Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
BILL IS KILLED
Many Gallant Speeches Preceded
the Slaughter-Fair Sex
Filled Galleries.
MAJORITY OF ONLY THREE
Measure Incorporating Vergennes
Power Company Passed-Col-
onel J. Gray Fstey Ten
ders His Resignation.

Montpelier Nov By the close vot"
Of Ill yeas ard IA nays. the House this
afternoon refused third reading to the
bll granting equal suffra 90 to women.
that has been under dis tussion for tW'
weeks and that has been giy"r several
public and private hc?rings.
II anticipation of the debate on this
IN the ga cries ard f'oog of the House
were filled with ladies. One of tho most
Interested lallcry spectators was Mrs.
Annette NJ Parmaleo oc Enosburrh rails
who has been here several time during
the session in support Of tho bill
MIR. Fletcher Of Covcudish, who intro
duced the bill, first spoke in Its favor
lie quoted from a letter written by G.
c. Fits of Brattleboro favoring the bill.
and said there is no reason, legal or
moral. why women should not vote. The
moral ana social conditions in every
community will he advanced by the pass
;-c of this bill. 1t is a man of straw
e. say that women do not want to vote.
Give them the right and see whether
or not they will use that right. II is
aosurd to say that the passage of this
lhll would injure the body polite Of
tho State.
THANKFUL HE COT Id VOTE FOR
IT.
Mr.. Ives Of Mt. Holly thanked God that
he had lived long enough to hc able to
vote for this bill. He said he should
N"is ter It to-day and then could say,
with the psalinlst of old. Lord, now
lettost thou thy servant depart IN peace
Mr.. Martin of iartlard opposed tho
bill, did Mr.. Martin Of Rroohne. The
latter thought we ought to walt until
the woman of the State in q body ask
4 Q privilege of the ballot before CON
slider the question. He said the women
Of Vermont lad to-day every advantage
the mon have except the ballot The
women Of Wirdham county do not ask
Tor the ballot. The right of suffrage for
women is not needed or demanded
Mr.. Bryant of Ludlow prophesied that
woman suffrage will surely come. He
said it may not come in your time or
mine. hut come it must. and come it will.
IN INTERESTS OF PROGRESS.
Mr.. Howard of Whiting said we are
here to egsate in the interest of prog
Jess. All his prejudices We're against
woman suffrage, all his reasons were for
st. Woman Is able to vote, physically,
morally and mentally and should have
that privilege She has Just much at
stake as have the men: she IS lust as
much interested In our uplift as a nation
MS are the men. This afternoon we can
hear from the heights the sound of the
coming hosts in favor of woman suffrage
The time is coming when woman will
stand side by side with man in the
oe,tr
GIVE woman the right to vote and tn,
honor will be ours, while the privilege vii
be theirs
The yea and nay vote having been
demanded by MIR Fletcher resulted. yea.
III. nays ia. as folaws:
Yeas-Allen Of Westford. Babhitt. Bal
ley. Baldwin. Ballard, Barrows, Battel
Beeman, Bell, Billings of Barnet, Bill
ings of Vershire, blanchard of Reads
boro, Blanchard Of West Windsor, Bond
1owles, Boyce. Branch. Briggs, Bryant
buchanan. Bundy, Burbank, Byington
Calderwood, Carpenter, Chaffce, Corwin
Crosby Dart, Davis. Dewitt, Dodds
Drown, Eaton OF Bradford, Eaton o
Hancock, Elliott. Ellis of Brookfeld
Ellis of Ilttsficld, El!is OF Royalton
fisk. Flanders of Tunbrldge' Fletcher o
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lurne. Webster. Wells of Wardsbort
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bakersfield. Whitney of Marlhor,
Nightmon. Wiley Williams Of Crafts
burg, Williams Of Wnhau Wilmartl
Woodruff Wright of Montgomery. Youn
OF Orwell, Young of Wc,tiield; total, ILL.,
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