Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
KILLED IN HOUSE,:
VOTE IS 1879 TO 100
Poll Tax Question and Opposition Among Women
Prove Fatal to Measure-Several Other
Measures Voted Down-House Adopts Sat-
urday-to-Wednesday Adjournment Plan

storing the Old Constitution House at
Windsor was refused by the House.
Such an appropriation was asked for
by Mr.. McClary of Windsor and Colonel
Foster of Calais in the name of patriot
Ism The early history of the State and
the part that the Old Constitution House
played in that history was dwelt upon
by Mr. McClary in speech of consd
cradle cloquence. Private subscriptions
had already raised an amount OF over
$500 for this purpose Mr. Proctor. ex-
planning the adverse report of the ap-
preparations committee, said that the
Constitution House had been moved twice
from its original site and had been much
changed in appearance. both externally
and In the interior.
The Senate refused to grant the COM
missioner of weights and measures more
room in a building outside the state
House. and killed s 70
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into committee of
the whole this afternoon so that the
Hon. c. c. Fits of Brattleboro could
explain S. 81, which allows national
banks to be appointed to provisions of
trust. This bill was introduced by SEN
ator Wright and was refused a third
reading on the grounds that it might
complicatc federal relations 1t was re-
called and Mr.. Fits explained that re-
cent act Of Congress granted such priv-
iege5 to national banks IL the State did
not prohibit it,
The House ordered to IA third read.
ing the Hollister bill prohibiting the
sale of narcotic drugs, without any
include cocaine.
Compulsory medical inspection in the
schools Will be taken up by the SEN
ate as a special order next Wednes-
day at 800 p. m.
THE ADJOURNMENT PLAN
The adjournment for the March town
meetings was debated in the House
and the proposal to adjourn from sat
urday to Wednesday, afternoon with
pay and without mileage was adopted
by the House. It was originally pro-
posed to adjourn from Friday after
noon to Wednesday, but the committee
on rules amended It, Mr Hapgood
was strontg for Il weeks adjournmen,
Win mileage ana without pay. and
tried to get ais plan adopted ~ rpite
of an adverse committee report Mr.
Proctor. speaking for the committee
said that its plan gave three full days
of work next week which was worth
while. The pay for Monday and Tues.
day he said was s243 less than the
full mileage one way, which Mr.. Hap
good proposed, and that much wouk
be saved for the State.
The taxation bill from the special
committee was introduced this morn.
ing. and will be put upon the calen.
dar tomorrow.
on allowing fishing in Willoughb,
lake month later than anywhere else
because of the fact that one can no,
fish there in May, the Senate was YER,
/ evenly split. The bill was finally or.
dered to "A third reading by vote o,
u to 13.
The ladies' get-together luncheon
held in the Pavilion on Tuesday. pre.
sented the speaker of the House and
, the lieutenant governor with laItge
punches of carnations.
The veterans of the Legislature had
a group photograph taken this after
noon.
The Farmers club held a meeting
In the evening. Senator Noonan ex-
planned the county agent system, and
advocated its extension