Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-09
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Chaplain Benedict concluded the open l ing prayer in the house, Representa- . tive Fenton of Willinantic presented | a bill, which was passed, that safe guards to employees of the state who
 go to war the positions they have va cated to serve their state and country.
 The features of the day were, the pas sage of the voluu1inous automobile law and the settlement, at least temporari- ly of the question of woman suffrage.
 An Emergency Measure.
 Mir. Fenton of Willimantic offered "a bill which provides that any employe of the state who enters the military or naval service shall upon discharge be reinstated in the position vacated, or one of the same equality, provided physical condition will permit. The bill was passed and transmitted to the | senate under suspension of. the rules. Another Sunday Bill Veto. The governor sent to the house his certain articles on Sunday, which lira- tied the legal sale to candy, ice cream and soda The bill would exclude the sale of newspapers, the closing of drug stores, and prevent the securing or necessities of life, while the little fruit stores and shops could open and do business and sell -inperishable articles.
 Upon motion. of MT ' Peasley the house reconsidered it's former action and the bill was tabied.e1- ?"
 Motor Vehicle Law.
 The act concerning motor vehicles, covering 61 pages in the file, and seY- eral pages more of amendments, was taken from the calendar. MT. Wait of
 sharon explained. the bill and sald that in it's preparation. authorities of other states were consulted. He cited by headings the changes, made which included almost everything conceiva- ble in the matter of sale and operation of automobiles, including the ta1icab D and jitney business. MT. Waitt. told in detail of the lights to be used and the absolute elimination Of. the ,slaring lights. He said the bill was. one the legislature need not be ashamed Of and that 1t was of the kind that would be copied by other states, The bill was passed without opposition and as amended. It was voted that. the bill as amended be immediately transmit ted to the senate under suspension. of the rules.
 Woman Suffrage Discussed. :.
 The order of. the day ats noon wa 5 the house resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution. con corning the qualification and admission of. electors, which was favorably re ported by the committee on constitu-
 tiona1 ndnnents. ss MT. Barker of Bra anford said t his matter was merely 8 square deal and. the. question ought to be put plainly before the people by the legal and citcuitous routes ,.
 Mir. F'oord of Stamford, recited at length the earlier period of the consti- tuition and the changes that have been
 made since then, and it was about time that the change now under con : sideration- ought to be made He told of the growth of the woman suffra ge association in this state an indi-
 cation of the increased interest in the movement. He realized that there were members Of the house who opposed
 woman suffrage, but he said 1t would be consistent to vote to put this mat i ter before the people and vote against l it at the polls. He hoped the amend n1ent to give women equal suffrage would prevail.
 | MT. Vail of Winchester did not care to take up the time of the house in argument on this question He said the suffragettes represented only q small percentage of the women of the state and. due to the present crisis, he said it would be ill-timed to intro duce this matter into the politics of l the state This will be . season oi ! non partisarShip that will be sup planted with uninterrupted patriotism. ] Mir. TaIcott of Vernon was opposed 10 the amendment and it was about l time the legisIativ interferer was dis - posed of, and beyond question. He
 moved that the whole matter be in l definitely postponed.
 MT. Shaw of Bedding. always a | strong advocate of woman suffrage ferred to the several states that have I gone for prohibition and suffrage, and it was nearly time that Connecticut | jumped into the band wagon. The sa- | loon men all through the country are l against woman suffrage, as it means l prohibition and the end of the saloon | and he wanted this amendment to be carried through as was the prohibition | measure. MT. Curry of Lebanon became poet ! ic.- telling all men would do for woman 1 suffrage. that ended with a. man would 1 not give up manhood fors a. suffra gette He hoped the time would never come when man should be shielded on the | battlefield by the petticoats of women l He could conceive of no. reason why
 g woman should even seek suffrage
 He did not believe active temperance women were advocating. woman suf- i frage. and that there should 7. be nc
 com bination between prohibition anc 1 woman suffrage. and he hoped the
 women would oe protected from Totn an suffrage. | Mir. Taylor of Danbury. said the is. sue was whether this, house vouie favor passing this measure. on to the next general assembly, and if passed by a Wo-thirds vote of both houses then go over to the people TOT d e. cision. The merit of franchise tc
 women is perhaps worth while, but the present laws were even more par tial to woman than man, or rather or
 the equality of men. The woman ha. Prisen at the stage where she pos. sesses the qualifications requisite fol eIectorship. but nothing yet has ariser to- show that they really wanted tho i right to vote. The question now un-
 der discussion is whether the mer want the. women to vote. Give ths women full franchise and they vii turn out in larger proportion than or
 the school question. for then there uril
 be something to vote for. He favored giving the people a chance to settl, this question, and he believed now wa. the accepted time. He hoped the. n1o ton to indefinitely postpone would no prevail. s+ t | MT. Martin of Orange told of tn earlier days when woman Eas~no considered competent to hold property and told of the evolution of woman tt
 the point, where her real worth de
 rnands recognition andt on grounds 70
 true equality. The present issue is ol
 the motion to indefinitely postpone an. he urged rejection of the motion an, l 11V the rar0rf ofs f11a commit