The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-18
REMINGTON C0uNTY'S
REPRESENTATIVES, BUSY
The Journals Special Representative
at Montpelier Writes OF Affairs as
He Sees Them.

and the members have been Kept work
ing night and day both on the floor
of the house and in committee
Although the time for the introduc-
tion OF bills, except through commit
tees or by consent Of the members, has
expired they have been coming IN from
the reviscrs in driblets Of an average
of seven or eight a day ever since, and
the Senate and House bills will prob
ably total very nearly 500 combined
and Il is highly probable that II the 90
day limit has been adopted there
would have been some leftover legis-
lation for the next session.
II looks very much as though the
women OF Vermont were to have the
privilege of the ballot in 1916. A bill
giving them the same rights as men to
vote at municipal elections, hold muni-
eipal Offices and vote for presidential
electors has passed the Senate after
some discussion during which Senator
Powell Of Chittenden, unsuceessfuliy
attempted to delay its adoption by a
referendum attachment. II was or
dered to a third reading in the Senate
on last Thursday by a vote of 20 to 3,
those opposing it being Senators,
Bentley, Blake, Conant, Holeolmb, La
franchise, Martin of Washington, Moo
nan. and Powell Senator Locklin did
note vote. Its passage by the house is
another question but its chances seem
good.
The first public hearing on the edu-
cational bill brought forth a large
crowd and enough discussion to occupy
an entire evening. 1t had been given
out by Chairman Blodgett that an OPP
portunity was TO be provided for
sneakers favoring the bill to be heard,
but as only three such appeared, the
meeting was thrown open to a general
discussion. -
Justice John II. Watson, chairman
of the Vermont Educational commits
sion. was the first speaker and he eN-
nlained that the bill had been drafted
by Lieut. Gov. Hale X. Darling upon
the request Of the commission and was
based on the constitutional rights oi
the people who are not under present
conditions securing equal educational
opportunities He said that the mat
ter of equal education privileges was
a governmental and not a local mat
ter. that there were 246 towns IN the
state and only rs high schools, that
.everv town in the state should have an
equal opportunity with every other
TOWN. and in conclusion, that II the Dill
had not merit it should be turned down
INT IL IL had merit it was due to the
people of Vermont that they be giVef
the benefit of it.
Dr w. A. Davidson of Burlington
pleaded for better elementary schools
better buildings, better teachers sale
that Vermont had produced many fln'
men but Il was in spite of the educa'
tional system and not because OF II
Mr.. James Hartness of Springfield, al
90 smoke in favor of the bill and made
n plea for vocational training, saying
that we were living in an lndustria
age and that the aim OF vocatioha
training was to foster a love for th'
industrial life among the boys ah'
g;rls of the state. The other speakers
were A. G. Peaks, principal oil TN
Johnson Normal School, Henry Cush
man Of Rochester, H. d. Ryder OF Bel
lows Falls, and the Hon. J, A. DeBoel
OF Montpelier, who were aIf opposed t'
the bill. Mr.. DeBoer in particular
arraigning it in brilliant humorous
and sarcastic speech. He attacked
on four main points: first that
meant absolute impairment OF ou
local self-government, by placing tn
educational system in the hands OF al
.oligarchy of FIVE men; second that
SuDStltutfn NotdhpioA ''
an education Of the head and neat
third, that the expense amounts 10
million and a half biennially, and last
~ that we have gone about exploitinI
the opinion of the Carnegie founda
ton rather than investigating II our
selves.
The Stacey newspaper inves'gat,o
measure enjoyed the distinction OF "
ing the first to receive the governor
veto this session and also the mrs
veto under the amended eonsutuuo
which requires two-third vote Tor
massage over the executives We"
The act had TO do with the ailege
secret control and financial interest
state newspapers. The veto was oase
on the contention that the act was w
constitutional because the legislatur
docs not possess the power 70 make 2
investigation into the private aiiair
of any citizen; because il PROVIDED "
vensnrable search and seizure, ana -