Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-17
INTENSIVE WORK DUE NOW
Grist Nearly in the Legislative Hopper
and Results Are Wanted. Equal
Suffrage Biz Advanced.

The sixth week OF the Vermont
legislature finds it's work progressing
nicely. Few if any of the really i'm
portant bills have been disposed of but
the intensive work is now due and it
may be expected that the grist from
the legislative hopper will soon begin
to show marked results.
One of the most talked~of events is
the resignation of Superintendent OF
Education Stone and its effect upon
educational legislation His resigna-
tion is spoken Of elsewhere in this
issue.
Woman's suffrage stock has taken
tremendous rise since the senate on
Friday passed the bill granting the
ballot to Vermont women without
dissenting vote. Senator Seaver has
been a stong advocate of the measure
and both Orleans county senators voted
for the measure when it came to test
on third reading The result was
cheered by the members, a avery unusual
thing for the Vermont senate. as it
has heretofore turned suffrage to
women down, although the house has
before passed such measure. 1t Is
expected the house will pass the bill
and the governor sign it and thus the
women of Vermont will come into
their own. This will be the first east
ern state to give anything like equal
suffrage to men and women. Under il
women vote for president and in town
meeting. but constitutional change
must be made before full suffrage can
be granted.
The special committee to investigate
the advisability of accepting the gift
of the Vail property at Lyndon, by the
CT ar q for tho of annHITofIpfr a
agricultural school there, will report
favorably with a bill providing for it's
acceptance and conduct.
From the number of offset bills in
the hands of the committee it is very
probable that some kind of an offset
law will he acted and it is under
stood the committee will present this
week some measure.
After the bill had gone to the7gover-
nor calling for an investigation of the
newspapers and their ownership, Gov
ernor Gates vetoed the bill, stating
| that it was unconstitutional.
Hapgood of Peru, has been on the
rampage much of the time for a week
and finally the house amended it's rules
making it necessary for five members
to desire standing vote instead of
one. This was apparently aimed at
VI 1dpgOOu dnC may nave ConOency
to keep him from playing such prom
inent part in roll calls. standing votes.
etc.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ment of w, A. Dutton of Hardwick to
the public service commission the first
of last week. after holding it up from
the week before. giving as a reason,
| that body did not have full member
ship when the matter came up
! The Orleans county delegation has
had group picture taken and the
Monitor expects next week to have a
cut for the Monitor.
Anderson Added to the Honor Roll.
Mr.. Editor:
would like to correct the 'honor
roll'' in your issue of Feb. 10, Orleans
County members who voted for the
salary bill | voted in favor of the
bill, as it was the only way I could
conscientiously vote. Personally,
have no fault to find with the present
salary. but I think much would be
done by a lump sum salary in prevent
ing uncalled for legislation, and a
saving of many thousand dollars to the
state.
Yours truly,
Geo. w. Anderson,
Rep. from Glover.
| Montnelier Feb II 1917