Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-18
Poll of Members Shows an Even
TwO-Thirds FavOring It-Ad-
vOcates Claim Majority in
House.
GOvER.Oa EXPECTED TO SIGN
Tributes to Memory of Abraham
LincOIn--Senate Passes Meas
ure Authorizing Operation
with New Hampshire of Con-
necticut River Toll Bridges.

Montpelier, Feb. l2-The Senate this
afternoon. by an emphatic vote, passed
the woman suffrage bin. The measure
now has better than an even chance of
becoming q law, its advocates claiming
that thcv have several votes more than
necessary TO put the hill through the
House, and it is believed that the Coy
eInor will sign the measure.
There were not as many present in the
Senate chamber when the bill :. il, an
act to give women the right to vote in
town and municipal meetings and for
presidential electors, introduced by Sen
Htor Campbell of Rochester. came mp ON
Its final passage. The S,natc had con
vcnod a half hour earlier than usual in
order TO close up its work and allow thu
members to catch the early afternoon
trains, and many of those ravoring the
measure. who had planned on being pres
ent when the vote was taken. We're de-
MED that privilege, There was no discus
sion or argument and the hill was passed
by = viva voce vote. no one appearing
to care about a roll call: the vote was
just two 70 one. however. a poll of tho
Senate disclosing % for and 10 against
the Dill Lieutena DARING $
announcement Of the vote was greeted
with applause. both from tho senators
favurlng the measure. and its friends In
the gallery and lobby.
LTNCOLN'S MEMORY HONORED.
Both branches Of the General Assem-
NV Maid tributes to the memory of the
great war president to-day. on the ami
versarv of Lincoln's birth. At the OPEN
ling Of the afternoon session of the Sem
ato. Senator Noonan Of Addison was
called to the chair and read the martyrod
presidents immortal address. delivered
at the dedication Of Gettysburg's ma
tional cemetery.
Mr.. Carrigan, the member from Poult-
ney. who is one of the few veterans of
The civil War now a member of the
House. paid n brief but eloquent tribute
60 the memory of Lincoln.
Tho act to change the name of Ram
Island in St. Adams hay to Lazy Lady
island, furnished some fun for the
House this morning. This island belongs
b. Carleton Lee of Carlisle. IA, and
d. requested the change from the pres
ent plain and homclY name to the
euphonious allitelatlve name. Mr.. Jack
son of Jericho thought that he could
have done better in changing the name
nnd urged the House to kill the bill so
hat he could try again. But it was
Xpiainod that Mr.. Lees boat, silver.
and other property were already marked
and named Lazy Lady island. The bill
was PASSED 10y a rising vote, but not
until several wits had taken a fling =
h. bill. Colonel Foster Of Calais oh
serVed that the island was meant to
be q haven for summer tourists, so the
name was not entirely inappropriate
Mr.. Hewitt Of Plainneld noted hat it
proposed "to change the activity, the
pecies, and the gender at one fell stroke
which is certainly going some" on
hese grounds he favored the hill. It
vas deemed Of sufficient Importance 10
,ass the bill by a risin. vote. Mr.. Jack
ION alone dissenting.
NIDDLEB1-RY ASKS ron MONEY!
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