The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-10
DARLING WON A n
SUFFRAGE BILL
PASSES SENATE
Right to Vote on Taxation an
Appropriations
STATE OPTION BILL KILLED
House Puts in Mornings Debate on
Measure Which Fails to Pass
1909 to SO.
STATE OPTION BILL KILLED

Montpelier, Dec. 10.-The Darling
woman suffrage bill passed the Sen
ate last evening by a vote of IA to II
This bill was introduced by Senator
Hale X Darling and gives women
taxpayers the right to vote on mat
ter of taxation and in regard to ap
propriating money. 1t gives them
however, no right to vote for candi
dates and on other questions ana is
not general suffrage bill. An at
tempt was made this morn
ing to change the senate's
vote of last evening on the bill
but it refused to reconsider and ii
will come up in the House to be act
ed on.
The Senate this morning took up
the matter of constitutional amend
ments, but did not act upon any OF
the important ones, which will be
taken up tomorrow afternoon. They
concurred, however, in three OF the
less important amendments.
The House spent practically the
whole morning in debate on the Brig
Hdul Sldlt OpllOu W lNh was MI
ed by vote of 109 TO SO.
Montpelier, Dec. 9.-The 10th week
of the Legislature began at $3.50
o'clock this evening with only about
100 members of the House in their
seats when Speaker Plumley called it
to order. There was a quorum pres
ent in the Senate.
The apparent lack of a quorum in
the lower branch was not questioned
and the House proceeded to the busi-
ness of passing bills. Among the
measures which went through the
third reading grove was House bill
1872, introduced by Mr.. Flynn of Dor
set, known as the blue sky" law,
providing for the regulation and sup
eryision of investment companies.
The bill providing that fifth class
licenses for the sale of liquor shall
not be issued in towns voting no Ii
cense, was passed.
The bill giving the Switchboard of
health authority to prescribe regula-
tons for heating factories, stone
sheds and other places of employ
ment was also passed tonight in the
House.
Among the bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Howley of Burlington, to
amenu the statutes relating to the
conditions of liquor licenses by ad-
ding thereto, "a person to whom
liquor is forbidden or prohibited to
be sold or furnished by licenser TN.
der this section who falsely repre-
sents his age" etc, shall be fined not
more than 500 or less than $25. or
be imprisoned not more than three
months or both"
Mr.. Taft of Townsend has a meas
ure to exempt reforested land from
taxation and to promote the growth
and maintenance of wood and timber
lands.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Adams of
Chelsea provides for the election of
candidates and delegates at primary
elections. 1t preserves the conven-
ton and delegate system, but the
delegates from each town are bound
to support the candidates endorsed
by the primary in such town, as to
state and county officers and con-
gressmen. A majority of delegates
is required to nominate in any con-
vention but after third ballot dele
gates may vote for another candi-
date. Delegates may be elected by
the primary method and candidates
for town representatives and JUS
tees may be nominated at primaries
on petition of at least 10 per cent of
the voters in a town, but If no such
petition is filed the matter is left in
the hands of the party committees.
The primary to express preference
for candidates for state and county
made compulsory and must be held
on the second Tuesday of June The
state bears the expense of the ballots
for such candidates, and the town
pays for the ballots for delegates
and town representatives and JUS
tees IL primary is petitioned fo4
In presidential years primary is al
so provided for The statutes re-
lating to nomination of candidates by
certificate Of nomination are left m
disturbed.
Mr.. Coburn of Milton introduced a
bill to amend statutes relating to for
eign creamery associations. II makes
a bond obligatory and subject to an
nual renewal.
Mr.. HapgoOd Of Peru introduced a
bill to aid the town of Peru to repair
certain highways and bridges mot to
exceed $1,000.
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