something Of n squabble
| this morning over the bill TO make the
commissioner Of highways an elective Of
fcer. The bill did not specify with SUI
fcient distinctness how that official
| should he elected and after a peculiarly
mixed debate Of an hour or so the hill
was sent back to the committee to be
tention in this bill to attack the present
highway commissioner, but tho purpose
is to take the office out Of politics
Bills providing for the instruction and
care Of defective children were intro
duced in the House and Senate Tuesdav
afternoon, in the House by Stafford Of
Rrattlehoro and in the Senate by Adams
Of Marlboro. These bills are intended 10
frovide that the state shah have this
class OF children cared for Mt the Austine
institution i'm Brattleboro instead Of out
side the state ms at present. and Il is
proposed that they shall he cared for at
cost. Both were referred to special COM
mittees, IN the House to Amey Of Brigh-
| ton Kennedy OF Wiliston. Hatch Of
STAFFORD. Royce OF Waterbury. Wright Of
Westminster, Jones NJ Sheffield. Fletcher
| of Cavendish. Pollard Of Fair Haven and
| Elliott Of Hartford in the Senate to SEN
! ators Adams. Porter and Dale Mr.. stat
| ford of Brattehoro, who introduced the
measure In the House, asked that Il he
| referred to n special committee but that
| he should not he on the committee.
| There is n very favorable sentiment I'm
both houses toward the measure. and
| while 1t Is possible that some details may
! have to he amended there appears now
little doubt that It will he passed