The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
SCHOLARSHIP QUESTION UP.
Continued from Page 81

March meeting than ut Il special meet
ing. 1t is understood that u substan-
tial majority Of the members from the |
counties of Caledonia. Lamoilc, Or |
leans, Windham and Windsor are IN |
favor of the passage OF the blIl. Grand |
Isle county is said to be three 10 two |
against it.
The joint resolution providing tor
joint committee TO investigate the
necessity for additional room or build
In"s for the state library. supreme
court and collection OF the Vermont
Historical society has been reported
favorably ny the committee on pubhc
buildings.
Mr.. Wilson Of Chelsea has sent tu'
each woman in his home town Il post
card asking tho question whether they
are in favor of equal suffrage Ur not.
Replies have been received from 2Jt.
IG3 of these did not desire the ballot.
| 81 were in favor of il. Of these 81,
| l9 are taxpayers; OF the lob, - are
| taxpayers. When the squal suffrage
! bill, which had been made Il special
order for next Tuesday afternoon. wa,
/ called up yesterday afternoon by sen
ator Brown of Windsor I'm amendment
was offered by Senator Powell. who is
opposed to the bill, providing for 1t
referendum vote at the March meeting
lin 1916. Senator Shaw OF Chittenden
opposed the amendment as did Scua-
tor Seaycr of Orleans, who said he
| thought its purpose was to kill the
bill. Senator Simopds Of Caledonia fay-
ored the bill and opposed the amend
ment. He said he had vet to hear Il
valid argument against equal suffrage.
In II. -
of Vermont did not want suffrage the
same thing was true of 40 per cent of
the men, as that percentage did not
exercise it. He said he did not want a
referendum delay until 1916. Senator
Carver of Washington supported Sena-
tor Simonds and said it was not Il
question whether Il majority Of the
women wanted the ballot. but whether
there was any real argument against
it. Senator Divoll was opposed to the
referendum because the question
would be referred, not to the interested
parties, the women, but to the men
The amendment was finally refused
and the bill ordered to a third reading
by a vote of 90 to 9. An attempt was
, made TO suspend the rules and place
the bill upon its passage which re
= auires a thrce-fOurths vote and whicI
was refused by vote of Is to 10. TIL,
bill will have its third reading thi,
afternoon i'll the senate and it i.
thought that it will have little diff
Guilty in getting through the house.
The final hearing on the education
bill will be held Tuesday evening, Feb
Is, at $50 clock, at which the oppon
ents of the bill will be given Il hear
II ing. On Friday evening, Feb 10, ;
II hearing will be held at the same plac,
/ and hour, ut which all matters per
II tanning to the normal schools aud col
II leges Of the state will he discussed
II Bills nave been introduced by Mr.
II Butterfield Of Westminster providing
for commission of three TO formulate
a uniform system of blank forms TO
deeds and mortgages; and two by Tia,
Joint commission of game aud fish
cries relating to the game laws. Thes,
. are introduced as substitutes for 9th
cr fish and game bills, and combin,
the desirable provisions OF the latte
f from the standpoint of the committee
! One of these latter bills provide
for an open season for deer with horn
not less than three inches long from
Il Nov ID to Dee ). inclusive sunday
e excepted, and allowing any wild dec
! which would include does and farn
i as well as bucks to he taken durln,
the open season Of 1915 An open sea
son for otter is provided from Nov.
n Ia Nav L; for marion, raccnon, fiehc
cat and skunk from Oct, 70 to April /