The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-26
Attempt to Reconsider the
Measure Fails in House
This Morning
VAIL GIFT WILL BE
ACCEPTED BY STATE
Sentiment Seems to be in Favor of
Such Action-House Passes Bill to
Repeal State House Bill of 1912
New Taxation Measure.
sneeial To Nc Reformer.l
MONTPELIER. Feb. .

The attempt to reconsider the vote
whereby a third reading was refused
by the house to the equal suffrage bill
failed this morning by a vote Of ls6 TO
32. The bill was on the calendar this
morning by reason of action taken Just
before adjournment yesterday after
noon when motion to reconsider was
offered by Mr.. Mason of Mt. Tabor
Mr.. Graham of Rockingham immediate
Iv moved that the motion be ordered to
lie. but further action was postponed
at that time by motion of Mr.. Black
of Burlington TO adjourn. This left
the matter in allegiance, and when the
question came up this morning Mr..
Graham withdrew his motion that the
Mason motion be ordered to lie and
it was granted. He explained that the
motion 10 reconsider offered by M
Mason Yesterday came unexpectedly
to him rs lie thought 1t did to every
other member of the house and that
there was no spirit of intrigue behind
his attempt; that it was offered because
some members favoring the bill had
fairness to them.
/ Mr.. Black of Burlington said he
was not in favor of reconsideration
of questions which had been fairly
fought ont rs this. but that if his re-
marks of yesterday indicated a suspic-
ion of unfairness on the part of Mr..
Graham he would say he was entirely
satisfied with the explanation of the
member from Rockingham.
Mr. Atwell of Brandon then moved
to dismiss the bin. but withdrew his
motion on suggestion from the speaker
that it would be an act of discourtesy
TO the senate where the bill originated
Mr.. Richford Of Highgate demanded
the yeas and nays on questions of re-
consideration and was sustained. Mr.
Hapgood of Peru, when his name was
called, explained his vote in favor OF
reconsideration by saying that thC
liquor interests We're using influence
against the bill.
Mr.. Howard Of Dummerston was tn,
only member of Windham county il
favor of a reconsideration of the bill
johnson of Somerset and Leonard o.
Grafton were absent.
Senator Martin rose to a point o
personal privilege and stated that late
in the day he would present a resolu
! tion providing for the acceptance b,
the state of the gift of Speedwel
!; farms and the Lyndon agriculture
school by T. n Vail
An act was introduced this mornin
from the committee on education pre-
viding for distribution of the fec
from peddlers, auetioneers and simila
licenses to be used as an increase to tn
= permanent school fund and to be di.
! tribnted annually among various town
;. for the purpose of equalizing educ;
T. tiOnal opportunities and in the sam
! way as the permanent school fund
T distributed by trustees of such fund
5 The act repeating the 100000 al
S preparation for state buildings mad
> by the legislature of 1912 has bee
t ordered to third reading in the hou~
n The tax bin introduced by the speci'
r committee on taxation was ordered
V lie and be made a special order *
p Thursday afternoon at 2.3O on motto
If of Mr.. Demerett of Duxbury, chairma
of the committee.