The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-06
STATE WILL SPEND
S15O,OOO FOR
GOOD ROADS
Bill Making Appropriation
Passed Senate Today
NO VOTES For wOME N
Bill TO Permit Them to Take Part In
Local Elections De-
feated


ter discussing the question for nearly
an hour of the usual week end ad-
journment finally decided to adjourn
from Saturday noon until 1880 Mon
day night.
The House this morning ordered to
a third reading a bill substituting
specific provisions allowing the run
ming of steam railroad trains into
Bennington over the North Adams
electric line in place of the general
act passed earlier In the session.
There HAS as yet appeared no objec-
ton to the plan as far as Bennington
is concerned but many did not want
the act to apply to the whole state.
Two more bills Of lesser impor.
lance came in today also joint reso-
lutiin introduced by Mr.. Bryant of
Ludlow permitting the use of the
hall of the House Of Representatives
on Thursday evening, January IL to
j. c. Claire who will deliver an adj
dress on the Industries of Vermont.
The House passed II $40 relating
TO the taking OF bail out of court, H.
SOC relating to recognizance in Grim
| lnal cases.
The Senate this morning passed H
4, providing for additional instruction
II 104 relating to the grand list, II.
539 relating to the time within which
certain duties might be performed,
The big highway appropriation bill
of $4,000 for good roads was finally
| passed by the Senate today after be-
Ing held up several days by the Cen.
trail Normal school proposition The
Senate also passed in concurrence,
the bill allowing mans taxes to be
doubled In certain cases and also the
bill preventing the pollution Of the
water of Joe's Pond in Danville and
Coles Pond in Walden by the plac-
ing of sawdust in its tributaries.
Senator Butterfeld of Orleans
made up for the sap that the House
| tried to administer yesterday to Fish
and Game Commissioner Titcomb by
bill providing clerk hire and Office
help for the commissioner and also
providing the commissioner with
means to attend conventions outside
| the state.
The propensity Of Clarence ]. Fer
guson, superintendent of the anti-sal
DON league, for letter writing has got
ten him into dlsfavor again with the
state legislature and the reading OF
the floor Of the House of letter from
him to one of the eighteen" whC
spoke in favor Of II. 1SS the bill al
lowing women to vote on the license
question. at the time 1t came up OF
the question oil third reading Ii
which he spoke of the 'slush fund
OF the brewerles and by innuendt
dove-tailed the names of Representa-
tive Webster of Swanton and thu
saloon keeper from South Vernon
In the letter in a skeptical manner
resulted in the defeat of that meas
ure by the House yesterday by
vote of 81 TO 1913 after one Of the stiff
est legislative fights of the session
Perhaps the bill would have beef
defeated anyway, for there has beef
great amount Of work put In agains
II in the last few days. There is NJ
question but two weeks ago the bill
would have been passed. Ferguson
letter was the climax. Amendment
after amendment to the bill was vot
ed down by those In favor OF the mea
sure and those who we're uncomprom
lsingly opposed, Those who prefer
red a middle course II the bill coul'
not be defeated, supported the ament
ments, half-heartedly. All amend
ments related to the taxation of won
en- In one form or another for the pr
vlleges extended 10 them under th'
act. Ferguson occupied seat In thu
gallery during the discussion AM
didn't miss a word. There are un
derstood to be letters about othe
members OF the Legislature afloat II
the House and Senate which woul'
have created even more Of q sensa
ton II they had been read. Tit
House spent the entire day on th'
bill and the result of the vote wa
not announced until $3.50 O'Clock.
The letter from Superintendent
Ferguson which was read by kepres
eniatlvc Amey OF Brighton Is as iol
lows. ,a,o
Burlington. Dec. %, 1910.
Dear Sir:-I want to congratulate
YOU upon your effective speech In IA
vor OF House bill lSS also upon IN
triumphant passage to third readinl
OF that bill. II was indeed Interest
ing entertainment for me as l sat Il
the gallery to observe the note o
victory which thrilled In the voice
OF the eighteen men who spoke In Il
yor OF the bill aud the 'woe-begone
expression on the faces OF the me
who are known to be out OF sympath
with all real temperance measures.
shortly after the adjournment 9
the House, / am told, that there wa
n meeting OF the faithful" whic
Included MIR. Webster and the s. We
NON saloon keeper. The probabllit
Is that they have decided upon an
will enter into a thorough campaig
during the recess with View to XII
the bin when Il comes up for hnI
massage. hope the men who spok
in favor Of the bill the other day wi
keen their eyes and ears open an
/. ON the opposition and will do the
utmost TO pass the bill. We are tol
by leading senators that II the bi
masses in the House they viii pas
h in the Senate. II an attempt
made with the "Blnsh fund Of q
LIQUOR Dealers association to inh
4 ence the legislators against the b
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